salad bar

noun

: a self-service counter (as in a restaurant) featuring an array of salad makings and dressings

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The price includes endless amounts of meats, salad bars and buffet sides but not any extra drinks or desserts. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 Then three different kinds of vegetables, potatoes and a salad bar. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Its salad bars and baked potatoes in the 1980s were the start of healthier options on fast-food menus. — Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The buffet consists of seafood, artisanal cheese and bread displays, starter salads, raw and grilled vegetables, a salad bar, and yogurt parfaits. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salad bar

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salad bar was in 1937

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salad bar

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: a self-service counter in a restaurant featuring a selection of salad makings and dressings
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