Day 30 Flashcards
Restaurant
noun
a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
Red Lobster is my favorite restaurant
appetizer
noun
a small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main course of a meal to stimulate one’s appetite.
“the meal started off with an assortment of appetizers including mini egg rolls and fried mozzarella”
main
course
noun
the most substantial course of a meal.
After your appetizer is the main course
entrée
noun
1.
the main course of a meal.
Casserole is the main entrée of dinner.
dish
noun
1.
a shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food.
“an ovenproof dish”
all you
can eat
providing an unlimited amount of food for a fixed price
Casa Bonita is, at $8.29, a great value for an all-you-can-eat deluxe Mexican dinner.—
rare
Meat that has been cooked for a very short period of time, leaving the center cool and red in color.
In the food industry, there are six standard levels of doneness for meat which are very rare, rare, medium rare, medium, well done, and very well done.
medium rare
adjective
(of meat, especially beef) cooked so that the outside is browned and the inside is still partially red.
“I like my steak medium rare”
well done
cooked thoroughly and can even have a charred on the outside.
They have a grayish-brown color throughout with no sign of pink. .Meat that is well done is cooked to 165 degrees.
tip/gratuity A gratuity (normally called a tip) is a sum of money customarily given by a client or customer to certain service sector workers for the service they have performed, in addition to the basic price of the service.
I left a tip for the waiter
to go
If you are in a café or restaurant and ask for an item of food to go
you mean that you want to take it with you and not eat it there.
take out
escort someone to a social event or place of entertainment.
“I finally get to take her out on Saturday night”
box up leftovers
In many restaurants, especially less fancy places, the waiter will bring you a box if you ask for one, but you put your leftover food in it yourself
Waiter, can you please box up my leftovers?
soft drink
noun
a nonalcoholic drink, especially one that is carbonated.
Give me a Cola please
cocktail
noun
1.
an alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or several spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice, lemonade, or cream.
“a cocktail bar”