cold bar
No-cook food station
A cold bar is a buffet-style food station serving chilled items—salads, fresh fruits, cold cuts, cheeses, and prepared dishes that don't require heating.
Common in cafeterias, hotels, and catering: The breakfast buffet had a cold bar and a hot bar.
Distinguished from salad bars by offering more than just salad components.
- saladCold dressed vegetables
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- sneeze guardProtective buffet barrier
- charcuteriePreserved meat preparation
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
finger food · deli · deli counter · crudités · antipasto · cheese · spread · platters · refrigerated · cafeteria · hotel · hotel breakfast · brunch · olives · pickles · smoked · cured · meats
food service temperature
cold barhot bar
Heated self-service food display
steam table · carving station · warming station · warming tray
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