curb service
Parking lot dining
Curb service is service provided to customers who remain in their parked vehicles.
A restaurant with curb service sends staff to take orders and deliver food to cars in the parking lot.
The practice was popular at American drive-ins from the 1920s through the 1960s: The diner still offers old-fashioned curb service.
Some pharmacies and banks provide curb service for customers with limited mobility.
Restaurant worker serving cars
- trayShallow portable platform
- roller skatesWheeled boots for gliding
- speaker boxLoudspeaker enclosure
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
drive-in restaurant · car window · sonic · A&W · drive-thru · menu board · intercom · pull-up
Outdoor order retrieval
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- grocery pickupPre-ordered food retrieval
- waiting areaDesignated lingering space
- pickup windowRestaurant service opening
carhop
Restaurant worker serving cars
- trayShallow portable platform
- roller skatesWheeled boots for gliding
- speaker boxLoudspeaker enclosure
parking lot · drive-in restaurant · car window · sonic · A&W · drive-thru · menu board · intercom · pull-up · waitress
curbside pickup
Outdoor order retrieval
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- grocery pickupPre-ordered food retrieval
- waiting areaDesignated lingering space
curb servicedine-in
Consumed on-site
indoor dining · table service · eat-in · home delivery · delivery service
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