Denoting or relating to a type of high-quality self-service restaurant offering dishes that are prepared to order and more expensive than those available in a typical fast-food restaurant.
the fast-casual spot offers wraps, rice bowls, house-made soups, and salads
fast-casual dining is on the rise in Tampa Bay
Example sentencesExamples
Corner delis have been producing what might be called fast-casual food for decades, and street food is no longer just hot dogs.
The expansion will result in approximately two-thirds of the company's "fast-casual" restaurants being operated by franchisees.
Wild Noodles fits into the "fast-casual" dining category.
Nationwide, the top 49 fast-casual chains had $11 billion in sales in 2006, according to Technomic.
Fast-casual chains that specialize in foods like burgers and sandwiches must try to distinguish themselves to succeed.
The Loop Cafe was a prototype spin-off restaurant of the successful Jacksonville-based chain that was one of the first in the "fast-casual" category.
A fast-casual meal costs $2 to $3 more than ordinary fast food.
Some New Yorkers accustomed to more expensive meals are trying fast-casual restaurants to save money, experts said.
Definition of fast-casual in US English:
fast-casual
adjective
North American
Denoting or relating to a type of high-quality self-service restaurant offering dishes that are prepared to order and more expensive than those available in a typical fast-food restaurant.
the fast-casual spot offers wraps, rice bowls, house-made soups, and salads
fast-casual dining is on the rise in Tampa Bay
Example sentencesExamples
Fast-casual chains that specialize in foods like burgers and sandwiches must try to distinguish themselves to succeed.
The expansion will result in approximately two-thirds of the company's "fast-casual" restaurants being operated by franchisees.
Nationwide, the top 49 fast-casual chains had $11 billion in sales in 2006, according to Technomic.
Wild Noodles fits into the "fast-casual" dining category.
Corner delis have been producing what might be called fast-casual food for decades, and street food is no longer just hot dogs.
The Loop Cafe was a prototype spin-off restaurant of the successful Jacksonville-based chain that was one of the first in the "fast-casual" category.
A fast-casual meal costs $2 to $3 more than ordinary fast food.
Some New Yorkers accustomed to more expensive meals are trying fast-casual restaurants to save money, experts said.