World gourmet fast health food facility

a fast food and gourmet technology, applied in the field of fast food facilities, can solve the problems of high overhead and variety of foods available in these facilities, and achieve the effects of low overhead, convenient setting up, and low cost and maintenan

US20080047781A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-28FEIERTAG DAVID M
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US · United States
Patent Type
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Publication Date
2008-02-28
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method for providing quality exotic foods or foods from a variety of countries at prices comparable to fast food restaurants where the restaurant includes a menu selection book used to pick a food item. The table area includes the ability to order the food. Payment for the food can be made from a self-pay station at the table or at a self-pay cashier station exiting the facility. The restaurant facility specializes in international gourmet foods representative of popular foods typically found in various countries around the world. The menu book includes informational data related to a food item being considered for selection including one of pictures of the food item, seasonings in the food item, history of the food item, ingredients within the food item, nutritional data and any combination thereof.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The invention relates to a fast food facility specializing in gourmet foods from around the world.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Typical fast food restaurants have kitchens where whether the cooking process is visible or not from the customer, there is a strong food odor. This is due to deep frying kitchen equipment and a multitude of ovens. Further, wait persons are required, cashiers are required, cooks are required, refrigeration for uncooked food is needed, etc., and the variety of foods available is limited to basic meats, seafood and pasta meals, many of these fried foods.

[0003] In addition, the overhead of these facilities is considered high given that typical fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell™, Subway™, Denny's™, Steak & Shake™, Olive Gardens™, IHOP™, Burger King™, McDonald's™, and other similar eating facilities typically employ from 8 to 35 employees.

[0004] All of these typical restaurants have limited variety of foods and have specific th...

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[0019]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the invention, generally referred to as 10 herein, is a method for providing quality exotic foods or foods 40 from a variety of countries at prices comparable to fast food restaurants comprising providing a restaurant facility 12 specializing in international gourmet foods 40. The facility 12 has tables 14 and chairs 16 for customers to sit and eat selected food items 40.

[0020]Means for selecting the food items 40 are provided. Preferably, this can be in the form of a menu selection book 18. One conceptual example of such a menu selection book 18 is depicted in FIG. 2, wherein the menu selection book 18 includes informational data related to a food item being considered for selection including one of pictures 18a of the food item, and textual data 18b that may include seasonings in the food item, history of the food item, ingredients within the food item, and nutritional data and any combination of said informational data. The food items 40 availabl...