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With customers moving around the stores to get what they want, self-serve shops need 1,325 to 3,700 square feet, compared with 900 to 1,225 for counter-service models, FRANdata says.
Yogurt Chains Give Power to the People Jaime Levy Pessin 2011
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But in a handful of urban enclaves, another group of young people is bucking the culinary establishment by cramming into tiny counter-service restaurants, where they pay high prices for avant-garde meals that tweak the status quo.
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Tübinger Ztschr., 1859, 568, every credit-operation is an exchange or sale of services, one of which is to be performed in the present, and the counter-service of the other party in the future.
System der volkswirthschaft. English Wilhelm Roscher 1855
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Each week a counter-service brunch will be served, with a tasting of some of the market foods and a cooking demonstration.
NYT > Home Page By FLORENCE FABRICANT 2011
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On Tuesday, the counter-service restaurant is also offering a $40-per-couple program that includes a shared starter, two entrees and two desserts.
www.startribune.com 2012
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"People were suspect of us," said Mirza Imamovic, who came here 13 years ago and now manages Gyro Company, his family's counter-service restaurant.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN T. EDGE 2011
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No reservations necessary at the family farmer-friendly www.birchwoodcafe.com, where chef Marshall Paulsen and his crew plan to assemble a special small-plates menu for their counter-service menu.
www.startribune.com 2012
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There's a modest beer and wine selection, the young counter-service staff is all smiles and the stylish setting could double as an Ikea showroom.
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On Tuesday, the counter-service restaurant is also offering a $40-per-couple program that includes a shared starter, two entrees and two desserts.
www.startribune.com 2012
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Cost is $75 person, which includes a cocktail, glass of wine or beer; reservations at www.birchwoodcafe.com, where chef Marshall Paulsen and his crew plan to assemble a special small-plates menu for their counter-service menu.
www.startribune.com 2012
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