Another way to categorize restaurants is by the kind of service they offer.There are basically four types:table service,self-service,counter service,and carryout.In table service restaurants,customers sit at tables and are served either by a waiter or waitress.A self-service restaurant is frequently called a buffet or cafeteria;there customers pass in front of a counter where food is displayed and help themselves to what they want;then they carry the food to a table themselves.Usually institutional restaurants are cafeteria, though many cafeteria are intended for public business.Carryout restaurants often serve fast foods;customers place their orders at a counter (or by telephone ahead of time)then "take out"the food to wherever they wish to eat it-at their jobs,in a park in a car,or at home.The unprecedented percentage of working wives and mothers has made an enormous impact on the entire food service industry,but it is a particularly important factor in the growth of the carryout or take-out restaurant.Another way to categorize restaurants is by the kind of service they offer. There are basically four types: table service, self-service, counter service, and carryout. In table service restaurants, customers sit at tables and are served either by a waiter or waitress. A self-service restaurant is frequently called a buffet or cafeteria; there customers pass in front of a counter where food is displayed and help themselves to what they want; then they carry the food to a table themselves. Usually institutional restaurants are cafeteria, though many cafeteria are intended for public business. Carryout restaurants often serve fast foods; customers place their orders at a counter (or by telephone ahead of time) then “take out” the food to wherever they wish to eat it-at their jobs, in a park in a car, or at home. The unprecedented percentage of working wives and mothers has made an enormous impact on the entire food service industry, but it is a particularly important factor in the growth of the carryout or take-out restaurant