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latin american fast food
A counter-service eatery with tables specializing in Latin American cuisine other than specifically Mexican food.
A Latin American fast food restaurant is an establishment specializing in any kind of Latin American cuisine other than specifically Mexican food, where customers order meals at a counter, pick them up, and can take them to a table on the premises.
Mexican cuisine is expressly excluded from this regional fast-food entry. It has the separate Mexican fast food designation.
Customers collect their meals at a counter and can carry them to tables. The cuisine and service arrangement both establish this use.
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chinese fast food
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mexican fast food
A counter-service eatery with restaurant-style tables specializing in Mexican or Tex-Mex food. -
middle eastern fast food
A fast food restaurant specializing in Middle Eastern cuisine, where food is ordered and picked up at a counter.