For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
RESTAURANT.
(1) Any fixed or mobile commercial establishment that engages in the preparation and serving of ready to eat foods in portions to the consumer, including, but not limited to: grills; tearooms; sandwich shops; soda fountains; taverns; bars; cocktail lounges; nightclubs; roadside stands; street vendors; catering kitchens; commissaries; or similar places in which food is prepared for sale for consumption on the premises or elsewhere.
(2) It does not include schools, food vending machines, establishments serving beverages only in single service or original containers, or retail food markets which only cut, slice, and prepare cold-cut sandwiches for individual consumption.
(1995 Code, § 38.26) (Ord. passed 1-12-1995; Ord. passed 8-27-2020)