restaurant

[ res-ter-uh nt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt ]

/ ˈrɛs tər ənt, -təˌrɑnt, -trɑnt /

an establishment where meals are served to customers.

Origin of restaurant

1820–30, Americanism; < French, noun use of present participle of restaurer < Latin restaurāre to restore

The gunman then burst from the restaurant and fled down the street with the other man.

Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown |Michael Daly |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Any restaurant with a sustained fame ends up becoming a set, of sorts, and on that front, Sotto Sotto cinched it.

The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot |Shinan Govani |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When I saw the fire in the restaurant, I ran down to the floor below, where I was trapped between flames above and below.

‘We’re Going to Die’: Survivors Recount Greek Ferry Fire Horror |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It's nothing for someone to walk up to me in the store or at a restaurant and ask for an autograph or speak to me.

Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex |Aurora Snow |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I learned that he was working and living in the Lower East Side, delivering orders for an Italian restaurant and raising two kids.

Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar |Daniel Levin |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In June the restaurant manager is off-hand with me; I feel I am but in his way.

The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow |Jerome K. Jerome
The broken noises of the restaurant, which had seemingly died away while he spoke, crept back again to one's ears.

World's War Events, Volume III |Various
I explained the condition of my housekeeper, and proposed that we should dine at a restaurant.

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard |Anatole France
The boys were so pleased at having escaped from the restaurant with whole heads that they did not much mind the arrest.

The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence |Harry Gordon
Consequently he chose the restaurant, and its name was Quo Vadis?

Diversions in Sicily |H. Festing Jones

restaurant

/ (ˈrɛstəˌrɒŋ, ˈrɛstrɒŋ, -rɒnt) /

a commercial establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers

C19: from French, from restaurer to restore