When thinking about food, I would like to teach people some
useful vocabulary
eating out: going out
to eat in a restaurant. This includes
fast food as well as elegant dining.
eating in: staying
home and eating.
takeout: this describes food bought at a restaurant and
taken home, or taken some other place to eat.
takeout menu: some restaurants have a different menu for
takeout items than they do for sit down menus.
Sometimes this includes specials, or discount meals meant for more than
one person.
refills: some restaurants offer free drink refills, meaning
you can drink as much or as many of the drinks you ordered. This does not usually include alcohol.