You'll find restaurants for every situation in the United States. If you're in a hurry, you may just want to grab some "junk food" at a grocery store, or you can get a bite to eat at one of the many fast food chains, like McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, or Taco Bell. Or you can get a hero or submarine sandwich "to stay" or "to go" from a sandwich shop or deli.

Some of these places have tables, but many don't. People eat in their cars or take their food home, to their offices or to parks. If you prefer sitting down but still don't want to spend much, you can try a cafeteria. At all of these places, you pick and choose your own food and then pay at a cash register, but you usually have to clear the table when you finish!

在美國，你可以找到任何一種餐館。你若來去匆匆，可以去食品店隨手買些“方便食品”，也可以從麥當勞、漢堡王、肯德基炸雞店、“必勝客”比薩餅屋，或玉米卷這些快餐連鎖店中挑上一家，買些食物權且充饑。你還可以上三明治店或熟食店買一塊“英雄”型或“潛水艇”型的大三明治，你可以“堂吃”，也可以“外賣”。

這類快餐店有的甚至連餐桌都沒有，人們買了一份快餐后，有的拿到自己的車里去吃，有的拿回自己的家里去吃，也有的拿到辦公室或公園里去吃。如果你既想坐在餐桌邊上吃，同時又不愿多破費，那么你可以去自助餐廳。在那里，你可以先挑選自己喜歡的食物，然后到賬臺付錢。不過通常用完餐后，你得把自己的餐盤從餐桌上端走。