automat

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Apart from the tellingly-named ghost kitchens, fast-food companies, the successors of the original Automat, seem eager to find out.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024

This story has been updated to reflect the closure of Automat Kitchen in Jersey City.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Although he conceived Automat Kitchen 15 years ago, it did not open until January 2021.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

They all fondly recall eating at an Automat — that beloved institution of D.I.Y. dining that lasted from 1902 to 1991 in New York and Philadelphia.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

Francie wished she could ride across the bridge to work and eat in the Automat instead of carrying sandwiches from home.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith