Theaters Food Movie Serve Offer One's Buying Concession

For most Americans, going to the movies involves buying a bag of popcorn, "theater candy" (candy sold in rectangular boxes), and a soda at the concession stand. But "dine-in movie theaters" that serve a full meal are becoming increasingly popular across the United States. They commonly offer inexpensive food, like pizza and beer, but "lately" (in recent times), some theaters have begun offering "gourmet" (very fancy, with excellent flavor and quality) meals.

At some theaters, diners "place their order" (say what they want to buy and eat) in the "lobby" (the open part of the building, not where movies are shown) before they enter the theater, but the nicest dine-in movie theaters offer "table service" (where a server comes to one's table or seat to take one's order and returns to bring the food and take away the dirty plates). Many of these theaters have tables for the diners, so they don't have to "balance" (keep something from falling down) a "tray" (a flat surface used to carry dishes) on their "lap" (the flat surface created on the top of one's legs when one sits down).

Some theaters "attract patrons" (bring in more customers) by advertising that they have well-known "chefs" (people who cook) who might serve everything from "seafood" (fish and other foods taken from the ocean) and "sushi" (a Japanese style food with rice served under raw fish and vegetables) to pastas and "stir-fries" (a style of Asian cooking where vegetables and meat are cooked quickly in a small amount of very hot oil). And most of the theaters have a "liquor license" (permission to serve alcohol) and offer a variety of "cocktails" (drinks made by mixing different types of alcohol, fruit juices, and sodas) and beers.