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Used with verbs:
"
We went to a restaurant."
(went to, ate at, work at, went out to)
"
The restaurant serves bad food."
(serves)
"
The restaurant caters to our community."
(caters)
"
I recommend this restaurant."
(recommend)
"
The restaurant closed late."
(closed, opened)
"
They finally opened a restaurant."
(opened, started)
"
They closed their struggling restaurant."
(closed)
"
The restaurant specializes in seafood."
(specializes)
"
She owns the restaurant."
(owns, runs, manages)
"
I tried the new restaurant."
(tried)
Used with nouns:
"
She is a restaurant owner."
(owner, manager, worker, employee)
"
McDonald's is a famous restaurant chain."
(chain)
"
He works in the restaurant industry."
(industry, business)
"
The restaurant staff is great."
(staff)
"
My kids love restaurant food."
(food, meals)
"
He's a famous restaurant critic."
(critic)
"
We need to make a restaurant reservation."
(reservation)
Used with adjectives:
"
We went to a good Chinese restaurant."
(Chinese, Japanese, Mexican) *many additional adjectives
"
This is a five-star restaurant."
(five-star, crowded, busy, family, sit-down)
"
There are a lot of chain restaurants in this area."
(chain, excellent, good, great)
"
We ate at an expensive restaurant."
(expensive, popular, nearby, neighborhood, fancy, outdoor)
"
He owns a gourmet restaurant."
(gourmet, high-end, casual, local)
"
Do you want to go to the new seafood restaurant?"
(seafood, pizza, fast food, vegetarian)
Used with prepositions:
"
We ate at a restaurant."
(at, in)
