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

“The level of theater, romance and surprise that Horn & Hardart delivered at the Automat shaped how we thought about and built the Starbucks Experience.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

If I had to choose one thing that the Automat was about, it’s about people sitting together and taking their time.

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