Cafeteria (noun)

1. A restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating.
2. A self-service restaurant where customers pay before eating.

Origin:

From american spanish, from spanish cafetería, from café ("coffee") + -tería (from tienda ("shop")).

Examples:

1. He ate lunch in the cafeteria.
2. She bought her lunch at the school cafeteria.
3. The cafeteria had a variety of food options.
4. The cafeteria was crowded during lunch hour.
5. The cafeteria had a salad bar.