Village of Tuckahoe, NY Chapter 9 Food and Food Establishments

Cross Reference:

Buildings and building regulations — See Ch. 6

Fire prevention and protection — See Ch. 8

Garbage, trash and refuse — See Ch. 10

Health and sanitation — See Ch. 11

Peddlers, hawkers, vendors and solicitors — See Ch. 17

Plumbing Code — See Ch. 18

Water and sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 23

State Law Reference:

General powers of Board of Trustees, Village Law, § 4-412; Public Health Law, § 1 et seq.

§ 9-1 Definitions.

[L.L. No. 2-20216]

FORMULA FAST-FOOD/QUICK-SERVE RESTAURANT

Formula fast-food and formula quick-serve restaurants share a common name, trademark, or logo with seven or more other restaurants in the area, region or country, and are generally characterized by the following:

1. Food is intended to be prepared and served very quickly;

2. Food is typically ordered at a stand-up counter and there is minimal or no table service

3. Payment is typically made prior to consumption;

4. The menu is typically posted over the counter as a wall display and the menu selections are general consistent at every location;

5. Food is typically preheated or precooked and kept hot or reheated to order (e.g., burgers and fries, burritos and tacos, pizza and pasta, etc.) or is set behind a counter, visible to the customer for immediate assembly (e.g., salads and sandwiches, ice cream and yogurt, etc.);

6. Food is typically served to the customer in a packaged form for take out (although tables may be provided for consumption on premises);

7. Plates, cups and utensils are typically disposable;

Formula fast-food/quick-serve restaurants are prohibited within the Village of Tuckahoe

FORMULA FAST-CASUAL/QUICK-CASUAL RESTAURANT

Formula fast-casual and formula quick-casual restaurants share a common name, trademark, or logo with seven or more other restaurants in the area, region or country. Compared with formula fast-food/quick-serve restaurants, a formula fast-casual/quick-casual restaurant typically offers more customized and freshly prepared dishes in a more inviting and/or upscale atmosphere, prices are slightly higher and customers are expected to spend more time in the establishment. Formula fast-casual/quick-casual restaurants are generally characterized by the following:

1. Food is typically ordered at a stand-up counter;

2. There is minimal table service (e.g., after an order has been placed at the counter, a server may bring the order to customers seated at a table) or there is no table service (e.g., customers carry their orders on trays to a table;

3. Payment is typically made prior to consumption;

4. The menu is typically posted over the counter as a wall display and the menu selections are generally consistent at every location;

5. Menu selections are often set behind a counter, visible to the customer, and customers are provided options in the way the food is prepared or assembled (e.g., a customer may build his/her own sandwich, burrito, rice bowl, etc. and/or may select from a variety of main and side dishes);

6. Although plates, cups and utensils may be disposable, nondisposable plates, cups and utensils are common.

Formula fast-casual/quick-casual restaurants are prohibited in the Village of Tuckahoe.