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NAICS 72211
Full-service restaurants




2007 NAICS Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating. These establishments may provide this type of food service to patrons in combination with selling alcoholic beverages, providing carry out services, or presenting live nontheatrical entertainment.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

  • Providing food services where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating--are classified in U.S. Industry 722211, Limited-Service Restaurants;
  • Selling a specialty snack or nonalcoholic beverage for consumption on or near the premises--are classified in U.S. Industry 722213, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars;
  • Preparing and serving alcoholic beverages and known as bars, taverns, or nightclubs--are classified in Industry 722410, Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages); and
  • Presenting live theatrical productions and providing food and beverages for consumption on the premises--are classified in Industry 711110, Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters.

Index entries that bring you to this industry:

  • Bagel shops, full service
  • Diners, full service
  • Doughnut shops, full service
  • Family restaurants, full service
  • Fine dining restaurants, full service
  • Full service restaurants
  • Pizza parlors, full service
  • Pizzerias, full service
  • Restaurants, full service
  • Steak houses, full service
 
 
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