hotbar (pluralhot bars)

1. (US) Acounter sellinghotfood, often kept hot with abain-marie (steam table).
   • 2011, Ellah Etemadi,The Linguist, page234:

     As usual, after I selected food from thehot bar, I went to the main dining room to have dinner.

• salad bar(a hot bar and a salad bar are coordinate offerings in some buffet restaurants and takeout restaurants)