"One of the most endearing features of a cafeteria-style restaurant is the joyful sense of community you feel when eating there. Not only do you get to serve yourself from a nearly endless array of foods and beverages, but you can also carry your tray to a large, communal eating area that is reminiscent of modern-day school cafeterias. The concept"
"Morrison's was the brainchild of J.A. Morrison, who opened the first location in Mobile, Alabama in 1920. Morrison championed the cafeteria-style restaurant concept, and had to actually convince both employees and customers that it was a sustainable model. The first restaurant featured over 70 homemade menu items, and eventually won over local diners enough that the chain expanded to 17 other locations throughout the South."
Cafeteria-style dining emphasizes self-service stations, large communal seating and a nostalgic, communal atmosphere. The format entered the U.S. in the 1800s with the Exchange Buffet in New York City and drew on the Swedish smörgåsbord. Popularity grew in the 1920s with chains such as Childs Restaurants and Boos Brothers Cafeterias. Many traditional cafeteria-style restaurants have since closed, but one enduring chain location survives: Morrison's Cafeterias' original Mobile restaurant. The Mobile location opened in 1920 by J.A. Morrison, originally offered over 70 homemade items, expanded across the South to 17 locations, and is now owned by Piccadilly Restaurants.
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