Interpretation submission 73026

Salad is a traditional casual dining restaurant with sales average of 83% Dine-In and 17% Drive- thru. Therefore, Just Salad does not meet each of the criteria of a “fast food restaurant” and should be classified as a “restaurant” under the West Orange Zoning Ordinance. honeygrow Similar to Just Salad, honeygrow is also not a Fast Food Restaurant. honeygrow offers stir-fry, salads, and honeybars. While it does offer a menu of suggested items, guests are free to customize each as they like and can create their own dishes as they like. This allows each guest to customize each order to address dietary preferences and restrictions. High quality ingredients are prepared daily to maintain optimal freshness and nutrition, and its proprietary noodles, sauces, and dressings are locally sourced. Each meal is freshly prepared to-order. Only incidental offerings, such as bottled beverages, Terra chips, brownies, and focaccia bread, could be considered “ready-to-eat.” honeygrow’s guests may place orders online, through third-party platforms such as DoorDash, through the honeygrow app, or in-restaurant at the kiosks, for dining-in or taking-out. Meals for guests who dine in the restaurant are not “served in or on disposable wrappers, containers, or plates”. This again is contrary to one of the stated criteria to be a Fast Food Restaurant under the West Orange Zoning Code. Orders are prepared as they are received, regardless of the means of ordering, and the wait time is generally about 7-10 minutes, exceeding the wait time experienced at a fast-food location. A majority of honeygrow’s guests, regardless of the means of ordering, choose to dine-in. Therefore, honeygrow does not meet each of the criteria of a “Fast Food Restaurant” and should be classified as a “Restaurant” under the West Orange Zoning Ordinance. Cava CAVA is a Mediterranean restaurant concept. As stated in its use statement, it is “centered on complete meals rather than standardized, pre-wrapped food. CAVA’s menu includes fresh, chef-curated meals and build-your-own bowls and pitas. A guest typically selects a greens and/or grains base, one or more dips or spreads, a protein, vegetables and other toppings, and a dressing sauce. The proposed location will offer more than 38 ingredients, allowing more than 17.4 billion possible combinations. The menu is designed around individualized meal

other toppings, and a dressing sauce. The proposed location will offer more than 38 ingredients, allowing more than 17.4 billion possible combinations. The menu is designed around individualized meal composition, flavor pairing, and dietary choice – not the rapid handoff of a small number of uniform, pre-assembled items.” “In-person guests order through a customer-facing, open-kitchen service line. A team member begins the meal only after the guest selects a chef-curated item or provides customization instructions.” CAVA offers “an assembly-line, not counter, ordering format. The guest interacts with team members at successive stations while the meal is assembled and finished in view. The process permits changes in portion, ingredients, sauces, and toppings, subject to food-safety and recipe standards. Food is not selected from a rack of pre-wrapped entrees held for immediate sale.” CAVA’s ordering process is interactive and individualized, rather than immediate. It will offer reusable service ware for dine-in guests. Its operation does not meet the definitional requirements to be classified a Fast Food Restaurant under the West Orange Ordinance.