(a) "Chain Restaurant" means a Restaurant within the City and County of San Francisco that offers for sale substantially the same Menu Items, in servings that are standardized for portion size and content, and is one of a group of 20 or more Restaurants in California that either: (1) operate under common ownership or control; or (2) operate as franchised outlets of a parent company, or (3) do business under the same name.
(b) "Director" shall mean the Director of Health, or his designated agents or representatives.
(c) "Food" means any substance in whatever form for sale in whole or in any part for human consumption such as, for example, meals, snacks, desserts, and beverages of all kinds.
(d) "Food Tag" shall mean a label or tag that identifies any Food item offered for sale at a Chain Restaurant, such as, for example, a label placed next to a cherry pie showing a picture of a cherry and listing the price per slice.
(e) "Menu" means any list or pictorial display of Food, and price(s), offered for sale at a Restaurant including menus distributed or provided outside of the Restaurant, but does not include a Menu Board.
(f) "Menu Board" means any list or pictorial display of Food, and price(s), offered for sale at a Restaurant that is posted in a Restaurant and intended for shared viewing by multiple customers such as, for example, back-lit marquee signs above the point of sale at fast-food outlets and chalk boards listing offered Food items or any list of Food offered for sale at a Restaurant that is posted and intended for viewing by customers purchasing Food to go, such as, for example, a drive-through menu.
(g) "Menu Item" means an item described on a Menu, a Menu Board, or a Food Tag that is prepared, un-prepackaged Food; and also means a combination item appearing on a Menu, a Menu Board, or a Food Tag such as, for example, a "kids meal," that contains any prepared, un-prepackaged Food, such as a hamburger, and any prepackaged Food, such as a carton of milk.
(h) "Restaurant" means a facility at which any prepared, un-prepackaged Foods are offered for sale and consumption on or off the premises such as, for example sit-down restaurants; cafes; coffee stands; and fast-food outlets, but not grocery stores. "Restaurant" may also include separately owned food facilities that are located in a grocery store but does not include the grocery store.
(Added by Ord. 347-86, App. 8/15/86; Ord. 40-08, File No. 071661, App. 3/24/2008; Ord. 195-08, File No. 080826, App. 8/7/2008)
