Foodservice establishments with names ending with the Chinese character fang (Chinese: 坊; pinyin: fǎng; literally "workshop"), or fang zihao (simplified Chinese: 坊字号; traditional Chinese: 坊字號; pinyin: fǎng zìhào; literally "workshop brand"). Foodservice establishments of this category generally did not offer the service of hosting banquets made by appointment for customers who came as one group, but instead, often only offered to serve different customers onsite on a walk-in basis. Foodservice establishments of this category or lower would not be called upon to perform catering at the customers’ homes for special events.
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