How to Use steam table in a Sentence

steam table

noun
  • One live roach under the steam table moved among four dead ones.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Containers of cooked eggs and shrimp were on the counter by the steam table.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Staff were unsure what food items on the steam table line were on time control.
    — Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Two dead roaches went to their reward from under a kitchen steam table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Two live roaches were on the floor the under steam table at cook line next to the steak drawer.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Another four died next to cans of sausages, under a kitchen steam table that didn’t work.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Some volunteers had dragged a steam table in from the kitchen and most days it was loaded with hot food.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The steam tables are set up behind the counter, and the seating is at high-top tables and booths.
    — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • One roach was seen making his way behind boxes under the steam table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • Food servers with loose condoms on their heads stood behind a steam table draped with garlands of plastic fruit.
    — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2020
  • The sprawling steam table is packed with a dozen meats and more than 50 veggie options.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Cooked mushrooms were sitting at 84°F on the steam table.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
  • About 10 or more pieces of roach excrement were on shelves behind the steam table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The water at the steam table for holding hot food measured too cold to be considered safe.
    — Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The creamy shades of orange and red and green and yellow make for one of the prettiest steam tables anywhere.
    — Bon Appetit, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Two surviving roaches ran under the kitchen steam table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • In contrast, a chile relleno soup stored in a steam table beneath an air conditioning unit was too cold.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Jessica used a stainless-steel steam table pan (the kind used on buffets) as a drop-in beverage tub.
    — Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2020
  • On the steam table, hilsa is served alongside tilapia and rui, a member of the carp family, clean and delicate.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The steam table line was kept clean and well-stocked, and the congenial staff patrolled the room to refill drinks and whisk away dirty dishes.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Another 10 gathered on plastic trash and one was on an unused steam table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Fresh tortillas are rolled out in view of the dining room, and señoras scoop fillings from a steam table and wrap the tacos in aluminum foil to order.
    — Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The steam table held 120-degree chicken and dumpling soup and 101-degree chili.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Mounds of the vegetables that regulars rave about are found in a Technicolor grid on a steam table.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
  • More than five were behind a front counter reach-in cooler, more than six behind the steam table and more than 10 behind the stove and prep table.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Second, the lamb shanks and chicken must be available for immediate consumption, ready to serve straight from a steam table.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Three live ones, one sliding between the wall and a steam table unit and the other two crawling under a stainless cookline reach-in cooler.
    — David J. Neal updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Carne asada at the steam table was measured below proper hot temperature.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Inspectors said rice and beef were being held in a steam table at temperatures below what is considered safe.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Some might load a shopping cart with sandwiches to distribute elsewhere, but no one had ever carted away the steam table itself.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021

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