Table 1.
Retail Food Outlets Mapped (N = 1,023), Project CAFE, Los Angeles, California, 2004-2006
| Category | Defining Characteristics | No. (%)a |
|---|---|---|
| Fast-food restaurant/carryout /carryout specialty | Fast-food restaurant: part of a chain that sells fast food. Food is served on trays and ordered at a counter. Carryout: sells fast food at a counter that is taken away. Carryout specialty: carryout that specializes in coffee, doughnuts, smoothies, or ice cream. | 303 (30) |
| Convenience/ liquor/corner store | May or may not be part of a chain. Smaller than a supermarket. Sells smaller variety than supermarkets. | 223 (22) |
| Full-service restaurant | Can be local or part of a chain. Table service is available. | 171 (17) |
| Specialty food store | Meat market (carnecerÃa), fish market, bakery (panaderÃa), or other kind of store specializing in a single item or type of item. | 140 (14) |
| Mobile food truck | Sells food from wheeled vehicles, carts, and other mobile sites. | 115 (11) |
| Convenience store with gas | Sells food and convenience items as well as gasoline. | 39 (4) |
| Bar or tavern | Sells alcohol. | 17 (2) |
| Supermarket | A chain store that sells a wide variety of general food items. | 15 (2) |
Abbreviation: CAFE, Community Action for Food Environments.
a
Percentages do not total 100 because of rounding.