A food service apparatus is provided as an integral, self-contained assembly comprising a food storage unit adapted to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions. There also is a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit. A cabine
A food service apparatus is provided as an integral, self-contained assembly comprising a food storage unit adapted to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions. There also is a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit. A cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space, is attached to the countertop. An oven, operable to cook as food item, is removably placed in the at least one enclosure space. A food advertising module is attached to the cabinet module of the assembly.
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1. An apparatus for providing food service, comprising: a food storage unit adapted to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions;a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit;a cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space,
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An apparatus for providing food service, comprising: a food storage unit adapted to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions;a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit;a cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space, attached to the countertop;an oven, operable to cook a food item, removably placed in the at least one enclosure space; anda food advertising module attached to the cabinet module;a trash collection module attached to the cabinet module, wherein the trash collection module includes sidewalls, a top side, a side door, an interior cavity defined by the sidewalls and top side and accessible via the side door, a trash receptacle removably placed in the cavity, wherein the top side has a throughhole providing access to the receptacle in the cavity; andwherein the trash receptacle comprises an open-mouthed elongate container slidably mountable on guide rail means provided on inner surfaces of the top side or sidewalls allowing removable placement of the receptacle in the cavity at a location oriented below the throughhole. 2. An apparatus for providing food service, comprising: a food storage unit adapted to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions;a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit;a cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space, attached to the countertop;an oven, operable to cook a food item, removably placed in the at least one enclosure space; anda food advertising module attached to the cabinet module; anda mounting block attached between the food storage unit and the countertop, wherein the countertop includes a recessed region in a surface thereof having a shape adapted to interfit the mounting block therein. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food advertising module comprises signage separably attached to an upper surface of the cabinet module, wherein the signage includes graphics identifying at least one food item contained in the food storage unit. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food storage unit includes an access door having a transparent portion adapted to allow food items stored within the food storage unit to be viewed from outside the food storage unit. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food storage unit comprises a freezer. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the oven comprises a microwave oven. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the oven comprises an electronic menu including at least one button pre-programmed to activate the oven to heat a corresponding food item from the storage unit for a predetermined set of heating conditions for that food item. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the oven comprises a programmable cooking controller and a plurality of push control buttons associated with identifying means for a plurality of different types of food items stored in the storage unit, wherein the buttons are manually activatable to activate the controller to operate the oven to heat a selected type of frozen food item under predetermined cooking conditions corresponding to the selected type of frozen food item. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a separably connected unitary combination thereof. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cabinet module further defining an additional enclosure space adapted to receive and store at least one food service item selected from the group consisting of napkins, trays, eating utensils, and food condiments. 11. An apparatus for providing food service, comprising: a food storage unit adapted to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions;a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit;a cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space, attached to the countertop;an oven, operable to cook a food item, removably placed in the at least one enclosure space; anda food advertising module attached to the cabinet module; andwherein the oven further comprises an electrical power outlet adapted for connection of electrical power transmission means thereto. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food storage unit further comprises an electrical power outlet adapted for connection of electrical power transmission means thereto. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cabinet module is vertically stacked over the food storage unit with the countertop positioned therebetween. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food storage unit is vertically stacked over the cabinet module with the countertop positioned therebetween. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cabinet module and food storage unit are positioned laterally side-by-side above a common platform, wherein the countertop is attached between a top surface of the platform and at least one lower surface of one or both of the food storage unit and cabinet module. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food storage unit further comprises bottom support legs comprising wheels operable to be releasably locked in fixed position. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the food storage unit comprises a refrigerator. 18. A method for providing food service, comprising: (A) locating, at a desired food retail location, an integral food service apparatus comprising: a food storage unit operable to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions,a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit;a cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space, attached to the countertop,an oven, operable to cook a food item, removably placed in the at least one enclosure space,a food advertising module attached to the cabinet module; and(B) placing a plurality of food items in the food storage unit; andwherein the apparatus is provided to further include a trash collection module attached to the cabinet module, wherein the trash collection module includes sidewalls, a top side, a side door, an interior cavity defined by the sidewalls and top side and accessible via the side door, a trash receptacle removably placed in the cavity, wherein the top side has a throughhole providing access to the receptacle in the cavity. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the oven is provided to further include an electronic menu including at least one button pre-programmed to activate the oven to heat a corresponding food item from the storage unit for a predetermined set of heating conditions for that food item. 20. A method for providing food service, comprising: (A) locating, at a desired food retail location, an integral food service apparatus comprising: a food storage unit operable to contain a plurality of packaged food items under chilled conditions,a countertop, including an exposed upper surface area, attached to the food storage unit;a cabinet module, defining at least one enclosure space, attached to the countertop,an oven, operable to cook a food item, removably placed in the at least one enclosure space,a food advertising module attached to the cabinet module; and(B) placing a plurality of food items in the food storage unit; andwherein the apparatus is provided to further include a mounting block attached between the food storage unit and the countertop in the apparatus, wherein the countertop includes a recessed region in a surface thereof having a shape adapted to mechanically interfit the mounting block therein.
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