I have always wondered why there isn't more of these setups

IF you have a place with great food, instead of having food made to order, you have heaps of food just freshly cooked in bulk and people go down the line and choose what they want on their plate (not necessarily self serve) and then pay at the end

Food would be high quality and fresh but customers would not have to wait anywhere near as long if the set up was efficient. Then you go sit where you can find a seat.

The key is having enough regular customers than the food turnover is high and food isn't sitting around for long. More people you get, more variety of food you could offer

I love these kind of setups because i love mixing my food.