☕️🧇上回提到，冰室和茶餐廳之間的分別，早期兩者連牌照上也有所不同。今次我們嘗試拆解現時最常見的可供堂食的兩種飲食牌照。
「細牌」/
當時冰室的牌照與現時小食食肆牌照類似，俗稱「細牌」，與普通食肆牌照一樣可以堂食，但只可售賣《⼩⻝⻝肆獲准烹製及售賣的⻝物》內所列明的“已預先製作”的⻝物。持有細牌的食肆只准烹製及售賣被規定的六種類内其中一種。
「大牌」/
相反，普通食肆牌照又稱「大牌」，只要不是售賣受限制的食品，例如壽司🍣、生蠔🦪等，准許持牌人基本上是沒有限制的，而且食客也可以堂食。
茶餐廳牌照/
衛生局 於1960年設立了「茶餐廳牌照」，但現時已被廢除。有關牌照的特性和廢除的原因，我也沒有太多資訊，我嘗試聯絡過相關部門但都空手而回。然而我們相信現時所有茶餐廳領取著普通食肆牌照。若讀者們知道這些歷史和條例，不妨與我們分享。今時今日的冰室/現時大部份的所謂冰室也領取着「普通食肆牌照」。除了裝修外，實際上他們所提供的食品與普通茶餐廳沒有太大的分別。所以現在我走進冰室，吃的主要是當年環境氣氛的感覺，食物種類和質素是次要的。
Types of restaurant licenses/
As mentioned last time, in the 1980s and early 1990s, the licences of traditional “Bing Sutt” and “Cha Chaan Teng” were different. Today let’s illustrate the two most common catering licenses which are available for dine-in service.
“Small license"/
In the earlier stage, the “Bing Sutt’s” license was similar to the current light refreshment restaurant license, commonly known as "small license". It allows dine-in service but strictly restricted the food items that the licensee can prepare and sell for consumption, only one group of the food items as stated can be chosen.
“Big license”/
On the contrary, ordinary restaurant licenses are known as "big license." As long as licensee does not sell restricted food items, like sushi and oysters, that require a specific permit, the licensee basically can sell anything and is also available for dine-in.
“Cha Chaan Teng’s” license/
This license was established in 1960 by the former Health Bureau but has now been suspended. And we believe all Cha Chaan Teng in Hong Kong nowadays have a general restaurant license. Detailed information and the reasons for its suspension are hard to find, so if you know anything about the history and regulations, please do not hesitate to share them with us.
Today’s “Bing Sutt”/
Basically, most of the so-called “Bing Sutts” are now holding general restaurant licenses. Except for the decoration, their menu is more or less the same as ordinary “Cha Chaan Teng”. For me, when I now walk into Bitt Sutt, what I am enjoying the most is the taste of time rather than the taste of food.
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