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Salad Bar Refrigerators

Commercial Salad Bar Refrigerators in the GTA & Canada

Front-of-house self-serve makes a salad bar refrigerator different from a back-of-house prep table, and our Salad Bar Refrigerators collection covers the customer-facing side of the buffet line. Every unit here is Nordic Air's SBAR series, sized from a 36-inch double-door model up to a 72-inch triple-door unit, holding anywhere from 12 to 30 pans of 1/6 size, 6-inch deep food service pans depending on the size you need. Each comes with a lift-off acrylic sneeze guard, self-closing stainless steel doors, and epoxy-coated shelving underneath the pan rail for backup product, so a buffet, salad bar, or cold condiment station stays stocked and cold through a full shift. Every model is ETL-certified and holds a steady 0°C to 8°C (32°F to 46°F) range to keep chilled salad ingredients food-safe. Whether you're setting up a buffet in Toronto, a cafeteria salad bar in Mississauga, or a hotel breakfast station right here in Vaughan, we ship salad bar refrigerators across the GTA — Markham and Hamilton included — and nationwide across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from operators buying this kind of equipment.

What's the difference between a salad bar refrigerator and a sandwich prep table?

A salad bar refrigerator is built for front-of-house self-serve — a full acrylic sneeze guard covers the pan rail, and the cabinet is finished to sit out where customers can see and serve themselves at a buffet or salad station. A Prep Refrigeration sandwich or pizza prep table is built for staff-side food assembly instead, with a shallower rail and no sneeze guard, meant to sit behind the line rather than in front of customers. Phoenix Food Equipment carries both, so the choice comes down to who's actually serving the food.

How many pans does a salad bar refrigerator hold?

Pan capacity scales with the unit's width — our Nordic Air SBAR-36 double-door model holds 12 pans of 1/6 size, 6-inch deep food service pans, the SBAR-48 holds 18, and the SBAR-72 triple-door model holds 30, so you can match pan count to your menu and buffet line length. Every size includes a lift-off acrylic sneeze guard and self-closing stainless steel doors with shelving underneath for backup product.

What temperature should a salad bar refrigerator be kept at?

A salad bar refrigerator should hold a steady 0°C to 8°C (32°F to 46°F) to keep chilled salad ingredients, dressings, and cold sides out of the temperature danger zone throughout service. Our Nordic Air SBAR series holds that range with a stainless steel pan liner between the food pans and the cabinet below, so a temperature dip in one doesn't affect the other. Read our blog on safe temperatures for commercial refrigeration and freezers.