Fast food and takeaway (take-out) outlets with counter service are not normally referred to as restaurants. Outside North America, the terms fast casual dining restaurants, family style, and casual dining are not used and distinctions among different kinds of restaurants are often not the same.
Places that serve quick meals and take-out food, with customers ordering at a counter, are usually not called restaurants. In other parts of the world, terms like fast-casual eateries, family-style dining establishments, and casual dining venues are not used, and the distinctions between various types of restaurants can be unclear.