greasy spoon

noun

Definition of greasy spoonnext
as in snack bar

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Recent Examples of greasy spoon Everybody loves a burger, and Fort Worth has no shortage of joints serving up everything from greasy spoon classics to stacked gourmet creations. — Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025 The restaurant’s menu reads like the guest list for a party dedicated to fans of Chicago greasy spoons — mustardy hot dogs, Italian beefs, Polish sausages and mostaccioli abound. — Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025 The little greasy spoon closed a month after school restarted that year. — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025 This breakfast joint is your quintessential greasy spoon, with worn red leatherette chairs and a sign limiting cell phone use. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for greasy spoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
  1. snack bar
  2. hash house
  3. lunch counter
  4. cafeteria
  5. steak house
Noun
  • What was once a snack bar is now going to be potentially a brewery, hotel, and several restaurants.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • TerraCycle works with hundreds of brands to set up recycling programs for everyday household items like toothpaste, pet food, shampoo bottles, and snack bar wrappers.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Definition of snack bar
Noun
  • Founded in 1944 by Sammy Powell, the hash house was later owned by Khalid Farhoud, who passed it on in 1996.
    — Kat Tran Updated July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Definition of hash house
Noun
  • The diminutive Taiwanese market-slash-lunch counter Taiwan Best Mart’s cold sesame noodles ($13) are a refreshing tangle of cucumbers, carrots, cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds, flour noodles and the market’s house sesame sauce.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The landlord was the university, so the couple applied for the lease, vowing to open a lunch counter, support local farmers, employ students, and change up the menu weekly.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lunch counter
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  • For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • No high-profile violent incidents have occurred at Killian in several years, not since a freshman girl was beaten up in the cafeteria in 2018 – but a bad rap can be a tough thing to shake.
    — Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cafeteria
Noun
  • Use your grill to heat the cast-iron skillet; the skillet surface area promotes a more assertive flavor and better sear than grill grates, yielding a steak with the proper steak house crust.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Gekko Bad Bunny and restaurateur David Grutman’s sultry Japanese steak house is the reservation to have during the F1 Miami Grand Prix weekend.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of steak house

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