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With the earlier threat of federal agents turning out to be false alarm, things pick up a bit by midday at the Sav/Way, where the bustling lunch counter is serving up massive tortas piled impossibly high with meat and jalapeños.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Nestled in the heart of the historic Five Points neighborhood, just up Lumpkin Street from Sanford Stadium, the family-run pharmacy and old-school lunch counter has been a community staple since its doors first opened in 1961—and it’s hardly changed in the decades since.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
From the basement lunch counter at J.L. Hudson’s to the city’s beloved Coney Island spots and the white-tablecloth elegance of the Caucus Club where a young Barbra Streisand once sang, these institutions reflect the many ways Detroiters gathered to eat, talk and celebrate.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Zachary Huerta walks behind the lunch counter at recess to take another chocolate milk.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Nestled in the heart of the historic Five Points neighborhood, just up Lumpkin Street from Sanford Stadium, the family-run pharmacy and old-school lunch counter has been a community staple since its doors first opened in 1961—and it’s hardly changed in the decades since.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
From the basement lunch counter at J.L. Hudson’s to the city’s beloved Coney Island spots and the white-tablecloth elegance of the Caucus Club where a young Barbra Streisand once sang, these institutions reflect the many ways Detroiters gathered to eat, talk and celebrate.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Zachary Huerta walks behind the lunch counter at recess to take another chocolate milk.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lunch counter
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20counter. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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