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The greasy spoon diner that served the best burgers, goetta and vegetarian fare in town was established in 1946 by E.G. and Maynie Tucker, who abandoned the hills of Kentucky for the hills of Cincinnati looking for something a little bit better.
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The greasy spoon sat on the far end of the first floor of a massive brick building that had once been a cotton mill.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
And in 2023, the British fashion house Burberry partnered with Norman’s Cafe, a reboot of a classic English greasy spoon that opened in London in 2020, promoting its new collection with the help of starchy comfort food like chip butties (a carb-on-carb sandwich of thick fries in a bun).
—Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Ever popular for breakfast and lunch, Franklin Spa is a greasy spoon that has been a mainstay for decades.
—Christopher Bollen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2023
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The greasy spoon sat on the far end of the first floor of a massive brick building that had once been a cotton mill.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
And in 2023, the British fashion house Burberry partnered with Norman’s Cafe, a reboot of a classic English greasy spoon that opened in London in 2020, promoting its new collection with the help of starchy comfort food like chip butties (a carb-on-carb sandwich of thick fries in a bun).
—Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Ever popular for breakfast and lunch, Franklin Spa is a greasy spoon that has been a mainstay for decades.
—Christopher Bollen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
Noun
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Plus a snack bar, a few arcade games and plenty of space for kids to run around.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The old mill in the Christmas Market at Tivoli Gardens, which functions as a snack bar.—
Tamara Shopsin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.—
Graham H. Cornwell,
Washington Post,
8 Apr. 2023
Noun
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The old mythology was that a star might be discovered at Schwab’s lunch counter or in an audition room.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Twin Cities,
31 Dec. 2025
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Joseph McNeil took a stand … by sitting, at a Whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Hialeah Police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Sunday morning near a popular neighborhood cafeteria.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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On the morning of December 10, 2024, Armas was abducted from a cafeteria in eastern Caracas.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The event, held at a steak house, had an open buffet with oysters, king prawns, ceviche, and other treats.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
14 Dec. 2025
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To me, the ship also felt grown-up in all the right ways, with vintage Chanel bags and just-in Cartier watches in the shops and a standout steak house, Marble & Co. Grill, serving French filet mignon.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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