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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
The greasy spoon sat on the far end of the first floor of a massive brick building that had once been a cotton mill.
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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
City Island Diner feels like being in a small hometown greasy spoon that could be anywhere from Ohio to upstate New York.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 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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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
City Island Diner feels like being in a small hometown greasy spoon that could be anywhere from Ohio to upstate New York.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 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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No one is standing in line at the snack bars for ceviche or smoothie bowls.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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The deeply personal ventures from an intimate snack bar with a well-deserved wait list to the 118-seat hotel anchor that caters to the needs of guests while nodding to the communities that call Houston home.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 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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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
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Zachary Huerta walks behind the lunch counter at recess to take another chocolate milk.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If a cafeteria staff has the time, personnel, and cutting boards to pre-slice their apples, the apples become more enticing to the youngest kids and to kids of any age who wear braces.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Take a cafeteria in a school that’s used from 11 am to 1 pm.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once or twice a week, Burnett and Miller go out for an early dinner at Lucky’s, an old-school steak house in downtown Montecito.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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There will be a fine dining steak house, a food hall featuring local eateries, a casual restaurant and an Asian dining room.. Circa Sports will continue to operate the sports book.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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