steak house

noun

Definition of steak housenext
as in snack bar

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Recent Examples of steak house Hotel restaurants, Asian eateries and fast food places are among those that typically operate on the day, but there are lots of steak houses, as well. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Dec. 2025 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 Gaming executives much prefer the latter category of client (comping them suites and steak house dinners to encourage their patronage) because, with enough time at a table, the house’s statistical edge wins out. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 As is steak house tradition, salads are mixed tableside, drinks are stiff and the beef is ruddy, or cooked to your liking. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for steak house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steak house
  1. snack bar
  2. hash house
  3. lunch counter
  4. coffee shop
  5. pizzeria
  6. chophouse
  7. tea shop
Noun
  • Beyond the beach, there are five outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, a seasonal poolside snack bar, and the island’s only oceanfront restaurant.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Passengers will also have access to larger overhead bins and a snack bar.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 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
  • Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.
    — Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
Definition of hash house
Noun
  • Travel Abroad Chef Alfredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte opened Cafe Conmigo, a little lunch counter and coffee joint inspired by Cuba, in 2026.
    — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
  • This 100-plus-year-old establishment started as a lunch counter and has since blossomed into a family-run restaurant that welcomes Miami society and a long list of celebrities as regular patrons.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
Definition of lunch counter
Noun
  • The tower would include retail space on the ground floor that could include something like a coffee shop.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • The new location has a coffee shop and more room for books, author events and genre book club meetings that are hosted at the store.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
Definition of coffee shop
Noun
  • The new pizzeria will seat about 60 customers inside and will have a patio for 20 or so.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
  • Rey, by contrast, had been sent to a town in Chihuahua, where a former Mexican employee of his, from the pizzeria in El Paso, picked him up and drove him to Sara’s sister’s house, in Juárez.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of pizzeria
Noun
  • Bryan, 49, and Aldean, also 49, are co-owners of the chophouse chain's Nashville spot, along with LaRoche, 46.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • This nautical bolthole is hidden above a 19th-century chophouse and has quickly become one of my favorite places to get a drink.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 May 2026
Definition of chophouse
Noun
  • Hao’s Grocery and Cafe has also updated services to be a full-service tea shop and deli serving Chef Hao Tran’s dumplings and Vietnamese Bánh mì, as well as vegan to-go options.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • The new Sakura Market features a mini-mart, sake and beer bar, sushi buffet, instant ramen bar, and matcha tea shop.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of tea shop

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