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Recent Examples of greasy spoon
Though you might be led to believe otherwise by the name, Health Camp is an old-school greasy spoon beloved by generations since 1949.
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Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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
Twenty-two years later, she’s worked hundreds more shifts — enough to take over one of Sacramento’s most storied greasy spoons.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024
History has shown than when people listen to my music, money tends to flow to bartenders, race tracks, late night greasy spoons, bail bondsman, go kart tracks, tractor pulls, football games, peep shows and several black market vices.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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
Twenty-two years later, she’s worked hundreds more shifts — enough to take over one of Sacramento’s most storied greasy spoons.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy spoon
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The gun matched three shell casings found outside the shooting scene in Manhattan, and Mangione’s fingerprints matched ones found on a water bottle and snack bar left near the scene, police said.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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As well as the outdoor baths, Sky Lagoon has other amenities, including a steam room as well as a snack bar, where visitors can try traditional Icelandic food and drinks.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Tangier is more than just colonial patina and hash houses.Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
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Sensing her discomfort, Young offered her some memorably sage advice: ‘This is just another hash house on the road to success.George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
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During the morning rush, two men walked in and pointed their guns toward the lunch counter.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
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This historic downtown restaurant honors the original 1960s lunch counter where nine Black college students were arrested during a sit-in, becoming the first protestors to serve jail time during the Civil Rights Movement.McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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The food The seven dining rooms and cafeterias (plus three more at Christmas time) served an average of 10,000 meals a day — not counting the 6,000 meals a day served in the employee cafeteria on the 14th floor.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the cafeteria, the boys jeer at him, and a light-skinned kid, off to the side, jeers back, an act Elwood takes as fraternal defense.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Full review » Fall Chicory Salad at Crane Club The sprawling, stately West Chelsea space that used to be Al Coro, and before that Del Posto, was recently reborn, yet again—this time, under the night-clubby aegis of the Tao Group, who’ve turned it into a steak house.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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The former mining town includes a museum, LuLu's Bordello, livery stables, photo galleries, a coffee shop, a steak house, a saloon, a reptile exhibit and a mystery shack where objects seem to defy gravity.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Greasy spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoon. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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