greasy spoon

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The Wagners relocated to Houston, and in 1928 Mary Kay’s mother opened a greasy spoon, where she worked seven days a week, leaving her 10-year-old daughter in charge at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He told the man he was looking for a job and the man, who worked for a loan company, told him he should buy the little greasy spoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

But even if that wasn’t true, the etiquette is the same at a high-end restaurant as it is at your local greasy spoon.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2023

At its height, the 24/7 greasy spoon was going through 450,000 eggs a year, said a May 28, 2014, Seattle Times story.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Then we go to a dinner club that makes the Buster look like a greasy spoon.

From Probability by Trimble, Louis