greasy spoon

Example Sentences

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That same greasy spoon appears in other TV and movie shots, including a scene with Meg Ryan in “Sleepless in Seattle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

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

Casual diners ordered meatloaf and burgers at the local greasy spoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

I drove into the Kennedy Space Center this morning, and one of the old bar and grills — sort of a greasy spoon kind of place for decades — was called Shuttles, right?

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

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

From Probability by Trimble, Louis