luncheonette

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The family later moved to the South Bronx, where they opened up a luncheonette called “Mambo”: a name chosen by young Eddie, who was enthralled by the Cuban dance hall rhythms.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Demi Delvalle runs a luncheonette on Atlantic Avenue, and says the road is often heavily congested, particularly in summer or when one or more large entertainment events are taking place in Atlantic City.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

When Vincent Zurzolo was 5, he would beg his mother for 10 cents so he could buy comic books at the luncheonette and candy store near his home in Rockaway Beach, Queens.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

In street clothes, he drives a silver pickup truck with a yellow light on top through the port’s busy lanes, past a greasy-spoon luncheonette and beyond a gate by a former Singer sewing machine factory.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

We turned into a luncheonette for coffee, and I didn’t see his face, but the sound revealed his exasperation.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes