Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: greasy spoon  gree-see spoon
Usage: informal
  1. A small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods
    "They stopped at a greasy spoon for a quick breakfast"

Derived forms: greasy spoons

Type of: eatery [informal], eating house, eating place, restaurant, resto [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Greasy spoon