diners
Roadside chrome restaurants
Diners is the plural of diner—a person eating a meal, especially at a restaurant: The diners complained about the slow service.
A diner is also a small, informal restaurant, typically with counter seating and an extensive menu of American comfort food: We stopped at a roadside diner for coffee and pie.
The classic American diner often occupies a converted railroad car or imitates that aesthetic.
Informal small restaurant
- grillCooking surface over fire
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- trattoriaCasual Italian restaurant
- deliPrepared foods shop
pizzeria · steakhouse · brasserie · pub · buffet · luncheonette · greasy spoon · truck stop
Habitual visitors
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- truckersCommercial freight drivers
- travelersPeople on trips
night owls · couples · families · seniors · crowd · lunch crowd · late-night · tips
Coin-operated music player
- chromeReflective metal coating
- neonInert illuminating element
- FormicaWood ant genus
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
counter · soda fountain · malt · milkshake · blue plate · vinyl · drive-in · vintage
Baked ground beef dish
- mashed potatoesPulverized cooked tubers
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
- biscuitsSmall, leavened quick breads
grits · pot pie · chili · macaroni · casserole · pancakes · hash browns · club sandwich
Collection of people meeting
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- hangoutFrequented gathering place
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
banter · conversation · meetup · socialize · watering hole · institution · landmark · tradition
bistro
Informal small restaurant
deli · pizzeria · steakhouse · brasserie · pub · buffet · luncheonette · greasy spoon · truck stop · roadhouse
regulars
Habitual visitors
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- truckersCommercial freight drivers
travelers · night owls · couples · families · seniors · crowd · lunch crowd · late-night · tips · orders
jukebox
Coin-operated music player
booth · counter · soda fountain · malt · milkshake · blue plate · vinyl · drive-in · vintage · fifties
meatloaf
Baked ground beef dish
- mashed potatoesPulverized cooked tubers
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
biscuits · grits · pot pie · chili · macaroni · casserole · pancakes · hash browns · club sandwich · BLT
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- hangoutFrequented gathering place
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
fellowship · banter · conversation · meetup · socialize · watering hole · institution · landmark · tradition · familiar faces
- food industryrestaurants, eateries, fast food, cafeterias, catering
- 1950s nostalgiapoodle skirts, hula hoops, drive-in theaters, sock hops, jukeboxes
- breakfast culturebrunch, breakfast buffet, continental breakfast, English breakfast, full breakfast
- Breakfast SpotsIHOP, Waffle House, pancake houses, Perkins, Bob Evans
- Northeast CultureNYC, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
- wine and dineEntertain with lavish hospitality
- dine outTake meals elsewhere
- dine inConsume meals at home
- dine and dashEating without paying
- wined and dinedEntertained with food and drink
- roadside dinerInformal restaurant beside highways