roadhouse
Rural wayside bar
A roadhouse is a bar or casual restaurant located on a highway outside of town, typically offering food, drinks, and sometimes live music or dancing.
The term evokes a rough-edged, unpretentious atmosphere: We stopped at a roadhouse for burgers and beer.
Roadhouses were especially common along American highways before the interstate system, serving travelers and locals alike.
Drinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
taproom · drinks · booze · spirits · patrons · bouncer · billiards · darts
Roadside lodging for drivers
- innLodging for wayfarers
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
traveler · wayfarer · highway · accommodation · rest · respite · vacancy · check-in
Coin-operated music player
- liveTo exist or dwell
- bluesMournful American music genre
- countrySovereign state or territory
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
guitar · bandstand · stage · harmonica · singer · drums · bass · folk
Major road for travel
- isolatedSeparated from others
- ruralOf the countryside
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
backroads · desolate · secluded · outback · frontier · boondocks · off-the-beaten-path · lonely
Thick beef slice
- ribsThoracic bone set
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- grillCooking surface over fire
- friedCooked in hot fat
platter · booth · counter · menu · burger · waitress · server · patron
Made from timber
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- porchCovered entryway structure
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- clapboardOverlapping exterior wood planks
vintage · old-fashioned · worn · jukebox · character · nostalgic · homey · unpretentious
bar
Drinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
stool · taproom · drinks · booze · spirits · patrons · bouncer · billiards · darts · neon
motel
Roadside lodging for drivers
- innLodging for wayfarers
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
overnight · traveler · wayfarer · highway · accommodation · rest · respite · vacancy · check-in · trucker
jukebox
Coin-operated music player
rockabilly · guitar · bandstand · stage · harmonica · singer · drums · bass · folk · bluegrass
highway
Major road for travel
countryside · backroads · desolate · secluded · outback · frontier · boondocks · off-the-beaten-path · lonely · sparse
steak
Thick beef slice
fried · platter · booth · counter · menu · burger · waitress · server · patron · appetizer
wooden
Made from timber
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- porchCovered entryway structure
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
clapboard · vintage · old-fashioned · worn · jukebox · character · nostalgic · homey · unpretentious
roadhousewine bar
Establishment serving vintages
champagne bar · country club · gentlemen's club · exclusive club · cocktail bar