D39

What nicknames do people have around here for a small eating place where the food is not especially good?

GREASY SPOON 219
JOINT 174
GREAZY SPOON 157
HASH HOUSE 60
HAMBURGER JOINT 55
DINER 53
BEANERY 44
DUMP 36
CAFE 28
SLOPPY JOE’S 27
EATING JOINT 24
DIVE 22
LUNCHROOM 20
SNACK BAR 19
DIRTY SPOON 16
HOLE IN THE WALL 14
SLOP JOINT 14
HASH JOINT 13
RESTAURANT 12
SLOP HOUSE 12
DRIVE-IN 7
HOT-DOG STAND 7
LUNCH COUNTER 7
SLOPPY JOE 7
HAMBURG JOINT 5
HOT-DOG JOINT 5
NR 5
COFFEE SHOP 4
EATERY 4
HONKY-TONK 4
PTOMAINE PALACE 4
SOUP JOINT 4
BUCKET OF BLOOD 3
CRUMMY JOINT 3
DINETTE 3
GREAZY 3
HAMBURGER STAND 3
HANGOUT 3
HOLE 3
NH 3
SNACK SHOP 3
SOUP HOUSE 3
TRUCK STOP 3
BEER JOINT 2
BLUE GOOSE 2
CAFETERIA 2
CHEAP JOINT 2
CHEAP RESTAURANT 2
CHILI JOINT 2
CHOP HOUSE 2
GREASE JOINT 2
GREASY SKILLET 2
GREAZY KITCHEN 2
GYP JOINT 2
HOT SHOPPE 2
JOOK JOINT 2
JUNK PLACE 2
ONE-ARM JOINT 2
POOR RESTURANT 2
PTOMAINE JOINT 2
SANDWICH SHOP 2
SLOPPY JOINT 2
BLIND PIG 1
BOARDING HOUSE 1
BOOKBINDER’S 1
BUFFET 1
BUM PLACE TO EAT 1
BUM RESTAURANT 1
BURGER JOINT 1
CHEAP PLACE 1
CHICKEN SHACK 1
CHOW HOUSE 1
CHOW PLACE 1
CLIP JOINT 1
COCKROACH JOINT 1
COCKROACH TRAP 1
COMMON RESTAURANT 1
COOKSHOP 1
CORNER JOINT 1
COUNTER 1
CRUMMY 1
DAMN POOR RESTAURANT 1
DIRTY DISHRAG 1
DIRTY DOZEN 1
DIRTY JOINT 1
DIRTY ONE-ARM RESTAURANT 1
DIRTY SHAME 1
DOG WAGON 1
EAT HERE AND DIE IN THE ALLEY 1
EATIN’ PLACE 1
EATING HOUSE 1
FISH HOUSE 1
FLIES-DROP-IN 1
FLOP HOUSE 1
FLOP JOINT 1
FLYTRAP 1
GARBAGE HOUSE 1
GRAB-IT-‘N-GROWL 1
GREASE POT 1
GREASY 1
GREASY BUCKET 1
GREASY GREEK’S 1
GREASY HOUSE 1
GREASY JOE 1
GREASY KITCHEN 1
GREASY THUMB 1
GREASY VEST 1
GREAZY GREEK 1
GREAZY JOINT 1
GREAZY RAG 1
GREAZY SKILLET 1
GREAZY VEST 1
GREEK JOINT 1
GREEN FLY 1
GREEN-FLY-INS 1
GUT ROBBER 1
HAMBURGER HOUSE 1
HASH FACTORY 1
HASH SHOP 1
HEAVE-A-GUT 1
HIDEOUT 1
HILLBILLY PLACE 1
HOGSLOP JOINT 1
HOT-DOG SHOP 1
INDIGESTION HEAVEN 1
JERKY PLACE 1
JITNEY 1
JUNK STAND 1
JUST NO NICE PLACE 1
JUTE JOINT 1
LITTLE DIRTY JOINT 1
LOUSY PLACE TO EAT 1
LOUSY RESTURANT 1
LUNCH 1
LUNCH BAR 1
LUNCH STAND 1
LUNCHEONETTE 1
MESS HALL 1
NASTY MAN 1
ONE-ARM LUNCH 1
POOR LUNCH COUNTER 1
POOR MAN’S FRIEND 1
POOR RESTAURANT 1
PTOMAINE 1
PTOMAINE GULCH 1
PTOMAINE HOUSE 1
PTOMAINE JUNCTION 1
PTOMAINE SPECIAL 1
PTOMAINE TAVERN 1
PTOMAINE TILLY’S 1
PTOMAINE TOWER 1
PUB 1
PUNK PLACE 1
QUICK-AND-DIRTY 1
QUICK-AND-GREASY 1
RATTRAP 1
RUNNING SORE 1
SALOON 1
SCHLOCK-HOUSE 1
SCHLOCK-JOINT 1
SHACK 1
SLOP 1
SLOP PIT 1
SLOPPY JOE PLACE 1
SLOPPY PLACE 1
SLUM JOINT 1
SMALL CAFE 1
SNACK HOUSE 1
SNACK JOINT 1
SNACK PLACE 1
SOUL-FOOD PLACE 1
STAND 1
TACO JOINT 1
TAVERN 1
TEAROOM 1
TEAROOM THAT’S NOT TOO GOOD 1
THREE-CENT RESTAURANT 1
TWO-BY-TEN 1
UGLY DUCKLING 1
ULCER GULCH 1
VOMIT 1
WEENIE JOINT 1
WHITE ONION 1
WHITE TOWER 1

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