Frog Pond (La Grenouille nickname)
La Grenouille (French for "the frog") is a French restaurant at 3 East 52nd Street in Manhattan that opened in 1962. The restaurant became quickly popular with the fashion industry.…
Fulton Fish Market
The Fulton Fish Market was on Fulton Street in Manhattan. In 2005, it moved to the Bronx Hunts Point area. Former New York Governor Al Smith got his start with what he called an "F.F.M."…
Gastrobar
The term "gastropub" was popularized in London in the early 1990s. A "gastrobar (or "gastro bar") is, essentially, the same thing as a "gastropub" -- a drinking…
Gastroteque
The eating establishment Buvette (42 Grove Street in Manhattan) opened in 2011. On January 20, 2011, New York magazine (Grub Street New York) wrote this description from Buvette's owner:…
Gay Bar
A "gay bar" is a bar where "gay" (LGBTQ) people are welcome. "The swish-set back here is giggling about a cop in Yonkers, who makes the rounds of the gay bars there -- not…
George Eddy (customer who doesn’t leave a tip)
Entry in progress -- B.P. JSTORFebruary 1936, American Speech, "Linguistic Concoctions of the Soda Jerker" by Harold W. Bentley, pp. 37-45:GEORGE EDDY. Man who gives no tips. Google…
Ghost Kitchen
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Ghost Restaurant
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Golden Arches (McDonald’s nickname)
McDonald's fast found restaurants are known for the "golden arches" -- the yellow arches that decorated its early restaurants and the two yellow arches in the McDonald's letter…
Good Karma Jar (tip jar)
"Good Karma Jar" is another name for a tip jar, where that name or "Tipping Is Good Karma" has been printed on stickers. A March 1995 New York (NY) Times article on coffee bar…
Gourmet Gas Station (gourmet food + gas station)
A "gourmet gas station" (gourmet food + gas station) is a place where motorists can get gasoline and have fine dining as well. The term is somewhat awkward -- a "gourmet gas…
Grand Sample Station & Breadway & Snacks in the City (Trader Joe’s)
Trader Joe's first New York City store opened in 2006 on East 14th Street. Parts of the store have cutesy New York City names, such as "Grand Sample Station" and "Breadway"…
Greasy Spoon (“dirty spoon” restaurant)
A "greasy spoon" (formerly called a "dirty spoon") is an eating establishment that is unsanitary or one that serves inexpensive and often fried foods to working-class customers.…
Grocerant (grocery + restaurant)
A "grocerant" is a combination of a grocery and a restaurant. A grocer like Whole Foods offers a restaurant-like area where customers can consume food in the store. "Grocerant"…
Grosstedes (Gristedes nickname)
The Gristedes supermarket (www.gristedes.com) is sometimes called Gross-tedes, not for flattering reasons. http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=56597&st=30QUOTE(Dani Mc @ Dec 1 2004,…
Gutter Café (Gutter Dining)
Brooklyn's Smith Street was awarded the borough's first "gutter café" (also called a "pop-up café") in March 2011. Restaurant seating is quite literally in the…
Hail (ice); “Hold the hail” (hold the ice)
Newspapers.com 6 June 1922, Oklahoma City (OK) Times, "Chatter of Soda Jerkers Has a Jazz Flavor All Its Own, Experts Declare," pg. 7, col. 7: "Sky juice, sky high, heavey on the…
Hamburger Restaurant
There is some debate about when the first "hamburger restaurant" -- not merely a hamburger stand -- opened for business. Louis' Lunch of New Haven, Connecticut, claims to have…
Happy Hour
"Happy hour" originally meant an "hour of happiness" (often childhood happiness) and is cited in print from about 1702. The term "happy hour" was used in the navy…
Happy Minute (similar to “happy hour”)
Many bars and restaurants have a "happy hour." Some people have suggested a "happy munute." "Happy minute should replace hour" was published by the BBC on March 7,…