eatery

[ee-tuh-ree]

noun

Informal.

plural

eateries 

1. a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.

eatery

/ ˈiːtərɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a restaurant or eating house

Word History and Origins

Origin of eatery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; eat + -ery

Example Sentences

The milestone episode will take things back to before the Belcher’s opened their family eatery.

From Los Angeles Times

Baci's mother ran an eatery opposite the ministry of defence in Abuja and she remembers that after a day at primary school she would go there to help out.

From BBC

Cooks and cashiers at the Pico Robertson location of fast food Japanese restaurant Yoshinoya walked off the job on Tuesday over concerns about cleanliness, health and safety at the eatery.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s probably what I looked like at Polly’s Freeze, a retro roadside eatery in Georgetown, Indiana, right across the river from Louisville.

From Salon

The Original Pantry, the iconic eatery in downtown Los Angeles that closed earlier this year, is set to make a comeback.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bar 
• cafeteria 
• coffee shop 
• diner 
• dining room 
• inn 
• outlet 
• saloon