Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A restaurant or lunch-room where chops, steaks, etc., are grilled to order.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A room specially fitted for broiling food, esp. one in a restaurant, hotel, or clubhouse, arranged for prompt service.
  • noun a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A restaurant serving grilled food.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

Etymologies

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grill +‎ room

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Examples

  • An American influence came with the introduction of the “bar” and the “grillroom”, which was a room set aside for informal dining.

    Edwardian Gastronomy | Edwardian Promenade 2007

  • The grillroom smelled of hash browns, eggs, bacon, and sausage.

    Super Woman’s Child J. L. Woodson 2006

  • The grillroom smelled of hash browns, eggs, bacon, and sausage.

    Super Woman’s Child J. L. Woodson 2006

  • They were safe while they sat here, legs firmly crossed under the table, but they felt unsteady; they were afraid of navigating the long and slippery floor of the grillroom under the eyes of the other guests and the too-attentive waiters.

    Babbit 2004

  • I waved Ted back to his paperwork and pushed through the swinging door that led into the main grillroom.

    Hacker - Death at the Member-Guest Bartlett, James Y. 2004

  • The sounds that filled the grillroom, the noise of dishes, knives, forks, the hum of conversation, the laughter, and the music coming from the big room prevented her hearing.

    Maigret's Revolver Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1952

  • The grillroom was lighted, but the sunlight lingered on outside.

    Maigret's Revolver Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1952

  • Yet, taught by the grillroom, he assumed this livery, wore off its shyness, and grew to like it for the best it signified.

    The Henchman Mark Lee Luther

  • Nevertheless, something of his old-time diffidence toward the unknown country beyond the grillroom lingered, and it made for peace that his wife seemed so competent to guide.

    The Henchman Mark Lee Luther

  • Partly with the intention of speaking to her, partly for freedom from the button-holing of the grillroom where he usually lunched, he left the executive chamber shortly before one o'clock and set out on foot for his home.

    The Henchman Mark Lee Luther

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