11. Hattie McDaniel won an hospital / medical practice assistants and greasy spoon diner waitresses. 12. They are often served in greasy spoons , and are anecdotally recommended as a hangover cure. 13. A . For the same reason your favorite greasy spoon calls 2-day-old meatloaf the house special. 14. There was a greasy spoon image diners had, 15. I was at a greasy spoon today and the jukebox fired-up and randomly played a track. 16. He found work playing piano in a brothel, and washing dishes in a greasy spoon restaurant. 17. "I stay on them, because I don't want them working at some greasy spoon all their lives. 18. In 2001, the UK press reported that the European Union was attempting to ban greasy spoon cafes. 19. "I was a waitress in a greasy spoon cafe, " she said of meeting her husband, Tom. 20. Greasy spoons along the Bowery used to specialize in pig snouts and cabbage, the cheapest food around.