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> In rec.food.cooking, Cookie Cutter > wrote:
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>>Yeah. What is a roadhouse. Texas never had anything called a
>>"roadhouse." Until now. What is a "roadhouse" and anybody know where
>>that term came from?
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> My impression of a roadhouse is a rundown bar/grill on a US highway, from
> the after WWII/before interstate highways days. Populated by local
> layabouts, drinking long-neck local beer, and adventurous types driving
> to distant cities in their new '46 Chevys. A couple of Indian
> motorcycles parked out front completes the scene.
>
> Am I close?
>

I'm in your camp and the dictionary supports the location. However, I
seem to remember hearing the term used historically from England and
well before WWII. So, while the dating might be different, the concept
is the same.

jim