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bar and grill, n. orig. and chiefly U.S. Brit. |ˌbɑːr (ə)n(d) ˈgrɪl|, U.S. |ˈbɑr (ə)n ˈgrɪl| Forms: 19– bar and grill, 19– bar & grill, 19– bar & grille, 19– bar n grill, 19– bar 'n grill, 19– bar n' grill, 19– bar 'n' grill [‹ bar n.1 + and conj.1 + grill n.3 In form bar & grille apparently by confusion with grille n.] A bar serving simple grilled meals, which may be eaten at the bar counter; a combined bar and grill-room; an informal restaurant serving simple meals. In early use esp. in a hotel or club.
[1898Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 17 Aug. 1/5 On the first floor is a cigar stand, a bar and grill room and a gentleman's cafe.] 1903Delphos (Ohio) Daily Herald 6 May 2/3 A comfortable place to lounge and talk undisturbed by sleepy waiters announcing that ‘The bar and grill is closing’. 1948Public Opinion Q. 12 828/2 It is also believed that the home audience is becoming more and more important for television, as the bar and grill audience gradually reaches a saturation point. 1992Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Apr. 32 Cut to a woman in a bar-n-grill removing her brassiere atop a motorbike. 2004Time Out N.Y. 12 Feb. 32/2 But just in time comes H. K. (short for Hell's Kitchen), an industrial-looking bar and grill with concrete floors. |