A bar, restaurant, or nightclub located on a road outside a town, often featuring music, dancing, and casual entertainment.
From 'road' (path) + 'house' (building). The term emerged in early 20th-century America to describe establishments catering to travelers.
Roadhouses boomed in the 1920s-30s partly because they were outside city limits and could operate during Prohibition when city bars were illegal—geography was a loophole!
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