Pastry chef Laura Sawicki, of Sway and La Condesa fame: "Huts Hamburgers. Doesn't matter if you go for breakfast or lunch, it's all delicious! My favorite is the cheeseburger ... I really love the hamburger bun!"

Benjamin Baker of Travaasa Austin's Jean's Kitchen: "I like Asia Cafe. It's a diner with an Asian twist. It is a very dressed down place with plastic plates and bowls. I order the eggplant with ground pork, sesame tofu, salt and pepper fish, green beans and Sichuan duck."

Chefs and industry folks in Austin love Dirty Martin's.Says Kevin Williamson, chef and owner at Ranch 616, Star Bar and Rattle Inn: "Dirty Martins on Guadalupe. This place is a long time UT and Austin favorite. I love their Sissy Burger served with mayo, lettuce and tomato."

Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden chef Ted Prater says he goes for all the burgers here, and Mulberry's Kristine Kittrell goes for the cheeseburgers: "Love watching the guys working the flat top."

Says Matt Burke, Head Chef at Shady Grove: "The Tam Deli at 8222 North Lamar may not qualify as a greasy spoon, but the fried shrimp bahn mi sandwich is as good as any po' boy I have ever eaten anywhere. The combination of browned garlic, mayo and cilantro with the shrimp is amazing. The delicate cream puffs sell out quickly. I order the dessert first."

Says Allison Jenkins, Executive Chef at upcoming laV brick-and-mortar and the currently open Say laV food truck: "Though it seems pretty healthy, I had biscuits with goat chorizo gravy & fried eggs for brunch recently. They make some great nachos & cheese fries."

Industry folks love the Counter Cafe. Says Allison Jenkins of Say laV and LaV: "Blueberry pancakes & bacon. They have great biscuits & gravy too." The Alamo Drafthouse's Jason Donoho also calls the Counter Cafe his greasy spoon home. His order? "A classic breakfast. Three eggs sunny side up, bacon AND Sausage. No toast. Side of salsa. Black coffee."

Says Lawrence Kocurek, Chef de Cuisine at TRACE: "Greasy spoon? How about a greasy store: the La Michoacana Meat Market on the east side has a little area in it to get food, the staff is kind of rude and doesn’t really seem like they want anyone in there asking for anything, that is I think part of the charm though. And my favorite thing there is the Boss Chilaquiles con Huevo. It is a an amazing gut bomb of a breakfast."Mulberry chef Kristine Kittrell is also a fan: "My favorite hangover spot is La Michoacana. I always have the desebrada beef. It will cure all that ails you."

Of course Searsucker's Brian Malarkey is the kind of guy who would answer "Peche," an upscale cocktail bar, to a question about greasy spoons: "It's not a greasy spoon, it's a greasy spoon, fork, knife, fingers and chin!” “… Great cocktails and some of the best bar food ever. Bone marrow and fries and sweetbreads..... On the same plate!!!!!”

Uchi chef de cuisine Jeramie Robison goes for "buttermilk pancakes, two sunny side eggs, orange juice, coffee," at Kerbey Lane.

Jennifer Costello and Chris Hurley from The Bonneville: "Tan My for Pho up on Ohlen road, you have to have the Beef Brisket Pho with Meatballs. It's amazingly good, greasy and will make your nose run for days."

Contigo's Andrew Wiseheart goes for the huevos rancheros at this east side Tex-Mex dive.