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To The Escape Zeppelin!		2012-03-29 05:40:04 PM

pute kisses like a man: I have a rule that any restaurant that depicts the animal which it serves, and the animal is smiling, it will be a good restaurant. if there is an animal and it is not smiling, do not eat there.

I've always liked the theory that the more human the pig on the bbq restaurant sign is, the better the food.
Pig only, bad. Smiling pig, good. Smiling pigs in top hats, great. Human with pig nose, excellent.

Chinchillazilla		2012-03-29 05:40:12 PM

ZMugg: I understand that you can get a "big dish of beef chow mein" here.

Aaaaooooooooooooo

draw blood

Man, I bet everyone who works there is so tired of people asking for that.

Mike Chewbacca		2012-03-29 05:42:26 PM

Devo Cornholiosky		2012-03-29 05:42:49 PM

Eat at Joes, Eat at Joes, Eat at Joes

srtpointman		2012-03-29 05:54:36 PM

Place in El Dorado Hills, Ca is called Sir Veza's. I think it's a chain restaurant, but I like the name.

pute kisses like a man		2012-03-29 05:55:59 PM

To The Escape Zeppelin!: pute kisses like a man: I have a rule that any restaurant that depicts the animal which it serves, and the animal is smiling, it will be a good restaurant. if there is an animal and it is not smiling, do not eat there.

I've always liked the theory that the more human the pig on the bbq restaurant sign is, the better the food.
Pig only, bad. Smiling pig, good. Smiling pigs in top hats, great. Human with pig nose, excellent.

ah yes... I was only prepared to discuss the entry level. you are obviously an advanced student of faunal anthropomorphication

/ can't agree more.
// although, here is one exception to the non-smiling pig. however, it works because it uses another word for pig, and is also a reference to a traditional method of cooking the pig, the cochon de lait.

www.cochonrestaurant.com

pute kisses like a man		2012-03-29 05:56:54 PM

Rufus Lee King: [jacquizhou.files.wordpress.com image 306x495]

ha! that's brilliant!

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-03-29 06:01:33 PM

srtpointman: Place in El Dorado Hills, Ca is called Sir Veza's. I think it's a chain restaurant, but I like the name.

I'm in El Dorado Hills right now, so I got a real kick...

fusillade762		2012-03-29 06:04:59 PM

MaudlinMutantMollusk: We had a local place called "Nacho Mama's"

/it was nacho good

MetryPapi: We have a Nacho Mama's in New Orleans. Only tex mex my kids will eat!

/ of course they're toddlers so what do they know.

We have a Nacho Mama's here in Oregon, too. Is it a chain or just coincidental naming?

Spaced Lion		2012-03-29 06:05:31 PM

My all-time favorite was a Chinese-Mexican place in San Antonio. It was called Wok-a-Mole.

The food was good too.

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-03-29 06:07:16 PM

fusillade762: MaudlinMutantMollusk: We had a local place called "Nacho Mama's"

/it was nacho good

MetryPapi: We have a Nacho Mama's in New Orleans. Only tex mex my kids will eat!

/ of course they're toddlers so what do they know.

We have a Nacho Mama's here in Oregon, too. Is it a chain or just coincidental naming?

I'm sure the one here was just a coincidental naming

/way too much of a dive to be a franchise
//or worst. franchise.evar.

MetryPapi		2012-03-29 06:08:06 PM

pute kisses like a man: To The Escape Zeppelin!: pute kisses like a man: I have a rule that any restaurant that depicts the animal which it serves, and the animal is smiling, it will be a good restaurant. if there is an animal and it is not smiling, do not eat there.

I've always liked the theory that the more human the pig on the bbq restaurant sign is, the better the food.
Pig only, bad. Smiling pig, good. Smiling pigs in top hats, great. Human with pig nose, excellent.

ah yes... I was only prepared to discuss the entry level. you are obviously an advanced student of faunal anthropomorphication

/ can't agree more.
// although, here is one exception to the non-smiling pig. however, it works because it uses another word for pig, and is also a reference to a traditional method of cooking the pig, the cochon de lait.

Well at least I know what we're having for dinner!

/corky's has a smilin pig in an apron and chef's hat. Kinda mediocre, though.

Gyrfalcon		2012-03-29 06:08:19 PM

Excellent trio of places in Boulder, CO: one is The Kitchen, then they have Next Door and Upstairs. Great food, slightly varying in style and ambiance.

JimmyFartpants		2012-03-29 06:13:25 PM

My seafood place will be called The Prawn Shop.

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-03-29 06:15:42 PM

JimmyFartpants: My seafood place will be called The Prawn Shop.

I'd go with Prawn Stars

/it works on so many levels

Mikey1969		2012-03-29 06:16:20 PM

Devo Cornholiosky: [img840.imageshack.us image 640x429]
Eat at Joes, Eat at Joes, Eat at Joes

Hey, I have a friend named Joe who opened a Joe's Diner... Don't be a hater... ;-)

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom		2012-03-29 06:16:26 PM

JimmyFartpants: My seafood place will be called The Prawn Shop.

My breakfast joint will be Rachel Corrie's House of Pancakes.

Fugitive Unknown		2012-03-29 06:17:23 PM

Obligatory

one0nine		2012-03-29 06:17:32 PM

Probably nothing wrong with the name at all, but Buca di Beppo makes me chuckle every time I hear it. Good food, excellent value... wish we had one near Hampton Roads.

Mikey1969		2012-03-29 06:17:48 PM

Gyrfalcon: Excellent trio of places in Boulder, CO: one is The Kitchen, then they have Next Door and Upstairs. Great food, slightly varying in style and ambiance.

I always thought it would be cool to have a bar/club named Vesuvius, with a restaurant named Pompeii below it...

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom		2012-03-29 06:18:52 PM

one0nine: Buca di Beppo

Buca di Beppo roughly translates to "Jose's Hole"

LedLawless		2012-03-29 06:21:39 PM

C. O. Jones, in Connecticut, comes to mind.

CaliNJGuy		2012-03-29 06:25:23 PM

Mah's Kitchen in El Centro, CA

vegas_greaser		2012-03-29 06:35:41 PM

In florida, we had a place called "Crabs, we got 'Em"...Heard from a cook there than some of the staff did indeed "have 'em"

DVDave		2012-03-29 06:39:22 PM

fusillade762: MaudlinMutantMollusk: We had a local place called "Nacho Mama's"

/it was nacho good

MetryPapi: We have a Nacho Mama's in New Orleans. Only tex mex my kids will eat!

/ of course they're toddlers so what do they know.

We have a Nacho Mama's here in Oregon, too. Is it a chain or just coincidental naming?

It's closed now, but I worked for Pastabilities in Albany. They had one in Salem, too.

CheetahOlivetti		2012-03-29 06:39:30 PM

Mikey1969: Grand_Moff_Joseph: Some of the best Mexican food in Phoenix, IMO:

[encrypted-tbn0.google.com image 207x243]

It's not bad, but try Carolina's some time(One up by Sunnyslope, one about 1/2 a mile Southeast of BOB, or whatever the Hell they changed the name to). Also, there's a place at about 16th Street and Thomas called Juan's that I have been going to since the mid-90's. La Tolteca at 12th St and Van Buren is good, too. Especially because they have a small market attached, and you can buy a 6 pack and drink it with your lunch(Unless they got rid of it, which would be sad).

I love Carolina's. The Sunnyslope one (Cactus just off Cave Creek) is the one I go to.

The_Philosopher_King		2012-03-29 06:41:20 PM

MaudlinMutantMollusk: fusillade762: MaudlinMutantMollusk: We had a local place called "Nacho Mama's"
/it was nacho good
MetryPapi: We have a Nacho Mama's in New Orleans. Only tex mex my kids will eat!
/ of course they're toddlers so what do they know.
We have a Nacho Mama's here in Oregon, too. Is it a chain or just coincidental naming?
I'm sure the one here was just a coincidental naming
/way too much of a dive to be a franchise
//or worst. franchise.evar.

There is one in Waterford MI too. Another one to much of a dive to be a franchise. Unless they have low standards.

This thread does remind me of this quote:

"Do you know on this one block you can buy croissants in five different places? There's one store called Bonjour Croissant. It makes me want to go to Paris and open up a store called Hello Toast."
Fran Lebowitz

cyberspacedout		2012-03-29 06:50:19 PM

I remember reading about a chain of Mexican restaurants somewhere in the eastern U.S. with the name C.O. Jones.

If you don't speak Spanish, you probably don't get it.

macclearich		2012-03-29 06:51:11 PM

Place here in Seattle - not sure if it's still open or not - was called How To Cook A Wolf. We've also got a What The Pho', and the obligatory Pho' King.

booberryberet		2012-03-29 06:59:38 PM

Abbott's Lobster. Next to Costello's Clamshack in Noank, CT.

/Captain Scotts or The Dock are better and cheaper...

Johnny Bananapeel		2012-03-29 07:02:16 PM

Went out of business before we could capture a proper photo:

i.imgur.com

/not a restaurant I know.
//probably lots of interesting items on the menu nonetheless.

fusillade762		2012-03-29 07:05:10 PM

The_Philosopher_King: "Do you know on this one block you can buy croissants in five different places? There's one store called Bonjour Croissant. It makes me want to go to Paris and open up a store called Hello Toast."
Fran Lebowitz

Homer: Sir, I need to know where I can get some business hammocks.

Hank Scorpio: Hammocks? My goodness, what an idea. Why didn't I think of that?

Hammocks! Homer, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on third.

Homer: Uh-huh.

Hank Scorpio: There's Hammocks-R-Us, that's on third too. You got Put-Your-Butt-There.

Homer: Mm-Hmm.

Hank Scorpio: That's on third. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; it's the hammock complex on third.

Homer: Oh, the hammock district!

Johnny Bananapeel		2012-03-29 07:07:41 PM

macclearich: Place here in Seattle - not sure if it's still open or not - was called How To Cook A Wolf.

static-l3.blogcritics.org

A homage to Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (new window).

ThighsofGlory		2012-03-29 07:09:25 PM

There's a bar in Point Richmond, CA called the Wet Spot.

author1701		2012-03-29 07:26:26 PM

Used to be a place in Phoenix called Spaghetti Western, a western-themed Italian restaurant. Great food and service. Not sure why it went away, but it was good while it lasted.

Mixolydian Master		2012-03-29 07:30:32 PM

Oak		2012-03-29 07:41:19 PM

/Also obligatory

lake_huron		2012-03-29 07:41:55 PM

Kosher Chinese place on Long Island called Holy Chow.

EverybodyPanic!		2012-03-29 07:45:16 PM

We had a Thai place near us called Thai Tanic. It was pretty bad. It's gone now.

/sank like a stone

ski9600		2012-03-29 07:45:36 PM

/better late than never

what the cat dragged in		2012-03-29 07:48:32 PM

What, no seafood place called... Salmon Ella's?

Plant Rights Activist		2012-03-29 07:53:54 PM

JSieverts		2012-03-29 08:15:58 PM

I am told there used to be a place in Seattle called Salmon Chanted Evening

mcjam		2012-03-29 08:17:52 PM

SumoJeb: supper

In the Midwest US, I also grew up calling the evening meal "supper" while "dinner" was usually formal and on the weekends versus the informal/weekday lunch.

dbrunker		2012-03-29 08:31:38 PM

What would a silly restaurant name thread be without Portland, Oregon's beloved restaurant...
farm1.staticflickr.com

buckler		2012-03-29 08:35:17 PM

clovis69: Hung Far Low beats them all.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2010/ 0 8/restoration_of_portlands_hung.html

The little sign at the bottom read "cocktails", but was more or less permanently vandalized to read "cock". Since the restoration, I think it now reads "restaurant".

on the road		2012-03-29 08:43:44 PM

Lipspinach		2012-03-29 08:45:50 PM

There's a greasy spoon in The Beach area of Toronto that has been called
"The Goof " for as long as I can remember. It had a big vertical neon sign that said GOOD FOOD but the only tubes that weren't burnt out spelled out GOOF.
It was the go-to place for party survivors & cranky old farkers alike.

/ahh memories...

UncomfortableSilence		2012-03-29 08:56:04 PM

Best burgers in Seattle are at Uneeda Burger.

pixeled		2012-03-29 09:06:53 PM

Pants full of macaroni!!: /yes, i know it's fake

Pho Shizzle IS NOT fake.. it's in Renton Washington off of 900.

Yelp Link (new window)

What the Pho is not fake either

Link (new window)

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