"What's in a name? A restaurant's success can hinge on the right words"

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Oct 23, 2013, 7:17 pm

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If they get a good review in the newspaper, is the article titled "Pho King Awesome".....

Or, inversely if it was a bad review, Pho King Terrible....

Oct 23, 2013, 9:01 pm

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I remember a new bar in Puerto Vallarta which was opened by a couple of Mexican entrepreneurs with an apparently faulty grasp of English idiom and called it "The Cockpit."

They didn't mean to open the type of bar that they ended up with.

In a similar vein: the Manhole in Reno & Sukker's Likkers in SF. Many others are probably too graphic for FT.

Oct 24, 2013, 4:39 pm

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In a similar vein: the Manhole in Reno & Sukker's Likkers in SF. Many others are probably too graphic for FT.

Near Vail...

Oct 24, 2013, 7:27 pm

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Near Vail...

Been there a long time. They sell 10X more t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, & other assorted schlock than anything in a bottle !

Oct 31, 2013, 7:16 am

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"What's in a name? A restaurant's success can hinge on the right words"

wok this way - takeaway restaurant
only foods and sauces - burger van

Nov 1, 2013, 7:27 pm

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I'm landlord to a famous Canadian restaurant "Notables" operated by Michael Noble, a world renowned chef.

Get it? "No Tables".. Reservations are 3 to 4 weeks in advance for weekends.

Nov 1, 2013, 9:15 pm

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When waiting for a table we often give the host/hostess the name 'Donner' and tell them "we're very hungry".. I just love when they announced "the Donner party. Looking for the Donner party". Our private joke, nobody ever gets it.

Nov 1, 2013, 9:47 pm

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Now that one is good. Mind if I steal it occasionally?

Do you ever order the Hunan beef?

Nov 1, 2013, 9:54 pm

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mcdowell's is a great name for a place that serves hamburgers.

Been in operation for decades: McDowell's Drive In in my SC hometown.

Nov 12, 2013, 2:25 pm

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Favorite place in NYC's Chinatown is "Big Wong King" -- food (especially the roast pork) is excellent and dinner for two can be well under $20, but that name...