"What's in a name? A restaurant's success can hinge on the right words"
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VivoPerLei , Oct 8, 2013 10:53 am
I think a good name for a 7-11 style convenience store would be "Pass'n gas" but apparently I'm a party of one.
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BuildingMyBento , Oct 8, 2013 11:57 am
formerly known as Tad's Broiled Steaks
I'm fascinated by Chinese restaurant names. Abundance, auspicious, benefit, lucky, profit, dragon, and wealth all are welcome. No beating around the bush there.
Japan has some real winners too. Take a guess as to what this means... Also, there used to be a place called "Pampkin Cook Katsura" specializing in pumpkin dishes.
There are plenty more, but let's see what else is mentioned first.
Japan has some real winners too. Take a guess as to what this means... Also, there used to be a place called "Pampkin Cook Katsura" specializing in pumpkin dishes.
There are plenty more, but let's see what else is mentioned first.
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One of the great Chinese restaurants in China Town used to be Lee Ho Fook. Needless to say, a competitor opened with the same words but the first two transposed (read it.....). Fortunately it did not survive long.
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BuildingMyBento , Oct 8, 2013 3:21 pm
formerly known as Tad's Broiled Steaks
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And do you know just how many Pho #1 / No. 1 restaurants there are in the world? Must be hundreds...
There's quite a lot of Taj Mahals and Arirangs out there too! Originally Posted by gobluetwo
What the Pho (real place!)And do you know just how many Pho #1 / No. 1 restaurants there are in the world? Must be hundreds...
Also, it's been a while since I was last in Siem Reap, but how many Pyongyang restaurants do they have now, three?
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The worst is a place called Mt Fuji, with a sign hanging underneath that says "Chinese buffet"... 
Also, you know it's bad news when you try to order agedashi tofu and the waitress says, "oh, you mean age tofu" (like my age is 37) instead of "ah-geh". DOH.
Also, you know it's bad news when you try to order agedashi tofu and the waitress says, "oh, you mean age tofu" (like my age is 37) instead of "ah-geh". DOH.
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And do you know just how many Pho #1 / No. 1 restaurants there are in the world? Must be hundreds...
That would be hundreds of thousandsOriginally Posted by gobluetwo
What the Pho (real place!)And do you know just how many Pho #1 / No. 1 restaurants there are in the world? Must be hundreds...
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pseudoswede , Oct 9, 2013 10:13 pm
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Kum & GoOriginally Posted by lancebanyon
I think a good name for a 7-11 style convenience store would be "Pass'n gas" but apparently I'm a party of one.
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tentseller , Oct 10, 2013 9:40 am
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And do you know just how many Pho #1 / No. 1 restaurants there are in the world? Must be hundreds...
iPho in Santa ClaraOriginally Posted by gobluetwo
What the Pho (real place!)And do you know just how many Pho #1 / No. 1 restaurants there are in the world? Must be hundreds...
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tentseller , Oct 10, 2013 9:43 am
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Someone evidently spelled it out, "C-L-A-double u"
There is a restuarant in China called "Translate Server Error".Originally Posted by uszkanni
Not a restaurant name but a menu item, "Spicy Crab Clauu."Someone evidently spelled it out, "C-L-A-double u"
Sine this is FT where it did not happen if there is not photo:
http://revealingerrors.com/translation_systems
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BuildingMyBento , Oct 10, 2013 10:01 am
formerly known as Tad's Broiled Steaks
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Also, you know it's bad news when you try to order agedashi tofu and the waitress says, "oh, you mean age tofu" (like my age is 37) instead of "ah-geh". DOH.
Are the majority of Japanese restaurants outside of Japan managed/staffed by Japanese people? Highly doubt it. Originally Posted by gobluetwo
The worst is a place called Mt Fuji, with a sign hanging underneath that says "Chinese buffet"... Also, you know it's bad news when you try to order agedashi tofu and the waitress says, "oh, you mean age tofu" (like my age is 37) instead of "ah-geh". DOH.
In other news, there's a restaurant in Manhattan called Jack's Sliders and Sushi (sliders are small hamburgers/sandwiches), which has the same level of appeal to me as a middle seat with Spirit Airlines.