Unusual / Funny Restaurant Names
Jul 23, 2007 | 3:07 pm
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A favorite from the Cheltenham section of North Philadelphia is:
Sid Bunker's Shrimp Mobile.
Trust me, never get a meal from a shrimp "restaurant" that drives around in a beat up 1975 UPS stlye delivery truck.
Sid Bunker's Shrimp Mobile.
Trust me, never get a meal from a shrimp "restaurant" that drives around in a beat up 1975 UPS stlye delivery truck.
Jul 23, 2007 | 10:08 pm
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on that crustacean note... me, my sister, and our friend used to pass by some ghetto looking dive called Miley & Miley's Shrimp Shack, in a ghetto-ish part of Detroit on the way to/ from the clubs. My sister and I always thought that that was a rather unappetizing name for a restaurant, but our friend would BEG to get some shrimp to-go every time she saw it. Goes to show that there is no accounting for taste. 
Aug 16, 2007 | 10:19 am
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Jun 20, 2010 | 3:46 am
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Jun 20, 2010 | 9:35 am
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A restaurant called Pancho's has been a landmark in the El Porto neighborhood of Manhattan Beach CA for 50+ years. The walls used to have murals of Mexican bandits doing bandit things to Mexican peasants.
Chinese restaurant.
Chinese restaurant.
Jun 20, 2010 | 9:39 am
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Some off the top of my head:
The White Lady, Auckland NZ - trailer serving greasy fastfood to drunken people late at night in the Auckland CBD. Always good after a hard night out.
Wholly Bagels, Wellington NZ
Hell Pizza, NZ
Green Parrot Cafe, Wellington NZ
Rumdoodles, Kathmandu Nepal
Flying Burrito Brothers, Wellington NZ
Soot Bull Jeep, Los Angeles CA
Dirty Dick's, London UK
The Lucky Shag, Perth Australia
Not restaurants:
Wanko, Singapore
Dickens Cider
Some off the top of my head:
The White Lady, Auckland NZ - trailer serving greasy fastfood to drunken people late at night in the Auckland CBD. Always good after a hard night out.
Wholly Bagels, Wellington NZ
Hell Pizza, NZ
Green Parrot Cafe, Wellington NZ
Rumdoodles, Kathmandu Nepal
Flying Burrito Brothers, Wellington NZ
Soot Bull Jeep, Los Angeles CA
Dirty Dick's, London UK
The Lucky Shag, Perth Australia
Not restaurants:
Wanko, Singapore
Dickens Cider
Jun 20, 2010 | 10:11 am
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A couple others that came to my mind on the way home:
Taco Bill, Melbourne Australia
QQ Rice, Wellington NZ
Dogs Bollix, Auckland NZ
Big Mama's, Melbourne Australia
Kimchi Grandma, Melbourne Australia
Espressoholic, Wellington NZ (sadly, gone)
Fidel's Cafe, Wellington NZ
Mojo Coffee, Wellington NZ
Not a restaurant:
Liquor.com, Auckland NZ. A liquor store that has nothing to do with the domain name what so ever...
Countless other funny ones around Asia Pacific, but none that are really sticking in my mind, although I am always a fan of "AJ Internet and Supermart" in Singapore.
Taco Bill, Melbourne Australia
QQ Rice, Wellington NZ
Dogs Bollix, Auckland NZ
Big Mama's, Melbourne Australia
Kimchi Grandma, Melbourne Australia
Espressoholic, Wellington NZ (sadly, gone)
Fidel's Cafe, Wellington NZ
Mojo Coffee, Wellington NZ
Not a restaurant:
Liquor.com, Auckland NZ. A liquor store that has nothing to do with the domain name what so ever...
Countless other funny ones around Asia Pacific, but none that are really sticking in my mind, although I am always a fan of "AJ Internet and Supermart" in Singapore.
Jun 20, 2010 | 9:41 pm
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The real name of this restaurant is The Mad Greek in Vancouver, BC. However, the "R" in the neon was out, so it was The Mad Geek....... I know doesn't really count, but it did make me do a double take.
Oh...... The Village Idiot Pub in Toronto.
Oh...... The Village Idiot Pub in Toronto.