There's a bar / lounge close to our university campus called Plan B. Referring to lectures as Plan A, we find ourselves chosing Plan B more and more... :D

Strange you should say that - there's one just up the road in Brixton too...

There's a bar up the road from that called 'Tongue 'n' Groove', which I also like.

I had a pub in Toronto pointed out to me. It was called the Duke of Edinburgh, a pub staple as names go. Locally referred to as 'the Duke', it sports a massive mural of John Wayne...

How could I forget one of my college hangouts: Harry's Chocolate Shop (or The Chocolate Shop when talking to parents). During prohibition, Harry's was an ice cream parlor. After prohibition was repealed, it reverted back to being a bar, but the name stuck.

I was just thinking about that one! (Admittedly it was tough explaining to the parents the Harry's "go ugly early" shirts...) Don't forget Suds...the bar next to the laundromat which was near Chauncey & State (I think)

Some of their past restaurants include:

Bones (ribs)
Great Gritzbee's Flying Food Show
Jonathon Livingston Seafood
Lawrence of Oregano

The above post reminded of this new-gone restaurant in the Philly burbs

It's About Thyme

and the hot-dogs-n'-beer pub (which may be a chain)

Frank-n-Stein's

Don't know if it's still there, but there was a topless donut shop in Fort Collins named "Debbie Does Donuts"

I really like The Stinking Rose, a restaurant in San Francisco that features a lot of garlic (i mean a lot of garlic! :)) They have "vampire fare" on the menu (if you want it served without garlic) :)

HAAA! These are good! :D

Hmm... what can I add... well, I've always gotten a kick out of the "Frank & Stein" (hot dog and beer) stands at the airport.... and for Thai puns, around here there's a THAIPHOON.

One that really made me laugh (but made others groan!) was a seafood restaurant in Miami called "Sea Señor" ("si, señor," or "yes, sir"). I don't know if that's still there. Another one I liked that was maybe not really funny but still clever was "Darwin's Theory" in Anchorage, AK, where the logo was of a monkey sitting in "The Thinker" pose holding a human skull. I had a great ashtray from that place that a lousy ex boyfriend kept.... GRRRRR :mad: ;)

Finally, some that I never thought were funny (weird, yes; humorous, no) but others really get a kick out of when I mention them are the bars from my college days at the U. of Florida, most notably the Purple Porpoise -- which behind it had "The Lavender Mullet" (and no, these were not gay bars, ha!). These were owned by the same people who owned The Copper Monkey. :confused:

ETA: skofarrell, yes, the Stinking Rose!!! Great place! :)

The last time we were in London we ate at "The Slug & Lettuce", in the theater district. I think it is a chain.
Particularly funny for us, as we have some BIG Banana Slugs here in Humboldt County, CA.
Kate

Springfield, Illinois: Lox, Stock and Bagel

The Stinking Rose
 

Mmmm I love The Stinking Rose. We have one in LA too.

Fu King Chinese
 

I don't remember where I saw it, but...
'Seoul Man'

There's a small Irish pub in Las Vegas called "Three Angry Wives". Thought that was kind of funny.

in Honolulu
 

I did a double take when I saw the sign for this Chinese place in Honolulu (not far from the U of Hawaii)...

Fook Yuen

A lot of the Chinese ones have very pointless and basicly random names.

-Destination Restaurant
-Excellent Wok
-Visage Cuisine




Can't forget this one: :D
http://www.dannoll.com/Photos-2001-2...ides/phat.html

Phukit Thai
 

If pronounced incorrectly it could sound like a bad word. Killer resturant on 2nd St in Long Beach.

Restaurant in Richmond, VA in the late 70's called "I Dunno". Another one opened up a couple miles away called, "I Dunno Either".

Hard Wreck Café, Ueno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. Near the Truk Stop hotel and restaurant.

(Chuuk, previously known as Truk, is one of THE destinations for wreck divers, as there are about 60 diveable WWII wrecks littering the lagoon floor.)

I've always wanted to open my own place.
I'd call it HigherFlyer's Hash House.
Pot pies, pot stickers, pot roast!
Hash browns, turkey hash, corned beef hash!
4-2-0 breakfast special! (four strips, two eggs, and "no thank's I'm toast already!")
No shirt, no shoes...NO PROBLEM!

Or, the classic all-night one: 'Wok around the Clock'...

The Chinese/deli combo isn't all that rare, and many of the names are chosen to match. "Moishe Peking" and "Ginzberg & Wong" come to mind, though I don't know if either is still in business.

And there used to be (maybe still is)? a Scottsdale, Ariz., restaurant called "The Other Place." Great for those "let's not go there, let's go to..." discussions.

Another good one in Alaska....

The Elbow Room

in Dutch Harbor out in the Aleutians. I was there about 10 years ago and don't know if it still exists. Big hangout for the toughest guys in the world....Bering Sea fisherman and Crabbers. There was at least one fist- or knife-fight per evening.

After walking past another Elbow Room pub this past weekend in Bristol, Rhode Island, I googled the name. It's pretty popular. Well-known U.S. cities with Elbow Rooms include New York, Dallas, Fresno and Indianapolis on the first two pages of hits alone. There are many others worldwide, including at least two in different parts of London.

BTW, we didn't stop in because we were heading to the Hot Point restaurant down the block. It might qualify for this thread too. The decor includes lots of old ads for Hotpoint appliances, including stoves. I didn't ask if they use one.

More Phx spots
 

.... and that ELP has places with better Mexican food! :eek:


Took some out-of-town friends around Phx this weekend, and in addition to climbing to the top of Camelback Mountain ^ ^ we saw:

-- My Big Fat Greek Restaurant in Scottsdale and Tempe, and

-- Sushi and Rock-- imagine a Hard Rock Cafe with karaoke and sushi. If you can. ;)

-- Cooperstown: A sports bar owned by none other than Alice Cooper. ;)

I have a good one. There is a restuarant that is about to open in Atlanta called:
Two Urban Licks.. I have no idea how they got that name.

HAVMOR in many cities.

OK - not exactly a restaurant, but I'm partial to the "Karki Pussi" candy store chain in Finland. :D

I lived in Tracy for a couple years, left 6 years ago, and remember no such restaurant name. I'm sure it deservedly ceased operations. I did have the worst pizza in my life in Tracy in a pizzeria that adjoined an Indian restaurant with a common kitchen.

I also remember seeing a restaurant on Haight Street in San Francisco named Squat and Gobble.

Seen yesterday in Burlington, Vermont: a pub named What Ales You and a coffee shop named Uncommon Grounds.

Speaking of the BTV area, my customer would take us to a hole-in-the-wall called the Spanked Puppy in Colchester. Great hot-wings!

A bit closer to home is a Vietnamese soup place called Pho Kim Long, keeping in mind how you pronounce "Pho". ;)

There used to be a "Barca Lounge" in NYC somewhere, IIRC.

I've always found "Fatburger" to be apropos.

The Poor Mans Night Club
 

Select evenings in the parking lot of the Macau Ferry Terminal Hong Kong Island. Not just a place to get very unusual things to eat, but also a unique international Flee Market like you have never seen before. A fun night out when visiting Hong Kong.

Second name woild be of course " The Jumbo " A floating Restaurant not far away from the above, that seats 3,000 people on 3 different levels. To get their take a double decker bus feon the Star Ferry dock, sit on the upper level, for the ride of your life. Rollercoasters in the USA pale in comparison to this bus ride !!!!!

There was one in Detroit called "Nacho Daddy". Also a favorite hangout for personnel at the hospital I used to work at was called "The Recovery Room".

Forgot about this one in DC. Used to the med school's hangout at GWU in the 1980s:

"The 21st Amendment" -- the one that repealed Prohibition.

Should go at least once, but, like most tourist places, food is mediocre. Tom yung goong is a good index food for Thai eateries- it sucks here.

NYC: Cajun place owned and run by Asians: "How's Bayou"

Oh yeah- there's another touristy kind of restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand, on Convent Rd., off Silom, near Patpong Night Market: Prik Kee Nuu

Means Rat Sh*t Chili (the truly hot variety)

Its not the most encouraging sight when you're halfway through your dinner and you look at the window to see the huge picture of a fat jolly-looking rat staring down at you :D

Also off Soi Convent is a restaurant called the Eat Me Art Restaurant, located upstairs of an art gallery of the same name. Apparently very popular with the gay clientele...