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".