Unusual / Funny Restaurant Names
May 23, 2004, 4:11 pm
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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!
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!
May 23, 2004, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by fromYYZ_flyer
A lot of the Chinese ones have very pointless and basicly random names.
-Destination Restaurant
-Excellent Wok
-Visage Cuisine
-Destination Restaurant
-Excellent Wok
-Visage Cuisine
May 24, 2004, 12:30 pm
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Originally Posted by YYZC2
There is a Chinese place on Fairfax in L.A. called Genghis Cohen...
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.
May 27, 2004, 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by BigJC
Surprised this one hasn't been mentioned:
Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn - Fairbanks, AK
Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn - Fairbanks, AK
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.
Jun 1, 2004, 3:58 pm
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Originally Posted by gr8rg8r
Another good one in Alaska....
The Elbow Room...
The Elbow Room...
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.
Jun 1, 2004, 5:41 pm
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More Phx spots
Originally Posted by jfe
Chi-Chi's
Thank God they don't have one in ELP
Thank God they don't have one in ELP
.... and that ELP has places with better Mexican food!
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.
Jun 10, 2004, 6:57 am
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Originally Posted by FlyinHawaiian
I was passing through Tracy, CA about 15 years ago and passed a place called Paco's Chop Suey - Mexican/Chinese food. I did not stop.
I also remember seeing a restaurant on Haight Street in San Francisco named Squat and Gobble.
Jun 23, 2004, 12:18 pm
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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".
A bit closer to home is a Vietnamese soup place called Pho Kim Long, keeping in mind how you pronounce "Pho".
Originally Posted by Efrem
Seen yesterday in Burlington, Vermont: a pub named What Ales You and a coffee shop named Uncommon Grounds.
Jun 28, 2004, 2:04 pm
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There used to be a "Barca Lounge" in NYC somewhere, IIRC.
I've always found "Fatburger" to be apropos.
I've always found "Fatburger" to be apropos.
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Jun 28, 2004, 2:42 pm
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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 !!!!!
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 !!!!!
Jun 28, 2004, 3:10 pm
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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".