Unusual / Funny Restaurant Names
Sep 3, 2004, 8:10 pm
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In Wash DC, there is a chain of coffee bars called 'Capitol Grounds' -- only in DC.
And one of my favorite coffee bars is "Jolt 'n' Bolt".
And one of my favorite coffee bars is "Jolt 'n' Bolt".
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Sep 6, 2004, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by DG
A Chinese eatery in Cambridge called Poo Poo Hot Pot. Somehow with that name, I did not go in.
There's a bar in Fell's Point in Baltimore called "The Horse You Rode In On".
Mr. GradGirl used to call it "The Horse You Went Home With".
There's also a great place to stay in Fell's Point, "The Admiral Fell Inn"
Sep 7, 2004, 9:04 am
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I recently found a coffee-house operation in Arlington, TX called Atomic Grounds.
In Little Rock, AR (presumably near the court house) is Sufficient Grounds.
In Little Rock, AR (presumably near the court house) is Sufficient Grounds.
Sep 7, 2004, 5:51 pm
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"Dick's Last Resort"; home of the Big A$$ Beer
http://www.dickslastresort.com/
"Like Like" - Honolulu, a small local spot we frequented near Ala Moana. I always laughed when hearing tourists call it the Like Like as in "I like that ..." vs. Licky Licky as in "quick quick".
"St. James Infirmary" (restaurant) - Mtn. View, CA, http://latc.com/1996/07/22/special_sect/mtnview2.html
atmosphere vs. food was the draw
Not to be confused with St James Infirmary, a comprehensive health & occupational injury clinic for sex workers up the road in San Francisco. http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
"Liquor and Redemption Center" Seen on June road trip in Maine (forgot town) sold liquor & redeemed empty souls or was it bottles & cans???
http://www.dickslastresort.com/
"Like Like" - Honolulu, a small local spot we frequented near Ala Moana. I always laughed when hearing tourists call it the Like Like as in "I like that ..." vs. Licky Licky as in "quick quick".
"St. James Infirmary" (restaurant) - Mtn. View, CA, http://latc.com/1996/07/22/special_sect/mtnview2.html
atmosphere vs. food was the draw
Not to be confused with St James Infirmary, a comprehensive health & occupational injury clinic for sex workers up the road in San Francisco. http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
"Liquor and Redemption Center" Seen on June road trip in Maine (forgot town) sold liquor & redeemed empty souls or was it bottles & cans???
Sep 7, 2004, 7:34 pm
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Originally Posted by jg2411
"Like Like" - Honolulu, a small local spot we frequented near Ala Moana. I always laughed when hearing tourists call it the Like Like as in "I like that ..." vs. Licky Licky as in "quick quick".
You've probably also seen her namesake highway, just off the H1, between HNL and Waikiki.
BTW, it's wiki-wiki (wee-kee-wee-kee) that means "very quick."
This is probably more than you ever wanted to know about Likelike and wiki-wiki.
latahz...
Sep 8, 2004, 11:53 am
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[QUOTE=ntamayo]
BTW, it's wiki-wiki (wee-kee-wee-kee) that means "very quick."
QUOTE]
As in the shuttle between the main and inter-island termnals at HNL? I'm at odds with myself about whether or not the name fits ... I s'pose sometimes yes, sometimes no. (We need an emoticon for "Hang loose!")
BTW, it's wiki-wiki (wee-kee-wee-kee) that means "very quick."
QUOTE]
As in the shuttle between the main and inter-island termnals at HNL? I'm at odds with myself about whether or not the name fits ... I s'pose sometimes yes, sometimes no. (We need an emoticon for "Hang loose!")
Sep 8, 2004, 1:13 pm
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Originally Posted by ntamayo
BTW, it's wiki-wiki (wee-kee-wee-kee) that means "very quick."
This is probably more than you ever wanted to know about Likelike and wiki-wiki. latahz...
This is probably more than you ever wanted to know about Likelike and wiki-wiki.
latahz...Using LikeLike for "quickie quickie" is a 'personal thing' hubby & I started years ago when visiting Honolulu every few months. We always headed to Like Like for a huge bowl of saimin & food at good prices vs. paying "fine dining" prices. We spent our fine dining $$ at the La Ronde, which I understand, is now named Top of Waikiki. It was a pleasant surprise when google revealed both were still in business. I haven't visited either on more recent trips.
FWIW, La Ronde was the world's 1st revolving restaurant (1961). The designer/builder opened another atop the Seattle Space Needle the following year. History must begin somewhere.
Jan 14, 2006, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by DaDOKin DC
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.
"The 21st Amendment" -- the one that repealed Prohibition.
There's a bar/restaurant in NYC (Columbus and 84th iirc) called Prohibition. I met the owner at a tradeshow and went by the restaurant on my next trip to the city. Live music every night. We had a blast.
Jan 15, 2006, 9:27 am
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There was the Dew Drop Inn t Greenwich and Perry in the Village in NYC. I used to go there when a student in the 1980s...used to be known for having bottled beer from just about everywhere in the world...
Jan 15, 2006, 11:00 am
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There used to be a number of "Road Kill Cafe's" in rural Maine. The hyperlink is the menu from the one in Greenville Junction. I ate at one in Rangeley Lakes a while back.
http://www.frivolity.com/teatime/Mis..._cafe_menu.txt
http://www.frivolity.com/teatime/Mis..._cafe_menu.txt