189524 Wed Jun 21 01:32:55 -0700 2000 42 18 Manhattan 0 1012260 Opened up on 1st Ave. & 3rd St., where Little Rickie used to be, it's...it's.... "Bulgin' Waffles" Who knows, maybe it's good, but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to get past the name. Wed Jun 21 01:32:55 -0700 2000 0 Steven Stern 1 1012263 I remember a Chinese take-out near downtown Brooklyn/Park Slope called FAT LUNG. Of course, that might be considered a delicacy to some! Wed Jun 21 10:01:40 -0700 2000 1012260 0 sean 2 1012265 Or the L.A. Vietnamese place called My Dung--which actually serves fairly delicious banh xeo. Wed Jun 21 11:03:05 -0700 2000 1012263 0 Pepper 2 1012266 Wasn't there a place on the UWS called Tomaine Joes? I swear I remember seeing this. Wed Jun 21 11:03:29 -0700 2000 1012263 0 Micki 2 1012267 How 'bout Phuket Thai in SF? Wed Jun 21 11:07:58 -0700 2000 1012263 0 Vanessa 3 1012268 There used to be (maybe still is) a place on Long Island called Char Ming OTOH, there was a place in Israel which was a sort of trilingual pun Ten Li Chow which at least SOUNDS vaguely Chinese, but Ten Li is Hebrew for "give me" and chow, is, of course, slang for food. Wed Jun 21 12:38:12 -0700 2000 1012267 0 Peter 4 1012270 seriously - there's actually someone who thinks that's a good name for a chain restaurant, whenever I pass it by I wonder about them poor chickens :-) Also in Israel - a Thai noodle joint called Thai me up. Wed Jun 21 13:22:56 -0700 2000 1012268 0 Orik 5 1012272 This might be really fun on the general topics board, no? One of my favorites (NOT for the food, but for the weird name and concept) is (was?) a weird-themed restaurant in Clearwater called The Dog Bowl. Their slogan? "We treat you like the dog you are." Food is served in dog bowls. Hughly popular with teenagers on dates for reasons I never understood. Wed Jun 21 13:39:02 -0700 2000 1012270 0 Beth 6 1012345 I've never quite fathomed those S&M restaurants, actually. I suppose there are those who really have a yen to be being flagellated whilst tucking into a pork loin, but I'd always thought of those as fairly separate activities. Not that I ever...oh skip it. Kat Tue Jun 27 14:26:02 -0700 2000 1012272 0 Kat Kinsman 7 1012353 My vote is for "Greasy Tony's" in New Brunswick. I've never been there sober, but they say that it's pretty good. Tue Jun 27 17:54:55 -0700 2000 1012345 0 SuperFly 2 1012269 There's also the fairly famous Big Wong, in Chinatown Wed Jun 21 12:39:12 -0700 2000 1012263 0 Peter 3 1012273 following the chinatown thread...there's a place in Portland, OR called Hung Far Low. I wouldn't say that's "the worst restaurant name ever," but it's far from appealing. Wed Jun 21 13:40:38 -0700 2000 1012269 0 krista 4 1012279 That reminds me of some other chinese restaurants I know of in the Five Towns area on LI. One is "Foo's Rush Inn." One day it dawned on me that the name came from the song "Only fool's rush in." Another one is "OU82 Much" vegetarian Chinese. Another one is a kosher Chinese called "Cho Sen." Only after I noticed that their chinese lettering/character resembled the Star of David did I finally get the "chosen people" pun. Wed Jun 21 17:08:05 -0700 2000 1012273 0 Sean 5 1012292 Again, not a name, but a sign in an Asian restaurant of some type that says "food for eat here or go away". Link: http://www.youaregettingsleepy.com Thu Jun 22 23:10:36 -0700 2000 1012279 0 Rachel 1 1012264 How 'bout this one that my parents once saw down south: Squat and Gobble Wed Jun 21 10:30:12 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Lisa Z 1 1012271 When I was a kid, we used to drive past a place hard by I-80 in CA called the Ground Cow. The SF Bay Area has a real thing for punny names, especially for food purveyers. So you find bakeries called Just Desserts, Toot Sweet, and Uprisings, and who could forget the (now defunct) Oakland cafe called the Edible Complex, which my family patronized regularly. Wed Jun 21 13:35:43 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Caitlin 2 1012274 In Palm Harbor, FL, there's a wrecking company called Edifice Wrecks. Wed Jun 21 13:46:48 -0700 2000 1012271 0 Beth 1 1012275 There's a shop in Astoria called the "S&M Pork Store". And while it's not a restaurant name, I once saw a vietnamese place whose menu included "bean crud". Wed Jun 21 13:59:28 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Seth Ditchik 2 1012284 Forget about the restaurants in other cities and the ethnic restaurants, what about 'Hot and Crusty'. Thu Jun 22 00:09:56 -0700 2000 1012275 0 Rex 3 1012287 When they first put the sign up for "Hot & Crusty" in Penn Station, I thought it was the MTA's new summer slogan. Thu Jun 22 10:06:24 -0700 2000 1012284 0 Seth Ditchik 1 1012300 How about "Taste of Greece" in Oceanside, LI??? Fri Jun 23 14:26:20 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Susan O'Grady 1 1012321 How about "The Slaughtered Lamb" in the village? Too tasty. Mon Jun 26 08:33:17 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Barrie Covington 2 1012335 Isn't The Slaughtered Lamb is a reference to a pub in the movie "American Werewolf in London"? Wouldn't be terribly surprised to se this name on an actual pub in the UK, perhaps with visual cues on the sign. Cheers, Joe Moryl Mon Jun 26 21:27:41 -0700 2000 1012321 0 Joe Moryl 3 1012340 I've been to a place called "The Nobody Inn" in the countryside near Exeter - great place! They boast the definitive whiskey menu: six inches thick with every brand of whiskey ever heard of. If you can name a whiskey not on the menu, then they'll give you a bottle free. Also, there are a bunch of pubs in London owned by the "Firkin" brewing company with a good Firkin beer selection. Gimme a firkin beer! Tue Jun 27 11:10:47 -0700 2000 1012335 0 Sean 4 1012342 How could we forget the Roadkill Cafe? I went to one in Greenville, Maine where Moosehead Lake is. The food wasn't half bad. The setting, beautiful. p. Tue Jun 27 11:28:47 -0700 2000 1012340 0 pat hammond 1 1012341 How about the new French/Soul Food restaurant, Chez What? For real, there is a place in Scottsdale AZ called Nacho Mama's Tue Jun 27 11:19:59 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Joe Blow 2 1012346 There was a place in New York that also went by the name Nacho Mama's -- I think it's closed, though. Tue Jun 27 16:10:29 -0700 2000 1012341 0 Chris E. 2 1012356 there was a place called nacho mama's in NYC for a while. I actually knew the wall street guys who were behind it. How about the Thai restaurant on 2nd ave in the 50s called "Puket", only the T is out on their neon sign. Tue Jun 27 21:43:27 -0700 2000 1012341 0 matt 3 1012364 Nacho Mama's lives again on Broadway somewhere around 112th, dishing out mediocre but inexpensive food to the Columbia crowd. Wed Jun 28 11:08:38 -0700 2000 1012356 0 Lisa Z 1 1012348 There was a Chinese place out in Commack Long Island- might still be there- "Hung One" - I took home to menu for my disbelieving friends.... Tue Jun 27 16:26:09 -0700 2000 1012260 0 Crazy Franco 1 1012387 if you're coming down Bayard (I think it's that one) towards Mott Street, there's a doorway with steps leading down to (I guess) a restaurant with a sign that says MEI DICK Thu Jun 29 10:54:21 -0700 2000 1012260 0 tamara 2 1012389 I think that one is actually a barbershop. Even so... Thu Jun 29 11:11:25 -0700 2000 1012387 0 jen kalb 3 1012395 I think you're absolutely right. but it is still pretty priceless. Thu Jun 29 14:49:41 -0700 2000 1012389 0 tamara 4 1012411 Careful with those scissors! Fri Jun 30 10:10:45 -0700 2000 1012395 0 Sean 1 5121722 There used to be a cajun place in Tribeca called "Howz Bayou" (maybe it was "Howe's Bayou"). Wed Oct 21 20:59:24 -0700 2009 1012260 177728 StinkoDeMayo 1 5121968 Northern Lights in Barrow, Alaska - I don't know if the name was intended to be clever but the food was anything BUT light. Thu Oct 22 01:21:49 -0700 2009 1012260 59985 Nikki NYC 1 5121973 In the Southwest, a Chinese restaurant called 'Golden Shower' Thu Oct 22 01:49:09 -0700 2009 1012260 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 5122142 I'm going to have say it would probably be "Asia Culture from Heavenly Bamboo." WTF? http://www2.seamlessweb.com/athome/Asia-Culture-from-Heavenly-Bamboo-New-York-City.3081.r www.thelunchbelle.com Thu Oct 22 05:47:51 -0700 2009 1012260 110996 LeahBaila 1 5122296 momofuku ssam bar. imo, it's a ridiculous name. Thu Oct 22 06:58:00 -0700 2009 1012260 12568 ericalloyd 1 5122560 There was a lunch spot on 9th Ave in the 30s called Chicago Wrap. Nothing wrong with that name, except when they shortened in for their logo it was called: Cwrap. It's gone now. I never went in and I hear it was awful. But I do miss the sign. Thu Oct 22 08:23:05 -0700 2009 1012260 94227 egit 1 5122571 asiate because it seems so contrived. there's a pho king in cali but that might actually be the best name ever. Thu Oct 22 08:45:33 -0700 2009 1012260 1102327 tkm616 2 5122634 Oh man...I'm gonna have to second "Pho King." That's amazing. www.thelunchbelle.com Thu Oct 22 09:21:20 -0700 2009 5122571 110996 LeahBaila 3 5122764 And about 20 plus years ago, there was a Chinese takeout on Atlantic Ave between 3rd & 4th Aves in Brooklyn called Fook Yue. Thu Oct 22 10:31:39 -0700 2009 5122634 12428 bobjbkln