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one_voice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-12-11 11:48 PM
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7 Most Inappropriate Restaurant Names,,,,
Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively were spotted this week, according to Page 6, eating lunch side by side at Pink Taco, an upscale Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles. The thing that sucks about Pink Taco, aside from its somehow chauvinist name, is that they recently painted a donkey pink in a publicity stunt that got them a lot of negative attention from animal lovers. But what do you expect from a restaurant with a title like that? Don't answer, it's rhetorical. The question we did want answered was what other offensive restaurant names are out there. These are a few of our favorites; some are good enough to make Pink Taco blush...

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1. Mother Clucker's
Iroquois, Ontario

2. A&K Lick-a-Chick
Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia

3. Dirty Dick's Crab House
Nag's Head, NC

4. Hooters
Every. where.

5. Big Pecker's Bar & Grill
Ocean City, MD

6. Thai Me Up
New York, New York

7. Hung Far Low
Portland, OR


Read more: http://www.thedailymeal.com/7-most-inappropriate-restaurant-names#ixzz1dYdiAoFd
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Major Nikon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 03:51 AM
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1. Pho King Way
When my wife asks me if I want to eat out, I say, "No Pho King Way"
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 09:32 AM
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2. The Hooters on the north end of Ocean City's main drag has a "I (heart) Big Pecker's" sticker
on the grill hood right under an "I (heart) Hooters" sticker. Very clever. Big Pecker's is also open for breakfast! They have those large table swings with canopies (seat 6-8) and serve alcohol at breakfast - perfect spot for a Bloody Mary with breakfast.

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MrsBrady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 10:42 AM
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3. Big Wong, Dallas, TX
google it if you don't believe me.
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 10:45 AM
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4. The Frog And Peach
Located in a bog in the Yorkshire Moors.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 08:43 PM
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15. I thought it was in New Brunswick, NJ
http://www.frogandpeach.com/

rated one of best restaurants in New Jersey
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 01:12 AM
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18. UNBELIEVABLE!!
I had no idea someone had hijacked the name. It originated in a comedy routine by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in the 1970s.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fY-M41FGzI

Someone in New Brunswick, NJ has quite a sense of humor!
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 11:45 AM
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27. I guess they did.
The restaurant just marked its 25th anniversary.
It's a really high-priced place. I could never afford to eat there.
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 02:06 PM
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30. Watch the video
You could REALLY afford the original--this is, if it weren't fictional.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 10:50 AM
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5. Phucket
Asian restaurant on Lower Haight in San Francisco.
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savalez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 11:44 AM
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6. Fuddruckers?
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 12:19 PM
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7. La Cucaracha Cocina Mexicana
in Regina Saskatchewan.
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GoCubsGo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 12:22 PM
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8. The Pink Taco.
Multiple locations, including the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 04:45 PM
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9. Cluck U
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wickerwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 02:21 AM
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22. beat me to it
best damn chicken strips ever
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 04:51 PM
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10. Tallywhackers
now closed.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 08:27 PM
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11. eat it and beat it.
hot dog place.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 08:31 PM
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12. Warm Beer, Cold Food
I swear I seen that in Michigan or Indiana

:rofl:
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michreject Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 01:48 PM
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29. I saw it on a marque on a bar on 9 mile
in Warren, MI.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 08:34 PM
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13. Chauvinist? No. Sexual, yes.
Chauvinist is calling a BBQ place "Barefoot and Pregnant"

Pink Taco is just sexual

There is a difference

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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 08:40 PM
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14. However, the most accurately named restaurant chain I've ever heard of is...
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-13-11 09:23 PM
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16. Fu Kim, Houston, Texas.
Them Hung, Houston Texas.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 01:05 AM
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17. The Camel's Toe
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 01:30 AM
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19. no, i think this one was:
Edited on Mon Nov-14-11 01:32 AM by CreekDog
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dmallind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 02:56 PM
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32. Nigeria's VP has a restaurant chain? nt
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 01:36 AM
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20. There used to be a place in Tujunga - The Poo Ping Palace.
We ate there once; not bad.
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RushIsRot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 01:47 AM
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21. Not strictly a restaurant, but I have always considered In and Out Burger
a tad bit off-putting. I wonder about the span of time between IN and OUT.
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Still Blue in PDX Donating Member (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 06:05 PM
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34. There used to be a car that I saw parked at my son's daycare that had "in and out urge."
on a bumpersticker. A couple of important letters had been removed.

It was pre-interwebs and I had never heard of that particular burger establishment, so I was horrified!
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wickerwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 02:25 AM
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23. Monsoon Poon
http://www.monsoonpoon.co.nz/welcome.htm

I was convinced it was a brothel for the better part of year because the street-front is muy shady as well, but nope... has a menu and everything.

Also, there's another local restaurant called "Joy Bong". Not inappropriate but very, very funny.

http://www.dineout.co.nz/restaurant.php?rest=2847
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 02:48 AM
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24. There was a SARS Restaurant in Iceland which got attention in 2003
when the disease of the same name was making its way through parts of the world.
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 08:30 AM
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25. Jack Astor's in Ontario and other parts of Canada
Went there with my hockey team once...
Good food, but we were totally juvenile about the name.
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 09:37 AM
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26. Sambo's
Edited on Mon Nov-14-11 09:38 AM by Rambis
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Mosby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 12:06 PM
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28. Long Wongs
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 05:43 PM
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38. I remember 10 cent wings from Long Wongs in Tempe..
friends played there pretty often, Dashboard Mary was the incarnation then if I recall.
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-14-11 02:25 PM
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31. The Bloody Bucket.
In Shrewsbury, WV. The name was derived from a notable altercation there many years ago. Shotgun at close range. Some time ago it was renamed the Rusty Spur Bar & Grill.

My band used to play there, back in the day.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 05:50 PM
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33. There is a restaurant in Oxford called the Opium Den (it isn't one, of course!)
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 07:22 PM
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35. Crappito's in Houston.
Jay Leno used to talk about them.
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quakerboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 03:42 AM
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36. Ive eaten at Hung Far Low
I am surprised the place has lasted so many years. Its across the street from a slightly better Chinese restaurant, which is kitty-corner to a significantly better Chinese restaurant. Other than the name, I dont see what it has going for it.

It regularly gets posted online. Its only a couple miles from FAP(Foster Auto Parts), which is somewhat appropriately located right next to a strip club.
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ForeverFlashy Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:18 PM
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37. Thai Me Up
I've seen this name come up in an article somewhere, and man, it always cracks me up. Very inventive, I might say.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 05:57 PM
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39.  thai Phuket Haight-Ashbury San Francisco .
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 09:24 PM
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40. There's a Phuket in Huntsville, AL.
Named after the Thai resort city.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 11:07 PM
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41. Yeehaw!!! I did not know that.
Does my heart good to know that a whole lot of our mostly Republican cousins up there are stumbling over that word.
they most likely say FOO-kut" or "yu know, that TY place"
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 11:38 PM
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42. Not a restaurant, but there is a gas station in Fargo called Kum-n-Go!
:rofl:
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