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The Worst Restaurant Names In The World (35 Pics)
Published on: June 30, 2009 – 11:36 pm by Jillian Madison 
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FNH Gallery: the 35 most unfortunately named restaurants and cafes across the world!
(Located in Tanzania)
(USA)
(Located in Houston, TX)
(Located in Delaware)
(Located in NYC)
(Located in India)
(Located in Florida)
(Located in England)
(Located in Portland, Oregon)
(Located in the Philippines)
(Located in Australia)
(Located in Mass)
(No idea!)
(Located in Houston, Texas)
(Located in England)
(Sandwich shop located in London, England)
(Located in London, England)
(I believe this is located in Germany)
(Located in London, England)
(Located in Malaysia)
(Not sure where this is located)
(Located in Sweden)
(Located in England)
(Located in Canada)
(Located in NYC)
(Located in Toronto, Canada)
(Located in Los Angeles, California)
(Located in Honolulu, Hawaii)
(Located in China)
(Located in England)
(Located in India)
(Located in Spain)
(Not sure where this is located)
(Located in Tibet)
(Not sure where this is located)
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Seriously? LMAO
Too damn funny, loved the names, How do they think these names up?
On the Parks Hwy in Alaska, midway between Anchorage and Fairbanks, you’ll find Dirty Dick’s Halfway Inn.
It’s actually Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn — still have my T-Shirt!
You forgot:
Johnny Garlic’s California Pasta Grill
Tex Wasabi’s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fieri
Hard to even choose a favorite out of those. I’d have to go with Phat Phuc, I think.
Nice – but the Obama Fried Chicken is definitely a fake.
No its not !!! I live in bklyn, and it is very real indeed, they recently were forced to change the name.
Actually, Obama Fried Chicken is not fake.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/03/2009-04-03_nycs_obama_fried_chicken_restaurants_ruf.html
Sorry, I don’t think I expressed it right – I think the picture is photoshopped is what I mean is what it is – isn’t it?
OMG
FUK MI !
Thanks for the laugh – I needed it.
But where on earth can there be a Hitler restaurant ?!
Apparently in India…
Here’s a shot of Fu Kim before it was Photoshopped …
Okay, so this site strips out URLs, didn’t know that, let’s try this …
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Di – I was curious about the Hilter’s Cross, so I looked it up. It’s in Bombay. The story I read was the owner used the name to attract attention, but he didn’t really get any positive feedback (imagine that!). Anyway, I guess he changed the name since then (from back in 2006). What a nutball.
My fave of all these is the Italian “Crapitto’s”. “Hey, let’s go get a Crappy pizza!”
Actually guys, the swastika is an ancient symbol, which dates back to the Neolithic period. It’s a common religious symbol in India and the word comes from Sanskrit.
So you will see lots of those in India.. So the symbol is common, just the name was used to attract attention…
Right before I moved away from the Northern VA area, the Il Mee Buffet opened up. You can google it, it’s in Annandale. I never tried it, but the name made me giggle every time I drove by.
Hey!! I’ve been to The Slug and Lettuce in London! It was actually a really great place for lunch.
And no, there were no small gastropods in my food. ;)
The Slug and Lettuce is actually a chain of quite posh pubs in England, they’re in every upmarket town. Windsor has a particularly nice one. I think it’s just going on the pub naming system, which really doesn’t make much sense lol. Either way, I was suprised to see it on the list, but I might just be used to the name by now.
Nice! I needed a good laugh for the day:)
The “Cabbages & Condoms” one cracks me up. I can only imagine what sort of mistranslation from Thai to English happened there.
The fourth restaurant from the bottom has a canopy that shows a phone number with an international dialing code of 968.
If this is correct, that would put this restaurant in Oman.
Hope I’m right.
how is boobys(Skokie, IL) not on here?? i can’t help but giggle everytime i pass it.
“Di – I was curious about the Hilter’s Cross, so I looked it up. It’s in Bombay.”
Thanks Byrdie. Guess India doesn’t give a sh*t about ‘PC’ re Hitler (ha).
I’m remembering a small market in these parts, years back, known for it’s butcher department – Tom’s Market – their delivery trucks had big sign that said “you can’t beat Tom’s meat”
(ha – so much fun to be immature, eh)
@Mike Roberts: RESTAURANTE EL RAPE is located in Spain, here’s the address: SUBIDA AL FARO,1 – CABO DE PALOS (CARTAGENA)
By the way, in Spain “Rape” is a fish, aka Lophius (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophius)
They’re all great, but I think Crabby Dick’s is my favorite. I wonder if the bad names attract customers?
Fuk Mi is actually photoshop.
A few location notes:
Muff Cafe is in Bratislava, Slovakia. Apparently it’s an ice cream place.
Happy Crack is what I’d call a mall food court eatery with several locations in Spain.
The Nasty Buffet picture looks similar to a photo of Dynasty Buffet (with the “dy” unlit) in Butler, Pennsylvania seen on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameosteph/374071156/
And while there is a Dirty Dick’s seafood/crabs chain in the US, that particular photo is of Dirty Dick’s pub in Edinburgh, Scotland.
One of the oldies, but goodies, Berkeley’s own…
http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/7D1v5Jd6fRSh-TCiH8vaWA/l
Cabbages and Condoms is actually in Bangkok, not London. I’ve been there. The food isn’t bad and condoms are provided free of charge. Its profits are donated to the Population and Community Development Association which promotes birth control. The odd name helps to draw tourists who can afford to support the restaurant’s mission.
Crabby Dicks in DE rocks!
I won’t fault the ones out of the USA (and yes, England has it’s own culture and I’ll give them a pass) but how does ANYONE get those names advertised in a local paper or yellow pages without someone in marketing saying “Excuse me, we need to have a talk…”
Too funny.
Actually Fuk Mi was located in Houston before they closed down.
Squat and Gobble Cafe in San Francisco.
LOL @ “Squat & Gobble Cafe”
…is that also known as “The Glory Hole Cafe”?
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I have been to Hung Far Low many times. It is a very fine restaurant in Portland’s China Town.
I’ve been to Squid Lips in Melbourne for a few beers. Nice outside patio, and they have a sandy beach area on the river if you want to enjoy some Florida sunshine!
Dirty Dick’s is in Edinburgh, on Rose Street. Of course, I had to take a picture and send it to all of my friends…
I have to submit my absolute favorite unfortunate restaurant name, located in Tacoma, Washington – SAR’S Oriental Cuisine. Talk about a stroke of bad luck in epidemic names… I think they’re closed now.
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What’s missing is:
“Tillicum”
Located in Raleigh Hills, Oregon
funny thing, the spotted dick is my local…
i recommend the southern cobb. freaking delicious… has stilton in it!
I’ve been to Lick-A-Chick – it’s in Nova Scotia, near Sydney (IIRC). The food’s actually quite good, and the name is a reference to their fried chicken. I wonder what the other places are like.
cabbage and condoms,and crabby dicks. and im a 11 year old. lol
Late to the party here, but where I live (Montreal) there is a Korean restaurant named Hwang Kum that I keep meaning to take photos of. There’s also a Japanese restaurant called Hentai Sushi & Grill that always makes me laugh.
We have “Fu King” Chinese restaurant.
And I’ve been wanting to vandalize that sign since junior high school.
(Except now I’m 40 years old and scared of heights. Damn.)
McWank’s is (or was) in the Yukon, Canada.
Pink Taco in Arizona:
http://www.pinktaco.com/
Or how about the Heart Attack Grill?
http://www.heartattackgrill.com/
Fuk Mi used to be in houston, but it sadly closed
I take issue with Hung Far Low. That place has been in business more than 50 years. Can’t be a worst name. Now, Hang My Dong would be a worst name, but I don’t have an image of it.
“Hey!! I’ve been to The Slug and Lettuce in London! It was actually a really great place for lunch.
And no, there were no small gastropods in my food. ;)”
I’ve been there too, many a time! Great pub… and as far as pub names go, this one is really not that strange.
Flavor of Negros refers to regional food from the islands of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental in the Philippines, sort of like Cajun food refers to the Gulf coast area or Southwestern style food.
haha my m8 runs the slug n lettice!!!
good food tho.
Obamas fried chicken is NOT made up. Heres proof.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/03/2009-04-03_nycs_obama_fried_chicken_restaurants_ruf.html
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yeah soon fat is in bray, co. wicklow in ireland.
not a bad take away either!
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Hey, great post, just thought I would let you know Fuk Mi sushi bars can be found in most capital cities down here in Australia, so it’s probably from there
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So…what exactly is wrong with “The Chocolate Log”? Sounds quite nice!
The “Slug and Lettuce” is actually a pub chain. I know of two in the Midlands and several in London.
The Slug and Lettuce are quite a big chain of restaurants right across the UK and server pretty good food. As for Buttyboys, in parts of England (like where I’m from) a butty is a sandwich.
The “Fuk Mi Seafood and Sushi” was located in Castle Rock, CO, USA. Closed down now I think.
Let us not forget Montezuma’s Revenge (Mexican) in Hobart ,
Tasmania.
I love Pu Pu Hot Pot. They’re pretty good. (Cambidge MA)
agreed! Best crab rangoons and chicken fingers I ever ate!
No lie, Crabby Dicks is the best place in Delaware to get crabs. effing amazing <3
I’ve seen to Slug and Letuuce – it is actually very upscale place (two of those, actually)
The one in the Philippines.. Flavors of Negros…refers to the place Negros Occidental.
man, lick-a-chick is like a 40 minute drive from my house…they make the best fried chicken ever!
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The Rong Phuk Restaurant would be in Thailand, not Tibet. The writing on the Pepsi insignia is Thai.
The last one, “Nasty Buffet”, is actually “Dynasty Buffet” without the ‘D’ lit up.
‘Soon Fatt’ is a chinese takeaway in Bray, Ireland….. and the food is excellent!!
There’s another Wo Fat in London =P
“(I believe this is located in Germany)”
its in Slovakia; Raňajky on the pic ~
Raňajky
Breakfast
Fruhstuck
Soon Fatt isnt in Malaysia
its in Bray [wicklow, ireland]
i pass it everyday and you can see the reflection of a dublin bus in the picture
Those are pretty funny restaurant names.
Best part is, I live about a mile away from Squid Lips and go there often. Hahaha.
What’s so bad about the slug and lettuce?
I’ve totally been to the slug and lettuce (leeds) REALLY nice food actually
bitch on a pention suck my dong
Dirty Dicks is on Rose Street in Edinburgh, UK. I worked there for a while.
The picture of WoFat is actually located in Las Vegas, NV who does cater to mostly Hawaiians. I have been going there since I was a wee child and that been a quarter of a century! The Wo Fat in Honolulu is in the middle of Chinatown! Two totally different places!!!
I prefer the chocolate log.
This is hilarious… I actually had my wedding rehearsal dinner at Crapitto’s… superb restaurant, actually!!
I’m very late, but still felt the need to point out that Pu Pu Hot Pot is actually really, really good. They even have newspaper review clippings in their window with headlines like, “Great Food, Horrible Name.”
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Funny! There’s also a “Fook Yuen” restaurant above 7-Eleven in Waikiki…got 3.5 stars on Yelp so I guess it’s not bad.
The Yu Kee is a fake it’s photo shopped and would never be in China anyway. The spelling would be more like Korean. And if you look at the window it’s all in English where it should be in Chinese.
I THINK THE PICTURES ARE COOL
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lmmfao at taste of negros and obama friend chicken ha
The Fuk mi image is shopped. It was Fu kim in Houston off I-45 at Fuqua.
I walk by that “spotted dick” one nearly every day… It’s always a good laugh if it’s your first time seeing it.
The Rape isn’t a extrange name. Is the name in spanish of the Goosefish and is a kind of fish very popular in Spain.
The ‘nasty Buffet’ is the Dynasty Buffet in Butler, PA.
Those are just awful! hahahaha
I didn’t see Fuddruckers–a place we had here in Spfld. where the Pasta Hse. now is.
The Fuk Mi restaurant pic is totally photoshopped. There’s a chain of restaurants in Houston called Fu-Kim. The one pictured is just down the highway from where I live.
Very funny. Yes, there really are several ‘Slug and Lettuce’ in England and also another Spotted Dick in Farnborough. There is also a ‘Phuket’ where I live. Have also seen a ‘Phuket’ airlines.
No Big Lai Palace, Pho Bich Nga or Pink Pearl? No one’s been to Vancouver, i guess.
Bunghole: A bunghole is a hole bored in a liquid-tight barrel. IE keg of beer. It’s not their fault that it became rude later…
In Tulsa, OK there was a Bung Hole Liquor…the city made them change the name and now it is Bung Hole Wine and Spirits.
The Fuk Mi restaurant is located in Clear Lake Texas, just south of Houston, down I-45.
I’ve been to the Slug and Lettuce! It’s great!
in my travles around the world twice and stoping in a numbere of countrys i think i had dinner in a few of theas places
You guys forgot the “Pho King Restaurant” located in Bellevue Washington. Great Pho and Vietnamese food. Cheers
The Slug and Lettuce is in Glasgow, Scotland you dumb American!
i just want to clarify that Flavors of Negros aint a typo. It pertains to food that comes from the Negros Occidental region of the philippines. and its not pronounced negro meaning a black person its pronounced Neh-gross. just wanted to clear that up
Dirty Dicks is in London, UK not generic USA
The Tibetan one is actually from Thailand.
soon fatt is actually in Bray (just as you head out on the shankill road), Ireland and not in Malaysia lol
I go by it nearly every day, funny I came across it here. just about to eat their food as I speak ;)