Worst possible name for eatery?

A certain meat market here in Louisville has freezer full of their house-made items. To each is affixed a hand-lettered label: "Ho-Made Meatballs", "Ho-Made Bratwurst", Ho-Made Chili"....You get the drift.

Linda C

BWWWAAAAHHHHH

Linda C
Where is that fine establishment?

Linda C
Where is that fine establishment?

It's Mike Best's Meats on Brownsboro Road.

A certain meat market here in Louisville has freezer full of their house-made items. To each is affixed a hand-lettered label: "Ho-Made Meatballs", "Ho-Made Bratwurst", Ho-Made Chili"....You get the drift.

Oh no, the Imusization of America is in full swing.

Stuckeys used to be a chain that was usually just off the interstate. They would offer a box of candy with every fillup...There pecan Logs were some of the best...and they usually sold texaco gas...

Yeah, I used to get them from the Stuckey's in Waddy when I went to school in Georgetown. The Stuckey's site also lists one in Lexington.

Stuckeys used to be a chain that was usually just off the interstate. They would offer a box of candy with every fillup...There pecan Logs were some of the best...and they usually sold texaco gas...

Yeah, I used to get them from the Stuckey's in Waddy when I went to school in Georgetown. The Stuckey's site also lists one in Lexington.

Back in the 60's and 70's, when we took US hiways (before the Interstates) down to FLA, Stuckey's was a Godsend. I haven't been to one in forever, so I can't say if they are good or bad, but I sure have fond memories from my past.

The best couple I can think of I saw in England. In Bath there is a place called the Rat & Parrot. In Oxford we ate at a place called the Eagle & Child. It comes across as a bad name when you see the shingle hanging above the entrace which depicts a fierce eagle with a screaming baby in its talons. Chow down.

i hate to pick on a local...but i must say...i always thought that Steam Fire and Ice was a pretty funny name. though i admit i didnt think of that till i saw it on another thread.

For a time in my early twenties, I worked for and opened several restaurants in northern New England known as "Road Kill Cafe"

The general theme was kind of like going to Ed Debevick's if any one is keen to that style of somewhat abusive, but entertaining service. The food was OK at best but the real quest was to sell the merchandise(T-shirt sales were the cornerstone of the business). I learned many valuable lessons on how not to run a business by working for these people. Ultimately, they went under due to a rapid succesion of opening locations without a proper management staff in place. Oh the Horror... the Horror....

Linda and Sonja,
I wasn't interested in the Ho-meats. I want to know where the sushi place is. Thanks.

This one is less about the name itself... but in the same vein I think.

A while back my mom worked for a local company that was attempting to start a bagel/deli chain. One of the early names they were working with, was "The Bagel Lady." In and of itself, completely innocuous.

Take into account the love many have for nick-naming. Often with tendencies toward alliteration or rhyming. As soon as I heard the name I told my mom people would end up referring to it as "The Bagel Bitch." And sure enough, without any prompting from me, several friends who got wind of the name "The Bagel Lady" began referring to it as "The Bagel Bitch" well before the place was even announced.

To make matters worse, one of the early advertising pitches they had turned several letters of the logo into bagels, right next to each other. Only it didn't look so much like bagels as it did a pair of breasts.

Thankfully, they ended up going with another concept amd named it "the Bagel Station." I can't remember how long it lasted.

Leah....if you google that restaurant, it seems a lot of people are convinced that the sign was doctored by photoshop. The restaurant's name, originally, was Fu Kim.....which ain't that much better if you think about it! This is a fun subject to google....you see a lot of zingers out there.
For a good laugh, try http://www.engrish.com

During the middle of the Bosnian war, there was the place on Bardstown road that opened up (I believe by immigrants) called " Taste of Bosnia". Not exactly appetizing given all the stories coming out on CNN about the atrosities...

Deb

Thankfully, they ended up going with another concept amd named it "the Bagel Station." I can't remember how long it lasted.

Or "The Bag Lady"...

I liked the place, actually. Especially the hot sandwiches on the tomato cheddar bagels.