well, that particular Kubrick is one in which some abandoned back lot in the UK stands in for Vietnam, poorly. So one’s expectation of authenticity should be, let’s say, somewhat tempered.
Seriously? How about naming a restaurant:
Suicide
Murder
Coroner
Enlarged Prostate
Camphor… oh wait…
Join us for cocktails at the Salonpas Lounge at Camphor (still smh at this name since it opened)
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San Rafael, CA has “Sushi to Dai For”, but at least that’s a pun.
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At first I read it as Dia Per Sushi.
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Here’s my Chinese restaurant compilation.
https://www.menuism.com/blog/best-oddly-named-chinese-restaurants/
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Lol, really great!
any derivative of PHO KING is so low effort.
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As is Wok ‘n’ Roll or Wok to Wok.
If famed sushi Chef Keiji Nakazawa were to venture into making Vietnamese noodles, he’s for sure call it Pho Sho…
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There’s already a Pho Show in Culver City. It’s not bad.
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I’m waiting for a Muppet-themed Asian fusion place called Wok-a Wok-a…
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I’m not sure this is actually a bad name, but it’s ridiculous.
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Well, no one is gonna forget it, that’s for fucking sure.
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Squat and Gobble gets my vote for non-scatological name. Said to be child-friendly, such a great reference for decent eating habits to say nothing of table manners.
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What kind of food do they serve? Soup?
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“It’s Thai Hometaurant” – not my favorite portmanteau (or Thai restaurant for that matter).
Oh I’ve got another – “Phuket I’m Vegan” is a Thai delivery place. That’s not how you pronounce Phuket (a pretty, sleazy Thai island), by the way. I haven’t tried it and never will.
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I think I’ve been there, if it’s in Deerfield Beach, FL.