What's your idea for a bad restaurant?

[geardaddy]

Mine is the "All Hot Pocket Restaurant"

[motely36]

1. Olive Garden

:hide:

[geardaddy]

3. Indeed!

lol

[motely36]

5. It's that

or Scrapple Hut.

[geardaddy]

6. I'm intrigued by Scrapple Hut.

:D

My mom said she used to eat that when she was a kid.

[motely36]

9. just the site of it makes me nauseous

:puke:

[geardaddy]

11. Ambrosia Queen

That stuff is gross.

[geardaddy]

19. How about the Olive Loaf Garden?

[flvegan]

2. Potted Meat R Us.

All Hormel, all day.

[Chan790]

24. Oh, don't bust on Hormel.

Between the $1 can of Hormel vegetarian chili I got on sale and a box of spaghetti, I can get 3-4 meals out of $2. Quite handy when you're not getting paid. (Which is unfortunately common when you're an independent contractor. I found $100K in funding for an indie film project and they've not paid me. Bastards.) Add in the two $1.29/dz. doughnut packages I got and you've got some idea what I'm living on this week.

[flvegan]

39. My Hormel outlet

wouldn't sell any of the decent food. Just potted meat and Spam. Sometimes together.

Yum.

[geardaddy]

45. Two words that don't belong together

Hormel and Outlet.

[DeepBlueC]

75. deleted

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

80. There are a lot more companies than just Hormel that make potted meat

BTW, how is the Hormel Vegetarian chili? I bought a few cans on sale, but haven't tried it yet.

[Chan790]

96. Mediocre, but cheap.

It tastes remarkably like the regular with-meat Hormel chili actually.

[jmowreader]

107. You?

Dude, they don't make vegan Spam. I'm sorry, but you and Spam don't go in the same sentence.

[azmouse]

4. Mr Cholesterol

:9

[geardaddy]

8. Red Hamster?

eh? eh?

[Z_I_Peevey]

85. I hear their biscuits are very good.

But I don't trust their catch of the day.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

7. Spam, Ham and Flan!

All served on the same plate... no substitutions!

[geardaddy]

36. I like.

[KamaAina]

46. "'Ow about the Spam, Spam, ham, Spam, flan and Spam?"

"That hasn't got very much Spam in it at all!"

[keroro gunsou]

112. so sorry

the flan's off table today....

[flvegan]

10. McGoatses.

[geardaddy]

22. Yum...

Is that like Wendsheep's?

[rcrush]

23. I took a picture there with this camera.

[no name no slogan]

56. I'd bend over to go there

This is the DU member formerly known as hello.jpg.

[geardaddy]

12. International House of Herring

I'd actually go to that one. :D

[rcrush]

13. The 2.5 Pound Kidney Stone.

[geardaddy]

16. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

:puke:

[rcrush]

18. Excellent!

:evilgrin:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

14. Mine is so bad, it might be good

The Mess Tent... wooden tables, metal trays and a chow line

[geardaddy]

21. It's all right if the food's good.

[rcrush]

28. Would it be in a giant tent?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

52. of course

how else?

[bif]

15. Headcheese King

[geardaddy]

17. Olive Loaf Chef

[geardaddy]

20. Chez Lutefisk

[SacredCow]

30. The concept of lutefisk scares me....

and I'm a (borderline) Cajun- there isn't much I won't eat!

[Kali]

25. Cereal Bowl

Not even my idea - it actually exists near the U of A campus. Breakfast cereal and all kinds of funky toppings like an ice cream buffet. For someone such as myself who gags at the thought of cold cereal this place is :puke:

[jobycom]

26. Swanson's Gourmet All-You-Can-Eat TV Dinner Buffet.

Salisbury steak, green peas, mashed potatoes, made with all the loving care with which your Mommy popped them into the oven.

[SacredCow]

29. I loved me some TV dinners when I was a kid!

I never saw one with soup, though. The gold standard was one with the rubber brownie.

[geardaddy]

31. Dupe-dee-doop

[jobycom]

38. Nah, they pass out these plates.

[geardaddy]

32. But don't the mashed...

potatoes, peach cobbler, and peas all have to be in one serving dish at the buffet to make it an authentic experience?

[Kali]

34. I'd gladly take that over cereal.

[SacredCow]

27. Fundie Fun-House....

Think Chuck E Cheeze, but instead of a ball pit there's a pit of actual vipers (because the snakes won't bite you if you believe enough)...

Oh, and the pizza will suck, too.

[geardaddy]

35. Yep,

It'll be English muffins with Chef Boy-r-Dee sauce and Velveeta cheese.

[Z_I_Peevey]

86. They compete with Bornagain's

for the Purity Ball afterparties.

[siligut]

33. Jim Gaffigan’s Stand Up Bit "Hot Pockets".

This guy is kind of funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9c9lAfXQHs

Maybe KFC (Kentucky Fried Cruelty) is a bad place to eat. Even if I weren't a veg, I wouldn't eat there. I don't let my friends eat there either.

[geardaddy]

41. I'll take a look at it when I get home.

Thanks.

[geardaddy]

95. Brilliant!

:rofl:

[BurtWorm]

37. White

All the food would be white: potatoes, chicken, white bread, creamed onions, cream of cornstarch bisque...

Only milk to drink.

Meringue pie for dessert--no lemon, just meringue.

[geardaddy]

40. Mmm...

Cornstarch bisque.

Your restaurant sounds like it would be run by this guy:



"My favorite flavor is plain!"

[flvegan]

42. Ed Gein's House of Pancakes

[geardaddy]

44. Good one.

They could merge with Big Dahmer's

[geardaddy]

43. IHOPT

International House of Pop Tarts

[KamaAina]

47. Nanook's Inuit Igloo

All-you-can-eat whale blubber every Tuesday! :puke:

[XemaSab]

48. This is my friend's idea

The Hyper Bowl.

Everything is served in bowls, the interior is ultra modern, and everything is GROSSLY overrated and overpriced.

[geardaddy]

49. Hmmm...

Isn't that most new restaurants in Minneapolis?

[AlCzervik]

50. Haggis Hut.

[geardaddy]

51. Yes. Yum!

n/t

[Manifestor_of_Light]

53. All Tomatoes, All The Time.

I can't eat 'em. I'm allergic to 'em.

[frogmarch]

54. Guts Galore

I'm almost gagging as I type this. It would be a restaurant that serves only entrails: kidney, liver, brain, etc. :puke:

[siligut]

55. You mean French cooking?

The wine helps from what I can gather.

[DarkTirade]

103. That sounds offal.

:P

[no name no slogan]

57. Don't know for sure, but something that served only English cuisine

...which is based largely on a dare.

This is the DU member formerly known as BubbleAndSqueek.

[WildEyedLiberal]

62. Hey now - those places are called pubs!

I'll have you know I had some damn good bangers and mash and steak and ale pies while in merry olde England. :D

[no name no slogan]

64. I used to live there. And actually cooked some "English Cuisine" at my job at a pub

And I would have to say that the best food in England was Indian. :)

This is the DU member formerly known as GiveMeVindalooOrGiveMeDeath.

[siligut]

68. Cannot beat the fish and chips either. nt

[AlCzervik]

72. i agree but i do like pub grub.

my favorite indian place in London is the PunJab.

[WildEyedLiberal]

83. Oh definitely, I had some amazing vindaloos in London

Most pub food is crap. There was one place on Bishopsgate in London that specialized in sausages, though - mmmmmmmm.

I worked at a pub in the countryside this summer, which had surprisingly good food. It was also free, which makes it even better.

Sigh... having a nostalgia fit now...

[jmowreader]

109. There used to be an English Pub in Fayettenam...

It lasted just long enough for people to figure out the true meaning of the first verse of Theodore Bikel's "Strictly Genteel" from Zappa's 200 Motels:

Lord have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pogYsekE-IQ

[wartrace]

58. I have never tried a "Hot Pocket".

I could never convince myself that I should.

[kayakjohnny]

59. Probably this place....

[MilesColtrane]

60. Haggis Garden

On the Floor Mexican Grill & Cantina

Jersey Market

Liver King

California Green Pea Casserole Kitchen

Spam Factory

Beak-Fil-A

Blood Pudding Hut

Schitsky's

Little Cancers's Pizza

Down-N-Out Burger

Texas Cheesesteak Depository

[krispos42]

61. I heard about that place on NPR

From their quiz show "Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!"


It was about a restraunt by a major university that simply sold cheap dorm food for the poor student on the go. Hot Pockets, PB&J, and Raman Noodles were all on the menu.




Now the only problem is that I can't remember if, in the quiz, it was the real story or one of the made-up ones... :-)

[krispos42]

63. The Mashed Potato Barn

All mashed, all the time. Choice of chicken gravy, beef gravy, turkey gravy, or butter. And that's the sum total of the menu.





Thru-A-Straw

It would serve popular American food, such as burgers, steaks, nachos, fried chicken, etc., except that all the entrees are pureéd in an industrial blender and put in a 44-oz cup with a straw.

And of course it would have a drive-thru... :-)

[AlCzervik]

65. The mashed potato and stuffing barn, i'd go at least 3 times a week.

i'd have to go home first and put my big pants on though.

[krispos42]

67. Naw, the Stuffing Hut is across town.

Think of your carbon footprint!


:rofl:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

66. Crisco on a stick

That's it. No SIDE orders, no DRINKS, no DESSERTS, just a can of Crisco with a popsicle stick rammed up its bottom.

Crisco On A Stick.

Coming soon to a strip mall near you.

:toast:

[Godhumor]

69. McDonald's Outlet Eatitorium

Featuring slightly irregular McDonald's food for rock bottom prices.

[Chan790]

100. Have you ever seen the burger recycling prank from The Yes Men?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeSp5rwFCSk

Not for the squeamish. Nothing really gross actually happens but the insinuation is disgusting. Quickly became one of my favorite documentary scenes.

[geardaddy]

115. That was fantastic.

That whole movie should be shown all the time everywhere.

[Ikonoklast]

70. Ptomaine Palace.

Everything is prepared from the contents of dented cans.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

74. The Terror Terrace

get your canned goods from the 1840's British low bidder.

[Ikonoklast]

76. "Now Withe Genuine Lead Solder!"

Delicious.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

77. We saw a program about

the Franklin expediiton the other night, plus I have Dan Simmons' book The Terror.

[Ikonoklast]

78. Read it. I am a big fan of polar expedition accounts.

Great historical gothic horror novel, but Sir John Franklin wasn't actually the doddering fool portrayed in the story.

The best book I ever read about the actual hardships and almost superhuman effort of Antarctic expeditions was "The Worst Journey In The World", written by Apsley Cherry-Garrard.

It is a first-person account by a member of the last and ill-fated Scott Expedition.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

106. I would like to read more

about Endurance crew's survival in the Antarctic.

[yellowdogintexas]

71. The Brain Sandwich, Mountain Oyster, and Chitterling Palace.

[no name no slogan]

73. TastesLikeChicken

A restaurant where everything on the menu supposedly "tastes like chicken": squirrel, snake, froglegs, etc. Everything except actual chicken, of course.

This is the DU member formerly known as BadIdeaJeans.

[deucemagnet]

79. Beer Goggles Bar & Grill.

Serving food that you would typically only eat after consuming about a half-dozen beers. Featuring balut n' poutine happy hours.

[namahage]

81. Butter. (Actual SF bar/restaurant)

Butter is unparalleled in our ground breaking application of the latest in radiated cuisine. Tasty, homecooked selections just like your babysitter used to make.

Utilizing multiple microwaves, our trailer chef is capable of a dazzling array of dishes skillfully prepared using just the right power settings and timing sequences.

Check out their menu, featuring such delicacies as Tater-Tots, Spaghettios, Beanie Weenies, and deep fried Twinkies: http://www.smoothasbutter.com/html/menu.htm

[RagAss]

82. Meatball on a Stick franchises !

[Mendocino]

84. J. Dahmers or

Andes Mountain Rugby Players Pub

Where ground Chuck and finger sandwiches are specialties.

[lost-in-nj]

87. The Duggar Family style restaurant

recipes from their very own cookbook

or

Mystery Meat Cafe

hospital food you pay for!!!!



:hi:

lost

[keroro gunsou]

113. hey now...

the hospital i spent the better part of a week right before christmas has damn good food. and the nurses were very sweet too...

one even offered to smuggle me in some frozen custard... after i spent at least a half hour talking to her about it and making her want some too... :evilgrin:

[LiberalEsto]

88. Jersey Pete's Pork Roll Pizza

Kentucky Fried Tripe

House of Escargot

Tofu Garden

[jakefrep]

89. Andrew Zimmern's Tasty Treats

[jakefrep]

90. House of Balut

[jakefrep]

91. Dunkin' Durian

[Pryderi]

92. Roasted Baby Seals.

[unpossibles]

93. I've actually put a lot of thought into this

One of my ideas is an S&M restaurant where you are chained to the table, your server smokes (I came up with this pre-ban), and you have to beg for permission to go to the bathroom.

A more developed idea I have is for the Holy Grill. All you can eat fish and bread on Fridays, 12 stations of the cross sampler platter, the cheeses of Nazareth plate, etc. I have more for this one, but not sure I want to go into it.

[Doc_Technical]

94. Placentophagy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placentophagy

[sarge43]

97. Road Kill Cafe

"Flat And Dry. The Way You Like 'Em."

[City of Mills]

101. I ate at a Road Kill Cafe in Greenville ME

I think it's been closed down, but there was one there about a decade ago.

[sarge43]

102. Yeah, mea culpa. I boosted that one.

We had a Road Kill Cafe in Lincoln NH. It closed several years ago. Pity, but I have one of their menus kicking around somewhere.

[Pierre.Suave]

98. Chipotle...

:hide:

[City of Mills]

99. Dirty Hands Diner

No sinks in the bathrooms.

[sarge43]

104. Got it. The Donner Party Cookhouse. For an unique dining experience. n/t

[Lil Missy]

105. 50 Ways to Wok Your Dog.

[struggle4progress]

108. Eat-n-Dump One Stop Recycling Center, Cafe, and Sanitary Landfill

[philosophie_en_rose]

110. Cheeseburger in a can.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/taste-test-cheeseburger-in-a-can,2183/

[Arugula Latte]

111. "The Squirts"

'Cuz, uh, they have a lot of sauces you can squirt on your food and stuff. :yoiks:

[Kat45]

114. Olive Loaf Garden