Restaurants that name-check another city or state/region

[vdeane]

"Buffalo sauce" and "Buffalo wings" are a reference to the place. Thus, Buffalo Wild Wings is a reference to Buffalo, NY due to the transitive property.

Normally I defer to the locals, but not when they invoke the transitive property. 

Agreed.  I'd say the test for whether the name of a restaurant refers to the city or not is thus: when someone sees it, are they thinking of the city?  If not, then the name doesn't refer to the city.  If someone sees a restaurant called Buffalo Wild Wings, they're thinking of the sauce, and the city probably hasn't even entered their mind.

[cl94]

Boston Market.

Technically incorrect, as it was originally from the inner Boston metro area.

What.

Founded in Newton, Massachusetts currently HQ'd in Golden, Colorado

Not sure what the point is here, then.  It's named after Boston.

And Newton is inside 128, so it is basically Boston.

[cwf1701]

In Detroit, there is a number of restaurants that have the "Coney Island" name, which can be a reference to a part of New York City.

[US71]

In Detroit, there is a number of restaurants that have the "Coney Island" name, which can be a reference to a part of New York City.

There used to be a hotdog chain called "Original Coney Island". Fayetteville, AR had one in the early 1970's in their mall.

[lepidopteran]

Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.

There is also a Philadelphia Mikes.

[jeffandnicole]

Assuming Jersey Mikes stands for New Jersey.

Their headquarters is in Manasquan, NJ, so most likely.

Their website is strangely devoid of much information about the company, unless you want to know about their rewards program or to become a franchisee.  Usually companies like to talk about their history.

[Rothman]

In Detroit, there is a number of restaurants that have the "Coney Island" name, which can be a reference to a part of New York City.

There used to be a hotdog chain called "Original Coney Island". Fayetteville, AR had one in the early 1970's in their mall.

And then you have the Coney Island Lunch competing restaurants in Scranton, PA.

One guy started it in one location and then turned it over to his sons, who then evidently got into a fight of some sort and one ran off with different business partners and now his successor calls his restaurant the "Original Coney Island" while the other brother's sons run the actual original shop.

[roadman65]

Coney Island Drive In which has two Tampa Bay Area locations.  Zephyrhills and Brooksville thousands of miles away from the real Coney Island.

[golden eagle]

We have a restaurant in Jackson, MS called Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint. However, everyone just say Sal & Mookie's.

[RobbieL2415]

-Uno Chicago Grill
-California Pizza Kitchen

[NWI_Irish96]

Texas Roadhouse started in Indiana.

[RobbieL2415]

Texas Roadhouse started in Indiana.

Olive Garden "Italian Restaurant" started in Orlando.

[Konza]

There's a restaurant in Bisbee, Arizona called "Bisbee Breakfast Club".  The rights to the name were purchased and now there are "Bisbee Breakfast Club" restaurants in the Tucson and Phoenix areas.

[jmd41280]

Texas Hot Dogs in Altoona, PA

[Mr. Matté]

US 27 Farmers Market on NJ Route 27

[kevinb1994]

US 27 Farmers Market on NJ Route 27

I question the use of a US 27 shield, looks like some contractor screwed up big time...and for those who know me well enough, I used to live across the street from that shopping plaza! It's the area where I was raised, though not where I was born (that would be New Brunswick-home of Rutgers). Also, Donald Fagen used to live behind that same shopping plaza in Kendall Park (he was raised there but, like myself, was not born there), I will give the address for those interested (kidding-that's up to you to find out!). I still recall that plaza looking awfully dingy at first, before they removed the movie theater for a CVS, at the same time they gave a new look to the shopping center.