I've been binge-watching Breaking Bad and there's a fast food restaurant featured called Los Pollos Hermanos (the Chicken Brothers). If it were a real establishment, I imagine it would be on par with restaurants like Zaxby's or Raising Cane's.
I also wish the Big Kahuna Burger in the movie Pulp Fiction were a real place.
My one restaurant idea would be to start a chain of fast-food meatball restaurants. There would be all sorts of different entrée items on the menu, but they would all be meatball-based.
Spaghetti and meatballs
Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes
Cocktail (sweet & spicy) meatballs with potato salad
Bánh mì
Kofta kebab with fattoush or tabouli
Bulgogi meatballs with rice
Italian wedding soup
Beef meatball Stroganoff
Kibbeh with hummus
etc.
Quote from: kphoger on February 21, 2023, 02:57:13 PM
My one restaurant idea would be to start a chain of fast-food meatball restaurants. There would be all sorts of different entrée items on the menu, but they would all be meatball-based.
Spaghetti and meatballs
Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes
Cocktail (sweet & spicy) meatballs with potato salad
Bánh mì
Kofta kebab with fattoush or tabouli
Bulgogi meatballs with rice
Italian wedding soup
Beef meatball Stroganoff
Kibbeh with hummus
etc.
I was really meaning from movies and TV. Since I didn't make it clear from the start, I'll let this one slide.
It would be cool if The Drunken Clam from Family Guy was real.
Quote from: golden eagle on February 21, 2023, 03:01:23 PM
I was really meaning from movies and TV. Since I didn't make it clear from the start, I'll let this one slide.
Oh, well, in that case, how about some taverns?
The Prancing Pony (Bree)
The Snuggly Duckling (rural Corona)
Arnold's
Midnight Diner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Diner_(Japanese_TV_series)) has a nice vibe
Bob's Burgers
The Lunchbox from Roseanne and The Conners
Mel's Diner from Alice.
The Pie Hole, Pushing Daisies
Melville's Fine Seafood from Cheers (Cheers itself was a real bar, sort of)
Le Cigar Volante and Cafe Nervosa from Frasier
The Timber Mill from an episode of Frasier where they cut off their ties. https://www.frasieronline.co.uk/episodeguide/season1/ep3.htm#:~:text=Unfortunately%2C%20the%20night%20arrives%20and%20they%20find%20the,in%20doing%20so%20insult%20Martin%20who%20storms%20out.
Quote from: Big John on February 21, 2023, 08:02:19 PM
The Timber Mill from an episode of Frasier where they cut off their ties. https://www.frasieronline.co.uk/episodeguide/season1/ep3.htm#:~:text=Unfortunately%2C%20the%20night%20arrives%20and%20they%20find%20the,in%20doing%20so%20insult%20Martin%20who%20storms%20out.
There was a BBQ place in Phoenix where they actually did that.
Quote from: Rothman on February 21, 2023, 08:34:08 PM
Quote from: Big John on February 21, 2023, 08:02:19 PM
The Timber Mill from an episode of Frasier where they cut off their ties. https://www.frasieronline.co.uk/episodeguide/season1/ep3.htm#:~:text=Unfortunately%2C%20the%20night%20arrives%20and%20they%20find%20the,in%20doing%20so%20insult%20Martin%20who%20storms%20out.
There was a BBQ place in Phoenix where they actually did that.
Oggi's Pizza in San Diego used to advertise that they cut your tie off if you wear one.
Quote from: Takumi on February 21, 2023, 07:36:49 PM
(Cheers itself was a real bar, sort of)
Yes, I have a childhood memory of our family patronizing it while on vacation in Boston in the early 90s.
Quote from: kphoger on February 22, 2023, 12:28:52 PM
Quote from: Takumi on February 21, 2023, 07:36:49 PM
(Cheers itself was a real bar, sort of)
Yes, I have a childhood memory of our family patronizing it while on vacation in Boston in the early 90s.
It's still there in the 20-teens. Stopped there on a vacation. It's not exactly like the TV show, but has a little of the vibe to go along with the "touristy" stuff.
The only thing I remember is that tourists had apparently been stealing individual bricks from the interior walls, to take home as souvenirs.
The Frying Dutchman (because even the plastic lobsters are also edible)
Quote from: Rothman on February 21, 2023, 06:42:16 PM
Bob's Burgers
Well, not exactly the quaint seaside tourist town from the show, but.... https://www.bobsburgersnewmexico.com/ (https://www.bobsburgersnewmexico.com/)
Quote from: golden eagle on February 21, 2023, 02:11:20 PM
I also wish the Big Kahuna Burger in the movie Pulp Fiction were a real place.
When I saw this thread, my first thought was of Pulp Fiction - but I was thinking of "Jack Rabbit Slims", and not Big Kahuna Burger
Jack Rabbit Slims is just Denny's with extra steps.
Quote from: Life in Paradise on February 22, 2023, 12:47:35 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 22, 2023, 12:28:52 PM
Quote from: Takumi on February 21, 2023, 07:36:49 PM
(Cheers itself was a real bar, sort of)
Yes, I have a childhood memory of our family patronizing it while on vacation in Boston in the early 90s.
It's still there in the 20-teens. Stopped there on a vacation. It's not exactly like the TV show, but has a little of the vibe to go along with the "touristy" stuff.
Did you guys go to the one in Faneuil Hall that was the mockup of the bar in the show, or the bar near Boston Common that was the Bull & Finch Pub that was the inspiration for the show?
It's such a tourist thing. I know few around Boston who went to either, and the Faneuil Hall one bit the dust due to Covid.
Quote from: Mr_Northside on February 22, 2023, 04:26:06 PM
Quote from: golden eagle on February 21, 2023, 02:11:20 PM
I also wish the Big Kahuna Burger in the movie Pulp Fiction were a real place.
When I saw this thread, my first thought was of Pulp Fiction - but I was thinking of "Jack Rabbit Slims", and not Big Kahuna Burger
I can go for that.
Quote from: SectorZ on February 22, 2023, 04:59:30 PM
Quote from: Life in Paradise on February 22, 2023, 12:47:35 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 22, 2023, 12:28:52 PM
Quote from: Takumi on February 21, 2023, 07:36:49 PM
(Cheers itself was a real bar, sort of)
Yes, I have a childhood memory of our family patronizing it while on vacation in Boston in the early 90s.
It's still there in the 20-teens. Stopped there on a vacation. It's not exactly like the TV show, but has a little of the vibe to go along with the "touristy" stuff.
Did you guys go to the one in Faneuil Hall that was the mockup of the bar in the show, or the bar near Boston Common that was the Bull & Finch Pub that was the inspiration for the show?
It's such a tourist thing. I know few around Boston who went to either, and the Faneuil Hall one bit the dust due to Covid.
Heh. I didn't know there was a mock-up by Faneuil Hall. Only been to the Bull and Finch.
Still disappointed that Durgin Park went under.
The Chum Bucket and The Krusty Krab.
Quote from: golden eagle on February 21, 2023, 02:11:20 PMI've been binge-watching Breaking Bad and there's a fast food restaurant featured called Los Pollos Hermanos (the Chicken Brothers). If it were a real establishment, I imagine it would be on par with restaurants like Zaxby's or Raising Cane's.
Interesting, I figured it would be more along the lines of Pollo Campero or El Pollo Loco.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that I wish Tchotchke's from
Office Space was real, but I've wondered what the Shrimp Poppers, Pizza Shooters, and Extreme Fajitas were like.
The Krusty Krab
Phineas Q. Butterfat's 5600 Flavors Ice Cream Parlor
Shakespeare's Fried Chicken
IRS Burger
The Krusty Krab
Los Pollos Hermanos (I know it exists with a few real locations, but as like a bigger chain restaurant)
Gusteau
Merlotte's Bar and Grill
Good Burger
Vesuvio
Burger World from Beavis and Butthead (Ahhhh, no :no: ). OTOH, the last that I heard, that storefront pizza joint in the opening scene of 'Saturday Night Fever' still exists in real life.
Mike
What about the diner and bar from the movie Just Friends? Are those fiction?
A burger place in the town where I once worked actually had a Big Kahuna Burger.
I know Arby's had a Big Kahuna sandwich and it was different, but a go-to.
Anything with "Pollo" in its name evokes to me whole grilled chicken like El Pollo Loco or local chain Pollo Regio. There are a ton of places in DFW with a similar menu.
I wouldn't mind the Italo—Jewish deli pitched throughout Wise Guys.
Quote from: Hunty2022 on March 21, 2023, 11:35:31 PM
What about the diner and bar from the movie Just Friends? Are those fiction?
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