# Cool Restaurant Names. Help me pick one out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081 "2006-03-12T21:16:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/21 "2006-03-13T03:40:31Z")
> [@Saltire](#): > > Since Homer is on an arm of the Cook Inlet, how about “Chef on the Cook”? “Food from the Cook”? . I thought briefly about “Cook’s Outlet,” but that one died aborning. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/22 "2006-03-13T03:58:54Z")
I don’t think I know enough to be helpful, though I think the “Spit-Fire Grille” sounds like a great name. I also liked “The Volcano Grille” Other than that, even though I know it is a place, I’m not sure I’d go to a restaurant with the word “Spit” in it’s name. Since it seems the view is important, you might consider putting that in the name. Something like “Meal with a View” or “Dine with a View” "Maybe “Volcano View Grill” I don’t know, maybe someone who knows food and the area better can put it together. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/23 "2006-03-13T04:05:57Z")
Bistro Fifty-Six? The Ash Hole (maybe for the bar)? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/24 "2006-03-13T05:19:37Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Bistro Fifty-Six? I was going to say that “fifty-six” or some variant thereof actually ain’t that bad a name. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/25 "2006-03-13T05:31:49Z")
> [@fifty-six](#): > > The Spit is packed with people for over 100 days and I could call it **“Sector 56”** and sell hotdogs on tridents and still do just fine. My wife already thinks I am a bit of a weirdo and calls me an alien. In jest I think. I may not come out of the naming phase with her support if I incorperate “56” in the name, but I may do it anyhow if the non-spousal support is there in mass. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/26 "2006-03-13T06:33:19Z")
How about The Plinian? (Type of volcanic eruption.) The Plume? I like The Augustine - with no Bistro. Sounds classy, yet appropriate for the area. Or maybe Rosewood Restaurant (I’m in the process of starting a business myself - Rosewood Landscape Design. 😃 ) My one suggestion would be not to use a name with ‘spit’ in the title - it’s just a turn-off for people about to eat. ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/27 "2006-03-13T12:01:23Z")
I have two for you, Sir. These are my two favorites If I ever were to open a restaurant. 1. Someplace Else. This _was_ the name of a restaurant in Vancouver, long since closed. I would assume the name is availible. Just like the sound of “Let’s go to_Someplace Else_” . 2. The Other Place. Same as above…“Let’s go to The Other Place”. Good luck. ever done a restaurant before? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/28 "2006-03-13T12:06:20Z")
**Church Cafe** And if you hired a chef named Doug. You could say, " Come to Church Cafe, where our food comes from a higher Authority:Doug." It was funnier in my mind. I like: **Volcano Grill Spit Fire Grill** You could have an emblem of a [one of these](http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/supermarine-spitfire-i-cosford.htm) Whatever you pick, good luck! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/29 "2006-03-13T12:19:52Z")
Get Stuffed! ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/30 "2006-03-13T14:34:02Z")
You could give a nod to Alaska history and call it [Seward’s Folly.](http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h230.html) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/31 "2006-03-13T16:46:17Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > Get Stuffed! ding Ding ding! We have a winner! ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/32 "2006-03-13T18:07:23Z")
What are some of the Inuit/Indian names for the volcanoes nearby? An iconic and catchy native name would stick pretty well. Ya know, “_Inuit Word_ Cafe or Bistro”. Or, what are the Inuit words for some of the local wildlife? Maybe call it the “Sea Otter Cafe” but, ya know, with the native word for sea otter. (That is, if it is short and pronounceable- keep it simple.) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/33 "2006-03-13T18:13:02Z")
Make it a Vietnamese restaurant and call it Phenomenal Penh… I always wanted to have that. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/34 "2006-03-13T18:25:45Z")
Going with a native name could also give you a built in theme. Tourists are suckers for and love the romanticism of a local theme. You know, you could name your menu items with local native words and place names, like the “Kachemak Special”, or a special fruit smoothie called a “Kachemak Kooler”. You know, stuff like that. Not gimmicky, not pretentious, but just a memorable name for a memorable and delicious dish. You get known for your “Kachemak Special” and everybody will know what it is and come to you for the best. Hell, you could even start a new cuisine and local specialty if you do it right. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/35 "2006-03-13T19:49:13Z")
Given the volcano, _Dante’s Delight_ sounds good. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/36 "2006-03-13T20:12:28Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Given the volcano, _Dante’s Delight_ sounds good. C’mon, it’s in Alaska, fercryinoutloud, not [L.A.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118928/) Howzabout **Uncle Fifty-Six’s Family Feedbag**? Serving up good food, good fun, and lotsa crazy crap on the wall since 2006. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/37 "2006-03-13T20:59:50Z")
The Kinnickinnick Cafe. I don’t know about an Inuit name - have you seen Inuit words? I don’t know how to pronounce a triangle. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/38 "2006-03-13T21:00:55Z")
Ooh, ooh, just thought of one - it’s in Alaska, by active volcanoes - Baked Alaska! ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/39 "2006-03-14T00:29:01Z")
“Bistro on the Spit” appeals to me. It sounds to my Heartland ears like it could be taken as just a little bit pretentious, but then we don’t have spits here, so I don’t know how it plays in Alaska. “Bistro on the Boardwalk” is ok, I guess. Or you could steal a page from _Veronica Mars_ & just use random Greek myth references. But I think that would be more pretentious. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081/40 "2006-03-14T00:32:00Z")
Oh, & if you’re catering to a mix of tourists & Alaskans, I don’t think “Bistro on the …” is really too pretentious. But you could make it “… Bistro.” Boardwalk Bistro? Spit Bistro? \*Le \* Spit Bistro? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-restaurant-names-help-me-pick-one-out/348081.md?page=3)