# Eponymous restaurants that do not serve their namesake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 12, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379 "2022-02-12T19:57:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/1 "2022-02-12T19:57:11Z")
This [discussion on hot dog chains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nationwide-hot-dog-chains/959259) brought up the restaurant [Wienerschnitzel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienerschnitzel) which does not serve wiener schnitzel. This reminded me of a restaurant that used to be near my house called [Laksa](https://www.yelp.com/biz/laksa-san-francisco) which was, obviously, a vietnamese restaurant that served pho and vermicelli but not any laksa. Any other examples of restaurants named after a food that doesn’t have that food on the menu? ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/2 "2022-02-12T20:23:06Z")
In the UK there are several restaurants and chains that have ‘Wasabi’ in their name, but very few of these use ‘true wasabi’. Most use ‘western wasabi’, a kind of horseradish. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/3 "2022-02-12T20:35:27Z")
Taco Bell? 🤪 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/4 "2022-02-12T20:42:14Z")
Are apples anywhere on the menu at Applebee’s? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/5 "2022-02-12T20:43:28Z")
Panda Express? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/6 "2022-02-12T20:50:19Z")
El Pollo Loco has yet to provide any solid proof regarding the mental state of their chickens. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/7 "2022-02-12T20:51:01Z")
I am pretty sure Hooters does NOT serve owl. ---
**Author:** ![mmmiiikkkeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/8 "2022-02-12T20:51:34Z")
In my town there is a business named “Cedars Bakery”. Sounds like a sort-of North American store selling various breads and baked goods right? Nope; it’s a Lebanese butcher shop / spice grocery store / take-out restaurant. The only thing remotely baked is one kind of pre-packed Pita bread they sell, clearly labeled as made in a different town’s big industrial plant (ie they just buy and re-sell it). ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/9 "2022-02-12T20:57:26Z")
Bit of a stretch, but Outback Steakhouse doesn’t serve the uniformly gristled, overcooked mystery cuts of toughened beef I’ve always encountered in my outback Australian experience. Lift your game! ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/10 "2022-02-12T21:06:25Z")
Pretty sure Jollibee does not have any form of insect life on the menu, at least not intentionally (grin). ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/11 "2022-02-12T21:14:30Z")
While not strictly true, Veggies To Go serves a shockingly small amount of vegetables. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/12 "2022-02-12T21:17:27Z")
There’s a place in my mom’s neighborhood called Frank’s Falafel House. While they do have falafel, you have to look pretty closely at the menu to find it. Their top-ticket item seems to be gyros. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/13 "2022-02-12T21:17:49Z")
A bar/restaurant I have been to is called **Elwood’s** after the owner’s dog Elwood. They do not serve dog (however they will serve dogs). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/14 "2022-02-12T21:19:14Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > A bar/restaurant I have been to is called **Elwood’s** after the owner’s dog Elwood. They do not serve dog (however they will serve dogs) To the best of my knowledge, Red Robin serves neither robin nor robins. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/15 "2022-02-12T21:29:03Z")
I don’t believe I’ve ever actually seen chili on the menu at Chili’s. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/16 "2022-02-12T21:58:44Z")
Last time I ate at a Steak and Ale, I was too young to buy alcohol. Did their beverage menu have any real ales on it? ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/17 "2022-02-12T22:04:04Z")
Back where I lived in Ventura, there was a terrific Mexican fast food place called The Green Burrito. Their star food item was a chile verde burrito, i.e., a green burrito. It was extremely good. The Green Burrito was bought by/merged with Carl’s Jr. They still are called The Green Burrito on the signage, but they do not serve chile verde burritos anymore. Their stuff is at about the same level as Taco Bell now. ---
**Author:** ![Arcite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/18 "2022-02-12T22:20:54Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > There’s a place in my mom’s neighborhood called Frank’s Falafel House. While they do have falafel, you have to look pretty closely at the menu to find it. Their top-ticket item seems to be gyros. > [@mbh](#): > > Last time I ate at a Steak and Ale, I was too young to buy alcohol. Did their beverage menu have any real ales on it? These posts bring to mind Quaker Steak & Lube, who 1) though they do have steaks on the menu, are known primarily for chicken wings, and 2) do not offer any sort of lubricant. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/19 "2022-02-12T22:23:27Z")
Papaya King ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379/20 "2022-02-12T22:32:01Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I don’t believe I’ve ever actually seen chili on the menu at Chili’s. No, it’s there, though I don’t think it’s particularly good. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponymous-restaurants-that-do-not-serve-their-namesake/959379.md?page=2)