A friend of mine who is of South American heritage is opening up a seafood restaurant and I was asked to help come up with a name and perhaps a theme for the place. This is a list of my suggestions:
1. The Smiling Poncho (All staff must wear a poncho, and the chef will wear a sombrero with little, hooked fish hanging off the brim. It will be fun!)
2. Fish and Ships (You will sell ship knickknacks as an alternate revenue stream at the front desk.)
3. Clamorama (Deep-fried clams will be a specialty.)
4. Blood In The Water (This Risto will have a shark-attack themed décor. It will really stand out from the crowd and when you order the signature plate of paella, the theme music to Jaws will play as the serving staff brings it out. We will be a destination for birthday and bachelor parties, so if legal, we will have all serving staff working in bikinis and speedos. GAY FRIENDLY.)
4. Los Peces Sexy (Obviously, this means The Sexy Fish in Spanish. Consider Tango dance lessons in the evening?)
5. Scales And Males (This would be a gay restaurant)
6. Scales And Tails and Males (This would be a more flamboyant and risque gay restaurant)
7. Something Fishy. (This is cute, and I think that each night you should stage a marine-themed murder mystery production as entertainment for the dining guests.)
8. Crabbies (Part of the appeal of this incarnation would be the gruff, sailor-like atmosphere and service.)
9. Fishing for a compliment? (Could become popular with people on first dates!)
10. The Fishcotheque (On the weekends it a disco and fine seafood restaurant.)
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4 responses to “Helping A Friend Come Up With A Name For A Seafood Restaurant”
Can I play too?
Hooked on a Feeling (Home of the “Ooga Chuka Special”
Pool Sharkey’s (might be best to have a billiard table in the back)
Tide Is High (The waitstaff will all sport blond wigs)
Dock of The Bay (Fish ain’t the only thing you can get there)
The Laughing Fish (Sorry, Batman reference)
Monique de Pixie (severe corruption of Moqueca de Peixe aka “Fish Stew”)
The Widow’s Walk (bummer observation deck on a house common in coastal towns)
Nep-Tuna (Okay, that was a bad pun even for me)
Profundo Azul (If the water the fish came out of is any other color, I’m not eating it)
Marejada (Book a reservation here. Dan-O.)
Excellent, Jay, just excellent.
Me too, I want to play.
Julia’s
1. Matey’s
2. El pez – fish with pompadour and swivelling hips
3. Starboard
4. The Saucy mollusc
5. Rockafellers – opulent oyster bar
6. Marooned – walls are plastered with top 10 deserted island picks from various famous people and people of interest. Music, company they would keep…
7. Cast-a-net – the instrument and obvious fishing term
8. Pescado
9. Go fish
10. Fish slap
11. Scampi – vintage beach pin- up theme and vintage surfing imagery.
12. Bobbers
13. Azul Horizonte
14. Cod Piece – saucy gay fish house
Mark’s:
1. The long haul
2. Castaway
3. El Codquistador
4. The Cryll from Ipanema
5. Elfish
6. Qucha – sea goddess
7. Mamacocha
8. Opochtli – Aztec god of fishing
9. Aargh Billy
10. Shucks
These are awesome, I miss you guys.