Puzzle
October 23rd, 2005 | Published in general | 9 Comments
Why is it that Chinese restaurants of a certain calibre, inevitably possess one or more of the following words in its name and/or description?
- Golden
- Imperial
- Palace
- Treasure
- Jade
- (Some funky Chinese poet)
- Crystal
- Garden
- House / House of
One day when I set up my Chinese restaurant, I’m going to call it House of Imperial Jade Golden Palace Li Bai Crystal Treasure Garden.
But what are the odds of that � I’m more likely to be the owner of a restaurant by the name of Maharajah, Delhi, or Gandhi.
October 23rd, 2005 at 7:11 am (#)
How about ‘House of Imperial Maharajah Poppi-ji Dorje’? (Was that how you spelt it?)
Then I can just say I’m going to the dodgy house when I eat there. :D
October 23rd, 2005 at 7:31 am (#)
LOL!
People write cheque to your restaurant sure curse and swear one. :)
October 23rd, 2005 at 8:47 am (#)
you forgot phoenix/dragon!
October 23rd, 2005 at 9:10 am (#)
Loving the name X).. But what about ‘lucky’?
October 23rd, 2005 at 10:45 am (#)
Owner: âTan Li *â. Your mascot can be that golden chinese new year cat with its paw swinging up and down. purr.
October 23rd, 2005 at 4:32 pm (#)
hahahaha i asked my parents the same question once when i was a kid, and they never got back to me.
hmmm
something else to ponder on:
if you’ve noticed, most porridge restaurants (teochew) are named…
….leaf.
gold leaf, lotus leaf, jade leaf, springleaf.
and others i can’t remember.
October 23rd, 2005 at 11:31 pm (#)
Eh I like springleaf!! Ooer now I want to go there. Heh.
October 24th, 2005 at 2:01 pm (#)
The Maharajah? This reminds me of a scence from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom…
October 27th, 2005 at 9:28 pm (#)
How about… Golden Imperial Palace Dragon House Full Of Treasures Like Jade & Crystal With A Garden & A Funky Poet?