Restaurants I Have Known by ReinholdH

This restaurant chain is known for being open at all hours of the day and night (and as such was a frequent late night destination in my college years). On December 25, 1988, 1,221 of these restaurants closed for the very first time and as such many locations had to install locks or replace locks for which they had lost keys.

My favorite Chinese takeout is named for these two mythological creatures, said to symbolize yin and yang.

This German beer and sausage joint in my neighborhood shares a name with famous Germans such as artist Ernst, silent film actor Schreck, and physicist Born.

I'll probably never get into this restaurant, but I did watch the 2011 documentary. Whose three Michelin starred sushi restaurant was the subject? First name only is acceptable.

This curry restaurant my family once frequented is named, like a character in The Jungle Book, for the Hindi word for elephant.

This lackluster Irish bar and restaurant I ate at once is named for a popular tourist attraction that many have kissed.

This Italian restaurant in my hometown was a nice little spot to get some pasta until the owner and head chef died unexpectedly. It shared a name with this style of carving.

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In my favorite sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what is the name of the restaurant at the end of the universe?

I'm not sure Australian cuisine is a real thing but this Brooklyn restaurant named after the Australian/New Zealand term for a ranch that primarily raises Ovis aries serves it.

This chain got what was probably their best publicity in recent years when Beyoncé name-dropped it in her single "Formation". I'm fond of their biscuits.

This 1967 song that always comes on the radio around Thanksgiving is not really about a restaurant. The restaurant is not actually named in the song, and these days it's known as the Stockbridge Cafe.

There are several hot dog joints (a notable chain and its subsequent competitors) in the city of New York that take their name from this tropical fruit.

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