Flushed with success
A chain of 12 restaurants with a toilet theme has opened in Taiwan.
Seats in the Modern Toilet restaurants are toilet-shaped and napkins are dispensed from toilet rolls on tables.
Food containers are also toilet or wash-basin shaped, and much of the food is made to look like human waste, reports China Photo Base.
The owner claims the edgy nature of the restaurants is attracting younger diners.
"Every detail tells you it's a bathroom, not a restaurant. But it's fun to eat here," said one diner at a Taipei city outlet.
(bold emphasis mine) Barf! What IS the appeal? Apparently, the theme is based on a comic strip character who puts crap on crackers:
Toilet Restaurant, TAIWAN
[...] The restaurants use ceramic toilet bowls/dishes to serve a range of meals. Apparently he was inspired by a comic book character who would put crap on crackers. No joke! This comic is popular with the young kids in Taiwan!
The creator has now patented the idea and opened up several more branches around Taiwan. So if you ever thought the world was going down the toilet, now you have proof! The restaurants attract a range of customers but it is especially popular with young people and families with kids. Apparently it's not all just about novelty value and the restaurant gets many repeat guests. As a result it has introduced a loyalty program so you can collect credit on multiple visits and then receive a big toilet shaped bowl. These are also sold separately so you can take home a ceramic toilet bowl with you!
Food is either served in a flat bowl that resembles a male urinal; larger main meals are served in a toilet bowl. Noodles or rice are served in a bathtub shaped bowl. Some of the most popular meals are curry noodles or rice because of their resemblance to....well....you know! Chocolate ice-cream is popular for the same reason. [...]
Bleech! I guess I'm too old, or just no fun. Or maybe my idea of fun while dining out would just be something more... uh ... appetizing?
The second article also has a link to a 3 minute video review in English (Australian?) about the restaurant chain, which seems quite successful.
3 comments:
Uhhhh ... no .... I don't think I'll partake.
Yeesh
I feel SO BAD that I went to Taiwan (Feb 2006) and never got to try it out! I would have passed by and tried something will fighting the urge maybe not to barf! I dont know!! But would have definitely tried it out! I will blog about it too heehee
For those who loose their appetite, I'm sure they offer hors d'oeuvres to tempt you... perhaps the Poo Poo Platter?
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