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[xiphias]

Every once in a while, I talk about opening a restaurant called "House of Chateau Maison", which would serve things like shrimp scampi, chai tea, and chicken-fried chicken; there would be a soup du jour of the day; you could get salsa sauce to put on things; there would be an ATM machine in the corner if you needed cash.

I think it could be popular with the hoi polloi.

Comments

[cheshyre]

an ATM machine in the corner if you needed cash.

But only if you remember your PIN number!

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Would the ATM machine have an LCD display?

Yes, I know

[redbird]

Shrimp scampi and chai tea sound good to me (though maybe in series rather than parallel).

[madcaptenor.livejournal.com]

With the recent proliferation of coffee-based drinks, there must be one with a redundant name. I can't think of it, though.

[cheshyre]

I saw somebody mentioning an order for "cafe au lait with milk."

[cheshyre]

Will the scampi be made with jumbo shrimp?

Have you considered minestrone soup?
And are any dishes available with au jus?


I suppose the reservations desk will tell customers to "RSVP, please!"

[cheshyre]

Don't forget pizza pie!

[beckyzoole.livejournal.com]

I think your restaurant is a great idea! You'll need to open it in Metroville City, of course.

We live just a few miles from a structure with the official name of "City of University City City Hall".... But I digress.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

At one point, DelDOT designated Exit 4 from I95 as "Metroform". Nobody knew what a "Metroform" was, and it didn't correspond to any place name, structure, or facility in the area, new or old. Turned out DelDOT just made it up. (They renamed the area "Churchman's Crossing" for nearby Churchman's Marsh.)

Also, don't forget the mahi mahi and couscous.

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

*grin* Sounds cool. Did I ever tell you about my restaurant idea - Chikkun Olam. Kosher fusion cuisine, mainly chicken, 10% of proceeds go to charity.

[querldox.livejournal.com]

It needs to be located next to the La Brea tar pits.

[arib.livejournal.com]

Is there actually a dish called chicken-fried chicken? I know about chicken-fried steak.

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

Sadly, there is. It's chicken, fried like chicken would be normally. (Breading, etc.) I suppose it's to distinguish it from things like bacon-fried chicken or French-fried chicken.

[florafloraflora.livejournal.com]

it could be popular with the hoi polloi

Beautiful.

I'm guessing they would raise their prices according to the CPI index.

[burgundy.livejournal.com]

As much as it annoys me when people talk about "the HIV virus," I just can't think of any way to reasonably work it into this post.

[ckd]

I think you should open it in Bengloarafurd, or on Torpenhow Hill, or somewhere along the Walla Walla River.

The best tables could have a view of Summit Peak.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Or Table Mesa. Or even Summit Hill.

[ron_newman]

While eating there, you can watch games from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

[(Anonymous)]

Damn, missed the topic of redundancy, otherwise I'd bring up that I think I remember using "the" before "hoi polloi" is sort of like "and" before "et cetera". But I mentioned it anyway. Wow, that was a really stupid thing to pick up on. Even moreso if I'm wrong! -David G.

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

You could have potage Saint-Germaine soup. As I once did, to my regret.

I think it'd be fun to open a pair of Chinese restaurants

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

One would be called the Jade Gate, and the other would be called Gwailo Gardens. The first would serve very authentic, delicious Chinese food, the second would serve the usual nasty stuff one gets in hole-in-the wall chop suey joints. The second place would have a notation in Chinese on the sign, "For Tasteless Americans Only. Do Not Eat Here If You Value Your Taste Buds." I anticipate that the manager of the first place would have to apologize periodically for its name, but I'd pay him or her sufficiently to compensate for that.

Re: I think it'd be fun to open a pair of Chinese restaurants

[cheshyre]

Speaking of asian cuisine, ramen noodles, udon noodles, lo mein noodles, and so on...

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I can't reasonably fit a reference to a VIN number in here.

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

Calvin Trillin calls continental cuisine "Casa de la Maison House"

It took me years to get the beleaguered husband (who was raised in a household with seven menus per week, every week, forever and ever amen) into the foodie head, and I knew he was there when he faked me out on a menu by telling me they had "steak scampi"

[jhitchin.livejournal.com]

They'd also have to serve cheese quesadillas.

P.S.

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

It should be next to a "Boutique Shop"! My mother belonged to an African Violet fanciers club which took part in a yearly show. One of the themes for the flower arrangement competition section one year was "The Boutique Shop". I threw up my hands in horror and tried to get the organizers to change the name, but they just looked at me with blank expressions.

[kajicarter.livejournal.com]

Don't forget panini sandwiches!

Drinks menu

[cheshyre]

Gin martini, or have you given up that fight?
And don't forget seltzer water for the teetotallers

Re: Drinks menu

[cheshyre]

Scotch whisky?

[richardf8]

Can I get my salsa sauce with con queso cheese?

[mattblum.livejournal.com]

Provided you plan to eat it with nacho chips, you can.

[cheshyre]

For future plans, you could offer a free gift as an added bonus.

From Wikipedia on tautologies, carne asada steak ("steak grilled steak")

With the profits, we could open an IRA account. [I'd never heard of RAS Syndrome before]

Well, back to my job in GUI Interface design. I need to redo some PNG graphics.
Oh, and can you check the hot water heater before your next RPG game?

[also-huey.livejournal.com]

Based upon years of poorly-remembered high-school and college French, and twenty years of smartassery, I believe that it should more appropriately be called "House of Chateau de Chez Maison".

What is the soup du jour?

[(Anonymous)]

"I don't know, but they have it every day!"

I used to love that joke.

This is actually a decent idea for a restaraunt around here. I mean, you need good food too, but metro Boston is one of those places that would actually appreciate the menu itself. You'd need a little story of how you bootstrapped the startup of the restaraunt by selling your shoes, or something, too.

- the Admiral

Re: What is the soup du jour?

[cheshyre]

Honestly, if we ever *actually* open a dining establishment or watering hole, my favorite name to date has been The Foo Bar