2017´s best restaurants?

[Snaketoz]

It may take diners awhile to get past the name-Foo Dog Curry Traders.  Doesn't inspire me to go there and dine.

[jaxrox]

I can see where the name foo dog curry might be seen as negative lol..unless they get a lot of word of mouth positive reviews, and get flooded with good reviews on Google and Yelp and Facebook, maybe they ought to consider changing names? Supposedly that internet review stuff can make or break some smaller businesses? Just my two cents

[Snaketoz]

I can see where the name foo dog curry might be seen as negative lol..unless they get a lot of word of mouth positive reviews, and get flooded with good reviews on Google and Yelp and Facebook, maybe they ought to consider changing names? Supposedly that internet review stuff can make or break some smaller businesses? Just my two cents

Maybe they should change it to Wong's Cat Chow Mein Café.

[Tacachale]

It may take diners awhile to get past the name-Foo Dog Curry Traders.  Doesn't inspire me to go there and dine.

"Foo dogs" are these guys, which are Chinese in origin but used in various parts of Asia.



The name probably would have made more sense if their logo or sign or whatever actually had a foo dog. Most people who know what a foo dog is would probably think Chinese rather than South or Southeast Asian. And of course, many people don't know what it is, especially without seeing it.

But, the restaurant is very good and definitely worth checking out if you like curry.

[Adam White]

It may take diners awhile to get past the name-Foo Dog Curry Traders.  Doesn't inspire me to go there and dine.

"Foo dogs" are these guys, which are Chinese in origin but used in various parts of Asia.



The name probably would have made more sense if their logo or sign or whatever actually had a foo dog. Most people who know what a foo dog is would probably think Chinese rather than South or Southeast Asian. And of course, many people don't know what it is, especially without seeing it.

But, the restaurant is very good and definitely worth checking out if you like curry.

Those are lions. I know some people call them 'foo dogs' but still...

[Tacachale]

It may take diners awhile to get past the name-Foo Dog Curry Traders.  Doesn't inspire me to go there and dine.

"Foo dogs" are these guys, which are Chinese in origin but used in various parts of Asia.



The name probably would have made more sense if their logo or sign or whatever actually had a foo dog. Most people who know what a foo dog is would probably think Chinese rather than South or Southeast Asian. And of course, many people don't know what it is, especially without seeing it.

But, the restaurant is very good and definitely worth checking out if you like curry.

Those are lions. I know some people call them 'foo dogs' but still...

Depends on where you are. In Japan, they're dogs. Whatever they are, they're what the restaurant called "Foo Dog" is named after.

[BridgeTroll]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions

[Adam White]

It may take diners awhile to get past the name-Foo Dog Curry Traders.  Doesn't inspire me to go there and dine.

"Foo dogs" are these guys, which are Chinese in origin but used in various parts of Asia.



The name probably would have made more sense if their logo or sign or whatever actually had a foo dog. Most people who know what a foo dog is would probably think Chinese rather than South or Southeast Asian. And of course, many people don't know what it is, especially without seeing it.

But, the restaurant is very good and definitely worth checking out if you like curry.

Those are lions. I know some people call them 'foo dogs' but still...

Depends on where you are. In Japan, they're dogs. Whatever they are, they're what the restaurant called "Foo Dog" is named after.

The picture you posted looks like Chinese lions to me. Not the Japanese ones (which are Lion Dogs or something). In any event, I think "foo dog" is a dumb name, for both a lion and a restaurant. But yeah, that's the reason for the restaurant's name.

In their defence, they do sell Japanese curry (apparently) - but Japan is not a big curry country and "foo dogs" seem like the wrong mascot for a curry house.

[Tacachale]

^Well, we've been talking about the name on the forum since yesterday, so there's that.