Bizarre Bazaars: Locations and Thanks

Bizarre Bazaars Crazy Name Book CoverThanks to the readers of Interesting Ideas who reported some of the weirdest store names on earth. You too can nominate a name for the Grog & Groc Hall of Fame. A new edition of the souvenir book that collects them all will be available soon.

  1. 456, NYC
  2. 666 Lounge, Chicago
  3. A Happy Store, Haltom City, Texas (Bart — I thought the sign was just a slogan until I wrote a check and asked how to make the payee, when the clerk slowly said “A…. Happy… Store.”)
  4. A Lee Inn, Mammoth Lakes, California (Mj12sK8r@aol.com)
  5. A to Z & Things, World’s 1 Superstore, Chicago
  6. A&K Lick-A-Chick, Nova Scotia
  7. A-Ford-O Motel, Atlantic, Iowa (Staci Wendt)
  8. A-Furniture Store
  9. Above Average Autos, Whitefield, New Hampshire
  10. About Liquors, Indianapolis
  11. Addictions To Go, Waldorf, Maryland (Loel Barr)
  12. Adequate (women’s clothing), Bayeux, France
  13. Adequate Electric Co., Chicago
  14. AH WA GA barbershop, Owego, New York (Anne W.)
  15. Ain’t Bad Food, Spooner, Wisconsin (jb)
  16. Airline Collision Center, Houston
  17. Al-O-Wishes Flowers, Chicago
  18. Al’s Fun in the Bun, Chicago
  19. Albert’s Mofongo House, NYC
  20. Alkie’s Liquor Store, Massena, New York (MARDEKA@aol)
  21. Allright Rental, Raytown, Missouri
  22. Amigone Funeral Home, Buffalo, New York (George Olson)
  23. Amisha Boutique, Chicago
  24. Analtech, Newark, Delaware (SLH)
  25. The Angry Chair hair salon, Newington, Connecticut
  26. Ards Cricket Ranch bait shop, Pensacola, Florida (Howard)
  27. Armegeddon Carpet Cleaners, Brooklyn (Steve Garcia)
  28. As the Wheel Turns, San Antonio, Texas (Bonnie G.)
  29. Ash Wipe Chimney Sweeps, Vernon Hills, Illinois (Sarah Renz)
  30. Äss Bar, Switzerland (Brian Neale)
  31. Atlasta Motel, Booneville, Missouri (Don Biggs)
  32. The Autotorium, Spring City, Pennsylvania
  33. Ave’s Taxidermy and Cheese, River Falls, Wisconsin (Sheryl Kostich)
  34. B & M Waste Management, Manitowoc, Wisconsin (Julie)
  35. B Square Salon, Chicago
  36. B-Back Again
  37. Babies and Brats, Pawling, New York (Joe Lieber)
  38. Bad Design, Switzerland (Brian Neale)
  39. The Bare Trapp showgirls, Medford, Wisconsin
  40. Bark Side of the Moon, Chicago
  41. The Barking Lot, Sebastopol, California (Jim Clements)
  42. Barrel O’ Fun
  43. Barrel of Meal, Raynham, North Carlina (Kevin Duffy)
  44. Basic Mortgage Co.
  45. Bates Motel, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
  46. Bathe Electric, Missouri
  47. Bearable Dentistry, Oneonta, New York
  48. Beaver Cleaners, North York, Ontario (Meredith Whitt)
  49. Beaver Liquors, Beaver Creek, Colorado (Mark Williams)
  50. Beds & Such, Columbia, South Carolina
  51. Beef People, Galesburg, Illinois (Russ Duckworth)
  52. Beef-A-Roo, Rockford, Illinois
  53. Beefway Subs, Chicago
  54. Beepers and Human Hair, West Miami, Florida (FCPubl)
  55. Beer World, Cambridge, Maryland (Leigh Panlilio)
  56. Belly Acres RV Park, Ajo, Arizona (Tom Taylor)
  57. Bender Chiropractic, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
  58. Best Way Inn Motel, Carbondale, Illinois (Karl Lawrence)
  59. Big Bone Lick State Park, Kentucky (Jamie Bloom)
  60. Big Boy’s Steel Erection, St. Louis (D. Snow)
  61. Big Buns and Pita, Chicago
  62. Big Dick’s Halfway Inn, Gravois Mills, Missouri (T.P. Shearer)
  63. Big O Tire, Western U.S.
  64. The Big Time Dallas, Roodepoort, South Africa (Francois Van Der Linde)
  65. Big Wiener Hot Dogs
  66. Big Willard Café
  67. Big Wong, Washington, DC (Leigh Panlilio)
  68. Billy Bob’s Park & Pork, Kealakekua, Hawaii (Michael R. Bristow)
  69. Bits of Straw and Gifts, Park Ridge, Illinois
  70. Blake’s Lota Burger, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Russ Duckworth)
  71. Blenders in the Grass, Santa Barbara, California
  72. Bob-a-Lous Supermarket
  73. Bong Recreation Area, Kansasville, Wisconsin
  74. Bonk Insurance Agency, Park Ridge, Illinois
  75. Booze & Bait, East Moline, Illinois (Tom Smith)
  76. Boring Drugs, Warsaw, Missouri (Rich Doyle)
  77. Brake-O Brake Center, Atlanta
  78. Bringer Inn, Saginaw, Michigan
  79. Brotherhood Rules Place, Alzey, Germany
  80. Buda-Pest, London, Ontario
  81. Budget Smog, Bell, California
  82. The Bunghole Liquors, Salem, Mass. (Mark Delude)
  83. Bun-N-Burg, NYC (Anne W. )
  84. Burke Cleaners: Home of “Mr. Neat,” Davenport, Iowa
  85. Burning Stoves & Stuff, Belgrade, Montana
  86. Buy-N-Leave
  87. Cafe Bong, Chicago
  88. Café Muppet, Chicago
  89. Cap-N-Cork, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  90. Card ‘N All, Closter, New Jersey (Anne W. )
  91. C-Arousal Cafe and Fish Bar, Barmouth, Wales
  92. Chance Aviation, Indianapolis (Ginger Home)
  93. Charming Woks, Chicago
  94. Chat ‘N’ Chew, Florence, Alabama
  95. Chat n’ Rest, Columbia, South Carolina (William Ross)
  96. Cheesus Crust pizza, Kahuku, Hawaii
  97. Chi Wa Ga Ga, New Orleans (Kate Smith)
  98. Chick n’ Chop, Boca Raton, Florida
  99. Chinese Ho, Winfield, Illinois
  100. Chubby & Tubby Department Store, Seattle, Washington
  101. Chuck-A-Rama restaurant, White River Junction, VT (Frank Revi)
  102. Cluck-U-Chicken, Hyattsville, Maryland (James Garner)
  103. Cock & Bottle, York, UK
  104. Come & Be Blessed Cuts Barber Shop, Hammond, Indiana
  105. Come As You Are & Eat in Your Car, Chicagoland (Liz Milner)
  106. Come n’ Shop
  107. Common Sense Novelty Company, Chicago (Tracy Jo Seneca)
  108. Conundrum Wine Bistro, Freeport, Maine
  109. Cool Noggins, Medford, Wisconsin
  110. Cork ‘N Brew, Dayton, Ohio
  111. Cork ‘N Cap, Jackson, Michigan
  112. Corner Barkery, Arlington Heights, Illinois
  113. Corporetum, Lisle, Illinois
  114. Correct Builders, Chicago
  115. Covert Motel, Matteson, Illinois
  116. Crab & Things, Des Plaines, Illinois
  117. Crawford Coal and Mattress Works, Atlanta, (Rick Larson)
  118. Crazy Denny, good clean cheap stuff
  119. Crooks Warehouses, Kansas City (George Olson)
  120. Cruisin’ Chubby’s Gentleman’s Club, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (Corey Simons)
  121. Crummy Funeral Home, Viola, Illinois (Mike Robinson)
  122. Cue-Phoria, River Grove, Illinois
  123. Cum Park Plaza, Haw River, North Carolina (S. Tice-Lewis)
  124. Cumon Inn Farm, South Windsor, Connecticut
  125. Daily Use Inc., General Merchandise Shoes & Clothing, North Chicago
  126. Dairy Cheer, home of the Smashburger, Pikeville, Kentucky
  127. The Dam Store, Oscoda, Michigan (Christal)
  128. Dan’s Not Calm, Calgary, Alberta (A Scott)
  129. Dave’s Drink and Drive, Independence, Missouri (Bill DeBauche)
  130. The Dead Cow, Wichita, Kansas (Don Fraysier)
  131. Dead People’s Things, Denver (Steven Gugel)
  132. Deb-Mar Inc., West Springfield, Mass.
  133. Decency Motors, Thomasville, Georgia
  134. Decent Convenient Store, Chicago
  135. Decker’s Cleaners & Gun Shop, Adams, Mass. (Marion Altieri)
  136. Dehart’s Bible and Tire Center, Morehead, Kentucky (Nickado8477@aol.com)
  137. Delvin Turnipseed Dentist
  138. Desperate Housewares, Atlanta
  139. The Dew Drop Lounge (near miss), Cincinnati, Ohio (Dan H. )
  140. Dicks Liquor, El Monte, California (Adrienne N. Marshall)
  141. Disco Methodist Protestant Church, Disco, Michigan (J. Wieten)
  142. Do Eat Korean Barbecue, Chicago
  143. Dog ‘N Mug, Mishawaka, Indiana
  144. Doggy Style, Denton, Texas (Mouseriferious@aol.com)
  145. Dons Humburgers
  146. Donut Doctor, Chicago (Matt Bergstrom)
  147. Donuts & Things, San Francisco
  148. Donuts and Gyros, Denton, Texas (Mouseriferious@aol.com — Name must have come to being after a long nite of partying.)
  149. Donut Prince, Burbank, California
  150. Doolittle and Dalley estate agents, Kidderminster, UK (Kim Longley)
  151. Doom and Son Funeral Home, New Carlisle, Ohio (Mike Friedline)
  152. Dr. Bonnie Beaver, Ob/Gyn, Los Angeles (Monica L. )
  153. Dr. Cell, Chicago
  154. Dr. Pizza, Riverside, Illinois
  155. Drug Castle, Springfield, Ohio
  156. Dub-L-Dog, Chicago
  157. The Duke of Oil, Maywood, Illinois
  158. Dull Funeral Home, Baldwin, Wisconsin (Cindy Schuna)
  159. Eat ‘n Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Laura from Morgantown)
  160. Eat It And Beat It, Maywood, Illinois (Liz Milner)
  161. Eat My Buns bakery, Ajo, Arizona (Tom Taylor)
  162. Eat-N-Get Gas, Indiana (Roma Lane)
  163. El Glop, Barcelona, Spain
  164. Ett-Mar Motel, Portsmouth, Ohio
  165. Exciting Things, Barcelona, Spain
  166. Fairly Reliable Bob’s Used Cars, Boise, Idaho (Maria Minicucci)
  167. Famil-E-Fun, Mitchell, South Dakota
  168. The Famous Taco Burrito, Chicago
  169. Fat Boys Pork Palace, Brandywine, West Virginia (Frank McPherson)
  170. Fatal Restaurant, Budapest, Hungary
  171. Faver-Dykes State Park, St. Augustine, Florida (Jim Nicola)
  172. Favorable Chicken-Kebabs-Ribs, London, England (Martin Stocks)
  173. Felix & Oscar’s, Westlake, Ohio
  174. Fire Trol, Orland, California
  175. Flea N Eat, Prestonsburg, Kentucky (Ronald Thornsberry)
  176. Flowers ‘n Things, Hayward, Wisconsin
  177. Flub A Dub Chub’s hot dogs, Chicago (Anne W. )
  178. Fluff ‘Em Buff ‘Em Stuff ‘Em (taxidermy/car repair/beauty shop), Canon City, Colorado (Sheila)
  179. Fluke Transport & Warehousing, Hamilton, Ontario. “If It’s On Time… It’s A FLUKE.”
  180. Flunch Restaurant, Paris, France
  181. Food ‘n’ Scat, Gainesville, Florida (Rick Larson)
  182. The Food Hive, NYC (Anne W. )
  183. Food Topic, NYC (Jeremy Markowitz)
  184. For Pet’s Sake, Thousand Oaks, California (Anne W. )
  185. Fork-N-Cork, St. Charles, Illinois
  186. The Four Finger Fireworks Stand, Idaho (Jennifer)
  187. Fra-mar Italian restaurant, Brooklyn
  188. Fractured Prune Donuts, Wildwood, New Jersey
  189. Frank’s No-tel
  190. Franks A Lot, Waterford, Michigan (Gary Lewis)
  191. Freindly Liqour (sic), San Diego (Thomas Henning — Yes, he didn’t check the spelling for the huge sign out in front of his store.)
  192. Friendly Fire Place, Ft. Collins, Colorado (Mark Williams)
  193. The Frigid Fluid Company, Chicago (Tracy Jo Seneca)
  194. F-Troupe, London, England
  195. Fu King Chinese Restaurant, Lake City, Florida (Dale B. )
  196. Fu-Kim Grand Palace, Houston, (MFriedline)
  197. Fucifino Cafe, St. Louis (Mark Herich)
  198. Fulco’s Taste ‘N’ See, DeKalb, Illinois
  199. Fully Food Market, Chicago
  200. Funeral Supplies and Daycare Center, Columbus, Ohio (John Moglia)
  201. Funitos
  202. Funky Nails, Newark, New Jersey
  203. Funny Cry Happy Gift, NYC (Cole Gerard)
  204. Futurama Beauty Academy, Chicago
  205. Futuristic Lounge, Milwaukee
  206. Garden of Eat’N, Grand Junction, Colorado (Anne W.)
  207. Garden of Eat’N, Willard, Ohio
  208. Gas and Grub, Colorado City, Texas
  209. Gas-A-Roo, Hammond, Indiana
  210. Gas It
  211. Gas N Stuff, Fenton, Missouri (Anne W. )
  212. Gas n’ Git, Winner, South Dakota
  213. Gas n’ Goods, Harrisville, West Virginia
  214. Gay Bar & Grill, Gay, Michigan (Giondd)
  215. Get It-N-Go Party Store, Muskegon, Michigan
  216. Git ‘N Go, Clinton, Tennessee
  217. Git-Yo Chicken Fish and Burger, Kansas City (Bill DeBauche)
  218. Gleaming Barkus, San Mateo, California
  219. Gleed Feed & Seed, Yakima, Washington (David Lind)
  220. Goin’ Postal, Zephyr Hills, Florida
  221. Go To Blases Lounge, Niles, Illinois
  222. Go-Tane, Chicago Heights, Illinois
  223. Gobs of Hobs, The Hobby Store
  224. God Bless Tires, Sacramento, California (Bonnie G. )
  225. Godlove’s Liquors, Hagerstown, Maryland (Mike White — founded by my uncle, Ed Godlove.)
  226. Good’nough Electric, Toledo, Ohio (Jared S. )
  227. Goodbody Mortuary, San Diego (Thomas Henning)
  228. Goods For Less, Chicago
  229. The Grease Pit, West Frankfurt, Illinois (motorcycle shop)
  230. Great Ball Chinese Restaurant, New Orleans
  231. Groner Funeral Home, Dowagiac, Michigan (CBH)
  232. Gross Convenient Store, Gross Point Blvd. Skokie, Illinois
  233. Gross Gas, Sunset, Maine (Mill)
  234. The Ground Cow, Penryn, California (Gary Bonhiver)
  235. Guberif
  236. Hair-A-Holics, Hudson, New Hampshire
  237. Hair ‘n’ Things, Sturgis, Michigan
  238. Hair & Things, Waukesha, Wisconsin
  239. Hair Way To Heaven, Redkey, Indiana (Kim L. )
  240. Hairkiller, Alzey, Germany
  241. Happy Face Food Mart, Milwaukee
  242. Happy Foods, Chicago
  243. Happy Hooker Bait Store, Oak Harbor, Ohio (Jared S. )
  244. Happy Lamb Hot Pot, Cambridge, Mass. The pot is probably happier than the lamb
  245. Hardware and Pain, Brooklyn
  246. The Hard Work And Sacrifice Wig Boutique And Beauty Parlor, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dan H. )
  247. Harry Little Pizza, Baltimore (Leigh Panlilio — I order it extra large, hold the hair.)
  248. Hav-A-Nap Motel, Toronto, Ontario (Peggy-Sue Setterington)
  249. Headonizm hair, London, England
  250. He Ain’t Here Lounge, Lake Station, Indiana (Smarty Pants)
  251. Heal N Cure, Northbrook, Illinois
  252. Helpee Selfee Laundromat, Albion, New York
  253. Hep Ur Sef, Missouri (Cactusmilk@aol.com)
  254. Herbie’s Ramrod Room, Boston, Mass.
  255. Here We Grow garden supplies, Hadley, Mass.
  256. Hi! Let’s Eat, Lompoc, California (Matt Bergstrom)
  257. Hiram’s Guns & Spirits, El Cajon, California (Julie Cohen)
  258. His & Her’s Auto Brake & Muffler, Toledo, Ohio (Bonnie G. )
  259. Ho Hum Motel, Burlington, Vermont
  260. Ho Lee Chow restaurant, Toronto, Ontario
  261. Ho-Hum Motel, West Yellowstone, Montana
  262. Hock It To Me Pawn Shop, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  263. Holy Sheet! Housewares, Australia (Aaron T. Slater)
  264. The House of 220 Volt Appliances, Chicago
  265. Honky’s Ribs
  266. Hot ‘n Now, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  267. Hotel Mr. Bed City, Paris, France
  268. House of Beef/House of Tikes, Near Sonora, California (Russ Duckworth)
  269. House of Bottles, Love’s Park, Illinois
  270. House of More Plastic Bags, San Francisco (Wendy Arsenault)
  271. House of Poon Chinese restaurant, Rochester, New York
  272. Huffy & Subby Cab Co., Chicago
  273. Human Electronics, Utica, New York
  274. Hung Far Low, Portland, Oregon (Mary Catherine Lamb)
  275. I Am A Print Shoppe, Chicago, Missouri (Heather Jagman)
  276. I Like Dollar +, Chicago
  277. I’m Here Vietnamese Restaurant, Madison, Wisconsin
  278. Imperial House of Glass Blocks, Niles, Illinois
  279. Innjoy Wine & Dine, Chicago
  280. Insani-T’s, Muskegon, Michigan
  281. Islamic Books & Things, Chicago
  282. It’ll Do Club, Dallas, Texas (Matt Bergstrom)
  283. It’ll Do Motel, Johnson City, Tennessee (Ian Blackburn)
  284. It’sugar Fix, I95, Connecticut. Brutal honesty
  285. Jiffy Smog, Las Vegas, Nevada (Kate Yule)
  286. Jinks Funeral Home, Viola, Illinois (Mike Robinson)
  287. Jolley Funeral Home, Salisbury, Maryland (Tom M.)
  288. Judy’s Lounge & Liquor, Stone Park, Illinois (Larry Ostgaard)
  289. Just Meat Sandwich Bar, Jerusalem, Israel
  290. Just Pawn, Chicago
  291. Just Stuff, Chicago
  292. Just Things, Ireland
  293. Karen’s Hair’m, Chicago
  294. Ken-Mar Liquor, Wichita, Kansas
  295. King Dollar Discount A-Go-Go Liquors, Lincoln, Nebraska (Bill Shaffer)
  296. King Dong Restaurant, Berkeley, California (James Garner)
  297. King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland
  298. Kiss My Glass, Annapolis, Maryland
  299. Kit ‘n’ Kapoodle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
  300. Kitty Frisk, UK (Kim Longley)
  301. Kum & Go, Humboldt, Iowa
  302. Kum N’ Go, Omaha, Nebraska
  303. Kuntry Kitchen, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  304. Kuts and Stuff, Adamsville, Alabama
  305. Kwik Sak, Tennessee
  306. Last Resort RV Park and Campground, Nashville, Indiana
  307. Let’s Pet Puppies, Chicago (Heather Jagman)
  308. Lick-a-Chick, North Sydney, Australia (Martin Ince)
  309. The Lie-N Den Bar, Bakersfield, California
  310. Life-The Ultimate Dry Cleaning, Ft. Lee, New Jersey (Anne W.)
  311. Linens ‘n Things, Clifton, New Jersey
  312. Liquor Box, Calgary, British Columbia (Paul — must be catering to the young female university crowd)
  313. Liquor Lotto Pizza Video Check Cashing, Royal Oak, Michigan (Gary Lewis)
  314. Liquor, Guns and Ammo, Columbia, Missouri (Cole Gerard)
  315. Litteral Photography, Bakersfield, California
  316. Little Jake’s Eat It An Beat It, Kansas City (Bill DeBauche)
  317. Little Taste Restaurant, Wheaton, Maryland (Leigh Panlilio)
  318. Loaf n’ Jug, Pueblo, Colorado (Holly Grassy)
  319. Long Funeral Service, Cambridge, Mass. (Shellac)
  320. The Lord Jesus Christ if I be Lifted Up Chair Caning and Variety Store (Gloria Urban)
  321. Lord Kitsch, Jerusalem, Israel
  322. Lot O’ Fun truck accessories, Schererville, Indiana
  323. Lox Of Bagels & Moor, Queensberry, New York
  324. Lovely Jewelers, Chicago
  325. Lowe Quality Paints, Homewood, Illinois (Jon V. )
  326. Lube Lizard, San Antonio, Texas (Bonnie G.)
  327. Lucky Pork Store, San Francisco
  328. Lunar Landscaping, Des Plaines, Illinois
  329. Mac’s Grog ‘n’ Groc, Santa Barbara, California. My original funny store name
  330. Mad Max Convenience Stores, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  331. Mahboob, Chicago
  332. Man-Jo-Vin’s-Chicken Ribs, Chicago
  333. Mar-Phil-Ous restaurant, Edinburgh, Scotland
  334. Mar-Jean Village, Lafayette, Indiana
  335. Master Bait and Tackle (you can’t beat our bait), Bonita Beach, Florida (Clare Sullivan)
  336. May Pop Tire Shop
  337. Mel’s House of Raymond bar, Lawndale, California (Cactusmilk@aol.com)
  338. Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Charleston, South Carolina
  339. Menlove Dodge, Bountiful, Utah
  340. Mercury Fish N Chips, Southfield, Michigan (J. Wieten)
  341. Mexican Blockheads Diner, NYC
  342. Miche Purse-N-Ality, Crest Hill, Illinois (Katherine of Chicago)
  343. Mike Schrank’s Smoke ‘N Gun, Waukegan, Illinois
  344. Miskas Har-Hig Liquors, Chicago
  345. Mister Gift, Barcelona, Spain
  346. Mister Olimpic, Barcelona, Spain
  347. Mo Better Meatty Meat Burgers, Los Angeles (Ezra Reinstein)
  348. Mo Rugs Plus, Chicago
  349. Mobile Home Stuff Store, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
  350. Mohammed’s Imports and Respect for Life Fish House, Huntington, West Virginia (David Gray)
  351. The Money Shot restaurant, Chicago
  352. Moo & Oink grocery, Chicago
  353. Moo and Oink Hydraulics, Chicago
  354. Mother Cluckers Kitchen, Chicago
  355. Mow Town Lawn Care, Salem, Oregon
  356. Mr. Rib and Beef Pizza, Park Ridge, Illinois (Weltanscha@aol.com)
  357. Mr. Beef, Chicago
  358. Mr. Cell, Chicago
  359. Mr. Check Casher, Phenix City, Alabama
  360. Mr. Chicken, Cleveland
  361. Mr. Closeout, NYC
  362. Mr. Gas Food Mart, Tennessee (Jim Nicola)
  363. Mr. Greek Gyros, Chicago
  364. Mr. Gyros Mrs. Pizza, Chicago
  365. Mr. Hair (It won’t fall off)
  366. Mr. Lightbulb, Toledo, Ohio
  367. Mr. Pizza King, Chicago (Jameson B. )
  368. Mr. Pollo, Chicago
  369. Mr. Porch and Mr. Brick, Chicago
  370. Mr. Pup (A Meal in a Bun), Des Plaines, Illinois
  371. Mr. Salon, Chicago
  372. Mister Sandwich, Venice, Italy
  373. Mr. Sandwich, York, England
  374. Mr. Taco, Cicero, Illinois
  375. Mr. Wahoo’s Eatery, Dowagiac, Michigan
  376. Mz. Dymples, Chicago
  377. Naansense Indian Restaurant, Chicago
  378. National Liquor Bar, Milwaukee
  379. Neen Savage (and nearby Neen Sollers), (and nearby Neen Sollers), UK (Kim Longley)
  380. New Woey Loy Goey Restaurant, San Francisco
  381. New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, Chinatown, NYC. Why not add a few more random words into the name?
  382. News & Things, Llandudno, Wales
  383. Nice Chinese Cuisine, NYC
  384. Nice n Necessary, Brooklyn
  385. Nice Pharmacy, Koh Samui, Thailand
  386. Nirvana Family Restaurant, Lafayette, Indiana
  387. No Name Nothing Special Produce Co., Baltimore (jhill)
  388. No Pork, Brooklyn (Girard Fox)
  389. No Regrets Tattoos, Terre Haute, Indiana
  390. Noel’s Pee Pee Gas, on the banks of Pee Pee Creek, Waverly, Ohio (Robert Roop)
  391. Norm’s Altruistic Lounge, Milwaukee (Anne C. )
  392. Not Just Futons and Barstools, Naples, Florida
  393. Not Just Thee Fish Bowl, Evanston, Illinois. In case you thought it was only a ye olde fishbowl
  394. Nothing Bundt Cakes, Skokie, Illinois
  395. The Nut Bush, Oak Park, Illinois (Kristen Rengren)
  396. Nut ‘n’ Butt Puppys, Orlando, Florida (Andrew)
  397. Oh My Nappy Hair Salon, Los Angeles (Sarah B. )
  398. Oh My Nappy Talent Agency, Los Angeles (Sarah B. )
  399. O.K. Paella, Toledo, Spain
  400. OK Painters, Siem Reap, Cambodia
  401. OK Produce, Philadelphia
  402. OK Restaurant, Chicago
  403. Old Guys Rule, Chester, England
  404. Ooo-La-Lodge, Milpitas, California (Dana Rozycki)
  405. Opium Den Chinese Cuisine, Oxford, UK
  406. Our Heavenly Father’s, Jesus’ and Our Bake Shop, Atlanta (Landondemand)
  407. Pac N Snac, Memphis
  408. Packer Stuff And Lots of Tees, Hayward, Wisconsin
  409. Park-Que Apartments (across from Maurice’s BBQ), Columbia, South Carolina
  410. Parkade, Spokane, Washington
  411. Pass Gas, Burbank, California (Dave Trowbridge)
  412. Pastry Dynamics, Hartford, Connecticut (Juliana Francis & David Patrick Kelly)
  413. Pay ‘n Tote, Summerville, Georgia
  414. Pay & Pakit, South Bend, Indiana
  415. Pee Pee Gas and Mini Mart, Waverly, Ohio
  416. Peed Plumbing, Chantilly, Virginia (Bill Wrbican)
  417. Penguin Zesto, Winona, Minnesota
  418. The Permanent Solution plumbing, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
  419. Pets Ahoy, Ocean Township, New Jersey (Glida Wyndorf)
  420. Pho King, Oakland, California (Bruce Wagg)
  421. Phyllis-Up Tavern
  422. Pick & Pump, Columbus, Indiana
  423. Piddle-in-the-Hole (near Wyre Piddle), near Wyre Piddle, UK (Kim Longley)
  424. The Poolery, Vincennes, Indiana
  425. Poo Ping Palace, Tujunga, California
  426. Predominantly Office, London, England (Martin Stocks)
  427. The Pretty Factory, Michigan City, Indiana
  428. The Priest Hole, Ambleside, UK
  429. Prison View Party Store, Upper Peninsula, Michigan (Bonnie L. Humphrey)
  430. Pu Pu Hot Pot, Cambridge, Mass.
  431. Pub N Grub, Springfield, Illinois
  432. Pump N Munch, St. Cloud, Minnesota (Cass Fleming)
  433. Pump N’ Pak, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  434. Pump n’ Pies, South Bristol, Maine (Michele Fandel Bonner)
  435. Pump-N-Stuf (sic), West Chester, Iowa
  436. Puppies & Reptiles, Kissimmee, Florida (Marc Linneball)
  437. Rainbow Gas Garden, Chapin, South Carolina
  438. Rainbows & Calico Things Quilt Shop, Williamsburg, Iowa
  439. Raper’s Rent to Own, Seymour, Indiana
  440. Reamstown Athletic Association (Parking in Rear), Reamstown, Pennsylvania
  441. The Reef and Beef, Calgary, British Columbia (Louis Krynski)
  442. Richard Head’s Bar, Houston,(Sandra Madrid
  443. Rocks and Rugs, Marco Island, Florida
  444. S&M Auto Parts & Machine Shop, Macon, Georgia (J. Griffin)
  445. S&M Liquors, Wakefield, Mass. (Jessy M)
  446. S&M Motel, East Dubuque, Illinois (paulaspk)
  447. S&M Supply Co., Cisco, Texas (metal doors, sash, and trim products)
  448. Sack N Save, Hawaii
  449. Sack N Snack, Kennedale, Texas
  450. Sam-n-Ella’s River Club, Kankakee, Illinois (Shelly Dupuis)
  451. Sanitary Food Circus
  452. Sanitary Lunch, Rossville, Indiana
  453. Sav U Tax, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  454. Sav-On-A-Rol-A, Linden, New Jersey (Ken Levine — Savonarola was the 15th Century Italian “Reformer/Inquisitor”)
  455. Save n’ Have, Omaha, Nebraska (Don Frasier)
  456. Scads of Things, Mill Valley, California
  457. Scandorama travel, Sweden
  458. Scarred For Life Tattoo, Boulder, Colorado (Russ H. )
  459. Schmuck-Cafe, Bern, Switzerland. Where you can relax after shopping at the Jerk Store
  460. See Thru Chinese Kitchen, Chicago
  461. Self Centered Yoga, Chicago
  462. Ser. Sta. & Gro., Mississippi
  463. Sexy Girls of the Hollywood, Chicago
  464. Sew Generously, St. Charles, Illinois
  465. Sexty Sex Lounge, Chicago
  466. Sheesh Mahal, York, UK
  467. Sheesh Mahal, Chicago
  468. Shigs in Pit, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  469. Shining Bikes & Things, Chicago
  470. The Shirtery, Provincetown, Mass.
  471. Shop & Shop, San Antonio, Texas (Kim Rudzki)
  472. Shop-N-Bag, Pennsylvania
  473. Short Funeral Service, Delaware (John and Charlotte MacDonald)
  474. Show N Tell, Indianapolis
  475. Sidewok Cafe, Denver
  476. Sign-A-Rama, Edinburgh, Scotland
  477. Simply Basic, Barcelona, Spain
  478. Simply Decks & Stuff, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
  479. Simply Smog, Los Angeles
  480. Sir Grout, Chicago
  481. Sip ‘n’ Bite Diner, Baltimore (Leigh Panlilio)
  482. Sip N’ Save Liquor, Australia
  483. Sir Finance, Chicago
  484. Sir Grout, Chicago (Anne W. )
  485. Sir Spa, Chicago (Anne W. )
  486. Skagg’s Drug Center, Western U.S.
  487. Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn, Fairbanks, Arkansas (Trisha Long)
  488. The Slug and Lettuce, UK
  489. Slurp N Burp Tavern, Moscow, Idaho (Jennifer)
  490. Slush Yo’ Mouth, Wauchula, Florida
  491. Smashy Hand Car Wash, Chicago
  492. Smog Hut, Las Vegas, Nevada (Kate Yule)
  493. Smoke and Such, Chicago
  494. Snack N Sack
  495. Snack the Big Fred, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
  496. Soda and Pet Food City, Hadley, Mass.
  497. Sophia Choice Gift Shop, San Francisco
  498. Soup and Such, Billings, Montana (Emma S. )
  499. Spirits & Such, Arlington Heights, Illinois
  500. Spit ‘N Shine Car Wash, Spokane, Washington
  501. Splash-O-Matic
  502. Splendid Things, Hayward, Wisconsin
  503. Spout ‘N’ Toad, Tacoma, Washington (W. Houston Dougharty)
  504. Spunky Dunkers, Palatine, Illinois
  505. Squat and Gobble luncheonette, Bluffton, South Carolina (Jason Unger)
  506. Stacks & Steaks, Chicago
  507. Stallings Automotive, Rigby, Idaho (Bonnie G. )
  508. Standee’s Coffee Shop, It was by an El station
  509. Steak-N-Egger, Chicago
  510. Steak’M Take’M, Kansas City (Bill DeBauche)
  511. Sterile Concepts, Richmond, Virginia (Molly)
  512. Sticky Fingers Gourmet Popcorn, Chicago
  513. Stop & Drink, Chicago
  514. Stop & Gas, New England
  515. Stop Everyday, Chicago
  516. Stop Sock, Waukegan, Illinois
  517. Strange Drugs, Dublin, Georgia (Nathan F. )
  518. Stubby’s Dog and Car Wash (Home of Waggin’ Tails and Shinin’ Cars) Overland Park, Kansas (Bill D.)
  519. Stuff-A-Bear & Stuff, Hayward, Wisconsin
  520. Stuff and Such, Elk Rapids, Michigan
  521. Stuff-It Storage, Hadley, Mass.
  522. Stuff N Things for Pets, Ballard, Washington
  523. The Stumble Inn bar and grill, Londonderry, New Hampshire
  524. Super Duper Weenie, Fairfield, Connecticut
  525. Sweet Septic Systems, Placerville, California
  526. Swirl-n-Curl Beauty Shoppe, Sturgis, Kentucky
  527. Take-N- Eat
  528. Takhomaburger, Wichita, Kansas (Don Fraysier)
  529. Tank It Easy, Chicago
  530. Tank N’ Tummy, Stevens Point, Iowa (Shellee Graham, Matt Bergstrom)
  531. Tank Noodle, Chicago
  532. Tan U Very Much, Muncie, Indiana
  533. Tasty Cuisine, Des Plaines, Illinois
  534. Taxidermy and Cheese, Hudson, Wisconsin (Rich)
  535. Terminal Subs, Camden, New Jersey (Cynthia Santiglia)
  536. Terrible Herbst, Western U.S.
  537. Thai Inbox, Glenview, Illinois
  538. That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, Illinois
  539. Things and Stuff, Garden City, New York
  540. Things (Quality Crafts and Presents), Boscastle, UK
  541. Thomas’ Formal Wear and Flags, Dormont, Pennsylvania (Robyn Smigel)
  542. The Thoughtfulness Shop, Woodstock, Illinois
  543. Tight Assets, Laguna Beach, California
  544. Tightwad Convenience Store, Tightwad, Missouri (Brian Neale)
  545. Toe Tally Nails, Washington, D.C.
  546. Tom’s Puff ‘N’ Stuff, Alsip, Illinois
  547. Toon Funeral Home, Westmont, Illinois (Danimal)
  548. Toot And Tell It, Dyer, Tennessee (Kingbee05@aol.com)
  549. Tooth Acres dental, Mt. Dora, Indiana (Ruth)
  550. Tooth and Nail, Langley Park, Maryland (Amy Halsted)
  551. Toss-Up’s restaurant, Detroit (Museumcurator1@aol.com)
  552. Touristic Nightclub
  553. Traf-O-Teria, El Dorado, Kansas
  554. Trav-A-Leer Motel, Aurora, Colorado
  555. Trim N’ Tidy Cleaners, Lakeland, Florida
  556. Tuck In Motel
  557. Tumbling Tots Child Care, Ashville, NC (Lisa L. )
  558. Tusco fab , Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  559. The Tuck Me Inn, Rocky Pt., New York (Jim Godfrey)
  560. Tweety & Popp Hardware, Seattle, Washington
  561. Typical Gift, Toledo, Spain
  562. U Pump It, Longmont, Colorado
  563. U-Fil-Um
  564. U-Squirt-It Carwash, Cullman, Alabama
  565. Uff da! Up Nort Stuff, Rothschild, Wisconsin (Bill D. — Not Up North. “Up Nort” — ending in the letter “t” — is a Wisconsin slang for the area north of Highway 29)
  566. Ugly Hookah Cafe, Chicago
  567. Update Gift, San Francisco
  568. Used to Be’s restaurant, Mantoloking, New Jersey (Anne W.)
  569. Van Go Interior and Exterior Painting, Roseville, Michigan
  570. Vel-an Cleaners, Queens, New York (jpmc)
  571. Victory Spud Services, Chicago
  572. Wag-A-Bag, Murphy, North Carolina
  573. Wahoo! Liquors, Buffalo, Wyoming (Emma S.)
  574. Wash ‘n Wire Laundromat, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
  575. We Sell Fried Catfish and Fix Flats, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Jim Godfrey)
  576. Weenie Beenie, Arlington, Virginia
  577. Wet n’ Dry Unisex, Patterson, New Jersey
  578. What Do Eye Care optical, Evergreen Park, Illinois (RK)
  579. What the Pho, Bellevue, Washington (John Carlton)
  580. Whatever It Takes Beauty, Aurora, Illinois (spacechem)
  581. Whirligigarama
  582. Whoa n Go, Jackson, Minnesota (Erin)
  583. Whoot! Hair It Is
  584. Wings & Things, Albany, Georgia (Tracy Rose)
  585. Wings N Things, Dexter, Mississippi
  586. Wings O Flavor, Chicago
  587. WOB Lingerie, Teaneck, New Jersey
  588. Wok N Go, Lexington, Kentucky (Karl Lawrence)
  589. Wok U Want, Tonypandy, Wales
  590. Woo-Woo’s BBQ, Dolton, Illinois
  591. Wood ‘n Things, Hayward, Wisconsin
  592. Wreck & Roll Auto Body, Chicago
  593. Yankee Doodle Italian Food Tucson, Arizona (Janice Milhem)
  594. Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, NYC (Cole Gerard)
  595. Yes Sir Pizza, Salzburg, Austria
  596. Ying’s Wings, Things and Bar, Depew, New York
  597. Yo!gurt, Toledo, Spain
  598. Your Snappy Shop, Chicago (Ed Ripp)
  599. Yummy Mummy, NYC
  600. Yum Thai Cuisine, NY

Special thanks to Anne W., whose contributions made this collection possible. And honorable mention to The Simpsons for Try-N-Save, It’s a Wonderful Knife, Just Rainsticks, and Bloodbath and Beyond (gun shop)

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