Crazy Store Names: D-G

The roadside is littered with ordinary places bearing odd names, sometimes very odd. Here some of the best head scratchers, many contributed by public-spirited readers of Interesting Ideas. You too can nominate a name for the Grog & Groc Hall of Fame.

Donut Doctor, Lawrence Avenue at Kimball, Chicago. Gone

Donut Prince, Burbank, California

Duke

Felix & Oscar's, Westlake, Ohio

Flunch, Paris

The Food Hive, Second Avenue, New York

Funky Nails, Newark, New Jersey

Futurama


Gas-A-Roo, Calumet Avenue, Hammond

Gleaming Barkus,  El Camino Real, San Mateo, California

GreatBallF-Troupe. Soho, London. Larry Storch rules.

Futuristic Lounge, Milwaukee (For the Grown & Sexy)


  • Dairy Cheer, home of the Smashburger
  • The Dam Store
  • Dan’s Not Calm
  • The Dead Cow
  • Deb-Mar Inc.
  • Decency Motors
  • Delvin Turnipseed Dentist
  • Disco Methodist Protestant Church
  • Dons Humburgers
  • Donut Doctor
  • Donut Prince
  • Doolittle and Dalley estate agents
  • Drug Castle
  • Dub-L-Dog
  • The Duke of Oil
  • Eat It And Beat It
  • Ett-Mar Motel
  • F-Troupe shoes
  • Famil-E-Fun
  • The Famous Taco Burrito
  • Fat Boys Pork Palace
  • Faver-Dykes State Park
  • Felix & Oscar’s
  • Fire Trol
  • Flub A Dub Chub’s hot dogs
  • Fluke Transport & Warehousing, “If It’s On Time… It’s A FLUKE.”
  • Flunch Restaurant
  • Food Topic
  • For Pet’s Sake
  • The Food Hive
  • The Four Finger Fireworks Stand
  • Fra-mar Italian restaurant
  • Fractured Prune Donut Shop
  • Frank’s No-tel
  • Franks A Lot
  • Freindly Liqour (sic)
  • Friendly Fire Place
  • The Frigid Fluid Company
  • Funitos
  • Funky Nails
  • Funny Cry Happy Gift
  • Futurama Beauty Academy
  • Futuristic Lounge, For the Grown & Sexy
  • Gas-A-Roo
  • Gas and Grub
  • Gas It
  • Gay Bar & Grill
  • Git-Yo Chicken Fish and Burger
  • Gleaming Barkus dog care
  • Gleed Feed & Seed
  • Go To Blases Lounge
  • Go-Tane
  • Gobs of Hobs, The Hobby Store
  • God Bless Tires
  • Goin’ Postal
  • Grease Pit motorcycle shop
  • Great Ball Chinese Restaurant
  • The Ground Cow
  • Guberif

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