Places in the Neighborhood

23 Responses to “Places in the Neighborhood”

• wen Says:
  

  i regularly pass dirtcheapmattresses

  i always think of a lumpy, dirty mattress someone put on the curb.

  there’s also king dong restaurant.
• Mhatt Says:
  

  House.Of.Stools…

  That wouldn’t be a bathroom fixture warehouse, would it?
• 6degrees Says:
  

  Or maybe a gag gift fake poop store?
• textrix Says:
  

  My favorite near my old job was B&E Discount Furniture, and on the same stretch of street: S&M Auto.
• Catharine Says:
  

  In my neighbourhood there’s the very old and very sketchy Tender Trap restaurant (recently closed/condemned but the sign’s still there). I’ve often wondered about the story behind the proprietor’s choice of name.

  In Tucson, on Oracle Drive, is the No Tell Motel. Not much to wonder about there…
• Nicole Says:
  

  My absolute favorite in my neighborhood is “Chinese Ho” That’s as good as it gets in the whitey rich suburbs.
• Libby Says:
  

  Yesterday I drove past “Decent Cleaners”. Well, at least this way it won’t be a surprise when your shirts come back with a button missing and the same stains as before.
• shy me Says:
  

  House.

  of….

  Stools? You are SO making that up. Seriously.

  seriously??
• r Says:
  

  bickers and bickers, attorneys at law

  no joke.
• Stephen Says:
  

  In our neighborhood we have the T&A Laundry…
• Gayla Says:
  

  All excellent. “Palace of Fine Junk” sounds classy. Around here my faves are: Super Budget Discount Savings and Fullworth.
• Nancy Says:
  

  I can vouch for “House of Stools” (ew, that sounds bad). I’ll always have a place in my heart for two Seattle businesses: “Reasonably Honest Dave’s Used Appliances”, “Verna Beaver’s Designer Coiffures”, the “S&M Market” and one Tacoma restaurant, “Sar’s Chinese Restaurant”.
• Caroline Says:
  

  My favorite local:

  “M.A.M.A. Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic and Thrift Shop”

  I don’t really want to know what they’re thrifting.
• carolb Says:
  

  I take the bus past Poon’s Mechanic Shop. I really should take a picture for proof. They also sell flowers as there’s a funeral parlor right next door. Yup. I’ll take a picture.
• liz Says:
  

  How about “Everyday Ice Cream” on Geary/Stanyan. Its not amazing and delicious and memorable, its just “everyday”.
• Shmee Says:
  

  You may not believe it, but there’s a “‘Lil Stool House” in our city. As if that’s not bad enough, their print ads feature an outhouse. I ask you this: how on earth could two different business’ come up with this name?

  http://www.stoolhouse.com/
• Jen Says:
  

  There is a store called MMM Carpet in Daly City, CA. I always have to blurt this out when driving by:

  Mmmmmmmmm, yummy carpet!
• HDC Says:
  

  What? No Spatula City?
• Kim Says:
  

  A slightly ghetto chain store in Western Washington: Stupid Prices.
• nukie Says:
  

  I feel cheated!
• Nancy Says:
  

  To continue the ’stool’ theme – the Buckaroo Tavern in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood sold t-shirts emblazoned with, “I rode a stool at the Buckaroo!”

  I am SO channeling my 10 year-old nephew!
• Pipsqueak Says:
  

  Dude. We have a Mr. Bar Stool by us.
• M Says:
  

  Somewhere near Denver, CO there’s a Big Beaver Liquors. No joke.