Mistakes on Menu's

Sundae · 12-07-2006, 07:05 AM

Yes, the mistake in the thread title is deliberate

Okay, I'm a pedant. I don't look for mistakes in signs and menus, they just jump out at me. But last night I read a take-away menu that had been put through my door and it just about trumped every one I've seen before.

Forget pinaepple, burgr or Barcardi - when I reached the chicken section I realised this was a classic.

Tenacy Chicken (think about it)
and Louissianna Chicken

Bless them.

DanaC · 12-07-2006, 07:15 AM

My favourite from last year, was a beautifully decorated chalk board outside a bar, with the words "Christmas bookings now bean taken" lovingly chalked on in a calligraphic style.

Pie · 12-07-2006, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Yes, the mistake in the thread title is deliberate

Thank god. You made my morning, SG. Greengrocers apostrophe’s are a serious irritant.
I've also seen "Spicy Beef Tender" at a local Chinese restaurant. It was spicy beef tendon. Just a little different.

Undertoad · 12-07-2006, 09:57 AM

It's such a common error that it's accepted, but I can't stand this particular language mix.

Hoof Hearted · 12-07-2006, 10:50 AM

One of our favorites we saw three years ago:

wolf · 12-07-2006, 01:38 PM

Errors on a Chinese Menu don't really count, unless the error is in the Chinese version.

Shawnee123 · 12-07-2006, 01:53 PM

I am the same way SG. My ex and I would be driving along and I'd go "did you see that sign? _____ was misspelled." He was always amazed at how things jump out at me.

In staff meeting today I ran to get my reading glasses, came back to my seat, glanced down at the 4 paragraph paper in front of me, and realized my coworkers used "it's" as possessive. It was in the middle of all those other words but it's like it glared at me.

Another case in point. Anyone have a BP station nearby? Look at the sign listing for the "Ultimate" gas. the i and the m are together. I can't illustrate it here but just think of it as the dotted i is the first leg of the m. Who notices? No one. Well, me. I've never figured out why, but I wonder if I point it out to them I win some kind of contest or something.

Elspode · 12-07-2006, 05:17 PM

Chinese restaurant errors may not count, but they are fun. A place I used to frequent had "General Chicken" instead of "General's Chicken" (short for General Tso's Chicken). I used to ask them if they had any Specific Chicken. They didn't get it.

The same place also had the "b" in crab rangoon replaced with a "p". Not terribly appetizing, that.

Katkeeper · 12-07-2006, 05:36 PM

My favorite has always been a hand made sign on a lot in Norristown selling Christmas trees that annonced, "Fur Trees for sale".

Sheldonrs · 12-07-2006, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Katkeeper

My favorite has always been a hand made sign on a lot in Norristown selling Christmas trees that annonced, "Fur Trees for sale".

"annonced" hehehehe

SteveDallas · 12-07-2006, 11:34 PM

It just makes me batty. I can't even post about it. If I do I'll just start freaking out.

12-08-2006, 12:40 AM

I still remember a restaurant in Brazil that offered "Chicken Gordan Blue." I always imagined being served a steaming plate of blue poultry when I read that on their menu.

Spexxvet · 12-11-2006, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

It just makes me batty. I can't even post about it. If I do I'll just start freaking out.

Your kidding. :p

Aliantha · 12-08-2006, 12:50 AM

Or a waiter named gordon with a blue face...

12-08-2006, 01:06 AM

All the local churches around here are notorious for it... some are hilarious.

12-07-2006, 07:05 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Mistakes on Menu's Yes, the mistake in the thread title is deliberate Okay, I'm a pedant. I don't look for mistakes in signs and menus, they just jump out at me. But last night I read a take-away menu that had been put through my door and it just about trumped every one I've seen before. Forget pinaepple, burgr or Barcardi - when I reached the chicken section I realised this was a classic. Tenacy Chicken (think about it) and Louissianna Chicken Bless them. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-07-2006, 10:50 AM	#5
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12-07-2006, 01:38 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Errors on a Chinese Menu don't really count, unless the error is in the Chinese version. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-07-2006, 01:53 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I am the same way SG. My ex and I would be driving along and I'd go "did you see that sign? _____ was misspelled." He was always amazed at how things jump out at me. In staff meeting today I ran to get my reading glasses, came back to my seat, glanced down at the 4 paragraph paper in front of me, and realized my coworkers used "it's" as possessive. It was in the middle of all those other words but it's like it glared at me. Another case in point. Anyone have a BP station nearby? Look at the sign listing for the "Ultimate" gas. the i and the m are together. I can't illustrate it here but just think of it as the dotted i is the first leg of the m. Who notices? No one. Well, me. I've never figured out why, but I wonder if I point it out to them I win some kind of contest or something. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-07-2006, 05:17 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Chinese restaurant errors may not count, but they are fun. A place I used to frequent had "General Chicken" instead of "General's Chicken" (short for General Tso's Chicken). I used to ask them if they had any Specific Chicken. They didn't get it. The same place also had the "b" in crab rangoon replaced with a "p". Not terribly appetizing, that. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-07-2006, 07:15 AM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	My favourite from last year, was a beautifully decorated chalk board outside a bar, with the words "Christmas bookings now bean taken" lovingly chalked on in a calligraphic style.

12-07-2006, 09:57 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's such a common error that it's accepted, but I can't stand this particular language mix.

12-07-2006, 05:36 PM	#9
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	My favorite has always been a hand made sign on a lot in Norristown selling Christmas trees that annonced, "Fur Trees for sale".

12-07-2006, 11:34 PM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	It just makes me batty. I can't even post about it. If I do I'll just start freaking out.

12-08-2006, 12:40 AM	#12
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	I still remember a restaurant in Brazil that offered "Chicken Gordan Blue." I always imagined being served a steaming plate of blue poultry when I read that on their menu.

12-08-2006, 12:50 AM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Or a waiter named gordon with a blue face... __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-08-2006, 01:06 AM	#15
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	All the local churches around here are notorious for it... some are hilarious.

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