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 weird store names for the Grog & Groc Hall of Fame.
- 456
- 666 Lounge
- A Happy Store
- A Lee Inn
- A-Ford-O Motel
- A-Furniture Store
- A&K Lick-A-Chick
- About Liquors
- Addictions To Go
- AH WA GA barbershop
- Airline Collision Center
- Al-O-Wishes Flowers
- Al’s Fun in the Bun
- Albert’s Mofongo House
- Alisha Boutique
- Ards Cricket Ranch bait
- Armegeddon Carpet Cleaners
- As the Wheel Turns
- Atlasta Motel
- B Square Salon
- B-Back Again
- Babies and Brats
- Bark Side of the Moon
- Barrel O’ Fun
- Barrel of Meal
- Bates Motel
- Bathe Electric
- Beef People
- Beef-A-Roo
- Beefway Subs
- Beer World
- Belly Acres RV Park
- Bender Chiropractic
- Best Way Inn Motel
- Big Bone Lick State Park
- Big Wiener Hot Dogs
- Big Willard Café
- Big Wong
- Blake’s Lota Burger
- Bits of Straw and Gifts
- Bob-a-Lous Supermarket
- Bonk Insurance Agency
- Booze & Bait
- Brake-O Brake Center
- Bringer Inn
- Brotherhood Rules Place
- Budget Smog
- Carsmetics
- Chance Aviation
- Charming Woks
- Cheesus Crust pizza
- Chi Wa Ga Ga
- Chubby & Tubby Department Store
- Chuck-A-Rama restaurant
- Cock and Bottle
- Come As You Are & Eat In Your Car
- Conundrum Wine Bistro
- Cool Noggins
- Corner Barkery
- Corporetum
- Covert Motel
- Cue-Phobia
There used to be a store in Closter, NJ called the Card ‘N All.
Cafe Bong (closed)
5706 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60660
Carz-a-Poppin Car Wash, Houston and Broadway.