Thanks 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.
- 456, NYC
- 666 Lounge, Chicago
- 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.”)
- A Lee Inn, Mammoth Lakes, California (Mj12sK8r@aol.com)
- A to Z & Things, World’s 1 Superstore, Chicago
- A&K Lick-A-Chick, Nova Scotia
- A-Ford-O Motel, Atlantic, Iowa (Staci Wendt)
- A-Furniture Store
- Above Average Autos, Whitefield, New Hampshire
- About Liquors, Indianapolis
- Addictions To Go, Waldorf, Maryland (Loel Barr)
- Adequate (women’s clothing), Bayeux, France
- Adequate Electric Co., Chicago
- AH WA GA barbershop, Owego, New York (Anne W.)
- Ain’t Bad Food, Spooner, Wisconsin (jb)
- Airline Collision Center, Houston
- Al-O-Wishes Flowers, Chicago
- Al’s Fun in the Bun, Chicago
- Albert’s Mofongo House, NYC
- Alkie’s Liquor Store, Massena, New York (MARDEKA@aol)
- Allright Rental, Raytown, Missouri
- Amigone Funeral Home, Buffalo, New York (George Olson)
- Amisha Boutique, Chicago
- Analtech, Newark, Delaware (SLH)
- The Angry Chair hair salon, Newington, Connecticut
- Ards Cricket Ranch bait shop, Pensacola, Florida (Howard)
- Armegeddon Carpet Cleaners, Brooklyn (Steve Garcia)
- As the Wheel Turns, San Antonio, Texas (Bonnie G.)
- Ash Wipe Chimney Sweeps, Vernon Hills, Illinois (Sarah Renz)
- Äss Bar, Switzerland (Brian Neale)
- Atlasta Motel, Booneville, Missouri (Don Biggs)
- The Autotorium, Spring City, Pennsylvania
- Ave’s Taxidermy and Cheese, River Falls, Wisconsin (Sheryl Kostich)
- B & M Waste Management, Manitowoc, Wisconsin (Julie)
- B Square Salon, Chicago
- B-Back Again
- Babies and Brats, Pawling, New York (Joe Lieber)
- Bad Design, Switzerland (Brian Neale)
- The Bare Trapp showgirls, Medford, Wisconsin
- Bark Side of the Moon, Chicago
- The Barking Lot, Sebastopol, California (Jim Clements)
- Barrel O’ Fun
- Barrel of Meal, Raynham, North Carlina (Kevin Duffy)
- Basic Mortgage Co.
- Bates Motel, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
- Bathe Electric, Missouri
- Bearable Dentistry, Oneonta, New York
- Beaver Cleaners, North York, Ontario (Meredith Whitt)
- Beaver Liquors, Beaver Creek, Colorado (Mark Williams)
- Beds & Such, Columbia, South Carolina
- Beef People, Galesburg, Illinois (Russ Duckworth)
- Beef-A-Roo, Rockford, Illinois
- Beefway Subs, Chicago
- Beepers and Human Hair, West Miami, Florida (FCPubl)
- Beer World, Cambridge, Maryland (Leigh Panlilio)
- Belly Acres RV Park, Ajo, Arizona (Tom Taylor)
- Bender Chiropractic, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
- Best Way Inn Motel, Carbondale, Illinois (Karl Lawrence)
- Big Bone Lick State Park, Kentucky (Jamie Bloom)
- Big Boy’s Steel Erection, St. Louis (D. Snow)
- Big Buns and Pita, Chicago
- Big Dick’s Halfway Inn, Gravois Mills, Missouri (T.P. Shearer)
- Big O Tire, Western U.S.
- The Big Time Dallas, Roodepoort, South Africa (Francois Van Der Linde)
- Big Wiener Hot Dogs
- Big Willard Café
- Big Wong, Washington, DC (Leigh Panlilio)
- Billy Bob’s Park & Pork, Kealakekua, Hawaii (Michael R. Bristow)
- Bits of Straw and Gifts, Park Ridge, Illinois
- Blake’s Lota Burger, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Russ Duckworth)
- Blenders in the Grass, Santa Barbara, California
- Bob-a-Lous Supermarket
- Bong Recreation Area, Kansasville, Wisconsin
- Bonk Insurance Agency, Park Ridge, Illinois
- Booze & Bait, East Moline, Illinois (Tom Smith)
- Boring Drugs, Warsaw, Missouri (Rich Doyle)
- Brake-O Brake Center, Atlanta
- Bringer Inn, Saginaw, Michigan
- Brotherhood Rules Place, Alzey, Germany
- Buda-Pest, London, Ontario
- Budget Smog, Bell, California
- The Bunghole Liquors, Salem, Mass. (Mark Delude)
- Bun-N-Burg, NYC (Anne W. )
- Burke Cleaners: Home of “Mr. Neat,” Davenport, Iowa
- Burning Stoves & Stuff, Belgrade, Montana
- Buy-N-Leave
- Cafe Bong, Chicago
- Café Muppet, Chicago
- Cap-N-Cork, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Card ‘N All, Closter, New Jersey (Anne W. )
- C-Arousal Cafe and Fish Bar, Barmouth, Wales
- Chance Aviation, Indianapolis (Ginger Home)
- Charming Woks, Chicago
- Chat ‘N’ Chew, Florence, Alabama
- Chat n’ Rest, Columbia, South Carolina (William Ross)
- Cheesus Crust pizza, Kahuku, Hawaii
- Chi Wa Ga Ga, New Orleans (Kate Smith)
- Chick n’ Chop, Boca Raton, Florida
- Chinese Ho, Winfield, Illinois
- Chubby & Tubby Department Store, Seattle, Washington
- Chuck-A-Rama restaurant, White River Junction, VT (Frank Revi)
- Cluck-U-Chicken, Hyattsville, Maryland (James Garner)
- Cock & Bottle, York, UK
- Come & Be Blessed Cuts Barber Shop, Hammond, Indiana
- Come As You Are & Eat in Your Car, Chicagoland (Liz Milner)
- Come n’ Shop
- Common Sense Novelty Company, Chicago (Tracy Jo Seneca)
- Conundrum Wine Bistro, Freeport, Maine
- Cool Noggins, Medford, Wisconsin
- Cork ‘N Brew, Dayton, Ohio
- Cork ‘N Cap, Jackson, Michigan
- Corner Barkery, Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Corporetum, Lisle, Illinois
- Correct Builders, Chicago
- Covert Motel, Matteson, Illinois
- Crab & Things, Des Plaines, Illinois
- Crawford Coal and Mattress Works, Atlanta, (Rick Larson)
- Crazy Denny, good clean cheap stuff
- Crooks Warehouses, Kansas City (George Olson)
- Cruisin’ Chubby’s Gentleman’s Club, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (Corey Simons)
- Crummy Funeral Home, Viola, Illinois (Mike Robinson)
- Cue-Phoria, River Grove, Illinois
- Cum Park Plaza, Haw River, North Carolina (S. Tice-Lewis)
- Cumon Inn Farm, South Windsor, Connecticut
- Daily Use Inc., General Merchandise Shoes & Clothing, North Chicago
- Dairy Cheer, home of the Smashburger, Pikeville, Kentucky
- The Dam Store, Oscoda, Michigan (Christal)
- Dan’s Not Calm, Calgary, Alberta (A Scott)
- Dave’s Drink and Drive, Independence, Missouri (Bill DeBauche)
- The Dead Cow, Wichita, Kansas (Don Fraysier)
- Dead People’s Things, Denver (Steven Gugel)
- Deb-Mar Inc., West Springfield, Mass.
- Decency Motors, Thomasville, Georgia
- Decent Convenient Store, Chicago
- Decker’s Cleaners & Gun Shop, Adams, Mass. (Marion Altieri)
- Dehart’s Bible and Tire Center, Morehead, Kentucky (Nickado8477@aol.com)
- Delvin Turnipseed Dentist
- Desperate Housewares, Atlanta
- The Dew Drop Lounge (near miss), Cincinnati, Ohio (Dan H. )
- Dicks Liquor, El Monte, California (Adrienne N. Marshall)
- Disco Methodist Protestant Church, Disco, Michigan (J. Wieten)
- Do Eat Korean Barbecue, Chicago
- Dog ‘N Mug, Mishawaka, Indiana
- Doggy Style, Denton, Texas (Mouseriferious@aol.com)
- Dons Humburgers
- Donut Doctor, Chicago (Matt Bergstrom)
- Donuts & Things, San Francisco
- Donuts and Gyros, Denton, Texas (Mouseriferious@aol.com — Name must have come to being after a long nite of partying.)
- Donut Prince, Burbank, California
- Doolittle and Dalley estate agents, Kidderminster, UK (Kim Longley)
- Doom and Son Funeral Home, New Carlisle, Ohio (Mike Friedline)
- Dr. Bonnie Beaver, Ob/Gyn, Los Angeles (Monica L. )
- Dr. Cell, Chicago
- Dr. Pizza, Riverside, Illinois
- Drug Castle, Springfield, Ohio
- Dub-L-Dog, Chicago
- The Duke of Oil, Maywood, Illinois
- Dull Funeral Home, Baldwin, Wisconsin (Cindy Schuna)
- Eat ‘n Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Laura from Morgantown)
- Eat It And Beat It, Maywood, Illinois (Liz Milner)
- Eat My Buns bakery, Ajo, Arizona (Tom Taylor)
- Eat-N-Get Gas, Indiana (Roma Lane)
- El Glop, Barcelona, Spain
- Ett-Mar Motel, Portsmouth, Ohio
- Exciting Things, Barcelona, Spain
- Fairly Reliable Bob’s Used Cars, Boise, Idaho (Maria Minicucci)
- Famil-E-Fun, Mitchell, South Dakota
- The Famous Taco Burrito, Chicago
- Fat Boys Pork Palace, Brandywine, West Virginia (Frank McPherson)
- Fatal Restaurant, Budapest, Hungary
- Faver-Dykes State Park, St. Augustine, Florida (Jim Nicola)
- Favorable Chicken-Kebabs-Ribs, London, England (Martin Stocks)
- Felix & Oscar’s, Westlake, Ohio
- Fire Trol, Orland, California
- Flea N Eat, Prestonsburg, Kentucky (Ronald Thornsberry)
- Flowers ‘n Things, Hayward, Wisconsin
- Flub A Dub Chub’s hot dogs, Chicago (Anne W. )
- Fluff ‘Em Buff ‘Em Stuff ‘Em (taxidermy/car repair/beauty shop), Canon City, Colorado (Sheila)
- Fluke Transport & Warehousing, Hamilton, Ontario. “If It’s On Time… It’s A FLUKE.”
- Flunch Restaurant, Paris, France
- Food ‘n’ Scat, Gainesville, Florida (Rick Larson)
- The Food Hive, NYC (Anne W. )
- Food Topic, NYC (Jeremy Markowitz)
- For Pet’s Sake, Thousand Oaks, California (Anne W. )
- Fork-N-Cork, St. Charles, Illinois
- The Four Finger Fireworks Stand, Idaho (Jennifer)
- Fra-mar Italian restaurant, Brooklyn
- Fractured Prune Donuts, Wildwood, New Jersey
- Frank’s No-tel
- Franks A Lot, Waterford, Michigan (Gary Lewis)
- Freindly Liqour (sic), San Diego (Thomas Henning — Yes, he didn’t check the spelling for the huge sign out in front of his store.)
- Friendly Fire Place, Ft. Collins, Colorado (Mark Williams)
- The Frigid Fluid Company, Chicago (Tracy Jo Seneca)
- F-Troupe, London, England
- Fu King Chinese Restaurant, Lake City, Florida (Dale B. )
- Fu-Kim Grand Palace, Houston, (MFriedline)
- Fucifino Cafe, St. Louis (Mark Herich)
- Fulco’s Taste ‘N’ See, DeKalb, Illinois
- Fully Food Market, Chicago
- Funeral Supplies and Daycare Center, Columbus, Ohio (John Moglia)
- Funitos
- Funky Nails, Newark, New Jersey
- Funny Cry Happy Gift, NYC (Cole Gerard)
- Futurama Beauty Academy, Chicago
- Futuristic Lounge, Milwaukee
- Garden of Eat’N, Grand Junction, Colorado (Anne W.)
- Garden of Eat’N, Willard, Ohio
- Gas and Grub, Colorado City, Texas
- Gas-A-Roo, Hammond, Indiana
- Gas It
- Gas N Stuff, Fenton, Missouri (Anne W. )
- Gas n’ Git, Winner, South Dakota
- Gas n’ Goods, Harrisville, West Virginia
- Gay Bar & Grill, Gay, Michigan (Giondd)
- Get It-N-Go Party Store, Muskegon, Michigan
- Git ‘N Go, Clinton, Tennessee
- Git-Yo Chicken Fish and Burger, Kansas City (Bill DeBauche)
- Gleaming Barkus, San Mateo, California
- Gleed Feed & Seed, Yakima, Washington (David Lind)
- Goin’ Postal, Zephyr Hills, Florida
- Go To Blases Lounge, Niles, Illinois
- Go-Tane, Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Gobs of Hobs, The Hobby Store
- God Bless Tires, Sacramento, California (Bonnie G. )
- Godlove’s Liquors, Hagerstown, Maryland (Mike White — founded by my uncle, Ed Godlove.)
- Good’nough Electric, Toledo, Ohio (Jared S. )
- Goodbody Mortuary, San Diego (Thomas Henning)
- Goods For Less, Chicago
- The Grease Pit, West Frankfurt, Illinois (motorcycle shop)
- Great Ball Chinese Restaurant, New Orleans
- Groner Funeral Home, Dowagiac, Michigan (CBH)
- Gross Convenient Store, Gross Point Blvd. Skokie, Illinois
- Gross Gas, Sunset, Maine (Mill)
- The Ground Cow, Penryn, California (Gary Bonhiver)
- Guberif
- Hair-A-Holics, Hudson, New Hampshire
- Hair ‘n’ Things, Sturgis, Michigan
- Hair & Things, Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Hair Way To Heaven, Redkey, Indiana (Kim L. )
- Hairkiller, Alzey, Germany
- Happy Face Food Mart, Milwaukee
- Happy Foods, Chicago
- Happy Hooker Bait Store, Oak Harbor, Ohio (Jared S. )
- Happy Lamb Hot Pot, Cambridge, Mass. The pot is probably happier than the lamb
- Hardware and Pain, Brooklyn
- The Hard Work And Sacrifice Wig Boutique And Beauty Parlor, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dan H. )
- Harry Little Pizza, Baltimore (Leigh Panlilio — I order it extra large, hold the hair.)
- Hav-A-Nap Motel, Toronto, Ontario (Peggy-Sue Setterington)
- Headonizm hair, London, England
- He Ain’t Here Lounge, Lake Station, Indiana (Smarty Pants)
- Heal N Cure, Northbrook, Illinois
- Helpee Selfee Laundromat, Albion, New York
- Hep Ur Sef, Missouri (Cactusmilk@aol.com)
- Herbie’s Ramrod Room, Boston, Mass.
- Here We Grow garden supplies, Hadley, Mass.
- Hi! Let’s Eat, Lompoc, California (Matt Bergstrom)
- Hiram’s Guns & Spirits, El Cajon, California (Julie Cohen)
- His & Her’s Auto Brake & Muffler, Toledo, Ohio (Bonnie G. )
- Ho Hum Motel, Burlington, Vermont
- Ho Lee Chow restaurant, Toronto, Ontario
- Ho-Hum Motel, West Yellowstone, Montana
- Hock It To Me Pawn Shop, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Holy Sheet! Housewares, Australia (Aaron T. Slater)
- The House of 220 Volt Appliances, Chicago
- Honky’s Ribs
- Hot ‘n Now, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- Hotel Mr. Bed City, Paris, France
- House of Beef/House of Tikes, Near Sonora, California (Russ Duckworth)
- House of Bottles, Love’s Park, Illinois
- House of More Plastic Bags, San Francisco (Wendy Arsenault)
- House of Poon Chinese restaurant, Rochester, New York
- Huffy & Subby Cab Co., Chicago
- Human Electronics, Utica, New York
- Hung Far Low, Portland, Oregon (Mary Catherine Lamb)
- I Am A Print Shoppe, Chicago, Missouri (Heather Jagman)
- I Like Dollar +, Chicago
- I’m Here Vietnamese Restaurant, Madison, Wisconsin
- Imperial House of Glass Blocks, Niles, Illinois
- Innjoy Wine & Dine, Chicago
- Insani-T’s, Muskegon, Michigan
- Islamic Books & Things, Chicago
- It’ll Do Club, Dallas, Texas (Matt Bergstrom)
- It’ll Do Motel, Johnson City, Tennessee (Ian Blackburn)
- It’sugar Fix, I95, Connecticut. Brutal honesty
- Jiffy Smog, Las Vegas, Nevada (Kate Yule)
- Jinks Funeral Home, Viola, Illinois (Mike Robinson)
- Jolley Funeral Home, Salisbury, Maryland (Tom M.)
- Judy’s Lounge & Liquor, Stone Park, Illinois (Larry Ostgaard)
- Just Meat Sandwich Bar, Jerusalem, Israel
- Just Pawn, Chicago
- Just Stuff, Chicago
- Just Things, Ireland
- Karen’s Hair’m, Chicago
- Ken-Mar Liquor, Wichita, Kansas
- King Dollar Discount A-Go-Go Liquors, Lincoln, Nebraska (Bill Shaffer)
- King Dong Restaurant, Berkeley, California (James Garner)
- King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland
- Kiss My Glass, Annapolis, Maryland
- Kit ‘n’ Kapoodle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Kitty Frisk, UK (Kim Longley)
- Kum & Go, Humboldt, Iowa
- Kum N’ Go, Omaha, Nebraska
- Kuntry Kitchen, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Kuts and Stuff, Adamsville, Alabama
- Kwik Sak, Tennessee
- Last Resort RV Park and Campground, Nashville, Indiana
- Let’s Pet Puppies, Chicago (Heather Jagman)
- Lick-a-Chick, North Sydney, Australia (Martin Ince)
- The Lie-N Den Bar, Bakersfield, California
- Life-The Ultimate Dry Cleaning, Ft. Lee, New Jersey (Anne W.)
- Linens ‘n Things, Clifton, New Jersey
- Liquor Box, Calgary, British Columbia (Paul — must be catering to the young female university crowd)
- Liquor Lotto Pizza Video Check Cashing, Royal Oak, Michigan (Gary Lewis)
- Liquor, Guns and Ammo, Columbia, Missouri (Cole Gerard)
- Litteral Photography, Bakersfield, California
- Little Jake’s Eat It An Beat It, Kansas City (Bill DeBauche)
- Little Taste Restaurant, Wheaton, Maryland (Leigh Panlilio)
- Loaf n’ Jug, Pueblo, Colorado (Holly Grassy)
- Long Funeral Service, Cambridge, Mass. (Shellac)
- The Lord Jesus Christ if I be Lifted Up Chair Caning and Variety Store (Gloria Urban)
- Lord Kitsch, Jerusalem, Israel
- Lot O’ Fun truck accessories, Schererville, Indiana
- Lox Of Bagels & Moor, Queensberry, New York
- Lovely Jewelers, Chicago
- Lowe Quality Paints, Homewood, Illinois (Jon V. )
- Lube Lizard, San Antonio, Texas (Bonnie G.)
- Lucky Pork Store, San Francisco
- Lunar Landscaping, Des Plaines, Illinois
- Mac’s Grog ‘n’ Groc, Santa Barbara, California. My original funny store name
- Mad Max Convenience Stores, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Mahboob, Chicago
- Man-Jo-Vin’s-Chicken Ribs, Chicago
- Mar-Phil-Ous restaurant, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Mar-Jean Village, Lafayette, Indiana
- Master Bait and Tackle (you can’t beat our bait), Bonita Beach, Florida (Clare Sullivan)
- May Pop Tire Shop
- Mel’s House of Raymond bar, Lawndale, California (Cactusmilk@aol.com)
- Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Charleston, South Carolina
- Menlove Dodge, Bountiful, Utah
- Mercury Fish N Chips, Southfield, Michigan (J. Wieten)
- Mexican Blockheads Diner, NYC
- Miche Purse-N-Ality, Crest Hill, Illinois (Katherine of Chicago)
- Mike Schrank’s Smoke ‘N Gun, Waukegan, Illinois
- Miskas Har-Hig Liquors, Chicago
- Mister Gift, Barcelona, Spain
- Mister Olimpic, Barcelona, Spain
- Mo Better Meatty Meat Burgers, Los Angeles (Ezra Reinstein)
- Mo Rugs Plus, Chicago
- Mobile Home Stuff Store, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
- Mohammed’s Imports and Respect for Life Fish House, Huntington, West Virginia (David Gray)
- The Money Shot restaurant, Chicago
- Moo & Oink grocery, Chicago
- Moo and Oink Hydraulics, Chicago
- Mother Cluckers Kitchen, Chicago
- Mow Town Lawn Care, Salem, Oregon
- Mr. Rib and Beef Pizza, Park Ridge, Illinois (Weltanscha@aol.com)
- Mr. Beef, Chicago
- Mr. Cell, Chicago
- Mr. Check Casher, Phenix City, Alabama
- Mr. Chicken, Cleveland
- Mr. Closeout, NYC
- Mr. Gas Food Mart, Tennessee (Jim Nicola)
- Mr. Greek Gyros, Chicago
- Mr. Gyros Mrs. Pizza, Chicago
- Mr. Hair (It won’t fall off)
- Mr. Lightbulb, Toledo, Ohio
- Mr. Pizza King, Chicago (Jameson B. )
- Mr. Pollo, Chicago
- Mr. Porch and Mr. Brick, Chicago
- Mr. Pup (A Meal in a Bun), Des Plaines, Illinois
- Mr. Salon, Chicago
- Mister Sandwich, Venice, Italy
- Mr. Sandwich, York, England
- Mr. Taco, Cicero, Illinois
- Mr. Wahoo’s Eatery, Dowagiac, Michigan
- Mz. Dymples, Chicago
- Naansense Indian Restaurant, Chicago
- National Liquor Bar, Milwaukee
- Neen Savage (and nearby Neen Sollers), (and nearby Neen Sollers), UK (Kim Longley)
- New Woey Loy Goey Restaurant, San Francisco
- New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, Chinatown, NYC. Why not add a few more random words into the name?
- News & Things, Llandudno, Wales
- Nice Chinese Cuisine, NYC
- Nice n Necessary, Brooklyn
- Nice Pharmacy, Koh Samui, Thailand
- Nirvana Family Restaurant, Lafayette, Indiana
- No Name Nothing Special Produce Co., Baltimore (jhill)
- No Pork, Brooklyn (Girard Fox)
- No Regrets Tattoos, Terre Haute, Indiana
- Noel’s Pee Pee Gas, on the banks of Pee Pee Creek, Waverly, Ohio (Robert Roop)
- Norm’s Altruistic Lounge, Milwaukee (Anne C. )
- Not Just Futons and Barstools, Naples, Florida
- Not Just Thee Fish Bowl, Evanston, Illinois. In case you thought it was only a ye olde fishbowl
- Nothing Bundt Cakes, Skokie, Illinois
- The Nut Bush, Oak Park, Illinois (Kristen Rengren)
- Nut ‘n’ Butt Puppys, Orlando, Florida (Andrew)
- Oh My Nappy Hair Salon, Los Angeles (Sarah B. )
- Oh My Nappy Talent Agency, Los Angeles (Sarah B. )
- O.K. Paella, Toledo, Spain
- OK Painters, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- OK Produce, Philadelphia
- OK Restaurant, Chicago
- Old Guys Rule, Chester, England
- Ooo-La-Lodge, Milpitas, California (Dana Rozycki)
- Opium Den Chinese Cuisine, Oxford, UK
- Our Heavenly Father’s, Jesus’ and Our Bake Shop, Atlanta (Landondemand)
- Pac N Snac, Memphis
- Packer Stuff And Lots of Tees, Hayward, Wisconsin
- Park-Que Apartments (across from Maurice’s BBQ), Columbia, South Carolina
- Parkade, Spokane, Washington
- Pass Gas, Burbank, California (Dave Trowbridge)
- Pastry Dynamics, Hartford, Connecticut (Juliana Francis & David Patrick Kelly)
- Pay ‘n Tote, Summerville, Georgia
- Pay & Pakit, South Bend, Indiana
- Pee Pee Gas and Mini Mart, Waverly, Ohio
- Peed Plumbing, Chantilly, Virginia (Bill Wrbican)
- Penguin Zesto, Winona, Minnesota
- The Permanent Solution plumbing, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Pets Ahoy, Ocean Township, New Jersey (Glida Wyndorf)
- Pho King, Oakland, California (Bruce Wagg)
- Phyllis-Up Tavern
- Pick & Pump, Columbus, Indiana
- Piddle-in-the-Hole (near Wyre Piddle), near Wyre Piddle, UK (Kim Longley)
- The Poolery, Vincennes, Indiana
- Poo Ping Palace, Tujunga, California
- Predominantly Office, London, England (Martin Stocks)
- The Pretty Factory, Michigan City, Indiana
- The Priest Hole, Ambleside, UK
- Prison View Party Store, Upper Peninsula, Michigan (Bonnie L. Humphrey)
- Pu Pu Hot Pot, Cambridge, Mass.
- Pub N Grub, Springfield, Illinois
- Pump N Munch, St. Cloud, Minnesota (Cass Fleming)
- Pump N’ Pak, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Pump n’ Pies, South Bristol, Maine (Michele Fandel Bonner)
- Pump-N-Stuf (sic), West Chester, Iowa
- Puppies & Reptiles, Kissimmee, Florida (Marc Linneball)
- Rainbow Gas Garden, Chapin, South Carolina
- Rainbows & Calico Things Quilt Shop, Williamsburg, Iowa
- Raper’s Rent to Own, Seymour, Indiana
- Reamstown Athletic Association (Parking in Rear), Reamstown, Pennsylvania
- The Reef and Beef, Calgary, British Columbia (Louis Krynski)
- Richard Head’s Bar, Houston,(Sandra Madrid
- Rocks and Rugs, Marco Island, Florida
- S&M Auto Parts & Machine Shop, Macon, Georgia (J. Griffin)
- S&M Liquors, Wakefield, Mass. (Jessy M)
- S&M Motel, East Dubuque, Illinois (paulaspk)
- S&M Supply Co., Cisco, Texas (metal doors, sash, and trim products)
- Sack N Save, Hawaii
- Sack N Snack, Kennedale, Texas
- Sam-n-Ella’s River Club, Kankakee, Illinois (Shelly Dupuis)
- Sanitary Food Circus
- Sanitary Lunch, Rossville, Indiana
- Sav U Tax, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sav-On-A-Rol-A, Linden, New Jersey (Ken Levine — Savonarola was the 15th Century Italian “Reformer/Inquisitor”)
- Save n’ Have, Omaha, Nebraska (Don Frasier)
- Scads of Things, Mill Valley, California
- Scandorama travel, Sweden
- Scarred For Life Tattoo, Boulder, Colorado (Russ H. )
- Schmuck-Cafe, Bern, Switzerland. Where you can relax after shopping at the Jerk Store
- See Thru Chinese Kitchen, Chicago
- Self Centered Yoga, Chicago
- Ser. Sta. & Gro., Mississippi
- Sexy Girls of the Hollywood, Chicago
- Sew Generously, St. Charles, Illinois
- Sexty Sex Lounge, Chicago
- Sheesh Mahal, York, UK
- Sheesh Mahal, Chicago
- Shigs in Pit, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Shining Bikes & Things, Chicago
- The Shirtery, Provincetown, Mass.
- Shop & Shop, San Antonio, Texas (Kim Rudzki)
- Shop-N-Bag, Pennsylvania
- Short Funeral Service, Delaware (John and Charlotte MacDonald)
- Show N Tell, Indianapolis
- Sidewok Cafe, Denver
- Sign-A-Rama, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Simply Basic, Barcelona, Spain
- Simply Decks & Stuff, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
- Simply Smog, Los Angeles
- Sir Grout, Chicago
- Sip ‘n’ Bite Diner, Baltimore (Leigh Panlilio)
- Sip N’ Save Liquor, Australia
- Sir Finance, Chicago
- Sir Grout, Chicago (Anne W. )
- Sir Spa, Chicago (Anne W. )
- Skagg’s Drug Center, Western U.S.
- Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn, Fairbanks, Arkansas (Trisha Long)
- The Slug and Lettuce, UK
- Slurp N Burp Tavern, Moscow, Idaho (Jennifer)
- Slush Yo’ Mouth, Wauchula, Florida
- Smashy Hand Car Wash, Chicago
- Smog Hut, Las Vegas, Nevada (Kate Yule)
- Smoke and Such, Chicago
- Snack N Sack
- Snack the Big Fred, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
- Soda and Pet Food City, Hadley, Mass.
- Sophia Choice Gift Shop, San Francisco
- Soup and Such, Billings, Montana (Emma S. )
- Spirits & Such, Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Spit ‘N Shine Car Wash, Spokane, Washington
- Splash-O-Matic
- Splendid Things, Hayward, Wisconsin
- Spout ‘N’ Toad, Tacoma, Washington (W. Houston Dougharty)
- Spunky Dunkers, Palatine, Illinois
- Squat and Gobble luncheonette, Bluffton, South Carolina (Jason Unger)
- Stacks & Steaks, Chicago
- Stallings Automotive, Rigby, Idaho (Bonnie G. )
- Standee’s Coffee Shop, It was by an El station
- Steak-N-Egger, Chicago
- Steak’M Take’M, Kansas City (Bill DeBauche)
- Sterile Concepts, Richmond, Virginia (Molly)
- Sticky Fingers Gourmet Popcorn, Chicago
- Stop & Drink, Chicago
- Stop & Gas, New England
- Stop Everyday, Chicago
- Stop Sock, Waukegan, Illinois
- Strange Drugs, Dublin, Georgia (Nathan F. )
- Stubby’s Dog and Car Wash (Home of Waggin’ Tails and Shinin’ Cars) Overland Park, Kansas (Bill D.)
- Stuff-A-Bear & Stuff, Hayward, Wisconsin
- Stuff and Such, Elk Rapids, Michigan
- Stuff-It Storage, Hadley, Mass.
- Stuff N Things for Pets, Ballard, Washington
- The Stumble Inn bar and grill, Londonderry, New Hampshire
- Super Duper Weenie, Fairfield, Connecticut
- Sweet Septic Systems, Placerville, California
- Swirl-n-Curl Beauty Shoppe, Sturgis, Kentucky
- Take-N- Eat
- Takhomaburger, Wichita, Kansas (Don Fraysier)
- Tank It Easy, Chicago
- Tank N’ Tummy, Stevens Point, Iowa (Shellee Graham, Matt Bergstrom)
- Tank Noodle, Chicago
- Tan U Very Much, Muncie, Indiana
- Tasty Cuisine, Des Plaines, Illinois
- Taxidermy and Cheese, Hudson, Wisconsin (Rich)
- Terminal Subs, Camden, New Jersey (Cynthia Santiglia)
- Terrible Herbst, Western U.S.
- Thai Inbox, Glenview, Illinois
- That’s Rentertainment, Champaign, Illinois
- Things and Stuff, Garden City, New York
- Things (Quality Crafts and Presents), Boscastle, UK
- Thomas’ Formal Wear and Flags, Dormont, Pennsylvania (Robyn Smigel)
- The Thoughtfulness Shop, Woodstock, Illinois
- Tight Assets, Laguna Beach, California
- Tightwad Convenience Store, Tightwad, Missouri (Brian Neale)
- Toe Tally Nails, Washington, D.C.
- Tom’s Puff ‘N’ Stuff, Alsip, Illinois
- Toon Funeral Home, Westmont, Illinois (Danimal)
- Toot And Tell It, Dyer, Tennessee (Kingbee05@aol.com)
- Tooth Acres dental, Mt. Dora, Indiana (Ruth)
- Tooth and Nail, Langley Park, Maryland (Amy Halsted)
- Toss-Up’s restaurant, Detroit (Museumcurator1@aol.com)
- Touristic Nightclub
- Traf-O-Teria, El Dorado, Kansas
- Trav-A-Leer Motel, Aurora, Colorado
- Trim N’ Tidy Cleaners, Lakeland, Florida
- Tuck In Motel
- Tumbling Tots Child Care, Ashville, NC (Lisa L. )
- Tusco fab , Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- The Tuck Me Inn, Rocky Pt., New York (Jim Godfrey)
- Tweety & Popp Hardware, Seattle, Washington
- Typical Gift, Toledo, Spain
- U Pump It, Longmont, Colorado
- U-Fil-Um
- U-Squirt-It Carwash, Cullman, Alabama
- 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)
- Ugly Hookah Cafe, Chicago
- Update Gift, San Francisco
- Used to Be’s restaurant, Mantoloking, New Jersey (Anne W.)
- Van Go Interior and Exterior Painting, Roseville, Michigan
- Vel-an Cleaners, Queens, New York (jpmc)
- Victory Spud Services, Chicago
- Wag-A-Bag, Murphy, North Carolina
- Wahoo! Liquors, Buffalo, Wyoming (Emma S.)
- Wash ‘n Wire Laundromat, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
- We Sell Fried Catfish and Fix Flats, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Jim Godfrey)
- Weenie Beenie, Arlington, Virginia
- Wet n’ Dry Unisex, Patterson, New Jersey
- What Do Eye Care optical, Evergreen Park, Illinois (RK)
- What the Pho, Bellevue, Washington (John Carlton)
- Whatever It Takes Beauty, Aurora, Illinois (spacechem)
- Whirligigarama
- Whoa n Go, Jackson, Minnesota (Erin)
- Whoot! Hair It Is
- Wings & Things, Albany, Georgia (Tracy Rose)
- Wings N Things, Dexter, Mississippi
- Wings O Flavor, Chicago
- WOB Lingerie, Teaneck, New Jersey
- Wok N Go, Lexington, Kentucky (Karl Lawrence)
- Wok U Want, Tonypandy, Wales
- Woo-Woo’s BBQ, Dolton, Illinois
- Wood ‘n Things, Hayward, Wisconsin
- Wreck & Roll Auto Body, Chicago
- Yankee Doodle Italian Food Tucson, Arizona (Janice Milhem)
- Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Restaurant, NYC (Cole Gerard)
- Yes Sir Pizza, Salzburg, Austria
- Ying’s Wings, Things and Bar, Depew, New York
- Yo!gurt, Toledo, Spain
- Your Snappy Shop, Chicago (Ed Ripp)
- Yummy Mummy, NYC
- 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)