Posted on 04/02/2021 10:57:30 AM PDT by mylife
If imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, some of America’s most popular food establishments have reason to be pleased — or do they? Knockoffs of the most recognizable names in fast food have popped up all over the world, often blatantly copying logos, naming conventions, and even key menu items — changing them just enough to avoid being a direct duplicate. And the results are often bizarre and hilarious. From Sunbucks to Mash Donald’s, here are some of the funniest fast food knockoffs that exist in other countries.
Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, government sanctions have prevented popular American chains from operating in Iran. But that hasn’t stopped local business owners from trying to cash in on the appetite for American fast food, including the rather unappetizingly named Pizza Hat.
The popular replica of Pizza Hut not only replaced the “Hut” in the U.S. restaurant’s name, but also swapped a hat for the iconic little red building in the original logo. Pizza Hat’s logo features a drawing of a person’s face with a red fedora atop their head. The hat also happens to be tilted down over the eyes, lending a mysterious air to the branding.
Pizza Hat does, of course, serve pizza, but patrons also frequent the chain for lasagna, chicken wings, burgers, and sandwiches. Iran isn’t the only place with Pizza Hut knockoffs — there’s another restaurant named Pizza Hat in Libya, while China boasts the spectacularly named Pizza Huh.
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Another copy.... My wife got film processed there from Kadok, not Kodak. The branding was nearly identical except for the swapping of the a and o.
can you imagine having to make those day in and day out all day long? Ugggh! talk about monotony
Its Not Cat
Taco Burger
Stuff Left in our Cabinets
Food on a Stick
518 Water St. Ketchikan, AK
Well as long as the queen is not a lumberjack in a dress...
Trump is a carp? LOL
Had to be built post 1980. I used to deliver Ketchikan Daily News on Water Street after school...don’t remember seeing this. However, Dairy Queen was the only fast food game in town. McDonalds? Grab the ferry and go to Seattle.
Why? they have cafes on the ferry.
I saw it 12 years ago on a cruise. Didn’t eat there.
Stars & Bucks is in Bethlehem.
What stuns me is I don’t even like the Originals.
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My late wife, who only went to Japan once for ten days, liked takoyaki; I, who lived there for three years and went back a dozen times for weeks at a time, never got a taste for it.
I’ve only had it raw, it has to be better cooked..
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