chapotraphouse @hexbear.net FourteenEyes [he/him] @hexbear.net 7 mo. ago

You love to see it, folks

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Sadly it seems they don't truly understand us (minimum 2 people required to order the Western Grill platter)

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i gotta admit they really captured the vibe of a dying american stripmall eatery by using the theme, ambiance and food quality of a fast casual toilet clogger with the pricepoint of place you can't really afford to eat at routinely.

the contradiction of high price signaling and low gut bomb is a very powerful american experience.

abbondanza, amici miei.
Not enough American flags to be believable 6/10
I kinda can’t wait for societal collapse because I can wear a 10 gallon without anyone making fun of me because they’ll be too busy looking for food
There’s also a substantial “americore” culture in Japan that’s similar to this.

Tangentially, one of the best lowkey travel tips I have about visiting Japan is that if you want a bit of extra spending cash you should go to Trader Joe’s in the U.S. before you leave and buy a bunch of reusable bags/merch, and bring any American college merch that you don’t want. If you take it to any thrift/resell store in a reasonably sized city you’ll get way more money than you paid for it.
MY CULTURE IS NOT A COSTUME!!!

Edit: okay just noticed that sign in the one pic says "Horseshoes and Farrier". Isn't that... redundant? Of course a farrier would have horseshoes? Also they have horses in Italy so idk how they made that mistake. And they misspelled "farrier" "ferrier".
- no no, you misunderstand. they specialize in horseshoes and the river crossing
  
  AN OPERATOR OF A FERRY IS CALLED A FERRYMAN THO!
tbf we have plenty of stuff like this is America too, we're a nation of self-parody
Wait till Americans find out about Spur chain restaurants in South Africa. They'll fit right in!

https://africasacountry.com/2015/02/i-hate-spur

https://www.spursteakranches.com/za

https://www.spursteakranches.com/za/our-story

Yes, the logo is exactly what you think it is
- oh man that place looks just awful. and they have snails as an appetizer. incredible.
- That is like finding some old chain from the 1960s or something where they were just blatant about the racism. But it's modern. So gross.
- South Africa continues to South Africa
https://www.oldwildwest.it/menu/

here's the menu for anyone curious
- https://www.oldwildwest.it/en/menu/mini-menu
  
  A hotdog wrapped in a tortilla.
  
  edit: Jesus, one of the steaks is just named after a slur for Native American women.
  
  Simultaneously the least American and most American food possible.
  
  Also, TIL that word is a slur.
  
  i wonder what OWW sauce is...
  
  one of the steaks is just named after a slur for Native American women
  
  only in the english version of the site?!?
  
  Weird thing is it's only called that way if you switch it to english. Was looking at the italian menu and couldn't figure it out since there were also weird names on but the one you mentioned is just called rib eye so I immediately scrolled over it.
  
  So most probably at least nearly nobody is going to order it with that name, can't imagine them having a lot of english menues available outside the airport locations and the ones in the centres of big, touristy cities.
  
  The only one I can even think might be a slur is using the Brazilian term for sirloin cap maybe? Feeling lost here
  
  Edit: nvm found it, was under "grand canyon meats"
Navajo Burger

Shiiit

Now I'm gonna double down on my Italian jokes
- Whats really funny to me is that Navajo burgers are real, it's just a burger on fry bread instead of a bun. You can get them all over the Navajo Nation, they're great but this place definitely doesn't know that
  
  I've always wanted to try Navajo tacos, same thing with the burger- just a taco with fry bread instead of a tortilla.
  
  Though I've always seen them super loaded- there's no way you can eat them folded like a real taco.. More like a Navajo Taco Salad hehehe
Italians are so particular about their food, but then they'll cook a hamburger, take the top off, lay both pieces on a shelf, and reheat it when someone orders the hamburger
Good effort, but if they really want to be really American, they would change that minimum to a maximum and lower it by 1. Also, you'd get a wanted poster of yourself on the wall if you finish it in under an hour. The crime it's for is "extreme gluttony", but that actually increases participant enthusiasm somehow
let me hit a blinker in the parking lot and i'll tank that in 15 or less
Sounds a lot like Spur
- Spur is probably "worse" to be honest, the logo is still a Native American man wearing a traditional headdress
Somebody in Europe should do a restaurant with a Fallout theme.
and many of those Old West movies they're imitating were filmed in Italy. Shit really does come full circle

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