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Modern Toilet interestingly combines the vulgar, the obscene, the scatological with the high-end. As the Time article states: "Every customer sits on a stylish acrylic toilet (lid down) designed with images of roses, seashells or Renaissance paintings." In this way, the restaurant is enticing patrons and receiving positive feedback. Jennifer Finch, an American who dined there, described the experience as tasteful and clean.
The cuisine is an eclectic mix of Asian foods, including curries, pasta, fried chicken and Mongolian hot pot. Patrons comment that despite the disgusting descriptions, the foods are great. Apparently, China's comfort with (and interest in) toilet creations beyond the bathroom are not new. Time points out that a flush toilet was found in a tomb of a Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to A.D. 24) king. The Chinese invented toilet paper in the 6th century! But, while toilet dining may be less shocking in Chinese culture, Westerners seem to be gravitating to these restaurants as well.
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3-13-2009 @2:22PM Lacey said... Not so sure I'm excited about eating out a toilet bowl. I will leave that to the dogs!
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3-13-2009 @4:36PM Dr Robot Jesus said... So theyre getting a Taco Bell?
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3-13-2009 @6:20PM Terri said... Nice. WTF?
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3-16-2009 @2:11AM FQ said... Well, I've heard about this and dismissed it but now I ask myself, daft as the idea seems (to me) how did the proprietors reach the decision that this was an idea worth throwing money at?
I guess it's not such a bad idea, it generates a lot more talk (free publicity) than the opening of any sanely themed restaurant could, and people would go just to prove they can stomach it. And of course the restaurant wouldn't dare present crappy tasting food (excuse me, I couldn't resist) which would naturally come up in the multiple discussions that would follow a visit to this place.
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