Bootleg restaurants?

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Aya Nov 13, 2022 @ 6:13pm

Since the United States only accounts for 6.1% of the world's total landmass, a lot of us are definitely gonna be born and raised in other countries. However, since we live in the age of the Internet, we'll inevitably hear about various restaurants that are only available in the United States. However, that won't discourage some businessmen or women from making their own cheap imitation of the food they wish they could have in their homeland.

What sort of restaurants fit this bill for you? I guess to start off the thread, I suppose I should mention the Canada-born Whataburger knockoff: What The Burger!

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Under there Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:04pm

shoutout to Hitler Icecream in India

Angel Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:05pm

I've always thought "Carl's Junior" is a copy of "Burger King" (or "Hungry Jacks" where I am).

Then there's the lack of intellectual property laws in China:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-YrG_Kf5_g

Lune Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:08pm

There's a kfc knockoff with a picture of Obama in it i think its called "obama fried chicken"

Plaid Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:12pm

Originally posted by 8bitter:
There's a kfc knockoff with a picture of Obama in it i think its called "obama fried chicken"

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it's real.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3segsb4dhhw

Lune Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:13pm

Originally posted by Plaid:
Originally posted by 8bitter:
There's a kfc knockoff with a picture of Obama in it i think its called "obama fried chicken"
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it's real.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3segsb4dhhw

Even the owner looks the same as the logo

Plaid Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:17pm

Originally posted by 8bitter:
Originally posted by Plaid:
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it's real.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3segsb4dhhw

Even the owner looks the same as the logo

lmao! I wonder if he still sells obama chicken

Lune Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:29pm

Originally posted by Plaid:
Originally posted by 8bitter:

Even the owner looks the same as the logo
lmao! I wonder if he still sells obama chicken

I would definitely buy his chicken

Aya Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:45pm

We all know about the various knockoff versions of American restaurants in China. Was more wonderin' if anyone here has lived to see a bootleg restaurant in person.

76561199375289074 Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:48pm

Originally posted by Aya:
We all know about the various knockoff versions of American restaurants in China. Was more wonderin' if anyone here has lived to see a bootleg restaurant in person.

Welp i saw one in person, in uk London its a kfc bootleg called dixy chicken

Your Mom's Oshi Nov 13, 2022 @ 7:52pm

I've tried pitching an American version of Pollo Batman from Bolivia but the investors were afraid of legal issues because of the comics that stole the name from the chicken joint

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secuda Nov 13, 2022 @ 8:13pm

In sweden there was a chain in 80-90s i think called Clock wich was some what a ripp off mc donalds, wich we allready had here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_(restaurant)

Last edited by secuda; Nov 13, 2022 @ 8:20pm

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foodgeek Nov 14, 2022 @ 9:54am

I think a new fast food chain took over McDonald's in Russia. You also have "Southern Fried Chicken" in the UK which is a Kentucky Fried Chicken knockoff. Oh, and KFD in China is a KFC knockoff. Duffin Dagels in Spain = an expanded Dunkin Doughnuts.

Here's the thing, if other countries are copying our worst food, fast food chains, they aren't doing themselves a service health wise. Watch the documentary called Supersize Me.

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