When I heard that Taipei had a toilet themed restaurant, it immediately became my mission to find this crazy place.
Mission accomplished!
The chairs are toilet seats,
the tables are bath tubs,
and there are silly murals on the walls.
You drink out of urinals,
and eat out of toilet bowls!
I ordered chocolate ice cream that was made to look like... you know...
mmmm, yum?
I think that would be hard to eat. Not that it tastes bad--but how do you get over the visual? It's like when they tried to make green ketchup work. :D
ReplyDeleteI swear, that restaurant has become a must-see Taipei site!
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ReplyDeleteThe look on your face in the last pic kinda says it all! :D
ReplyDeleteSuper fun times!!! Love it.
That's awesome! I wish I got to eat there when I was in Taipei years ago!
ReplyDeleteI love Taipei :}
Did you have some bubble tea yet??? It's on EVERY corner! And you need to go to Shi Mun Ding (or however it's spelled)!
Oh, so gross. I can only think of dirty toilets..... I hope everything was clean!!!
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hahaaa, this place looks absolutely amazing! hilarious. great post.
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I love it... and if I ever find myself in Taipei I will be sure to visit :+)
ReplyDeleteid def want to see this place! but ooh man don't know if i could stomach all of it. hehe.
ReplyDeleteholy cow. i'm sure i would be an irregular patron. ha, ha... irregular!
ReplyDeleteThis one's not for me! I couldn't eat or even seat at that place! Definitely not inspiring for eating! O_o
ReplyDeletehahahahaha - this really made me laugh :-) Thanks, I needed it!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so crazy ;) I've never seen a place, esp. a restaurant like that! Curious...but funny.
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its disgusting i can never eat meal like that
ReplyDeletehaha fantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like such fun
great idea...!
ReplyDeletebut I think I wouldn't be able to eat anything while sitting on toliet seat;-)
I've been there! Actually it was probably a different one--there are a few in Taipei. The seats were pretty uncomfortable, I thought... but fun theme!
ReplyDeletehmmm, gross....but cute...having a hard time computing this! it's definitely unlike anything i've ever seen!
ReplyDeletethey have this same restaurant in Hong Kong too. i couldn't get past the way the ice cream looked. i just had fun taking photos but the dining experience wasn't fun at all.
ReplyDeleteToilet Themed Restaurant? That's awesome. Never heard of such a thing. Looks like you're having an awesome trip!
ReplyDeleteyou know, most of the people I know who have gone to Asia come home and complain how awful it is, how stinky, how bad the food and water, how crowded and expensive...and you have made it seem a delight. thank you for your insight.
ReplyDeleteLOVE it!!!! WHY can't we have fun stuff like that here?!?
ReplyDeletethis is thee greatest thing i have ever seen!
ReplyDeleteawww you're so sweet Nina!
ReplyDeleteAh! I've been there before too. Except the one in hong kong!
ReplyDeleteMy post: http://symphanie.blogspot.com/2010/02/warning-food-porn-ahead.html
and the background music is flushing toilets?
ReplyDeletehahaha, this is super hilarious.
ReplyDeleteAs always, I love your pictures!
xxL
That is hilarious. I'm not sure I could do it, but looking at your super cute pics is enough for me!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! I had a similar toilet icecream experience in a night market in Northern Taiwan in 2006. here's a link to photo of it:
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and here's me eating it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hartwurmer/240028454/in/set-72157594275291106/
bizarre, huh?!
great post!
haha, great post!
ReplyDeleteI went to one when I was in Hong Kong. Didn't know what to say when I entered...
haha - and ewwwww at the same time!!
ReplyDeleteOh I don't know if I could do it! I'm sure it tastes yummy but looks so gross! And I don't know if I could eat out of a toilet or a urinal! haha
ReplyDeleteWhat did their bathroom look like?
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that's hilarious! don't think I could eat it though. I love your expression in that last image--exactly how I think I'd feel!
ReplyDelete@Kristen- This was the sink in the bathroom! http://www.flickr.com/photos/katesokoler/5011457153/
ReplyDeletehahaha that place is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteThats such a crazy idea!? I love people who think originally!
ReplyDeleteOh my. Love the colors & originality, but not so sure I could actually eat there! :>
ReplyDeletehow cool! but i don't know how I'll feel about eating! (last photo) ja ja :D
ReplyDeletehahaha! ah i wonder what the actual bathrooms look like XD
ReplyDeleteIt's in Shilin Nightmarket!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. The post soviet union ice cream we used to have when I was a kid was a soft serve in sort of a sausage type container - and when we would squeeze it out it would look like well squeezed logs of doo. Yummy anyway.
ReplyDeleteI totally want to visit this place. Don't know if I'll order the ice cream, though.
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ewwwww. ok NOT HOT. :X
ReplyDeleteUNBELIEVABLE! LOLOLOLOL...
ReplyDeleteOh LOL! Too funny!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a great idea, That would be a success in any city.
ReplyDeletehahaah really funny!
ReplyDeleteWoaw so funny! What about the real restrooms/toilets?
ReplyDeleteAny photos???
that is hilarious!
ReplyDeletetotally 100% fun!
loved it:)
hahaha the "sink" has an identity crisis, hilarious!
ReplyDeleteOnly in Asia!!!
ReplyDeleteI saw this on TV (either food network or travel channel maybe?) and am determined to make it here one day! How hilarious!
ReplyDeleteReally funny and unusual :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting . . . Warmly, Karen
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly the sort of place my husband and I would seek out as well - ha ha!
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lol cool!!!!! :D :))
ReplyDeleteFun! But, very strange. Love your blog and your outlook on life! I am an aspiring photographer so I love looking at your blog for inspiration. It's always so colorful! Have fun on the rest of your trip!
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PS. Sorry for all the ! but they seemed necessary. :)
Oh. My. God.
ReplyDeleteSERIOUSLY!?!?! They made it look really really cool. I think I would go :D
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I think I need to travel to Taipei.
ReplyDeletewho wouldn't want to eat out of a toilet bowl? i think that dogs were on to something WAY before this rest. caught up.
ReplyDeletelol.
actually, i like it. their theme is really well done.
and it was the best damn ice cream i ever ate.
ReplyDeleteErm...right :)
ReplyDeletethis is the most bizarre thing ever! not sure i could eat there!...
ReplyDeleteYAY you went! It's a fun place to go =)
ReplyDeleteDid you take any drinks to go? If you did, the to-go containers are those urine holding containers in hospitals! =P
I love your blog! It always makes me so happy :)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, it never fails to cheer me up on a bad day. Thank you!
ReplyDeletewow interesting concept for a restaurant lol, pretty cool. come follow and vote 4 me xxo
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ReplyDeleteI had my own experience with Modern Toilet. =o)
Awesome! This place looks like an absolute blast! I just saw something on the Travel channel about an insane asylum/jailhouse theme restaurant in Tokyo where you eat behind bars. Too cool!
ReplyDeleteWhy are your photos so amazing?! How did you manage to take such wonderful pictures inside the restaurant? I mean don't usually restaurants have bad lighting? What do you do when there isn't any good lighting indoors?
ReplyDeleteHaha, sorry that was my first thought and i just wanted to know! :) Hope you'll have the time to reply me.
wow, i shall go there once i get the chance to visit japan of course :D
ReplyDeletewow, that is incredible -- but no way I could eat there!
ReplyDelete@Shu-iiiii- awww thank you! I actually photograph a lot of restaurants in NYC for one of my jobs so I'm really used to it. You could bump up the ISO and shoot at a really wide aperture like 1.4, or bounce a flash off of a white ceiling or wall and use a long exposure.
ReplyDeleteMy Son does daddy/daughter dates. They live in Taipei... he took her to Modern Toilet when she was fully potty trained. She loved it since her life had been so focused on potties. She also had the chocolate ice cream but it was served to look like poop. Poop shapes and humor is very popular with children in Asia.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy Ice Monster in Taipei, but recently they closed.
Brenda in Canada
Probably inevitable theme- for a lighter look at where this idea probably did not come from check out this page discussing a Luis Bunuel film -
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That is SOOOO excellent! Great job photographing it all, too!!! When I see your pics from your trip, it's like the city was made just for you and your camera.
ReplyDeleteSoooo glad you found it. It's too bad I found out to late about the Taipei events, but I hope you had fun here.
ReplyDeleteWas the food any good at all? lol
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I've been here as well! Normal food served in a very unusual manner. It's really fun to eat here for the experience. Great place to take pictures as well :)
ReplyDeleteThey have a restaurant like this in Malaysia!
ReplyDeleteWow, I so wanna go here!
ReplyDeleteThat's fun!
ReplyDeleteWe have this in our country, Malaysia, too! =)
this is why Asia is awesome!
ReplyDeletehuwayyyy??:)) i'd love to try it though! where there a lot of people there?<3
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteGlad you like Taipei!!
I once brought my bf to Modern Toilet restaurant also, and he and his friends had lots of fun on having meal there. You can check his blog of that restaurant here: http://bit.ly/9E2Y3O
Your photos are awesome!!!
Queeee chuliiii
ReplyDeletewe think that i also visit and sit in this one toilet. so i waiting to come their and take lunch with toilet seat.
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