Title: Ninja Waitstaff! Post by: dystopia on February 23, 2010, 10:54:46 AM Service at sword point at "Ninja" restaurant http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100219/od_nm/us_taiwan_ninja Quote TAIPEI (Reuters) – Waitresses wield swords and flare flames at diners, who have to get past a moat before sitting at their table in the dimly lit dining hall. The same customers are also encouraged to take photos with the warrior-like waitresses, who dress in black or red to look like ninjas in keeping with the theme of a dark but lively restaurant that opened last month in Taiwan's capital. "The ninja is mysterious," said Ou Chia-wei, owner of the restaurant simply named Ninja, explaining why he chose that theme for the Japanese-style restaurant. "On that premise, we can do magic tricks and light up the food." Waitresses working the barely lit dining room floor burn specialty menus, which vanish without a trace of ash, and send flames snaking across tables as customers watch. A moat and screen of cascading water just past the front entrance make customers wait a few minutes until the drawbridge goes up, leading to a dark stairwell toward the dining hall. ... (more...) Title: Re: Ninja Waitstaff! Post by: stroh on February 23, 2010, 10:56:36 AM The last time I was at Applebee's the bartender could also best be described as a ninja. >:(
Title: Re: Ninja Waitstaff! Post by: dystopia on February 23, 2010, 11:05:59 AM The last time I was at Applebee's the bartender could also best be described as a ninja. >:( (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/100699963_418d7c3293.jpg) Title: Re: Ninja Waitstaff! Post by: stroh on February 23, 2010, 11:21:16 AM ;D
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