30 Crappy Restaurant Design Fails Guaranteed To Ruin Your Appetite

It seems like some restaurants have a secret menu item: design fails. From hilariously misplaced artwork to seating arrangements that defy logic, these eateries have served up some of the funniest fails in restaurant design history.

Imagine walking into a restaurant and finding a toilet shaped like a man sitting or a bowl that has holes in it or a questionable sign placement—yes, these are real examples. It’s a dining experience you won’t forget but for all the wrong reasons.

So, grab a seat (hopefully, a properly placed one.) and get ready to laugh at these 30 times restaurants accidentally became comedy gold with their quirky design choices.


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2. “This Was Hanging In The Bathroom In The Restaurant I Ate At Tonight. Only In China…:”

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4. “Two Different Restaurants. No Affiliation. Located Just Up Ahead”

5. “The Wendy’s Restaurant In Beaver, Utah Got A New Sign”

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11. “This Bowl My Friend’s Dinner Came In”

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14. “Wall Painting, That Included Shutterstock Watermark”

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19. “A Bar I Go To Never Cleans The Dripped Candle Wax”

20. “The Restaurant Is Called Let’s Do Greek!”

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22. “Lets Just Make Our Plates Look Like They Haven’t Been Washed In 4 Years”

23. “The Restaurant Is Called Let’s Do Greek!”

24. “Fake Windows Looking Out Into Pictures Of A Parking Lot”

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26. “No, This Picture Isn’t Blurry… The Menu Is”

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30. “This Pattern That Resembles A Single Human Hair Stuck At The Edge”

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.