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Taking a Dot Com Dump

written by John Chow on June 8, 2008

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Instead of doing a normal Dot Com Pho, Taipei edition, we decided to do something completely different and take a Taipei Dot Com Dump at the Modern Toilet. The Modern Toilet is an unusual concept to say the least. Instead of normal tables and chairs, guests dine on toilets. They sit on toilets as well. It brings up some very funny Jack Ass moments.

Joining Sarah and me on this Dot Com Dump were the rest of the Dot Com Crew, Stephen Fung, Ed Lau and Michael Kwan. We all took videos of the event. I’m sure they’ll be posting their footage soon. In the mean time, you can check out the first ever Dot Com Dump below.

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The concept, in my opinion, is a bit avant-garde for the US, but I enjoyed the post. Entertaining.

Seriously? How disgusting. What makes you want to eat out of a toilet bowl? Guess there's always someone who'll come up with a stupid idea and someone else that'll spend money to be part of it. And then a blogger who'll take photos and blog about it. And an idiot like me who'll waste time commenting on a concept that's just wrong.

I dont think I will be able to eat even a single morsel in a toilet seat.

That is funny..

Does it make you want to throw up looking at that little toilet with white and yellow crap in it..

Doe people actually pay to go here and eat.. I bet the owners laugh all the way to the bank..

Mike Greene

That's weird. I feel like I would be sick because it'd be like eating in the bathroom. And then looking at the toilet seats imagining piss & crap...ugh.

John,

Holy smokes...I am NOT going to reserve a table there. It's just wrong man :shock:

Joseph Ratliff

There is something disturbing about this. :!:

I like that "toilet bowl" like soup, its very funny that while you eat you think of something dirty. :lol:

Funny dinner :mrgreen: What was in the toilet instead a w.c.? A bowl? A dish? ;)

ok no offence... but what is it with asians and toilets/toilet related things? Any time i see or read something strange or weird about toilets it is always from somewhere in asia! for example: http://wilhb81ez.blogspot.com/2007/07/witness-worl...

I wonder after seeing this video will anyone open up a franchise in America or Canada :)

-Mike

John,

LOL - That's simply bizzare!

I'll think twice before eating in to the restaurant - I have to make sure I've properly going to the loo at home. Otherwise...

That restaurant is the shit! By the way, what do they have in the bathrooms? :lol:

Probably plates, forks, and knives. Ouch!

I gotta tell ya, these videos are becoming more and more interesting!

There is one theme I don't think we will see spread around the US.

The two funniest things
1. all the asian guys with the cameras at the beginning - reminds me of NYC :twisted:

2. Eating from the steaming toliet. Classic! :lol:

Awesome Video. Wish I was there so I can see the other food that they serve and on what they serve it in. Love the site by the way.

My wife would never eat at this place in a million years and I'm not sure I would.

ROFL MAO...literally

LOL, So funny plates :cool:

Reminds me of the litterbox cake I saw at a party. It was made in a litter box pan and was complete with a scooper and chocolate poops on top. I absolutely could not eat it.

Yuck.. I won't eat at that restaurant..

As a plumber I find that funny as heck......lol

and do you wipe your mouth with toilet paper?

No! They use a Bedet.

They should give you a plunger, with the meal, for memorabilia for visiting.

I simply couldn't eat food from a toilet -- even if it is a restaurant gimmick. Truly a case of "to each his own." Uggghhhh!
Yuwanda

Hey! I want that toilet!!!

There was a lady here in Kansas who sat on a toilet for several years due to paranoia. She got stuck to the toilet lid because her skin grew to it. I'm not kidding. I blogged about it! It was in our local paper on on the news online.

Eeew! What a dirty post ...john! :) i would prefer to remain hungary rather than eating in toilet!!

I've seen many crazy here in USA and in Brazil however I've never seen something as crazy as this restaurant.
I wouldn't be able to eat if the food was served in a toilet. :???:

In Oporto there's a restaurant that does that too. :grin:

Oh no ... no way im gonna eat from that stuff!!! *haha*

That was definitely the most delicious thing I've ever eaten out of a toilet.

...wait, what did I just say?

Oh... My... God.:shock:
Dude I would never even get near that even if it's a 5 star restaurant lol it'd just be way too weird. :shock:

When I come to visit Vancouver, I hope its not on a dot com Dump day.

Indeed, that may look gross for someone (not me :) ), but the marketing idea is great! People would drop in just to see what's like. After that it would not be hard to trick them into ordering something :)

lol lol and lol :)
That looks really funny, especially if you eat hot dog :)

What the hell had happened with this blog?!

It went down the toilet! :twisted:

Hahaha...nice one :lol:

I actually laughed out loud.

Damn, that's just weird. But I guess it's the strange things that sell these days, as everyone is frequently looking for something different. But I personally wouldn't go to that restaurant, H*ll no!

That's gross, seeing the toilet seat I feel like pukin in it!
Totally gross, I wonder if anyone visits the restaurant!

The place is always packed. We had to show up within 15 min of our reservation or we would lose the table, I mean toilets.

hey john tell me truth, when you saw the food inside the toiled did you feel sick?