omewhere along the timeline American 1950’s diners with their vinyl records pinned to the ceiling, fiberglass Chevrolets, and antique reproduction gas pumps, life-sized figures of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe became passé. So, of course – we enter the modern era with…(wait for it)… the poop themed restaurant.
Specifically called the Modern Toilet restaurant. I’m not sure where the ‘modern’ fits in. I think giant neon letters flashing ‘Eat Poop’ might have been more appropriate? Or… a simple oversized toilet hanging off the front always works.
Let’s eat… poop
It was just a few blocks from my hotel (inhouse hotel) and seemed too good to pass up for some photo and a little afternoon brunch.
You probably won’t miss the building… remember that giant toilet bowl I was talking about.
When you enter the first floor you’re greeted by a clawfoot tub and two plush poop mascots. Ascend the stairs to find two floors of dining – you sit on toilets (decoration only, sorry) and the glass tables that look down on bowls of poop.
The menu is a little spendy if you go for the set meal, but it comes with appetizers, main dishes, desserts and drinks for two – so probably worth it, once… This is poop-Disneyland after all.
There’s a toilet right at the entrance – convenient!
Can’t miss the restaurant from the street, and the interior is a poop theme park
In Taipei, even poop is cute!
Drinking cocktails from my yellow urinal – ewww.
A bathtub; you might want to use it
First course
First up was a bowl of soup that nauseatingly looked convincingly like post-drinking-binge diarrhea – but tasted yummy, three bread rolls that looked like something your anemic dog might leave in your yard, a main plate of spaghetti (which had nothing to do with poop) and some mashed potatoes served in a perfect poop swirl with gravy running down them.. Yum (and yuck).
Perfect nauseating dun brown color for the mushroom soup. The bread quite good.
Spaghetti? Really? Okay…
Main course
Then came green chicken Thai curry served in a ceramic toilet (delicious). Probably the best (and worst) dish was a toilet bowl full of meatballs and mashed potatoes. Of all the dishes this looked like the real deal. It was sometimes hard to take a bite as 200,000 years of evolution hardwired into your brain was screaming NOOOOOOOO – don’t eat shit…. – but again, yummy.
The best dish was the Thai curry – though it’s not a bowl-full (sigh).. the pan is just an inch deep…
Way too far into the uncanny valley of poop
Desert and all the rest
Desert was soft-serve chocolate poop ice cream surrounded with cereal and marshmallows? This was my least favorite as I was full by this time and the chocolate was dark and bitter. Yes – there are facilities nearby so you’re free to poop in the poop restaurant if you need to.
All drinks are served out of ceramic urinals. Thankfully, they don’t go too far – the urinals are in fun colors – they don’t go for the ultra-realistic details but instead, it’s just a theme place good for photos and a laugh.
There’s also a little gift shop by the register where you can pick up squishy poop balls, magnets, t-shirts and all the rest of your poop paraphernalia.
Bitter but lovely too look at.. Who knew you should add cereal to ice cream.
