I've found out some more information about the new restaurant that's taking over what used to be Sonny's BBQ on Johnston next to Best Buy. Le Chein will be a "Chinese bistro" run by Brandon Lee - who also owns Tokyo Live on Pinhook. I haven't been able to get in touch with Lee, but bistro makes me think this will be an upscale Chinese restaurant. That's a market segment that's just not being served right now in Lafayette. Most of the Chinese restaurants in town only offer buffet-style service or specialize in take-out. I'd expect a major renovation on the building. Workers have spent the past few weeks removing the brick-red siding from the outside.
As for the name, that's still a mystery - but I have made progress. In French, "chien" means dog, and "chinois" is the term for chinese - as in people or food. What would make the most sense is "le Chine" which is what the French call China. If that's what the owner is going for, he's misspelled his restaurant's name on the building permit.
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Regardless of the owner's intent, the word is still way too close to "Dog" in French.
ReplyDelete*Those* jokes will surely write themselves.