Warcraft restaurant opens in Beijing
World of Warcraft continues to find ways to trickle beyond our virtual lives and into our day to day real lives. In Beijing, a new restaurant has opened up with a Warcraft theme, from the decor to the food. The entrance, which you can see above, is designed to look like the Dark Portal (The Burning Crusade's intro screen) and the interior walls are lined with artwork from the game and shots of characters in epic gear. TV screens throughout the restaurant play footage of the game, too.
The food itself is even based on the game, and while CCTV.com reports that the menu is named after denizens of WoW, I wonder if they borrowed anything from the in-game recipes. The food shown in CCTV's video definitely looks Chinese in style, so I doubt you'll find anything there you would see in our very American Well Fed Buff, but that's probably a good thing. Personally, I'd love to see a menu. I'm also curious if this restaurant was given the go ahead from Blizzard or the9, or if they even need it.
[via CCTV, thanks brucewain!]
The food itself is even based on the game, and while CCTV.com reports that the menu is named after denizens of WoW, I wonder if they borrowed anything from the in-game recipes. The food shown in CCTV's video definitely looks Chinese in style, so I doubt you'll find anything there you would see in our very American Well Fed Buff, but that's probably a good thing. Personally, I'd love to see a menu. I'm also curious if this restaurant was given the go ahead from Blizzard or the9, or if they even need it.
[via CCTV, thanks brucewain!]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Spiritofire Dec 10th 2008 6:35PM
Time to get a ticket to beijing
fauxgt4 Dec 10th 2008 6:40PM
mmmm.... Spider Sausage and Crispy Bat Wings... I can't wait.
Ærynn Lómëhtar Dec 10th 2008 7:40PM
Made from real spiders and bat wings, too!
Steve Dec 11th 2008 9:07AM
I would guess that Westfall Stew would be amazingly expensive, since putting 3 Goretusk snouts together in one place takes HOURS.
Mysticus Dec 10th 2008 6:44PM
"I'm also curious if this restaurant was given the go ahead from Blizzard or the9, or if they even need it."
as a former beijing denizen, i'm pegging the odds at 97% that there's no licensing going on here.
Tigerbalm Dec 10th 2008 6:58PM
I hope it stays open until at least May, I'm totally going there.
It would be awesome if they had a FROST SHOCK shake.
MecChef Dec 11th 2008 11:38AM
BurgerCraft just feels more typically American anyway. WTB a Yamato Burger PVP Value Meal.
http://www.wowwiki.com/BurgerCraft
Gyvien Dec 10th 2008 7:00PM
oh geez, it has to open now! ^_^;; I was in Beijing about three weeks ago, as I am studying abroad in China. But now I'm a sleeper train away in Hangzhou and leaving next week after a semester of being abroad. Darn!! It would have been hilarious/fun to see!!
The Observer Dec 10th 2008 7:10PM
Where are my hot Blood Elf waitresses?
BladeeR Dec 10th 2008 7:11PM
Pathetic
Tumleren Dec 10th 2008 7:21PM
I know you are, but what am I?
Ærynn Lómëhtar Dec 10th 2008 7:41PM
Yeah... stay on-topic by commenting on the post and not life in general. ;p
BladeeR Dec 11th 2008 3:45AM
Aint that cute? Tumleren, little nerd wow fan. And the comment was on topic Aerynn, I think its pathetic that someone opens a wow theme restaurant.
NeuroMan42 Dec 10th 2008 7:23PM
Do they farm fries there?
PimpyMicPimp Dec 10th 2008 8:09PM
Great, so now goddamned casuals don't even have to log on to the game to get stuff. They can go spend real world dollars and be rewarded.
You people are destroying this game.
Gyvien Dec 10th 2008 8:23PM
Sir, that doesn't even make sense. It's just a restuarant that a Chinese man started for the hell of it. People go there, eat food, borrow the computers for some internet usage, and then leave. Come now, down the hostility! :3
Shogun Dec 10th 2008 9:43PM
@Gyvien
lrn 2 sense of humor ;)
Gyvien Dec 10th 2008 9:54PM
Lawl, sorry. ^^;; Just finished writing an article about gold farming and I got a little worked up I suppose.
I haz funnies, I swairz.
Eanon Dec 10th 2008 8:19PM
Please tell me they don't sell Pungent Seal Whey.
BEpaladin Dec 10th 2008 8:45PM
I found some conflicting news about the WoW restaurant just doing a simple google search (sources in Chinese). A few website forums say it's out of business (the news is dated May 2008). Can anyone get a most recent update?
Here's a link to the most recent news I can find (November 2008). The images of the link also contains the reservation phone number and map/location of the restaurant.
http://games.qq.com/a/20081107/000088.htm
PS: Apparently there is also a WoW themed restaurant in Taiwan.