The truck stop diner logo that made me pull over and take a photo

I was driving through El Paso around 2 AM last month and stopped at this little diner off I-10. Their sign had this burger graphic that looked like a sad pancake with three sesame seeds, and the text underneath said 'EAT NOW' in two different fonts that clashed so bad it hurt. I sat there for ten minutes just staring at it, wondering how nobody on their team caught it. Turns out the place has been open since 1987 and they never redid the sign once. I asked the cashier about it and she said 'oh yeah, we know, the owner's brother made it on his home computer.' That got me thinking about how many small businesses just accept a bad logo forever because they don't know better or don't think it matters. Has anyone else seen a logo so bad it made them lose appetite or trust in the food? Did you ever say something to the owner about it, or just keep it to yourself?

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val_taylor8d ago

Bad signs usually match the food, so that diner probably serves sad pancakes too.