Unscaled uncooked fish, ashtray pot pie. I actually took this a while back so I assume Mama’s Soul Food is a microbrewery now.
Denver, CO
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
It’s refreshing to break out of the hot dogs and hamburgers routine. This is from the Ethiopian section of town, perhaps unbound by American cultural expectations of food signs. Either way, I’ve never seen this painted before. Debatably fruit cocktail, but the shape embedded in the whipped cream and the calamari rings do leave room for questions.
No thanks!Faben, TX
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The prelimary drawing gives a touching view into the process that made this suggestive arrangement possible. I especially love that they decided not to fill in the “bacon” caption under the hotdog.
Tucson, AZ
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Hot dog taking a nap on an old sofa. They got this sucker behind safety glass.
Pecos, TX
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
You can buy a melon, and then get the HELL out of here.
Atlanta, GA
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Lee Street. Spirograph city. I love those crazy gear shapes, the self-imposed tightness of space. It’s like each item is vacuum-packed, when really there’s plenty of space to spread out on that wall. Close-value color pairing is working,
(image by T. Goggin)
Jackson, MS
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Bailey Street, Jackson, Mississippi. Chicken, sausages, fries, classic steam and asterisks. Without context, the lines could indicate they are falling fast. The panel to the left says you must be 25 or older to enter, an odd choice.
Mt. Vernon, NY
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I really enjoy looking at this. Not because I like it; in fact, it makes me feel pretty uneasy. The confrontational Halloween elements interfering with the making of this soup. But the wobbly bowl, thick outlines around everything, the great yellow outpouring with the black dashes. There is a wonderful white negative space throughout makes it all seem strangely intentional.
Nashville, TN
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Big burger in a small space. And it’s a squirmy one, with three layers of meat and FOUR layers of lettuce and a ton of tiny mushrooms maybe. Bacon is another tricky thing to paint. Love the handling of the ice cream cone — the dots, the lines. Below is the other side of the same place. There are a lot of signs that make the claim of the “biggest” burger available within a certain region. This might be the first example of onions being shown as lovely naturalistic rings. This burger has only one meat and two layers of lettuce, but it’s got a lot of personality.
Nashville, TN
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
According to the text you can get ribs and catfish, but the mischievous chef is also pushing a lot of apple, grapes, parsnips and a wedge of some kind of cheese. That looks like almost too much to carry at once.
Pearl, MS
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Typically schematic sno-cones. You see them all over the country, always janky, barely thought-through. But I love the simple dark gray and green with super light scattered letters and ubiquitous asterisk elements. Especially endearing is how the one sno-cone has a special bond with the window frame. Auch, and the tight design of the front of the establishment, the play of greens and whites. Pretty classy. Pig lips, please.
Mt. Vernon, NY
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Lou relies pretty heavily on our foreknowledge of sauerkraut. The mustard is not the familiar yellow mustard yellow of the previous post but the symmetrical repose and clean, sharp edges and elegant lettering make it a fun thing to see drive by.
Duchess County, NY
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A wiggly line of mustard lovingly portrayed. Realistic light on the subject but no shadow underneath, giving it an airborne appearance. And the mysterious compulsion (definitely not sexual in nature) to paint hotdogs at near perfect 45 degree angles. Here are two of many examples:
