World's Largest Restaurant

Apparently you and 6013 other diners can eat Syrian, Chinese or Indian food at the Damascus Gate Restaurant in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. The three year-old mega eatery recently made the Guinness records list.  Hard to say exactly what the place is like,  ( the restaurant's website is no longer up and running,) but the food is said to be good, and it looks as if customers there enjoy an indoor/outdoor experience. 

This place caught my eye because it's named for the  famous Damascus Gate built in Jerusalem's wall in the  1500's. The gate leads visitors directly into the Muslim market, and appears to bisect the Christian and Muslim sectors.   Somehow this is a metaphor to chew on.

Biggest is not always better, of course,  except in decisive American elections.

( Thanks tohttp://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/adjudications/080609_Largest_restaurant.aspx for photo.)

Comments

[Rose]

What about the noise level in said place?

Restaurants can be too noisy. I remember a restautrant in Tucson. Real good food, upmarket and expensive. But the noise level was unbearable and I would not go back.

[Foodie]

Lately I find that good places are often noisy places....perhaps this is for "the buzz," although if you can't hear anyone you're hanging out with.....

Acoustical ceilng tiles need to improve their appearance, maybe!

[Julia]

WOW ! Amazing !