Last Saturday, we ate at the Olympia Restaurant on Denman Street. After a long day of hiking, Rebecca tempted me with the thought of some greek food, and I was totally down for that, especially with my empty, fully hiked stomach yelling at me for nourishment.
The food was outstanding, but the restaurant itself has become a bit of a famous landmark due to it’s name. As 2010 approaches, the Canadian Olympic Committee has hit the Olympia with an order to take down their sign as it uses the olympic rings in their logo. They have used the name and logo this way for fifteen years, but with the games coming to Vancouver, the COC has deemed that the Olympia has no right to use the sign they have been all this time.
Check out 998denman.com and see for yourself. Oddly enough, we were searching the web before heading over for dinner only to have Mosi, the guy pictured on the front page, as our server. The place was pretty packed the night we were there. As far as I’m concerned, sign the petition because the meal was pretty freaking spectacular!
I recently mentioned this on my Vancouver Marketing Consultant blog, if you’re interested in some of the marketing/legal issues behind the situation. I’m not a lawyer by any means. However, it seems to me that the restaurant should change the signs. I think they’re stalling for the reason you alluded to — it’s now semi-famous.