Eggslut (stylized as eggslut) is a sandwich restaurant chain with locations in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tokyo, Seoul, Kuwait, London and Singapore, known for its signature dish "The Slut", a coddled egg on pureed potatoes, as well as their egg sandwiches. It was founded by Alvin Cailan.
Name
The name refers to a chef who simply adds an egg to everything to make it better. The first public use of it was by chef Anthony Bourdain in season 5, episode 5, of his show No Reservations, which aired on February 2, 2009.
The restaurant's name has been included in a list of risqué names by KCET and The New York Times, with Eli Altman stating that having a boring name may mean that an advertisement doesn't attract attention. Samuel Muston wrote that "Eggslut" falls into a category of "quirky" restaurant names, but that "the collision of the word 'egg' and 'slut' doesn't exactly encourage the appetite".
History
In March 2017, Eggslut temporarily opened a pop-up concept store at Chefs Club Counter restaurant in Nolita, New York. Eggslut opened its first international store in the...