Roscoes
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A chicken and waffle plate from Roscoe's House of Chicken' n Waffles in Los Angeles.

Like McDonald's and McDowell's ... but worse ...

"Last month a restaurant calling itself Rosscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles opened in Chicago. That's "Rosscoe's," you understand, with a double S. Immediately, Los Angeles' famous Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles sued for copyright infringement, and a Chicago court has ordered Rosscoe's to remove every trace of that name from the place by the end of business next Wednesday. The owner will change the name to Chicago's House of Chicken and Waffles.

The problem wasn't just the name. Rosscoe's had the same logo as Roscoe's (a chicken standing in front of a waffle) and served drinks named Sun Rise and Sunset, just as Roscoe's does."

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