El Arroyo has put up some zingers, but this one doesn’t pass the test. Yeah, the pun is there – the mean of a set of numbers is a synonym for an average – but it’s so obvious, any eighth grader can see the punchline coming from a worksheet away.
It will get a laugh from kids who think they’re privy to some kind of FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE about math, most people will just roll their eyes and walk past the El Arroyo sign, which we’re starting to think is something that happens a lot more than the restaurant would care to admit.
Well, That's Good News, I Guess
This is...sort of the bottom of the barrel when it comes to positive reviews, but at least the owner is being honest with us. Of course, we expect the owner to want to eat where he works – a man or woman must have pride in his or her work, artistic or otherwise. But, we wonder if the approval goes any deeper.
Is the owner happy with the food being served? Does he/she think it could be improved? Is he/she worried about the quality of the food compared to the cost and speed of preparing and serving it? Let's hear more.
Now We're Talking
This is the kind of sign that ticks all the boxes and is interesting to read. First off, we know right away what kind of food this restaurant is selling – meat. Second, we know they're actually interested in advertising their food and advertising it hard. Third, it's got humor in it.
Every ending of this flowchart gives us something punchy, and always pushes the reader to try out the food being offered. We live in a time when eating meat is such a polarizing topic - so this restaurant decided to try and help make the decision easier for you.
Just Eat the Dang Food
Don't take a picture of it. No! Stop! It's for your own good – just look at what might happen. This restaurant is getting tired of people whipping out their phones and snapping pics of their food for Instagram instead of tucking their napkins into their collars and tucking into their warm meals.
If the meals cool, they might not be as tasty, and you might not appreciate them as much. So do the fine people who took your order, prepared your order, and delivered your order a favor, and take a picture of your empty plate instead. It helps you stand out.
How Dare They
El Arroyo is back to their old tricks, putting up letters to make words, and thus constructing sentences with those words. Now they're wishing us a "happy whatever doesn't offend you," which is a pretty wishy-washy way to wish someone a happy...day. Of course, all of these El Arroyo signs are built not to even do something for the passersby, but to get them noticed.
To get them trending. They are like...a stamped ticket. You show your friends a picture of the most recent sign, and they know you've been out on the town. With so many festivals out there, there's no point in trying to put all of them on the sign.