i invite you to reconsider your decission, there are many great restaurants (the french laundry, el bulli, mugaritz, ) which combine a pictoral mark with a wordmark as shown in
#120, you can use the type and the logo for different purposes, i would use the T logo , for menus, napkins, tshirts, etc. its easy to remember and it tells a story, on the other side, the wordmark, its useful for great signs, and the combined logo. for letterheads, businesscards, matches, brochures, websites and so on. i invite you to see this webpages from three of the top5 restaurants in the world.
http://www.mugaritz.com/http://www.frenchlaundry.com/http://www.elbulli.com/thanks
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