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What Is 'Rajshahi Indian Restaurant?' Who Owns It And Who's Making All The Memes On Instagram?
On Instagram, there's a north Indian restaurant with an obscure meme presence, known as Rajshahi Indian Restaurant. The page uses Family Guy characters, GigaChad meme templates and other viral references to promote its butter chicken and other likely delicious items.
It's safe to say that the meme marketing is working, as the page, and restaurant, has grown a cult following of chronically online customers. But who owns this restaurant and who's making the memes? Let's explain.
Where Is Rajshahi Indian Restaurant?
The restaurant in question is located in the town of Wyoming (Gosford), New South Wales, Australia. It's located in what's called the Central Coast region of Australia, in a small strip mall that it's in the center of. Also, according to the restaurant's Facebook page, Rajshahi Indian Restaurant was the first north Indian restaurant in the Central Coast region, opening its doors in 1985.
Who Runs Rajshahi Indian Restaurant's Instagram Page?
The meme page admin of the restaurant's famous Instagram is named Arti. She's the daughter of the restaurant's original owner. Back in November 2022, us at Know Your Meme interviewed Arti as a part of our magazine Meme Insider. She had a lot to say about her meme-based philosophies, inspirations and the history of her family's restaurant.
How Did Rajshahi Indian Restaruant Go Viral?
Rajshahi Indian Restaurant's online presence started back in 2019, when Arti started posting to both Instagram and Facebook. She first went viral on Facebook in early 2020, for a meme showing Peter Griffin nailing a sign.
Her meme-making abilities became more refined going into early 2022. Around this time, Arti started paying for advertisement promotion on Instagram, launching her meme-based advertisements into the feeds of random Instagram users.
The odd mix of absurd Zoomer Humor and a wholesome Indian restaurant generated mass curiosity and adoration, earning Arti and her page a following of over 62,000 by June 2023.
Is Rajshahi Indian Restaurant Still Open?
Unfortunately, in the year 2023, Rajshahi Indian Restaurant closed its doors. It is no longer in operation. Its closure was due to multiple family-related factors, culminating in the restaurant's retirement on February 28th, 2023.
Since its closure, however, Arti has continued to post on the Instagram page, gaining more followers every day. Cross-platform awareness has spread, reaching the likes of Twitter and Tumblr, generating an even larger fandom that has no sign of slowing down.
For the full history of Rajshahi Indian Restaurant, be sure to check out our entry on it here for even more information.
