Meet Milo, the winning name of Mike's Seafood's clip art mascot. (Courtesy Mike Monichetti)
By Maddy Vitale
Mike’s Seafood Dock and Restaurant’s cyber lobster has thousands of fans. But the nameless clip art creation of restaurant owner Mike Monichetti, needed something more – a name.
Get ready to meet Milo!
That’s right. It took seven judges and a lot of discussion, to select the name. Thanks to over 2,000 names submitted in the “Name the Lobster” contest on Facebook, there was a lot to choose from, Monichetti explained.
“Mike's is overwhelmed by the response for our contest. There were so many clever and unique names. People really did some research,” he noted. “They submitted my wife’s maiden name, my grandparents’ names, and even the name of the island off of Naples were my grandparents came from.”
Monichetti, along with his family, created Mike’s Seafood Polar Bear Run and Walk for Autism. He said his personal favorite name was Autismo for autism, but he was outvoted.
Mike's Seafood lobster mascot "chilling" at the beach. (Mike's Seafood Facebook page)
That was lucky for Patricia Hartman who came up with the winning moniker. It is her clever way of merging “mi” for Mike and “lo” for lobster, Monichetti said.
This St. Patrick's Day lobster mascot clip art is one of the favorites. (Mike's Seafood Facebook page)
