the restaurant is a giant Felix the Cat head.
In an episode of The Simpsons, Dean Scungio quotes from “The Encyclopaedia of Animated Cartoons” on the history of Felix: “A Felix doll became Charles Lindbergh’s companion on his famed flight across the Atlantic.” In another episode of The Simpsons, in which the origins of the cartoon characters Itchy & Scratchy are explored, parallels some of the disputed history Felix’s creation set forth above, and includes a spoof film entitled Manhattan Madness, presented as the first Itchy & Scratchy cartoon, supposedly from 1919, that is similar in style to “Felix in Hollywood” and other early Felix animations.
Felix the Cat appeared in the 1927 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, making him the first balloon to float in the parade.
Felix appeared in opening credits of Futurama episodes How Hermes Requisitioned His