* The SS Down the Hatch that serves as the restaurant's "building" is clearly a cargo steamer.
* The naval flags that fly atop Min and Bill's Dockside Diner actually spell out "DOCKSIDE DINER" in code. The ship's pennants give the number 782562896354, although the meaning of this number is unclear.
* On the left side of the ship guests can find a number of large crates addressed to fictional classic film characters. Films represented include Citizen Kane (Charles Foster Kane), It's a Wonderful Life (George Bailey), Casablanca (Rick Blaine), Gone With the Wind (Scarlet O'Hara) and the Producers (Max Bialystock). The full text of these crates are: