zend framework routing 1.11

zend framework routing 1.11

i cant seem to get my simple route to work.
I want this URL:
example.com/restaurant/1/a-restaurant-name.html
to be converted top
example.com/restaurant?id=1*name=a-restaurant-name
i have the following Route, but it doesnt work, all i get is a redirect to
my 404 page.
$rest_friendly = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
"/restaurant/:id/:name",
array(
"module" => "default",
"controller" => "restaurant",
"action" => "index"
)
);
i have this loaded in a preDispatched Frontcontroller plugin called Route.
the plugin is 100% getting loaded as a die("Loaded") will always fire.
Additionally i have no idea how to debug this.