Best chipper / fast food in Cork

corks finest

LapsypaCork wrote: »

Got chips in Lennox’s in Bandon Rd recently for the 1st and last time, has to be the most overrated chipper in Cork, very over cooked and greasy, tasted like they’d been refried to heat them up. Dino’s in Grange have nice chips, big improvement past few months but portion size very very small. Barties for Cheese & Onion pies, no one can compare. Can’t beat HillBillies for breast in a bun.

Just goes to show we're all different thank God

corks finest

dulpit wrote: »

Lennox's is gonna win because everyone thinks that it's the best, but to be honest it's not...

KC's ftw!

Vvv overrated

siblers

Lennoxs is muck. Horrible greasy ****e.


KCs isn't much better.

The_Kew_Tour

CHealy wrote: »

Spice Route on McCurtain street for a good kebab lads.

Went there one night good while back and a employee cut his hand. Continued on touching food with his bloody hand. Never again.

Just turned me off completely.

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Went there one night good while back and a employee cut his hand. Continued on touching food with his bloody hand. Never again.

Just turned me off completely.

Did you eat it though?

Herb Powell

Iron helps us play!

corks finest

siblers wrote: »

Lennoxs is muck. Horrible greasy ****e.


KCs isn't much better.

Half right

corks finest

siblers wrote: »

Lennoxs is muck. Horrible greasy ****e.


KCs isn't much better.

KC's ffs wouldn't bother with it

LapsypaCork

LapsypaCork wrote: »

Got chips in Lennox’s in Bandon Rd recently for the 1st and last time, has to be the most overrated chipper in Cork, very over cooked and greasy, tasted like they’d been refried to heat them up. Dino’s in Grange have nice chips, big improvement past few months but portion size very very small. Barties for Cheese & Onion pies, no one can compare. Can’t beat HillBillies for breast in a bun.

x2 for dinos grange. Never had bad grub from there. The rebel burger is a great shout.

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Went there one night good while back and a employee cut his hand. Continued on touching food with his bloody hand. Never again.

Just turned me off completely.

Absolutely disgusting but likely not uncommon as we'd like to think in the fast food industry, if not the restaurant game entirely.

corks finest

Augeo wrote: »

Absolutely disgusting but likely not uncommon as we'd like to think in the fast food industry, if not the restaurant game entirely.

No extra charge though

Couldn't resist

The_Kew_Tour

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

Did you eat it though?

Hell no:pac:

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Hell no:pac:

You must have been sober!

theglobe

Tried Legers in Mahon tonight. Not bad at all and 6.50 for a fish supper on a Friday! Huge portions.

Janet_Yellen

Denny's is solid and very fast. Never any big queues.

igCorcaigh

All the best chips seem to be outside the city centre

I might try sober lane or sea salt, as I'm just nearby.

Suburban peoples are spoiled!

the beer revolu

igCorcaigh wrote: »

All the best chips seem to be outside the city centre

I might try sober lane or sea salt, as I'm just nearby.

Suburban peoples are spoiled!

I had really good chips again from Lennox's Mc Curtain street recently.

mean gene

Janet_Yellen wrote: »

Denny's is solid and very fast. Never any big queues.

Manky

mean gene

gubby wrote: »

Toppers is new but brilliant I hear

So brilliant there's no one ever in their

sporina

RINO87 wrote: »

I'm drooling thinking about those proper Berlin Kebaps!! Lunchtime it is!!

OMG we had kebabs in a restaurant in Kruetzberg Berlin year before last - man,. we wer like cattle munching out of a trough... not a word exchanged.. can still taste the lamb.. so tender... the bread.. crisp and soft and the garlic sauce fresh and pungent... where can you get the best kebab in Cork?

the beer revolu

sporina wrote: »

OMG we had kebabs in a restaurant in Kruetzberg Berlin year before last - man,. we wer like cattle munching out of a trough... not a word exchanged.. can still take the lamb.. so tender... the bread.. crisp and soft and the garlic sauce fresh and pungent... where can you get the best kebab in Cork?

I've never had a really good kebab in Cork.
Nowhere seems to get the bread right.

Honourable mention to crazy Kebab on coburg Street but it really is nothing like good kebab you'd get in Germany.

igCorcaigh

the beer revolu wrote: »

Honourable mention to crazy Kebab on coburg Street but it really is nothing like good kebab you'd get in Germany.

Yeah? I haven't visited. The sauces don't look great. Hard to get a decent chilli or garlic sauce.

Istanbul had very good chilli sauce years ago, but haven't been recently. Best to go there during the day though, the style and quality of the food drops at night time.

the beer revolu

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Yeah? I haven't visited. The sauces don't look great. Hard to get a decent chilli or garlic sauce.

Istanbul had very good chilli sauce years ago, but haven't been recently. Best to go there during the day though, the style and quality of the food drops at night time.

Crazy kebab isn't brilliant by any means but I kinda like it. I quite like their chilli sauce. I usually pass on the white one. If you don't stop them, they put a huge amount of sauce on.

I've tried Istanbul a couple of times (day time) and I just don't like the flavours or the bread. It looks the part but I never enjoy it.

.red.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Crazy kebab isn't brilliant by any means but I kinda like it. I quite like their chilli sauce. I usually pass on the white one. If you don't stop them, they put a huge amount of sauce on.

I've tried Istanbul a couple of times (day time) and I just don't like the flavours or the bread. It looks the part but I never enjoy it.

Istanbul is (imo) as good as it gets for a kebab in Cork.
Kebabs in general are pure dirt in Cork tho. The meat is awful quality and can be a mixture of different meats.

If you fancy a kebab and are ever in Dublin, check out Pasha, Pasion 4 Food or Perios amongst others. The difference in both taste and quality compared to what's available here is night and day. The only place that compares here is Nosta, but its a proper restaurant and a LOT more expensive than what can be gotten in takeaways in Dublin.

igCorcaigh

Those Dublin kebab shops look good red.

I keep on looking at the Google maps photos of all the kebab places! Istanbul could be better with their salads. Not even red cabbage and pickle sometimes. Doner meat is sometimes lukewarm. They did have nice chips sometimes. Just inconsistent.

This was decent enough though.

Pen Rua

I went out to Murphy’s this evening, getting chips & a batter burger. It took me 15 mins to walk home. The chips did suffer a bit from the condensation, but the batter burger was fine. Pricing was spot on.

My comparisons are limited, having only had Lennox’s (Bandon Road) and the walk then was 5 mins. But I would rank Lennox’s above Murphy’s.

City centre options feel limited when you don’t have a vehicle or delivery.

Golden rule if your chips need to travel a tad........ never get vinegar.

Pen Rua

Augeo wrote: »

Golden rule if your chips need to travel a tad........ never get vinegar.

I asked for it, but it didn't taste like I got any. I'll just have to go again to test it out...!

I usually go to Lennox's Bandon Road on Ash Wed for chips, potatoe pie and garlic mayo. I'm in Dublin currently so it's a Macari for me this lunchtime. Macari are hit and miss up here but I know a decent one. No potatoe pies up here though

the beer revolu

Augeo wrote: »

Golden rule if your chips need to travel a tad........ never get vinegar.

If bringing home, I never get salt or vinegar.
I have both at home!