opening a takeaway

Mrs OBumble

Call it Fred.

I've always wanted to call something Fred, and figure if I keep suggesting it often enough it'll stick somewhere.

dr.bollocko

JustMary wrote: »

Call it Fred.

I've always wanted to call something Fred, and figure if I keep suggesting it often enough it'll stick somewhere.

Yeah. Deep fred.
Or Right said Fried.
Sigmund Fried.
Deep fat friar.

KylieWyley

Give it a turkish name. You won't do go business in a Galway take-away unless you're turkish. Look at how many charcoal grills have sprung up about the place !

nothing says turkish cuisine like pizzas and burgers, right?

xp90

Tittycum takeaway sounds turkish?


Knacker dwarf takeaway

Warty Nora,

youd have to factor in the cost of endorsements though...

mink_man

"another flamin' takeaway?"
"bitz and pizzas"
"sam an' ellas"
"soon fat"

Robbo

Das Kitty wrote: »

Om nom nom
Monsch

Ubermonsch?

inisboffin

OP are you looking for a gimmicky name, as in will the decor be quirky, or do you think 'any publicity is good publicity' (mink man's sam and ella is funny and memorable:D), but are you ok with 'that kind' of funny?

If it's just a regular chipper, nothing special, surely people will judge it on price, chips etc. You could just call it 'AL's'

There you go 'AL's';)

or how about 'Midnight Oil'

PopeBuckfastXVI

'I can has cheezburger?'

kraggy

Mr Minus - The Takeaway Man

KylieWyley

SuperMacDonaldsKingWhopper...?

poolfan

**** n That!
Another Takeaway
Takeaway R Us!
Heart attackLicious
Come fry with me
GFC.. Galway Fried Calories!

martyboy48

Turning out to be a great thread, some great names so far:D (including infraction posts;) )OP just make sure the food is top notch for a start and i'm sure you'll do well, good luck with it

ronnie3585

Robbo wrote: »

Ubermonsch?

Supermonsch.

thesandeman

'I Cant Believe Its Not Supermacs'.

Piriz

In Cod we Trust.
Buddha Burgers.
You wanna pizza me? (did i read this on page one?)
I'll Make You a Whopper You Can't Refuse
For Cod's Sake
Are ye Coddin me?
A load of Pollocks!
Everybody in the Plaice
Pat Mustard & Georgie Burgers
We got Sole
The Swordfish (featuring Halle Berry's burger and chips)

biko

biko wrote: »

Isn't that just how everyone from Tuam refers to themselves? That what my Tuam friends call themselves anyway.
Thought it was appropriate since it's on Tuam road.

If inappropriate I'll remove it of course.

Tuam = sham
Milltown = scan
Dunmore = shaft

Ok according to this thread it may or may not be derogatory depending on who's using it or if they're in Tuam or Galway.

No offence intended to Tuam shams. Guess I'll have to be more careful when using it from now on and only use it in Tuam or when asking for Saw Doc's music.

dinneenp

On a related note do you want advice/suggestions (maybe open another thread) but here's mine anyway:

• PRICE, PRICE, PRICE. If the food is nice but expensive I won't go there often. Most places take the pis$- charge an extra 80c for cheese, extra for sauce on burger etc. That annoys the hell out of me.
• homemade style chips (as distinct to the 'frozen' chips that are all the exact same size (like what you normally get from a chip van).
• Good selection- look at Scottys Steak house and see how many selections they have for toppings etc.
• Quickish service. i'd imagine a lot of people get take away and drive home so they don't want to be waiting 10 mins. (even though I know it takes a certain time to cook stuff).
• Try to be friendly. There's a chipper in Douglas, Cork (KC's) that's as famous for their humour as their nice food.
• Set up Facebook page, twitter etc. Promote. Look at Mr Waffle that opened opposite the hospital and their Facebook page (had pics of building while being decked out etc. had good hype built before they opened.

Fionn MacCool

biko wrote: »

Ok according to this thread it may or may not be derogatory depending on who's using it or if they're in Tuam or Galway.

No offence intended to Tuam shams. Guess I'll have to be more careful when using it from now on and only use it in Tuam or when asking for Saw Doc's music.

Or ya could just not worry about people taking offence to stupid things. Real life is a bit different to Boards.ie

encyclopedia

Big Kahuna Burger

MonkeyDoo

Yum Yum's

Kinda ryhmes with Tuam, and its easy to say when drunk

inisboffin

MonkeyDoo wrote: »

Yum Yum's

Kinda ryhmes with Tuam, and its easy to say when drunk

I love 'Yum Yums'! But I said it to another boardsie yesterday and he said 'sounds like it sells Thai food not burgers':eek:

Yum Yums. Feic the naysayers.:p

magentas

dr.bollocko wrote: »

By chance I was in Athlone at the weekend. It's called De Mad Hoor but close enough. I had a cheese burger which was lovely.

I know the guy that owns that place, he's from my neck of the woods, great name!
he does be at the claregalway sunday market the odd weekend in his van selling burgers if you have a craving some weekend!
although it's a while since I was out there myself

I haven't laughed at a thread this much in ages!
shamburger...I can't believe it's not supermacs...brilliant!:D

If nothing else OP, you're garnering great publicity for the place before it even opens!

EI111

May I please have a job in said takeaway?

Mrs OBumble

MonkeyDoo wrote: »

Yum Yum's

Kinda ryhmes with Tuam, and its easy to say when drunk

Yeah, but people will get confused between it and Ya Ya's though. Goodness only knows how they got their name!

Madame Razz

There used to be a takeaway in Tralee called 'Yummy Yums', which wasn't very good, hence the locals called it 'Yocky Yocks'(that's the Kerry derivative of yuck btw), so if you are contemplating such a name at least make sure you are serving quality food so as not to be so nicknamed:)

Bobeagleburger

Burger Flaps

rivalius13

Take the two biggest burger places and combine the names, Burger King and McDonalds. Here's my plan for your business, it's my gift to you.


Name: Donald King (Don King for short)
Tag Line: Our Food's a Knockout!
Ethos: Ruthless against the competition while giving the people what they want. Staff all outspoken and brash, people leave thinking they're dicks but the product they bring is so good that they keep coming back and feeling dirty. Perhaps you could also deal drugs on the side, some level of corruption is required, hell, maybe just use cheap own brand cheese instead of easi singles.
Logo:

You're welcome.

ronnie3585

The Dirty Burger

3fullback

Tuam road .......? " SUPERMAC'S " be a good name

civis_liberalis

Súpermacs.

It would be like Supermacs, but actually employ some Irish staff.