45 years of fast food chains in Ireland

You are about to start a war! 😀😀 Move over Russia - Big Mac v Whopper is now on

Pointless ordering a burger without chips.

I think it's clear now that it was a mistake.

The obesity epidemic, which I didn't give much thought to until recently, has created a society of "immunocompromised".

It appears fast food destroys people's health for convenience and temporary pleasure.

There was a Pizza Hut at the opposite end of that strip by the late 70s, probably the first one in Ireland.

have you any more info in the Wendy’s opening? Their burgers are great (not frozen)

Obesity epidemic , pfft , I'd like to draw your atten.... oh doorbell , that's my pizza delivery.

I only started to use McDonalds over the past few years since they installed self service machines. I find it very expensive so I use the dole menu, aka the saver menu. I usually get 3 or 4 burgers, a trick I found with the Chicken Mayo burgers is to order double lettuce so it makes it bigger. The last chicken mayo burgers I ordered were completely tasteless though. It was like eating cardboard. I can't even afford to go to McDonalds at the moment such is life as a wealthy dole scrounger as the media paint us.

Pat Grace got the official Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise for Ireland. He then had a falling out with them after Colonel Sanders died and changed the name to Pat Grace's Famous Fried Chicken and claimed he used the original recipe. Seems he had a good rapport with the colonel himself.

Full story here https://gracesperfectblend.com/

But Hamburg, Germany has the world's only float-through McDonalds.

The lucky Hamburgers!!

(I say that as somebody who has never eaten a burger.)

Used to spend a lot of time hanging out in Wonder Burger on Westmorland Street in the late 80s, early 90s. Used to be a bit of a flash point between the "rockers" and the "ravers" - there were always fights going on.

I think they had a branch in Northside Shopping Centre. Maybe others too.

Did Nandos ever make it to Ireland? Used to love it when I was in Australia, not top shelf by any means but I would put that sauce on my tooth brush.

There are 12 in Ireland:

Cork - Academy Street

Cork - Mahon Point

Dublin - Blanchardstown

Dublin - Liffey Valley

Dublin - Mary Street

Dublin - Santry

Dublin - St Andrew's Street

Dublin - Swords

Dun Laoghaire

Dundrum

Newbridge

Tallaght

I haven't tried it yet, even though there's one in my town now.

EDIT: I just looked at the menu, and I won't be trying it. I despise the whole idea of chicken wings!

Fermoy

45 years of high fat, sugars and cholesterol. Followed by 45 years of obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Not something to be cheering about.

Yes, started by the Grimes brothers in the late 70's/early '80's. I think they were originally from Castlebar. I worked for them for a while in the mid 1980;s and recall when they were starting up the Dundalk branch.

You're confusing fast food with fat food. Italian chippers don't do fast food. You have to order and wait around for ages while they cook it. That's not fast food. Fast food is already cooked. You order and it's pulled off the shelf already cooked and it's bagged for you. The way it should be - no waiting about. The clue is in the name!

Anyone remember Krank's Corner in Thomas Street Limerick? It's gone about 15 years although it was a popular destination for late night drunks craving fast food at the weekends.

Burgerland also had two/three outlets in Cork City. Queens OldCastle was one, Grand Parade too i think.

Never made the Limerick Burgerland, but it worked in two Dublin ones, Baggot Street and PowerCourt TownHouse Centre.

Inevitable - we're not an island! (Well, ok, techincally we are, but you know what I mean....!) - you can get Big Macs in Moscow now, and they held out for anouther 20 years!

I remember going with my parents every Saturday monring to the Burderland in Lower Baggot street - my first childhood "junk" food!

it's the same with high end restaurants. Would you like some butter with your salt

Hey, I worked there for a year or two, in the early 80's...

(Baggot Street, Not Moscow).