Plague of Spars

**pete** · 25/10/2005, 6:10 PM

When will we have too many convenience stores?

Everytime i turn my back theres a new Spar, Centra etc... opened in Dublin City.

**Drumcondra Red** · 25/10/2005, 6:36 PM

Well Pete, what does the phrase "convenience stores" mean to you???

**pete** · 25/10/2005, 7:23 PM

I know but how many is enough? Even O'Connell Street is now plagued by them. I think should be possibly be planning restrictions when too many on certain streets already.

**Drumcondra Red** · 25/10/2005, 8:16 PM

As long as people are willing to buy the franchise, it will continue to grow I'm afraid!

**superfrank** · 26/10/2005, 3:47 PM

I don't think there's enough in town. Too many fast food places though. How many Burger Kings/McDonalds/Supermacs are there on O'Connell Street??

**sligoman** · 26/10/2005, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

How many Burger Kings/McDonalds/Supermacs are there on O'Connell Street??

Well you can send one of them supermacs down to us if ya want

. Lovely stuff!

**Schumi** · 26/10/2005, 3:51 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

I don't think there's enough in town. Too many fast food places though. How many Burger Kings/McDonalds/Supermacs are there on O'Connell Street??

There's very few proper chippers though.

**the 12 th man** · 26/10/2005, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

How many Burger Kings/McDonalds/Supermacs are there on O'Connell Street??

For the record:
Mc Donalds X 2
Burger King x 2
Super Macs x 1
Eddie Rockets x 1
Abrekebabra X 1
Beshoffs X 1

Thats eight Fast foods not including Ordinary restaurants Chinese etc.

**superfrank** · 26/10/2005, 4:19 PM

See that's what I'm on about. Down here, we have a McDonalds and a KFC. Even in Cork on the street, Something Parade, I can't remember the name they never had that many fast food places.

**dahamsta** · 26/10/2005, 6:13 PM

Supermacs gives me gippy tummy. Crap, and not even nice tasting crap.

**Green Tribe** · 26/10/2005, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

Supermacs gives me gippy tummy. Crap, and not even nice tasting crap.

Portions are too small, but i've only been in there twice.

**anto eile** · 26/10/2005, 6:52 PM

i heard that in connection with the regeneration of o'connell st,(which actually is starting to look well) when leases come up for renewal, id imagine the likes of them gaudy fast-food places will be forced out.hopefully.
burger king-gone very tasteless.noticed in spain that they dont give salt out with fast food.that a law anyone know?
mcdonalds-mouldy.with the odd exception-mcchicken premiere, cheeseburgers and milkshakes
abrakebabra-i love that stuff.but athena zaytoon and antalya are much better for good quality kebabs
supermacs-good chips,good range of food,but burgers arent great
eddie rockets-glorified macdonalds.not worth the cash.
beshoffs-one of the triumvirate of over-rated chippers in dublin-along with harry ramsdens and gypo burdocks. fusciardi is a better chipper on marlborough st.and theres another better chipper on marlborough st too, just next door to the entrance to the firestone.

**anto eile** · 26/10/2005, 6:55 PM

oh yeah, as for spar centra etc. i never realise how grateful for them i can be unitl i go abroad and end up eating them poxy butter-less bocadillos with fatty cold ham. spar/centra are great for rolls.so what if your convenience store is a spar/centra or whatever. theyre merely franchises,but are still run as local shops even if the centra logo is bigger than the mchughs/kennedys owners logo etc

**CollegeTillIDie** · 26/10/2005, 7:43 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

There's very few proper chippers though.

Isn't there a Fish and Chipper just opposite Burger King near the Spire?

**Ash** · 27/10/2005, 8:06 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Well you can send one of them supermacs down to us if ya want

. Lovely stuff!

Hey Sligoman,
Supermac food is decent enough but it couldnt hold a candle to a Big 4 Special!!

**Ash** · 27/10/2005, 8:08 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Isn't there a Fish and Chipper just opposite Burger King near the Spire?

Do Beshoffs have a shop near there?
Havent been in Dublin in ages, apart from the airport!, so I cant remember, but
there used to be a fella sitting somewhere along O'Connell St with an advertising
sign pointing to somewhere along there

**carrickharp** · 27/10/2005, 8:22 AM

Beshoffs

, a few years back on Good Friday I was getting the bus home to Donegal from O�Connell Street and went in for something to eat, they had almost doubled the price of fish & chips, and even at that they gave out smaller portions fookers never set foot in their again

.

(Didn�t realise this before anyone asks why did I eat there, as I had paid for the food in advance and was a bit hung over at the time as well)

**sligoman** · 27/10/2005, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

Hey Sligoman,
Supermac food is decent enough but it couldnt hold a candle to a Big 4 Special!!

Well yeah but because there's a 4 lanterns here then you kinda get a bit fed up of them after a while. That's why supermacs is a nice change, suppose if that came too then I'd get fed up of that eventually

**Troy.McClure** · 27/10/2005, 3:20 PM

Originally Posted by Drumcondra Red

Well Pete, what does the phrase "convenience stores" mean to you???

To me it means that it stayes open after 9pm. Why oh why do shops in Dublin close so early? There is only one offie next to UCD and that closes around 9:30. Crazy!