Where's the best bag of chips in the county?

pappyodaniel

Where's the best bag of chips in the county?

Any suggestions?

Run_to_da_hills

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Where's the best bag of chips in the county?

Any suggestions?

Enzos off River Lane near the Omniplex. They do traditional imperial chips. All other Enzos branches around town do the crappy metric pre frozen chips.

buck65

Kettle of fish in Gort, Co. Clare:D

BLITZ_Molloy

I think they're kind of terrible everywhere personally. Ireland is not a good country for chips which is ironic considering how much of them we consume.

Jim Martin

buck65 wrote: »

Kettle of fish in Gort, Co. Clare:D

I'd go along with that too.

pappyodaniel

BLITZ_Molloy wrote: »

I think they're kind of terrible everywhere personally. Ireland is not a good country for chips which is ironic considering how much of them we consume.

There are some places in the country, McDonaghs in Galway, Donkey Fords in Limerick or Greasy Mollys in Sligo. My favourite in the county is Mamma Mias in Newmarket on Fergus.

finbarrk

I think they are all a bit hit and miss.

LowOdour

buck65 wrote: »

Kettle of fish in Gort, Co. Clare:D

When the hell did Gort become a part of Clare?
Next thing you will be saying that Ballymun is a part of Wexford!

pappyodaniel

LowOdour wrote: »

When the hell did Gort become a part of Clare?
Next thing you will be saying that Ballymun is a part of Wexford!

Gort is a grey area. Personally I think Gort is a ****-hole, so Galway can keep it. I hear Kettle of Fish is a wonderful little chipper but there's no way in HELL i'm stopping there. I had to stop in Gort for petrol once...I don't like talking about it. :eek:

buck65

LowOdour wrote: »

When the hell did Gort become a part of Clare?
Next thing you will be saying that Ballymun is a part of Wexford!

Dude you gotta get a sense of humour.

buck65

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Gort is a grey area. Personally I think Gort is a ****-hole, so Galway can keep it. I hear Kettle of Fish is a wonderful little chipper but there's no way in HELL i'm stopping there. I had to stop in Gort for petrol once...I don't like talking about it. :eek:

I think there is a group therapy workshop in the Clon rd Business centre to help people who have had to stop in Gort for whatever reason.
It's not cheap but then again you were the person who made the error.

I believe the government are dawing up proposals to put this "toxic" town into examinership. The Green party went there to examine the area but never returned.

LowOdour

buck65 wrote: »

Dude you gotta get a sense of humour.

Yeah, im the one with that needs to get the sense of humour :rolleyes:
At least i have the decency to look at a map once in a while*


* only having a wind up with you, ya crazy cat!

soccymonster

pappyodaniel wrote: »

There are some places in the country, McDonaghs in Galway, Donkey Fords in Limerick or Greasy Mollys in Sligo. My favourite in the county is Mamma Mias in Newmarket on Fergus.

ah, you bate me to it! Donkey fords in limerick. The best chips in ireland imo!!

pappyodaniel

LowOdour wrote: »

Yeah, im the one with that needs to get the sense of humour :rolleyes:
At least i have the decency to look at a map once in a while*


* only having a wind up with you, ya crazy cat!

My,
you are confused.

pappyodaniel

buck65 wrote: »

I think there is a group therapy workshop in the Clon rd Business centre to help people who have had to stop in Gort for whatever reason.
It's not cheap but then again you were the person who made the error.

I believe the government are dawing up proposals to put this "toxic" town into examinership. The Green party went there to examine the area but never returned.

This place is like heaven compared to Gort!

BLITZ_Molloy

I'm still really angry at our government and it's immigration policy over the past 10 years.

Allowing those thousands of Brazilians to unwittingly settle in Gort has to be one of the worst human rights violations in recent history.

pappyodaniel

BLITZ_Molloy wrote: »

I'm still really angry at our government and it's immigration policy over the past 10 years.

Allowing those thousands of Brazilians to unwittingly settle in Gort has to be one of the worst human rights violations in recent history.

What is it about a bag of chips that stirs the soul and unwittingly brings to mind human rights atrocities?

Daddy or Chips? daddy or chips....

Warper

Its hit and miss alright - Numeros Uno's chips are alright and Yvonnes in the turnpike can be alright but they can also be dodgy.

soccymonster

Warper wrote: »

Its hit and miss alright - Numeros Uno's chips are alright and Yvonnes in the turnpike can be alright but they can also be dodgy.

when you're a hungry student like myself during lunch, theres no such thing as dodgy chips in yvonnes! :cool:

bannerbhoy

Not a chippy man myself but remember getting a savage 1/4lber and cheese in Freds in Ennistymon 1 time passing through that way.Chips were your regular frozen 1`s though.

Hawk Wing

Chips in Clare are generally ****e quality.

woggie

Yeuck Yvonne's are mank!:mad:
I 2nd the one in Gort (dare I say Galway????) .. and I stop in Howleys on the Gort road for cheap petrol every week travelling up and down to Dublin, nothing wrong with the place at all :P

anthony4335

I agree with the place in Gort, not clare, but they do a lovely bag of chips and a savage battered sausage . I have heard great things about mamma mia's in Newmarket. As for the town ,they are all pretty poor really. Enzo's was great when it was 50p for a bag but not so now. Also do not like there burgers, or battered sausages.

Hawk Wing

There a guy just after opening a fish and chip shop in drumbiggle down from Lava Kenny's where the other chipper was, doing absolutely amazing cod and chips at the moment

BLITZ_Molloy

Forgot about that place. It looks really good. I don't think it has a name/sign outside it yet but it's just by Lava Kennys as Hawk Wing says.

Remember Oodles around the corner? Used grab a bag there when I was in the Boys Nash.

D4RK ONION

Greasy Enzo's on parnell st. can not be bested! Within Clare that is. Golden Grill/Donkey's in Limerick are better.

susannn10

I think Naughton's in kilkee is delish. Yummy homemade chips. Love the way the portions are so huge. Pity it is so jammers in the summer, but so worth the wait.

soccymonster

Do they have to be homemade chips because all the 'good' chips mentioned here seem to be the 'real stuff'.. Im quite a fan of mcdonalds like :P.

Mcloke

If the chips come from a bag and are frozen then they are pretty crap.

Kettle in Gort do decent chips...Enzo's in William St, Limerick do great chips

When Chip off the Dock (chippy in Long Dock) was about they had a super selection of fish and the chips when they got them right were super but alas they legged it

Teadrinker

Hawk Wing wrote: »

There a guy just after opening a fish and chip shop in drumbiggle down from Lava Kenny's where the other chipper was, doing absolutely amazing cod and chips at the moment

Is this by Mulqueen's on Carmody St/Mill Rd? If so, it's good but at Euro 7.30 for a fish and chips is definitely on the pricey side.

Cushla

I love Hillbilly's chips, especially the gravy ones.Yum yum. Also the chips in pappas pizza in wood quay are gorgeous & you really feel like you've eaten. I shouldn't look up food threads~always feel hungry :pac::pac::pac:

chucky82

best chips in town ....enzos in parnell st mmmmm tasty....

ye lads havent a notion!
Vesuvio in kilrush - now thats some good chips...

pappyodaniel

New chipper in Sixmilebridge beside Tim Crowes called Duck's Fish. Absolutely savage chips, fish, chicken and battered sausage (I didn't eat all that in one setting).
Had the cod and chip today and it was devilishly good but I feel like I need a shower!

judo

Just drove from the Beara Peninsular to Sligo and stopped off to try the Fish & chips at The Kettle of Fish, The Square, Gort Galway. I'm a man who likes his fish & chips (my wife would say I'm obsessed!).

I have to report that the Fish & Chips were by far the best I've had in Ireland. I drove away eating in the van, but felt like turning round, driving back to the shop and shaking the hands of the lovely ladies that served them!

Home smoked fish and proper thick chips.

Highly recommended. *****

golfball37

Nicest freshest chips in Ennis are Hillbillys by a country mile. Very small portion though, you would be crying for more when you get a snack box.

Enzos on Parnell St very good but inconsistent. The rest are all frozen chips so much of a much really.

woggie

Do Hillbilly's do fresh cut chips? I didn't know that, just assumed they were frozen! Love Enzo's chips but their fish isn't great. There's a 'traditional' fish & chip shop on carmody street - can't think of the name of it, and it's quite nice, the chap there is very friendly, wraps up the chips in the old proper chip paper - you know the one, looks like newspaper without the print!

getz

the best bag of chips i have found in ireland,was in a chip shop ,on the bridge going into the village of avoca[ballykisangle]

DaNiEl1994

franco's in ennistymon are good

Jim Martin

judo wrote: »

Just drove from the Beara Peninsular to Sligo and stopped off to try the Fish & chips at The Kettle of Fish, The Square, Gort Galway. I'm a man who likes his fish & chips (my wife would say I'm obsessed!).

I have to report that the Fish & Chips were by far the best I've had in Ireland. I drove away eating in the van, but felt like turning round, driving back to the shop and shaking the hands of the lovely ladies that served them!

Home smoked fish and proper thick chips.

Highly recommended. *****

I'd say Naughton's fish & chips shop (don't know about the bar as I haven't tried it) in Kilkee is as good.

Warper

Summary of Ennis

Hill-Billys - Dodge
Enzos - Parnell St - dodge
Enzos - Abbey St - dodge
Yvonnes - decent
Numero Uno - decent
Supermacs - dodge
Fish Bar (carmody st) - decent
Abra - dodge
McD's - dodge


Basically no really nice chips anywhere in Ennis, wtf, time to open one up

Tommy Murphy

Brynlee Future Uterus wrote: »

ye lads havent a notion!
Vesuvio in kilrush - now thats some good chips...

Unquestionably the best in Clare and excellent service as well. Can't think of anywhere comparable in Ennis though the place beside the Fairgreen (name won't come to me) isn't bad. Although the last time I was in there, the only other customer was having a long wided, very loud arguement with himself. Still you could hardly blame that on the chips.

Daniel S

buck65 wrote: »

Kettle of fish in Gort, Co. Clare:D

I had ants walking around my half raw burger when I went there. Completely disgusting. It puts me off going to places even near it.

dr.fuzzenstein

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Enzos off River Lane near the Omniplex. They do traditional imperial chips. All other Enzos branches around town do the crappy metric pre frozen chips.

Had a bag of them today.
Got to be in the top 5. Yummy!

Battleflag

Probably the best chips are from Enzo's in Parnell Street but I wouldn't bother with anything else from any of the chippers - burgers, battered sausages etc.. they're all ****e!

vicwatson

I had ants walking around my half raw burger when I went there. Completely disgusting. It puts me off going to places even near it.

He he. Could be worse remember in Roddy Doyle's "The Van" your man that got the nappy wrapped in batter as your wan working in the van had her baby in the chippy van with her !! Gas !

dr.fuzzenstein

woggie wrote: »

Do Hillbilly's do fresh cut chips? I didn't know that, just assumed they were frozen! Love Enzo's chips but their fish isn't great. There's a 'traditional' fish & chip shop on carmody street - can't think of the name of it, and it's quite nice, the chap there is very friendly, wraps up the chips in the old proper chip paper - you know the one, looks like newspaper without the print!

I believe it's James's Fish and Chips in Carmody Street, proper fish and chips, really nice stuff, them and Enzo's in Parnell Street are the only ones who do fresh chips as opposed to frozen.
James's has the edge, since they're the only ones who do decent fish, the rest tastes more like Captain Birdsey's.
Funnily enough, Enzo's have a sign up saying that you can also have frozen chips.
Why anyone would say "actually, I'd much rather have the frozen chips" it beyond me, but, hey, whatever floats your boat.

Shapey Fiend

I tend to lean towards James fish and chips. Their chicken and burgers are pretty good. Chips are reasonable.

Hillbillies do the 2nd worst chips in the universe, after Apache Pizza.

Jim Martin

Sampled Coffey's, Market Square, Kilrush fish & chips today, for the first time, & they were very good!

willow tree

enzos parnell st and mamamios newmarket - best in clare.. i dont understand why all chippers in clare dont do the proper chipper chips like in dublin (mostly)