Fast Food - Any Chains That Ireland Lacks and Needs?

JupiterKid

As you all know, we are all a bit partial to fast food now and then. Whether its post boozing soakage, a quick bite at lunchtime or taking the kids somewhere to keep them quiet, fast food has been a big success in Ireland.:D

Indeed, this month marks the 40th anniversary of the first international fast food chain coming to Ireland when was KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) opened its doors in Phibsboro in December 1971. Maccy Ds followed in 1977, Burger King in 1981 and the rest, they say, is history...

But are our taste buds satisified? Are there any fast food chains that you've tried abroad that you'd just love to come to Emerald shores? Or do you think that we have more than enough already?

I myself would love to see IHOP (International House of Pancakes) and Wendy's open outlets here. Wendy's burgers are very tasty!:):pac:

retalivity

wendys is muck!

kyocheon chicken
taco bell

Turtyturd

Wendy's is muck. Not exactly fast food but gimme Friendly's every day.

WindSock

Needs?

MrStuffins

Who the f*ck "needs" fast food?

longshanks

The Cheesecake Factory

Spread

Semi fast food........ Friendly's, Applebee's, Uno's and Denny's. Sit down affairs but you can be in and out in 20 mins. Having said that ..... how come nobody has come up with a Bacon 'n Cabbage Fajita?

later12

Henry Dimbleby's healthy fast food from Leon.

Leon have a scattering of stores around London but I'm not sure if they're elsewhere yet, although I have seen their cookbook about Dublin.

Delicious.

LighterGuy

KFC was the first of the big fast food chains to come to Ireland?!?!
.. learn something new each day ... i honestly would of guessed McDonalds.

mackg

Not fast food, but one of those Ben and Jerry's stores where they have all the different flavours would be cool.

FunkZ

mackg wrote: »

Not fast food, but one of those Ben and Jerry's stores where they have all the different flavours would be cool.

I still have nightmares of the day I realised Vanilla Caramel Fudge had been discontinued in Ireland!

patwicklow

I CAN BE A FAST COOK:D

saywhatyousee

Wok to Walk Wok to Go Moaz Falafel

mackg

FunkZ wrote: »

I still have nightmares of the day I realised Vanilla Caramel Fudge had been discontinued in Ireland!

I really want to try Cherry Garcia

saywhatyousee

retalivity wrote: »

taco bell

/Shudder/I wish Nando's were more available through out Ireland there only in Dublin and Cork i believe(could be wrong though)

Chuck Stone

I would love if there was a really good American Diner like one you'd see n the program Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.

A high quality fast food, BBQ, steaks, ribs etc with everything prepared from fresh.

holystungun9

saywhatyousee wrote: »

Wok to Walk Wok to Go Moaz Falafel

Yeah, I go to a Wok to Walk a couple of times a month. Also, in the States, I ate in a Wok and Roll.

Yes, I like Asian food (or at least, western versions of Asian food).

Agent Smith

Dennys

Brendog

Taco Bell and Wendys.

I would go there everyday. I know I'd get fat but seriously have you seen the Baconator?

2 words: WORTH IT!

later12

saywhatyousee wrote: »

/Shudder/I wish Nando's were more available through out Ireland there only in Dublin and Cork i believe(could be wrong though)

Not a fan of their food (there is no such thing as Portuguese food) but excellent advertising campaigns!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYnL5oUePM8

upandcumming

retalivity wrote: »

wendys is muck!

kyocheon chicken
taco bell

Wendys is lovely. Chips are class!

JupiterKid

Wendys have the square hamburgers and delicious relish on their burgers.

Actually, Wendys did open a restaurant in Dublin back in the 80s but it was badly located - along the Quays - and it closed after a year or so.

I would also like to see Arbys and In-N-Out Burger come to Ireland.

Turtyturd

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I would love if there was a really good American Diner like one you'd see n the program Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.

A high quality fast food, BBQ, steaks, ribs etc with everything prepared from fresh.

That's money.:pac:

longshanks

later10 wrote: »

Not a fan of their food (there is no such thing as Portuguese food) but excellent advertising campaigns!

What the fuck are Portugese people eating then?

deisedave

mackg wrote: »

Not fast food, but one of those Ben and Jerry's stores where they have all the different flavours would be cool.

There is one in Waterford

yawha

Chipotle.

Shiroki

DAIRY QUEENNNNN

seanmacc

Taco Bell is class.

I had to laugh when I was living in the states the amount of stoners that you'd find in a Taco Bell after midnight every night, if you had one with a drive through near a city center here in Ireland it would be a gold mine. I did my research one day about getting a franchise but they were looking for over 2.5 million for one, too much money for any entrepreuerial mere mortal here. In the states though a lot of KFC and Taco Bells share the same restraunt space, maybe thats a way of bringing it in?

later12

longshanks wrote: »

What the fuck are Portugese people eating then?

Mediterranean food and Asian food mainly...

Guill

Panda xpress

Outback steakhouse

Manic Moran

Outback is hardly fast food, though it is a chain.

chickenbutt

Taco Bell
Waffle House

Can't believe I forgot Jimmy John's!

Offside

Chick-Fil-A, can only be found in the South in America and its damn tasty, far better than KFC.

I'd also love to see 5 guys and In and Out burger over here.

Coriolanus

Famous daves
Culvers

The Scientician

Offside wrote: »

Chick-Fil-A, can only be found in the South in America and its damn tasty, far better than KFC.

They've got Chick-Fil-A in every state I've ever been in North and South. Never tried it though.

sillymoo

Cinnabon

Overflow

White Castle

katharinewheel

A proper Pizza Hut wouldn't go amiss.

I know there are those PHQ delivery things all over the place but after ordering from a few different ones I can't help but think that they're quite substandard.

MagicMarker

A&W and Dairy Queen.

CageWager

Offside wrote: »

Chick-Fil-A

+1 on Chick-Fil-A

I dunno if anyone here has ever heard of it but theres a mexican chain in Texas called Freebirds thats amazing. Best burrito ive ever had. Nicer that chipotle IMO.

An in and out burger wouldnt go amiss here either..

lmkman

Cheescake Factory. mmmmmmmmmm

YouTookMyName

Krispy Kreme.

angeldelight

Shake Shack! Gorgeous burgers

JayeL

+1 for IHOP or even just somewhere you could get similarly fluffy pancakes. Taco Bell is surprisingly tasty, I think they were in the UK for a while.

I'd love to see more American diner food over here, Eddie's is grand but the sheer joy/novelty of asking your eggs (yes, plural) to be cooked a certain way is something I don't think an indigenous restaurant would ever even think of.

Someone should also import the Coldstone Creamery method of mixing ice-cream, strange but amazing to watch.

cHaTbOx

Los Pollos Hermanos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDEBRf_H6A4

bnt

later10 wrote: »

Not a fan of their food (there is no such thing as Portuguese food) but excellent advertising campaigns!

Nando's, Portuguese? They're originally from South Africa, specifically Johannesburg, and they've been around a long time. I went to one in Johannesburg some time around 1988, though it wasn't the original restaurant. Their food is based on Mozambique style chicken, and since Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, some of that cuisine spread to Portugal later. But the Nando's founders didn't get it from Portugal.

Dunno if I'd call them real fast food, either. Me, I'd like to see a place that does better burgers, such as a Fatburger or a In-N-Out. Despite the sound of the name, the Fatburger I had in Denver wasn't that unhealthy - good beef that you could taste clean through a wedge of veg.

Taco Bell? Only been to one recently (Denver again), but on that basis - no thanks. They're fast, I'll give them that ..! :eek:

doddly

Arbys
In and out
Ihop

Ponster

Not fast food but I'd like to see a few more Wagamamas about.

Plazaman

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I would love if there was a really good American Diner like one you'd see n the program Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.

A high quality fast food, BBQ, steaks, ribs etc with everything prepared from fresh.

+1 on any Triple D type diner, I don't think there's any place with a decent year round Barberque Pit or slow cooking style. Of course the cost of supplies in Ireland would mean either smaller portions or the price tage for rack of ribs would be €950*

* May by a slight exaggeration

chughes

I'm surprised there's no mention of Hooters yet.

Oh, and they do nice food too.

Tom

Red Lobster has excellent seafood at a very reasonable price but good seafood always comes at a price here so probably wouldn't be feasible.