CF Lennox vs Jackie Lennox

Worztron

Which do you prefer?

mean gene

this will be a clear win for jackies not even close

the beer revolu

Lennoxs, McCurtain Street!

TheQuietBeatle

Is Middleton's Lennox's a CF? If so, they have gotten better than Jackie Lennox in recent years. Best chipper in Cork.

Worztron

mean gene wrote: »

this will be a clear win for jackies not even close

Hi mg. It's looking like a landslide alright.

mean gene

The Cfs in ballyphehane and carrigaline ain't bad nothing compares to jackies though

Cork Trucker

Jackie’s all day long

Acosta

Both suck. Barties and KCs are the best chippers in the south side.

sosndt

Come on KCs.

Nicetrustedcup

Tasty Snacks For me great north side chipper

There Brest in a bun is amazing and freshly made

TheQuietBeatle

Acosta wrote: »

Both suck. Barties and KCs are the best chippers in the south side.

KC's have bad chips and have a frozen chicken burger that you could buy in Aldi. I was seriously unimpressed.

j8wk2feszrnpao

TheQuietBeatle wrote: »

KC's have bad chips and have a frozen chicken burger that you could buy in Aldi. I was seriously unimpressed.

The queue suggests it's good, but I've seen queue's going into Reardons.
Found a lot of their stuff way too greasy, but some of their menu is quite nice.

whisky_galore

Acosta wrote: »

Both suck. Barties and KCs are the best chippers in the south side.

Got burgers twice from KCs and were disappointing semi cremated patties on both occasions. Chips were grand.

jharr100

KC's is the most over rated chipper in Ireland, everything always covered in grease. patties cremated, always so messy in my opinion

.red.

jharr100 wrote: »

KC's is the most over rated chipper in Ireland, everything always covered in grease. patties cremated, always so messy in my opinion

If your looking for a burger and chips, pie and chips kind of junk food then I wouldn't bother with KCs. There's far far better out there.

The non "chipper food" menu is what they're about tho. A king creole or a Philly cheese steak with a Bombay chicken is about as good as it gets for takeaway.

Jackie's is the most over rated spot in all of Cork. I stopped going there years ago, even when it was convenient. There's nothing wrong with it, it's grand but it's no better than anywhere else (IMO).

ontheditch2

The Golden Fry is the best Southside. Nothing else close to them

PreCocious

ontheditch2 wrote: »

The Golden Fry is the best Southside. Nothing else close to them

Golden Fry went downhill when it was sold a few years ago. Chips nowhere near as nice as they used be.

CF Lennox in McCurtain Street is terrible. The last time we went there the chips were from frozen and we had to ask for salt and vinegar which was supplied in sachets. Service was slow and surly. If you don't have chipper chips and apply salt and vinegar liberally then you can't call yourself a chipper.

Denny's in Ballinlough has improved immensely since it opened and the chips are tasty now.

the beer revolu

PreCocious wrote: »

CF Lennox in McCurtain Street is terrible. The last time we went there the chips were from frozen and we had to ask for salt and vinegar which was supplied in sachets. Service was slow and surly. If you don't have chipper chips and apply salt and vinegar liberally then you can't call yourself a chipper.

This has come up before.
I must be going to a different Lennoxs (no CF in the name) on McCurtain Street to others. I've never had frozen chips there - always fresh chips but cooked enough (unlike a lot of chipper chippers).
If love to understand why others have a different experience to me. I think their chips are better than the Fish Wife and definitely not frozen.

Worztron

Jackie is the clear winner in the poll.

Padraig Mor

PreCocious wrote: »

Golden Fry went downhill when it was sold a few years ago. Chips nowhere near as nice as they used be.

CF Lennox in McCurtain Street is terrible. The last time we went there the chips were from frozen and we had to ask for salt and vinegar which was supplied in sachets. Service was slow and surly. If you don't have chipper chips and apply salt and vinegar liberally then you can't call yourself a chipper.

Denny's in Ballinlough has improved immensely since it opened and the chips are tasty now.

'Proper' chipper chips would normally be cooked from frozen due to the three part cook. They will be boiled, fried then frozen before the final finishing fry that you see in the chipper itself. Perfectly acceptable. For example, Dino's have a whole warehouse in Doughcloyne where they perform the first two steps before sending the frozen result to the outlets for finishing.

airy fairy

Padraig Mor wrote: »

'Proper' chipper chips would normally be cooked from frozen due to the three part cook. They will be boiled, fried then frozen before the final finishing fry that you see in the chipper itself. Perfectly acceptable. For example, Dino's have a whole warehouse in Doughcloyne where they perform the first two steps before sending the frozen result to the outlets for finishing.

Do they defrost them in barrels of water so?
Dino's chips ok. Got recently in Douglas, but from an awful staff member with attitude. Gave salt n vinegar like she was paying for it herself there was so little.
KCs over rated, last time going was when I arrived home with burned crispy pot of pig n the spuds topping, twas cruel. Over rated for just chips n pie dinners.
Found myself in Glanmire recently, Denny's, over by SuperValu, and they were lovely.

corks finest

airy fairy wrote: »

Do they defrost them in barrels of water so?
Dino's chips ok. Got recently in Douglas, but from an awful staff member with attitude. Gave salt n vinegar like she was paying for it herself there was so little.
KCs over rated, last time going was when I arrived home with burned crispy pot of pig n the spuds topping, twas cruel. Over rated for just chips n pie dinners.
Found myself in Glanmire recently, Denny's, over by SuperValu, and they were lovely.

Best in Cork by far is chish n fibs ,crosshaven,bit dearer than Dinos,but quality outshines all( KCs ffs below average)

fonecrusher1

corks finest wrote: »

Best in Cork by far is chish n fibs ,crosshaven,bit dearer than Dinos,but quality outshines all( KCs ffs below average)

They must have improved a lot because the last time i had food there it was absolute muck in my opinion. Few years ago in fairness though.

PreCocious

Padraig Mor wrote: »

'Proper' chipper chips would normally be cooked from frozen due to the three part cook. They will be boiled, fried then frozen before the final finishing fry that you see in the chipper itself. Perfectly acceptable. For example, Dino's have a whole warehouse in Doughcloyne where they perform the first two steps before sending the frozen result to the outlets for finishing.

The ones in question weren't thrice cooked. They tasted like bog standard frozen chips you'd get in Tesco.

corks finest

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

They must have improved a lot because the last time i had food there it was absolute muck in my opinion. Few years ago in fairness though.

Well to be fair haven't been to KCs in yonks so maybe shouldn't have included them,but yes chish n fibs is v good, always hopping

pwurple

Padraig Mor wrote: »

'Proper' chipper chips would normally be cooked from frozen due to the three part cook. They will be boiled, fried then frozen before the final finishing fry that you see in the chipper itself. Perfectly acceptable. For example, Dino's have a whole warehouse in Doughcloyne where they perform the first two steps before sending the frozen result to the outlets for finishing.

Not sure I agree there. A traditional chipper would peel, chop, de-starch, blanch with real spuds on site before the final hot fry.

Freezing certainly does not add anything to the process, just because Dino’s or McDonald’s do it. That’s more the scale up factor where they want less kitchen space on site.

Herb Powell

Jackie's is better but fuccking hell, I do worry about people sometimes. The most overrated establishment I've eaten in anywhere. It's grand, like. On a good day. I really only go there the odd time out of convenience, would never go out of my way to eat there.

mean gene

PreCocious wrote: »

Golden Fry went downhill when it was sold a few years ago. Chips nowhere near as nice as they used be.

CF Lennox in McCurtain Street is terrible. The last time we went there the chips were from frozen and we had to ask for salt and vinegar which was supplied in sachets. Service was slow and surly. If you don't have chipper chips and apply salt and vinegar liberally then you can't call yourself a chipper.

Denny's in Ballinlough has improved immensely since it opened and the chips are tasty now.

I love the service in dennys in ballinlough - oh no I meant its terrible

PreCocious

mean gene wrote: »

I love the service in dennys in ballinlough - oh no I meant its terrible

I think if we asked fifty people we'd get 57 opinions. It really does show that it's all a personal choice especially the old KCs V The World debate (I don't like KCs).

Anyways the best chipper is Donkeys.

corks finest

PreCocious wrote: »

I think if we asked fifty people we'd get 57 opinions. It really does show that it's all a personal choice especially the old KCs V The World debate (I don't like KCs).

Anyways the best chipper is Donkeys.

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fonecrusher1

corks finest wrote: »

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Its a very modest little chipper in Limerick that does excellent food.

RINO87

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Its a very modest little chipper in Limerick that does excellent food.

A Battered Sausage that is second to none!

corks finest

RINO87 wrote: »

A Battered Sausage that is second to none!

Long way to go though,,,,,,sorry couldn't resist

Diabhalta

both rubbish

zilog_jones

Can someone explain the deal with Lennox's? Is it only the one on the Bandon Road that's Jackie Lennox, and the rest are CF? Many of them just say "Lennoxs".

PreCocious wrote: »

Golden Fry went downhill when it was sold a few years ago. Chips nowhere near as nice as they used be.

I keep hearing this but I do not see a reduction in quality there, it's as good as it was when I moved to Ballinlough 7 years ago. Now just with all the frozen/non-fresh shîte taken off the menu (Hot dogs? In a chipper?), though I do miss the random ornaments, and now it's harder to keep up to date with who the current pope is.

Jimmy Bottles

Lennoxs is grand until you arrive and see a certain person dosing out the chips. He’ll give you a single scoop and leave it at that.

When there’s 2 queues, you see people actively avoiding the side he’s on. One queue would be twice the length of the other.

bot43

Tried Tory Top last week as the real Lennoxs was closed. Always assumed it was a cheap imitation. It wasn't. It was really nice.

the beer revolu

There are plenty of perfectly good chippers in Cork.
Why do two in particular - Jackie Lennox's and Kc's - get so much love, attention and loyalty?They really are no better than many of the other chippers around but they instil almost obsessive loyalty to them from their fans.

Why these two over every other chipper in the city?

Do other towns and cities have these hugely overrated chippers while others get no crazy love?

Haven't been to Jackie's in years and found it pretty poor when I was there.
Went through a phase of getting fish and chips from Kc's some years ago. Pretty good.

zilog_jones

the beer revolu wrote: »

There are plenty of perfectly good chippers in Cork.
Why do two in particular - Jackie Lennox's and Kc's - get so much love, attention and loyalty?They really are no better than many of the other chippers around but they instil almost obsessive loyalty to them from their fans.

Why these two over every other chipper in the city?

I like KC's as their menu is very different to a typical chipper, and their quality is generally good (not a fan of their chips though). I don't go to Lennox's very often but I wasn't disappointed when I went there either. I would say both are above average in terms of what they offer - there are many sub-standard chippers around too. And both have been around for over 50 years so have had generations of loyal customers.

Do other towns and cities have these hugely overrated chippers while others get no crazy love?

As has been already mentioned in this thread, Donkey Fords in Limerick is an institution but I wouldn't consider it overrated (granted, I haven't been there in a while). Besides that and Luigi's, I couldn't name another chipper in Limerick.

fonecrusher1

I don't understand the hate for KC's. If you can deal with the queues they put out some seriously good grub and much more varied menu than regular chippers.

J Lennox's I do get why people question the status it has. Its decent food but some people go on as if they're just the best chipper in the world. Been there plenty of times and they are consistently good. But nothing special. Lots of other places on the same level and above.

zilog_jones

If you go to KC's before 7 on a weekday the queues aren't bad at all. And even when it's busy the queues aren't much worse than other places, there's just no space inside.

Herb Powell

Anyone who's actually been to KC's knows the queue is a non-issue cos they rip through it. They have an efficient system.