Swiper the fox wrote: » This is predictable I suppose but I’m sitting down with a pork burrito right now and it’s good but Badass does it better
zulutango wrote: » Went down there just now to check it out. The queues are still big, mostly teenagers from what I could see. The point made earlier about it being popular in part because it is trendy is valid I think. I've no interest in queuing so I'll come back another time.
zulutango wrote: Facts are facts.
Vladimir Poontang wrote: » Lol
zulutango wrote: » No, it is a fact that the burritos are smaller, the ingredients less well cooked, the queue is 15 minutes.
iguana wrote: » Tbf to Boojum, that could have more to do with how insanely busy they are atm and kitchen and staff finding it's rhythm and not an indication of how the food will be once the business settles down. While I suspect Boojum will do quite well, I do have quite a bit of experience with opening businesses and I know that having an extremely busy launch isn't a great indicator of how a business will fare long-term once the buzz has died down.
zulutango wrote: » The teenagers will wander away at some point and a different kind of customer will go there. In Galway and Dublin there's a demographic that goes to Boojum that Limerick City centre doesn't have much of (students and office workers). They're in for a rougher ride here in the long run I think. That said, if the Opera Project proceeds and a few hundred or even a few thousand twenty-somethings start working in there, then it'll clean up. That's quite a few years away though.
Mc Love wrote: » There's plenty of office workers in the city center. As for students, many make the trip into town throughout to day to change buses etc. Instead of Maccy D's and Supermacs/Subway many will now have another option (one that will serve mex-tex food that is available without question)
kingtut wrote: » Haven't been to either Boojum or Badass (no clue where Badass is) although I spotted Boojum last night and it was jammed. Might give one of them a shot but not arsed queuing for either.
davo2001 wrote: » Badass is up on Catherine Street.
kingtut wrote: » Thanks, does it typically have a queue do you know?
davo2001 wrote: » Nope.
Jilm wrote: » I was passing Boojum at around 5pm, fancied a cheeky burrito and there wasn't a queue. Alas it was shut for an hour due to "technical difficulties" :rolleyes:
zulutango wrote: » I'm comparing with Galway and Dublin, where Boojum operates. Dublin has a huge 20-something professional demographic. Galway has a huge early 20's student demographic in the city centre. Limerick simply doesn't compare on either measure.