Shops/Businesses opening/closing CHAT thread

eyresquare · 24-03-2019 1:31am #1

I tried the pork burrito bowl from Vocha today.. I was impressed by their mango salsa which I havn't seen in other places around Galway so that was different. Also they have buckfast bottles as lampshades which was cool.

24-03-2019 8:12am

eyresquare wrote: »

I tried the pork burrito bowl from Vocha today.. I was impressed by their mango salsa which I havn't seen in other places around Galway so that was different. Also they have buckfast bottles as lampshades which was cool.

Do you know know if they offer (very) hot sauce at the counter and hot sauces are around the tables?

I like my burritos absolutely on fire and I like to be able to get hot sauce added when they are making the burrito (as well as adding more at the table) too like you can get the naga chili sauce in boojum. Even the hottest salsa in these places is mild by my standards.

beardybrewer · 24-03-2019 10:43am

When boojum first opened they had a really good selection of mexican hot sauces. The El Yucateco Caribbean was one of the nicest and hottest they had. I found them and the cholula (mild but tasty) online and now have a collection of 10 or so sauces I take out whenever we get in mexican. Every bite, different sauce. I agree when eating in it's a big deal if they're low or out of sauce.

ronnie3585 · 24-03-2019 11:12am

eyresquare wrote: »

I tried the pork burrito bowl from Vocha today.. I was impressed by their mango salsa which I havn't seen in other places around Galway so that was different. Also they have buckfast bottles as lampshades which was cool.

Was the food nice?

Red_Wake · 25-03-2019 10:49am

Pretty ridiculous that this is its own thread. Boards mod really are a neurotic bunch.

25-03-2019 12:18pm

Agreed how are we supposed to transfer over the conversation from the other thread to here? The person you ask the question to might not even read this thread. Surely questions like the quality of the food etc which were asked very much belong in the same thread as a place opening.

connemara man · 25-03-2019 12:25pm

Mod Note

The info in the info thread was getting lost amongst chat. There is a balance to be had but at the moment the info/announcement thread is being overrun with chat and that its drowning out any announcements on businesses opening and closing. so this is a compromise

How about directing someone to your question in here.

beardybrewer · 25-03-2019 1:54pm

ha, didn't even make it a page before the first mod warning.

Mod Note: No making fun of the mod notes!

xckjoo · 25-03-2019 3:22pm

connemara man wrote: »

Mod Note

The info in the info thread was getting lost amongst chat. There is a balance to be had but at the moment the info/announcement thread is being overrun with chat and that its drowning out any announcements on businesses opening and closing. so this is a compromise

How about directing someone to your question in here.

Are there announcements in that thread? I thought it was just people posting observations. Personally I only watch it (and post) out of curiosity and to hear about changes I hadn't noticed yet. I don't see it as some kind of record of change in the city. I assumed that's why it is/was conversational in tone.

Mrs OBumble · 25-03-2019 3:30pm

Giancarlo Dirty Warden wrote: »

Agreed how are we supposed to transfer over the conversation from the other thread to here? .

Copy and paste!

45mhrc7evo1d3n · 25-03-2019 3:40pm

connemara man wrote: »

Mod Note

The info in the info thread was getting lost amongst chat. There is a balance to be had but at the moment the info/announcement thread is being overrun with chat and that its drowning out any announcements on businesses opening and closing. so this is a compromise

How about directing someone to your question in here.

Can you tell us which thread we should post in to direct someone to our question in this thread please?

Mrs OBumble · 25-03-2019 4:02pm

Has anyone tried the waffles from the bubble-bee place yet? What are they like?

xckjoo · 25-03-2019 4:21pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Has anyone tried the waffles from the bubble-bee place yet? What are they like?

Afraid not, but it seems busy enough each time I've passed so hopefully that's a good sign

Areas · 26-03-2019 9:49am

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Has anyone tried the waffles from the bubble-bee place yet? What are they like?

I've had them, very very nice! Very generous portion, go there hungry!

GALWAYGUY2019 · 26-03-2019 9:04pm

They have added Kebabs, Has Anyone tried them yet?

Gremlinertia · 26-03-2019 9:44pm

Anyone been to new Woozza place? If so does it taste as good as Sea road outlet?.

JohnCleary · 29-03-2019 12:33pm

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Anyone been to new Woozza place? If so does it taste as good as Sea road outlet?.

Went last Sunday and was impressed. Food was nice but what set it for me was the wonderful manager and staff. It sounds weird but I left the place with a but of a buzz in me from the staff, which, tbh is weird

45mhrc7evo1d3n · 29-03-2019 1:12pm

connemara man wrote: »

Mod Note

The info in the info thread was getting lost amongst chat. There is a balance to be had but at the moment the info/announcement thread is being overrun with chat and that its drowning out any announcements on businesses opening and closing. so this is a compromise

How about directing someone to your question in here.

Anya Early Rig wrote: »

Can you tell us which thread we should post in to direct someone to our question in this thread please?

I would appreciate the courtesy of a reply from the Mods on this.

connemara man · 29-03-2019 1:16pm

Anya Early Rig wrote: »

I would appreciate the courtesy of a reply from the Mods on this.

You can post in the info thread to direct someone here.

I'd personally post a link to my question but that's just me you don't have to do that

Bredabe · 29-03-2019 1:19pm

JohnCleary wrote: »

Went last Sunday and was impressed. Food was nice but what set it for me was the wonderful manager and staff. It sounds weird but I left the place with a but of a buzz in me from the staff, which, tbh is weird

I get this, the best food in the world seems to taste bad if its slapped down in front of you in a temper or if it needs to be sent back as its not as ordered.

45mhrc7evo1d3n · 29-03-2019 1:28pm

connemara man wrote: »

You can post in the info thread to direct someone here.

I'd personally post a link to my question but that's just me you don't have to do that

Thank you for replying. TBH I'm a bit surprised about this as it means the INFO thread could get "clogged up" with posts directing people to the CHAT thread. Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of creating two threads in the first place?

connemara man · 30-03-2019 2:09am

Anya Early Rig wrote: »

Thank you for replying. TBH I'm a bit surprised about this as it means the INFO thread could get "clogged up" with posts directing people to the CHAT thread. Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of creating two threads in the first place?

Not really imo. If there's a post about a restaurant/shop opening and I post a link to a question here then the next poster in will see the link to the question and can join the conversation so it ends up with possibly one or two extra posts in comparison to the multitude of posts and more general chat which is happening at the moment

Miose · 30-03-2019 5:51pm

Wouldn’t it be funny if people abandoned the info thread altogether and just posted here instead?

Gremlinertia · 30-03-2019 6:15pm

Anyone been to Dfs in wellpark?. Pondering going for a look but wondered if it's fully set up.. Soft furnishings etc

JCX BXC · 31-03-2019 2:11am

Miose wrote: »

Wouldn’t it be funny if people abandoned the info thread altogether and just posted here instead?

I propose a boycott of the info thread!

cfeeneyinterior · 31-03-2019 7:32am

JCX BXC wrote: »

I propose a boycott of the info thread!

Brilliant idea https://giphy.com/gifs/it8ZXqfoJx6i4

Areas · 01-04-2019 8:57am

How long has the Full Duck been open in Salthill?
I was looking at somewhere new to go for dinner and someone mentioned that it's really good for food.

Mrs OBumble · 01-04-2019 9:03am

Areas wrote: »

How long has the Full Duck been open in Salthill?
I was looking at somewhere new to go for dinner and someone mentioned that it's really good for food.

Since mid October.

https://www.facebook.com/545710415863535/posts/560938921007351/

xckjoo · 01-04-2019 10:02am

J o e wrote: »

Signage going up early this morning for "Five Guys" where Foot Locker was on Shop Street / William Street. Apparently they've been working on it inside and they're opening the front part as a free pop-up at lunch today to announce the news, then closing for a few weeks to complete the fit-out.

Jesus. How many burger places can we have in one city?
Any idea of what time they're doing the lunch pop-up? Might swing by and have a look.

ben.schlomo · 01-04-2019 11:25am

J o e wrote: »

Signage going up early this morning for "Five Guys" where Foot Locker was on Shop Street / William Street. Apparently they've been working on it inside and they're opening the front part as a free pop-up at lunch today to announce the news, then closing for a few weeks to complete the fit-out.

There's been Skechers signs in the Foot Locker windows for the last two weeks? Do you mean the HSamuel unit?

cfeeneyinterior · 01-04-2019 11:29am

ben.schlomo wrote: »

There's been Skechers signs in the Foot Locker windows for the last two weeks? Do you mean the HSamuel unit?

April fool's. Has to be. H Samuel building would need a change of use from retail to restaurant and they haven't looked for it as per planning application listing and I don't think it would be allowed either due to city development plans...

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