Chicken Fillet Rolls ?

Andrew00 · 23-02-2020 5:30pm

The Irish are obsessed with the "deli". No where else in the world have they got this.

Ask any English person and theyll say wtf is a deli

Oranage2 · 23-02-2020 5:31pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

A few yardsticks - amounts being one. Like getting five salads is fine. It depends on how much you ask for of each. It’s visual, I guess.

Or we had one guy who came in and really blatantly took the piss. He got away with it by being the only one that bad so we just let him away with it. It wasn’t worth saying anything for one person. But like for extras, he’d ask for another meat rather than salad. And then the salad-y things, he’d ask for more of everything. And yeah, we probably should have said something but we just served him as politely as anyone else and joked about him with each other. People are thinking that deli workers are upset about gluttons. No, we were just like “Lol, did you see what Greedy McGlutton ordered today”.

I think I'm getting it now.

What if he was laughing at you to his mates about how you work in a deli?

Would you like that?

23-02-2020 5:33pm

Andrew00 wrote: »

The Irish are obsessed with the "deli". No where else in the world have they got this.

Ask any English person and theyll say wtf is a deli

But the English are always wrong. That only makes the word more applicable.

tuxy · 23-02-2020 5:33pm

hurler32 wrote: »

Don’t be buying these rolls for myself but the last 2 days I had to get them for the young lad after sports events .
He’s a very basic eater so wanted a white roll with chicken fillet , nothing else not even butter . It was a large white roll but one cost 4 euro and in a different centra one was 4.20 .
Seemed like a lot to me for a basic chicken fillet roll , it seems entirely up to who’s serving you what’s keyed in . These delis are obviously where the money’s been made in these shops . Any thoughts ?

You need to do something about that. I know some people in their 20s - 30s who still do not eat vegtables. This weird phase can continue into adudlthood.
Some of them now suffer from gout.

Aongus Von Bismarck · 23-02-2020 5:33pm

I tried one of those chicken fillet rolls a few years back to see what the hype is about. Absolutely horrific. Managed two bites and had to bin the rest. It was a collection of individual horrors brought together - a tube of bread that they claimed was a baguette, some sort of animal protein covered in breadcrumbs, limp iceberg lettuce, slimey tomatoes, and a sauce that was little more than cheap vegetable oil with salt added.

How anyone would willingly put this filth into their body is beyond me.

23-02-2020 5:34pm

tuxy wrote: »

You need to do something about that. I know some people in their 20s - 30s who still do not eat vegtables. This weird phase can continue into adudlthood.
Some of them now suffer from gout.

Myth.

tuxy · 23-02-2020 5:36pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Myth.

No, gout is real and is caused by uric acid in the blood

23-02-2020 5:41pm

tuxy wrote: »

No, gout is real and is caused by uric acid in the blood

And not definitely caused by what’s mentioned above.

tuxy · 23-02-2020 5:43pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

And not definitely caused by what’s mentioned above.

It's caused by poor diet which is exactly what the OP described their son as having. I know so many people that this was not just a stage in childhood.

23-02-2020 5:57pm

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

People who ask for everything in subway is number one, like I said earlier you don’t try and fit a pint into a glass, also, don’t put your hands on the glass surrounding the hot food ! Otherwise meat and two veg is the norm

A subway roll is well able to comfortably hold all the salads, I do it every week. The salads are there, subway even have ads on tv where people ask for all the salads so I don’t think it’s in anyway unusual. The people from work who go to subway with me would all get either all or almost all the salads. This is the norm for a proper sandwich.

Meat and two veg is a child’s sandwich, you can’t really expect such a lacking sandwich to be the norm?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

A few yardsticks - amounts being one. Like getting five salads is fine. It depends on how much you ask for of each. It’s visual, I guess.

Or we had one guy who came in and really blatantly took the piss. He got away with it by being the only one that bad so we just let him away with it. It wasn’t worth saying anything for one person. But like for extras, he’d ask for another meat rather than salad. And then the salad-y things, he’d ask for more of everything. And yeah, we probably should have said something but we just served him as politely as anyone else and joked about him with each other. People are thinking that deli workers are upset about gluttons. No, we were just like “Lol, did you see what Greedy McGlutton ordered today”.

I never specify the amount of each salad the two exceptions being I always ask for extra jalepenos in subway as bar the people that know me they never give enough. Also when a new person starts in subway they are exceptionally stingy with the salads so I might as for more if a few but only to the point of the normal fill I get from experienced staff.

Andrew00 wrote: »

The Irish are obsessed with the "deli". No where else in the world have they got this.

Ask any English person and theyll say wtf is a deli

Yeah and they are missing out big time. Impossible to get a decent sandwich over there as they don’t have deli, even worse impossible to get a breakfast roll after a night on the sauce when over there for the weekend.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 23-02-2020 5:58pm

Oranage2 wrote: »

I think I'm getting it now.

What if he was laughing at you to his mates about how you work in a deli?

Would you like that?

I’ve been pretty clear that this is workers talking amongst themselves. The customer wouldn’t be there obviously. I’m amazed I have to point that out.

A deli worker laughing in the face of a customer would be rude.

A customer laughing in the face of a deli worker would be rude.

Quite what that has to do with what I’ve been talking about, I’m not sure.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 23-02-2020 6:01pm

This thread is class

Moghead · 23-02-2020 6:03pm

Where I used to work the only business nearby that you could get a cheap lunch in was a centra. I did the dog on chicken rolls, couldn't eat one again. Used to get taco sauce, cheese and tomato slices on mine.

I actually started getting the prepacked salads in centra instead, not too bad, liked the chicken one with grains, lettuce, beetroot and carrot.

23-02-2020 6:05pm

Moghead wrote: »

Where I used to work the only business nearby that you could get a cheap lunch in was a centra. I did the dog on chicken rolls, couldn't eat one again. Used to get taco sauce, cheese and tomato slices on mine.

I actually started getting the prepacked salads in centra instead, not too bad, liked the chicken one with grains, lettuce, beetroot and carrot.

Translation: “I gave up”

tuxy · 23-02-2020 6:05pm

Moghead wrote: »

I actually started getting the prepacked salads in centra instead, not too bad, liked the chicken one with grains, lettuce, beetroot and carrot.

Yes these are ok but the price for a simple oul salad

I blame the tans

Moghead · 23-02-2020 6:09pm

Andrew00 wrote: »

The Irish are obsessed with the "deli". No where else in the world have they got this.

Ask any English person and theyll say wtf is a deli

They have delis in New York, obviously not the same as the counter in the petrol station but you can get sambos and food to go.

I'd rather a deli to Greggs or Pret.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 23-02-2020 6:10pm

Bodie White Rocker wrote: »

I never specify the amount of each salad the two exceptions being I always ask for extra jalepenos in subway as bar the people that know me they never give enough. Also when a new person starts in subway they are exceptionally stingy with the salads so I might as for more if a few but only to the point of the normal fill I get from experienced staff.

Then you are likely not one of the gluttonous customers. They tend to distinguish themselves.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 6:21pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Then you are likely not one of the gluttonous customers. They tend to distinguish themselves.

But are these “types” not the ideal customer in any shop or “eating house”?

tuxy · 23-02-2020 6:32pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

But are these “types” not the ideal customer in any shop or “eating house”?

If you chicken rolls were priced by weight they would be. But anywhere I buy them there is a flat price.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 6:33pm

tuxy wrote: »

If you chicken rolls were priced by weight they would be. But anywhere I buy them there is a flat price.

But “extras” cost more. And if the server is willing to throw in a meat or extra egg gratis that’s on them.

Calling a customer “greedy” is way out of line.

Andrew00 · 23-02-2020 6:34pm

A box of wedges with aromat and 5 sausage rolls

dartboardio · 23-02-2020 6:35pm

Ugh a southern fried chicken fillet roll with taco sauce.

Get in me

Or two sausages and four mini jambons

Andrew00 · 23-02-2020 6:36pm

Jambons are horrible

Titclamp · 23-02-2020 6:36pm

punisher5112 wrote: »

The chicken comes from China, it's bagged up in huge bags and can be got in Musgrave's.

Dirt cheap.

Any links on that..

Andrew00 · 23-02-2020 6:37pm

Nothing worse than when 25 builders all come in at once. And most are pig ignorant as well "give us 4 drumsticks will ya" is one I hear often

dartboardio · 23-02-2020 6:38pm

Andrew00 wrote: »

Jambons are horrible

I used to think that and never ate a jambon until a year or so ago, but love them now.

Cheese, ham and pastry, what's not to like!

23-02-2020 6:50pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I tried one of those chicken fillet rolls a few years back to see what the hype is about. Absolutely horrific. Managed two bites and had to bin the rest. It was a collection of individual horrors brought together - a tube of bread that they claimed was a baguette, some sort of animal protein covered in breadcrumbs, limp iceberg lettuce, slimey tomatoes, and a sauce that was little more than cheap vegetable oil with salt added.

How anyone would willingly put this filth into their body is beyond me.

What a load of nonsense as usual.

You wouldn’t last long going for lunch with me and my friends at work, we get hot chicken rolls a few times a week

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 23-02-2020 6:56pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

But are these “types” not the ideal customer in any shop or “eating house”?

Not in a place with fixed prices. If every item adds on an increment then yeah. Or if, say, two salads are included in the price but the person asked for a lot of each. Then there’s no benefit to the business at all.

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

But “extras” cost more. And if the server is willing to throw in a meat or extra egg gratis that’s on them.

Calling a customer “greedy” is way out of line.

Well, it happens. Obviously not to the customer but you’d be naive to think that customers don’t get discussed amongst staff for whatever reason. I don’t see why it’s out of line either, to be honest. And sometimes servers are asked to add more.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 6:58pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Not in a place with fixed prices. If every item adds on an increment then yeah. Or if, say, two salads are included in the price but the person asked for a lot of each. Then there’s no benefit to the business at all.

I really don’t think the shop owner will bemoan a few extra salad “leaves” to a loyal customer.

The server is under no obligation to provide free “extras”. Blaming a customer for asking is just plain nuts.

Any, substantial, “extras” should be added to the price accordingly.

coastwatch · 23-02-2020 6:59pm

Titclamp wrote: »

Any links on that..

Most of it comes from Thailand.

"Much of the catering industry chicken in Ireland is imported as cooked meat from Thailand"

https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/finance/chicken-in-catering-sector-90-sourced-from-outside-ireland-208213.html

freshpopcorn · 23-02-2020 6:59pm

Go Home Paddy Cat!! wrote: »

he did. i saw it at the time. very interesting. here it is:

I couldn't stop laughing at that when it was on. It's processed chicken, standard spread, ketchup, a white roll,etc and you had one's suprised it fattening and had sugar.

Woke Hogan · 23-02-2020 6:59pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I tried one of those chicken fillet rolls a few years back to see what the hype is about. Absolutely horrific. Managed two bites and had to bin the rest. It was a collection of individual horrors brought together - a tube of bread that they claimed was a baguette, some sort of animal protein covered in breadcrumbs, limp iceberg lettuce, slimey tomatoes, and a sauce that was little more than cheap vegetable oil with salt added.

How anyone would willingly put this filth into their body is beyond me.

Careful. I expressed a similar sentiment and someone came in here posting fantasies about my mother getting raped.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 7:02pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I couldn't stop laughing at that when it was on. It's processed chicken, standard spread, ketchup, a white roll,etc and you had one's suprised it fattening and had sugar.

I think the level of “processing” surprised a lot of people.

Maybe we all paying too much for these things considering they are basically eyelid, joint cartilage and beak “meat”.

Ninthlife · 23-02-2020 7:02pm

The real question is, is it pronounced

Chicken Fillet ( fill-it)

Or

Chicken Fillet (fill-ay)

Answers on a postcard to the usual address

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 23-02-2020 7:02pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I really don’t think the shop owner will bemoan a few extra salad “leaves” to a loyal customer.

The server is under no obligation to provide free “extras”. Blaming a customer for asking is just plain nuts.

Any, substantial, “extras” should be added to the price accordingly.

The server is also free to consider a customer gluttonous. The server can give them the extra stuff whilst still holding that opinion. It won’t upset any deli assistant, they’ll likely just laugh about it. To themselves or maybe to others. People notice things about regulars and will often comment upon them. And if the thought of that bothers some of yiz, I don’t really know what to tell you. And you’d be surprised what owners bemoan.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 7:06pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

The server is also free to consider a customer gluttonous. The server can give them the extra stuff whilst still holding that opinion. It won’t upset any deli assistant, they’ll likely just laugh about it. To themselves or maybe to others. People notice things about regulars and will often comment upon them. And if the thought of that bothers some of yiz, I don’t really know what to tell you. And you’d be surprised what owners bemoan.

Do you comment on any “overweight” customers too? When they order loads of junk but then go for a “diet” drink?

Or maybe someone with a facial “deformity”?

freshpopcorn · 23-02-2020 7:10pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I think the level of “processing” surprised a lot of people.

Maybe we all paying too much for these things considering they are basically eyelid, joint cartilage and beak “meat”.

Personally I find these people are just idiots.
For example everytime they do an exposure on fizzy drinks and the amount of sugar/caffeine in them. It's the same ones who are shocked.
They then tag there friends in it and say you should stop your son from drinking these.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 7:13pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Personally I find these people are just idiots.
For example everytime they do an exposure on fizzy drinks and the amount of sugar/caffeine in them. It's the same ones who are shocked.
They then tag there friends in it and say you should stop your son from drinking these.

A few tablespoons of sugar is a lot more “palatable” than bits of gristle and “connective” tissue that’s sprayed off a chicken carcass and then blended up and shaped into a fillet.

theteal · 23-02-2020 7:15pm

Andrew00 wrote: »

The Irish are obsessed with the "deli". No where else in the world have they got this.

Ask any English person and theyll say wtf is a deli

Bad example there. A deli counter would be a luxury compared to the pre-prepared rubbish you get in a service station/convenience shop over here. Also they salivate over the likes of Greggs so. . .

23-02-2020 7:17pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Not in a place with fixed prices. If every item adds on an increment then yeah. Or if, say, two salads are included in the price but the person asked for a lot of each. Then there’s no benefit to the business at all.

The reason I don’t get the whole rules around two salads is that if you put more you have to put less of each so what’s the difference really. I’d find a sandwich/roll with meat and two salads too bland as would most people (bar picky eaters). Like a breakfast roll is about 6 different items for comparison.

freshpopcorn · 23-02-2020 7:20pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

A few tablespoons of sugar is a lot more “palatable” than bits of gristle and “connective” tissue that’s sprayed off a chicken carcass and then blended up and shaped into a fillet.

They've been ranting on about MRM now with years! Long before Philip did his exposure on it.
Shouldn't it be the in thing now with people wanting zero waste.

tuxy · 23-02-2020 7:22pm

Are they advertised as chicken fillet rolls or fillet shaped chicken, rolls?

hynesie08 · 23-02-2020 7:22pm

Bodie White Rocker wrote: »

The reason I don’t get the whole rules around two salads is that if you put more you have to put less of each so what’s the difference really. I’d find a sandwich/roll with meat and two salads too bland as would most people (bar picky eaters). Like a breakfast roll is about 6 different items for comparison.

Never heard of a blt? Or a club sandwich? I've got no issue with people having multiple veggies, but sometimes the lettuce and tomato is all you need. Tbh your usual order just sounds like a ridiculous mash of flavours that don't mix.

EmmetSpiceland · 23-02-2020 7:23pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

They've been ranting on about MRM now with years! Long before Philip did his exposure on it.
Shouldn't it be the on thing now with people wanting zero waste.

Yeah, and most of us thought that was all to do with nuggets in McDonalds. The chicken fillet roll has became a bloody “staple” now.

bassy · 23-02-2020 7:25pm

I get the roll with honky dorys in it and curry sauce all over for 3.50

anewme · 23-02-2020 7:28pm

Funny, it was these the chicken fillets ( imported from Thailand) that turned me vegetarian. Read through this thread for old times sake. Supervalu did best chicken fillet rolls and wraps! The sauces made it though.Dont know if they still do?

I always felt the Subway meat was well below par and even more processed. Square bits of rubber chicken.

23-02-2020 7:29pm

hynesie08 wrote: »

Never heard of a blt? Or a club sandwich? I've got no issue with people having multiple veggies, but sometimes the lettuce and tomato is all you need. Tbh your usual order just sounds like a ridiculous mash of flavours that don't mix.

It’s not an unusual mix at all, there are standard sandwiches in some places with most of the ingredients.

As for a club sandwich that had two meats also remember and many have onion and when I ask for one I always ask for coleslaw. No matter what sandwich I get it has to have coleslaw (bar subway where it’s not an option).

H.20v3 · 23-02-2020 7:30pm

Bodie White Rocker wrote: »

It’s not an unusual mix at all, there are standard sandwiches in some places with most of the ingredients.

As for a club sandwich that had two meats also remember and many have onion and when I ask for one I always ask for coleslaw. No matter what sandwich I get it has to have coleslaw (bar subway where it’s not an option).

You're banging on about your extras in chicken rolls all-day

tuxy · 23-02-2020 7:37pm

anewme wrote: »

I always felt the Subway most was well below par and even more processed. Square bits of rubber chicken.

Well I know that most if not all of Subways meat is reconstituted. They got in trouble in Austrailla for calling their chicken, chicken fillets.
I would have thought the EU would clamp down on this here but I guess not.

anewme · 23-02-2020 7:40pm

tuxy wrote: »

Well I know that most if not all of Subways meat is reconstituted. They got in trouble in Austrailla for calling their chicken, chicken fillets.
I would have thought the EU would clamp down on this here but I guess not.

There was some scare a few years back over the square chicken anyway.

Chicken Fillet Rolls ?

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