Definitely same owners - wonder why they don't keep the same name? Been nothing on L'Art Du Chocolat's socials which is a bit strange
Not the same owner at all. Nico has left the business. A Moldovan lady has bought him out.
Sorry I should have had 2 question marks there - first being after the definitely the same owner - as didnt make sense to me why they wouldn't keep the name. Hope new business works well, so much competition in the area.
Siopa Milseán unit has finally got some work going on it, must be sat closed 2 years at this point?
This Acai bowl lot going in, sing already up but doesn't seem like any work done inside the unit: https://www.oakberry.com/en-IE/en-UK
They have a sign outside saying Now Open!
Only saw from a distance though, couldn't see inside
Is this in Glenroyal Shopping Centre? There wasn't a Siopa Milsean when we moved here.
Main Street, beside PTSB.
Seems like a prime spot for a fairly niche product? Hope I'm wrong and they do well
Cheers must look out for it
The acai bowls looked quite nice. They had (very expensive) smoothies on the menu as well.
Oakberry Açai has over 600 stores in more than 35 countries! I don't think it's niche quite the opposite
I still think acai bowls are a pretty niche product to basically be the bulk of a company's sales. If you're only going to sell one or two things in a relatively small town you need a significant amount of repeat customers
Obviously I hope I'm wrong, I hope they flourish
Absolutely. It won't last more than a year. A lot of the stuff on the menu can be made for a few euros at home.
Looks like the plan for the old Ulster Bank is to convert it to a Doctor's surgery:
ePlan - Online Planning Details
Had Tuck In for the first time yesterday. The food was beautiful, and the price was reasonable.
Hope they last there.
You could say that about any coffee, sandwich or coffee shop. Chipper etc. A total mute point
not sure if it's just the times i go past, but that zombrero place or whatever seems to be nearly always empty. would be surprised if it lasts much longer, unless the rent there is ridiculously cheap
Very poor burritos the few times I've tried them. Quite clear that the staff don't really know what they're at and just lump each ingredient in on top of each other, wrap it up and think that's grand.
Nothing I had from there was up to scratch. Would vastly prefer a Saburittos or even a Boojum (my two favoured chains have shut down - Burritos and Blues (still in Cork) and Tolteca)
What's being built out the celbridge road. Is it a housing estate?
Yea. 100 percent social from what I hear. No traffic management being implemented either. But sure look walking everywhere seems to be the default Green answer these days. It's a joke at this stage that we keep getting told amount traffic plans and strategies yet nothing ever seems to happen.
People I know in their 30's born and reared in Maynooth can't afford a modest home in the place and have to move well out of the area. It's really not on.
Never actually tried it. Just doesn't look inviting.
It's not designated as social housing, and there is a traffic management plan in place.
Local councillors today (FF, FG, SD, Lab) objecting to opening up walls for pedestrian access between existing estates or new estates like this and existing estates, so look forward to even more cars clogging up the main roads soon when these (and other planned estates) get built.
People in their 30s forced to move away while their parents (in conjunction with organised residents association groups) lobby councillors to object to new houses being built.
Interesting comments on Zambrero, have to say I really like the place, probably go there once a week and it's often pretty busy at lunch (mostly students, I'd say)
Yes it's good and it's pretty busy. It's far better than Boojum which was also name dropped.
Also agree about Tuckin. The menu is a little difficult to decipher and the branding is a little off. The food however is excellent, hopefully it can get the foot fall as was very quiet at lunch time when I went last week.
I never see anyone there, but then again I don't usually pass it during the students' lunch time.
Someone mentioned Burritos & Blues, but after getting food poisoning from there "Burritos & Poos" seems more of an appropriate name from my point of view.
I ordered delivery from Zambreros yesterday and the quality was great. Boojum is over-hyped and I find Zambreros on par, if not better than it.
Tucked on the other hand… They failed to remove the plastic on their chorizo and served me the dish with it. Vile and inedible. Will never go back.
Councillors objecting to opening walkways in boundaries of existing estates are doing so at the behest of residents in these estates. I'd object to a walkway in a cul de sac, I've liked near a walkway between estates and it was a magnet for antisocial behaviour.
Lana Street Food is currently the best spice bag around. Orient and Golden Palace are muck lately.
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