Eddie Rockets

Novella · 17-07-2012 2:59am

I don't love it, nor do I hate it. Just think it's okay. I'm not a milkshake kinda person though so that could be partially the reason I'm not fussed.

Jesus Wept · 17-07-2012 9:22am

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

the one in arklow gives you any burger, fries and a drink for 2 plus 2 cinema tickets for €16. thats a good deal in my book

That's amazing. I am jelly.

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Eating at Eddie Rockets is the same as playing the lotto, a tax on idiots.

Your post is taxing on logic.

Corholio wrote: »

The prices of stuff in there is extortionate to be honest. Burgers for 6 or 7 euro. Chips small in portion size. Your paying for the fact that you're pretending to be in the 60's.

lol. The 50's.

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

God I love Eddie Rockets.

Chicken wings to start. Tried Elephant ans Castle once and it was the worst meal I've ever paid for.

Chocolate malt......taste sensation.

M50 or a Smokestack.....oh ye.

Regulate fries or possibly garlic and cheese depending on the mood.

If I feel like treating myself for lunch their Club Sandwich is great.

It's not cheap but for 3euros more it's better than any other fast food joint. You won't be hungry in an hour after Eddie Rockets.

Club sandwich is gone? Gone in any Eddie's I have been to in a year or so.

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Personally I just think eddie rockets is too expensive to be going there all the time. Two people can easily drop 50 euro there.

If I am out and about and fancy food. I'd sooner goto burger king or what not.

Two sumo wrestlers maybe.

M three · 19-07-2012 1:08am

Like eddie rockets, I know you pay more for their food but its better quality stuff.
But, the owner of two of them hires some staff that dont have a work permit, thats just pure greed.
Wont be going back there.

http://www.herald.ie/news/in-brief-diner-boss-on-permit-charges-3171489.html

THE operator of two Eddie Rockets diners is being prosecuted for employing foreign nationals without valid work permits.

The case was listed before Judge John O'Neill at the Dublin District Court.

Grattan Park Limited, trading as Eddie Rockets, is being prosecuted by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

Judge O'Neill granted an adjournment until a date in October; pleas to the charges have not yet been entered by the defendant company.

The food company faces seven counts relating to employment of three non-nationals at two of the 1950s- themed American style diners.

MaroonAndGreen · 19-07-2012 2:14am

Ive rarely been there...

But when I have ive loved it really :O

giles lynchwood · 19-07-2012 6:18pm

Thatnastyboy wrote: »

Good shill Eddie :pac:

I do like empty pockets alright, but was in there a few weeks ago, and ordered somethin i didnt know, ended up with a bowl of mince, a bag of doritos and a big plate of disappointment, it was shite :mad:

I'd say that was their chilli and grated cheese with dry cracker's.NOM NOM

VEN · 19-07-2012 7:08pm

Empty Pockets - wouldn't set foot in the place

Reindeer · 19-07-2012 7:56pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I'm surprised any faux-American diner in Ireland could ever be considered a rip-off of another faux-American diner in Ireland.

Sarcasm aside, it's even better than that:

Eddie Rockets is based upon Johnny Rockets from the States. Johnny Rockets(which have 320 restaurants nationwide and began building restaurants roughly 3 years before Eddie Rockets) is in tern based upon the typical 1940's and 1950's American diner, and in particular, the Apple Pan which has been in Los Angeles, California since 1947.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eddie-Rocket%27s-Ennis,-co.-Clare.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SixFlags-JohnnyRockets-4095.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apple_Pan

As an American, I find the food to be just slightly stylized, but fairly accurate to 50's style American diner food - which is pretty much a food and style staple in the States. It never really died. The only things on the menu that I would say are distinctly American, and I have not yet found a counterpart elsewhere in Ireland, are the shakes and the hotdogs. While the food may be agreeable, the costs are not. The whole reasoning behind an American diner is that it is cheap, fast food. Even Johnny Rockets is about half what Eddies costs. But in Ireland we're paying for the relatively rare atmosphere, if not rarefied food.

Having said this, I must admit I will pop in for some comfort food. There it is easy to pretend on my visits to Ireland that I am back home, if only for a meal. Immediately thereafter, I am once again sick of American culture and rebel and go to pub and start a fight. Lord knows I'll have plenty of energy for it in my gut.

Reindeer · 19-07-2012 8:38pm

Brokentime wrote: »

Not sure if anyone agrees with me on this, but I think that all Subway shops have a bad smell in them. It's some foodstuff, obviously, but just a manky smell overall. Been in Subway in Dublin, Chicago, Shanghai... etc etc.... same smell everywhere.

I always assumed the smell was from the onion and garlic on the bread baking mixed with the raw yeast aroma. But, yeah, I know what ya mean.

daltonmd · 20-07-2012 12:52pm

Unwillingly ate in Eddie's a few days ago, stopped many years ago as it just went downhill. Didn't even know about the new menu until I was there.

3 People.

3 Burgers

Couple of starters

1 Chile fries
1 Normal fries.

Burgers were wafer thin, overcooked, it was like chewing sand. Bun was fresh as was lettuce the presence of the meat ruined it.

Fries - completely oversalted, difficult to eat.

Chile fries - Just when you thought the fries couldn't be any saltier - add the outrageously salty chile. Awful.

Good points

Shakes were delicious.

Starters were really good, quesadillas with guacomole worth a return trip alone.

Deep fried mushrooms and garlic sauce a close second.

Really pity about the meat and the fries. 45 euro for 3.

noodler · 20-07-2012 1:47pm

I wonder if some of the branches are just sh1t!

My biggest plus for Eddies is the fact the meat in the burgers is a reasonable slab or actual mice rather than just a crappie flat pattie!

I love the stuff on the chips too (paprica?).

The ones I frequent the most are on Parnell St and O'Connell St.

cherryghost · 20-07-2012 2:14pm

noodler wrote: »

I wonder if some of the branches are just sh1t!

My biggest plus for Eddies is the fact the meat in the burgers is a reasonable slab or actual mice rather than just a crappie flat pattie!

I love the stuff on the chips too (paprica?).

The ones I frequent the most are on Parnell St and O'Connell St.

I think they are. I frequent the Bray branch and a few weeks ago went to the one on O'Connell street.

I was absolutely atrocious. The burger was crap and small in comparison to Bray. I was so pissed off I complained to the manager, took a photo of the burger and emailed them. Never heard anything back.

theholyghost · 20-07-2012 2:15pm

Very tempted to go again was there Monday!

Someone was having 4 of those mini burgers with fries. Seemed to have cheese on them, anything else on them?

garv123 · 20-07-2012 2:16pm

First time I ate in Eddie Rockets I picked up what I presumed was the salt shaker on the table and put it on my chips... Sugary chips don't taste nice

The oreo shake and secret sauce made up for it though.

noodler · 20-07-2012 2:23pm

cherryghost wrote: »

I think they are. I frequent the Bray branch and a few weeks ago went to the one on O'Connell street.

I was absolutely atrocious. The burger was crap and small in comparison to Bray. I was so pissed off I complained to the manager, took a photo of the burger and emailed them. Never heard anything back.

I actually have never had a problem in O'Connell St.

Last time I was there was April and I say at the counter and watched the burger being made (what I would call) reasonable slabs of mince being thrown on the grill thing.

Maybe they made the burgers smaller since they introduced the combo meal? I can't say I have noticed though.

juan.kerr · 20-07-2012 2:24pm

VEN wrote: »

Empty Pockets - wouldn't set foot in the place

Noted

Mr Benevolent · 20-07-2012 2:50pm

Reindeer wrote: »

I always assumed the smell was from the onion and garlic on the bread baking mixed with the raw yeast aroma. But, yeah, I know what ya mean.

It's a fecking awful smell and I've never gone into a Subway because of it.

Reindeer · 21-07-2012 5:05am

Confab wrote: »

It's a fecking awful smell and I've never gone into a Subway because of it.

Here's a few stabs at it, not to derail the thread:

http://www.chow.com/food-news/86822/why-do-subway-restaurants-smell-awful/

Some folks say it could be the meat being unpacked. The only problem I have with this theory is they aren't unpacking meat all day. However if they are using meat made at plants in the US, the FDA does allow a certain amount of ammonia(or whatever it is they use) to sterilize processed meats. And when you open up some packs of sandwich meat in the States, the initial whiff can be brutal, even when 'fresh'. And they do have that cheap meat-like stuff sitting around all day behind the glass... so they may have a point.

kjl · 21-07-2012 5:37am

Firstly, if you consider them to be small portions you must be one fat dude. Secondly the food there is savage, it's also got a cool retro vibe which is slick.
Thirdly the new shakes from the shake shop are the nicest thing I have ever drank.

Eddy Rockets all the way. Advertising pun intended.

Grayson · 21-07-2012 10:14am

I always hated eddie rockets. I actually prefer the burger in burger king. The only reason I've ever gone to Eddie Rockets is because a girl has dragged me. The burgers are dry over priced bits of seared meat in a stale bun. The hotdogs are not much better. The only thing that appears to be nice there is the mlkshakes.
We were working late one day and work said they'd pay for takeaway. So we ordered from there and sent up someone to collect them. My BLTC (Bacon lettuce tomato & cheese) had no bacon. It was two pieces of toasted bread with limp lettuce and some cheese and tomato.

I don't care how much a girl whinges at me, I'm never going back to that place.

These places have far better burgers.
http://www.gourmetburgercompany.ie/

And strangly enough, although I've only been there twice so I haven't got a huge amount of experience with them, thunder road has great burgers.

St.Spodo · 21-07-2012 10:41am

The portions are very big, OP. If you got the wings, for example, there's no way you'd be wanting more wings unless you haven't eaten in days. You get a good-sized portion of chips too and the hot dogs are huge.

LETHAL LADY · 21-07-2012 10:52am

Any Eddie Rockets Ive been in are filthy and the food is sh**e and always cold aswell. I would say the same for KFC and Pizzahut all overpriced and rotten and dont even get me started on Abrakebabra what a f**king dive.