What happened to all the Abrakebabra franchises?

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

.....Forever known as scabby hands. Puke.

Ah I remember....Iris the Virus?

Chris___ wrote: »

To be fair the Templemore franchise was good. Nice food reasonable prices. It did very little business though even in the celtic tiger era. Then again what business does make money there. Templemore is no longer classed a town these days just a suburb of Thurles.

The Cashel one was alright too.

Never impressed, to be honest. Even for fast food, I thought that they were pretty bad. That said, I had American friends over not so long ago and they were raving about the Abrakebabra in Temple Bar. Brought one home with them any night that they ended up in town.


Iskanders and Zaytoon are pretty alright here. Got chips, a lamb kebab and a tin of orange for €9 one lunchtime not too long back.

The kebabs here in Ireland pale in comparison to those you can get in continental Europe. My ma lives nearby a lovely little Italian family owned pizzeria. Not a chain. I was in there over the summer after a Dublin game, hemming and hawwing, when the girl told us that their kebabs are good and that they make their own pitta. Their ingredients are pretty fresh, for an Irish pizzeria, so I thought I was onto a winner.

They then served it with this cold, pinkish gloop that was masquerading as chilli sauce. So close!

As a younger man, I used go there for a curry chip and cheese with bacon and a doner kebab..absolutely wonderfully tastey but by jesus was it unhealthy.

They've slowly become less and less of a presence in Dublin alright. In fact, I'd struggle to think of where you'd find one in Dublin now. Maybe that one near Break for the Border? I haven't been up that way in a while.

Have to say btw, there's only one time I ever got food-poisoning in Dublin, and it was from a burger I got in Abra on O'Connell St (across from The Spire, now long gone). I'd say it was just to do with that franchise though, as I never had the same problem with any other Abrakebabra.

Nothing better than a garlic chicken roll and garlic cheese chips after a feed of porter. The drunken nights I spent slobbering down that stuff while watching fight club inside and out will stay with me and my clogged arteries forever.

Actually got a shag out of a particularly violent incident in the Abrakebabra in Dundalk, was cowering in the back near the jacks and got talking to a little lovely, once everyone else had been arrested or was dead there was no queue so we ordered, received and carefully avoiding the pools of blood and vomit headed back to hers!

Do feel sorry for my brother who had to share a room with me and to all the passengers on the bus who had to endure my garlicy snores and emissions the morning after!

Just remembered, on one occasion I went to Abrakebabra sober in the afternoon, all looking forward to my lovely chicken and garlic feast ~ it was absolute muck, couldn't finish it. I think they've died out because there's less drinking out being done.

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Abrakebabra is the ryanair of the fast-food industry.

More like Laker Airways

Chaim Fluffy Scanner wrote: »

I used to work in westmoreland St in the 90's. Was a miracle getting out alive after a night shift between knives and drug dealers. Regularly had the drug kingpins in for a kebab.

Donny Brook is still there.

Ah Donny Brook, Irelands answer to Donny Brasco

Chris___ wrote: »

Thurles, Clonmel, Cashel, Templemore, Dungarvan are just a few of the big number of takeaways that closed recently. Was it the Jedward and Edward happy meal thing they had that scared off the customers?

The owners doner runner. :pac:

lufties wrote: »

Think Abra is bad..There's a national treasure in Limerick called the chicken hut(not sure if its still around), It was famed for its gravy chips, think the gravy was made out of the dregs and leftover oils/fat.

Thats sounds unreal!

Is the Phibsborough one still there ?

Had their burger in RDS recently at a match and it was grand and euro less than the other caravan there selling burgers. Not much of a queue either.

Realistically, the franchise model isn't stricked enough and quality control suffers. And there doesn't seem to be any effort made to increase daytime trade so staff motivation is on the floor simply because they only attract the late night piss heads.