What happened to all the Abrakebabra franchises?

AlanS181824 · 15-12-2014 12:31am

Still open in Carlow.

.....Yay?!

markmacken · 18-12-2014 12:40am

Still open in Drumcondra too. Though I walked right past it earlier and went to a new place in Drumcondra the other side of the Tolka - kind of opposite Fagan's. It's a general take-away (pizza to kebabs and everything in between). I had a kebab earlier because they're on special on Wednesdays until 8pm: only €3.50. Have to say, it was a tasty and substantial kebab, and really hit the spot. Even at its regular price of €5 it would have been much better than anything I could have got in the Drumcondra Abrakebabra!

Grab All Association · 08-01-2015 7:08pm

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/eat-awards-former-abrakebabra-employees-12-500-1.2056821

Three former Abrakebabra employees are set to receive an estimated €12,500 following termination of their employment by one of the chain’s Tipperary franchises in 2013.
Iryna and Igor Yurevych of Thurles, Co Tipperary had been employed by the fast food restaurant, owned by Samantha McElligott, for nine years between 2004 and 2013, while their colleague Lina Karkaziene worked for the company for five years until 2013.
The ruling, made following an Employment Appeals Tribunal sitting in Thurles last November, found all three were entitled to redundancy payments based on a 24-hour part-time working week, plus €230 each in holiday pay.

The Bould Rabbit · 08-01-2015 7:50pm

The Abrakebabra in Moate became the Irish Midlands regional Bureau for Reuters News agency for a while. After that the building was used as a depot for the distribution of iodine tablets while they were all the rage. Following that it became the official Moate residence of Işanguly Nuryýew, the deputy first assistant to the ambassador of Turkmenistan to the UK and Ireland.

Following that the building remained vacant for a short while before it was leased out to the international coffee chain, Starbucks. However they were forced to close resulting in the loss of 97 jobs due to a campaign by locals who claimed that Moate high street was swamped with anonymous chain shops and eateries with no character, with many maintaining that the town was in danger of resembling downtown Dallas or Birmingham. The Abrakebabra shop is now Jackie's Hair Salon.

tadcan · 11-01-2015 1:12pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Jesus I knew the ingredients in their kebabs were dodgy but that's still fairly shocking.

At our place a customer asked for a nose burger, hilarious!

Dyr · 11-01-2015 1:20pm

SuperS54 wrote: »

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.

I always had a theory that stabra's only served muck during the daytime, their gourmet efforts were reserved for us connoisseurs of taste and discernment who rolled into the place at 3 am looking for taco chips.

It's the only logical explanation

c montgomery · 11-01-2015 1:24pm

The Bould Rabbit wrote: »

The Abrakebabra in Moate became the Irish Midlands regional Bureau for Reuters News agency for a while. After that the building was used as a depot for the distribution of iodine tablets while they were all the rage. Following that it became the official Moate residence of Işanguly Nuryýew, the deputy first assistant to the ambassador of Turkmenistan to the UK and Ireland.

Following that the building remained vacant for a short while before it was leased out to the international coffee chain, Starbucks. However they were forced to close resulting in the loss of 97 jobs due to a campaign by locals who claimed that Moate high street was swamped with anonymous chain shops and eateries with no character, with many maintaining that the town was in danger of resembling downtown Dallas or Birmingham. The Abrakebabra shop is now Jackie's Hair Salon.

The best hair salon this side of the water

Turtyturd · 11-01-2015 1:29pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Still open in Carlow.

.....Yay?!

Shamrock beats it hands down.

cena · 11-01-2015 1:33pm

There is one in the food court of Liffey valley

Dan_Solo · 11-01-2015 2:06pm

ebbsy wrote: »

I would have sued them but for the fact I was bringing somebody else to court already.

Does the court only sit once a year or what?!?!

uck51js9zml2yt · 11-01-2015 2:08pm

Had the pleasure of working in westmoreland St in the early 90's. Had my fair share of drug dealers, prostitutes, knife attacks and general scum bags come through the doors.

The only thing was that the food served during the day was the same crap at night.
We used to look forward or going to a place in Bolton St for breakfast at 6am for some real food.
I think there is one in the square as well, where dunkin donuts was.

yipeeeee · 11-01-2015 2:28pm

Love it, food snobs I have no time for.

mister gullible · 11-01-2015 2:37pm

Of all the fast food joints in all the world that I have been in, Abrekebabra in Donnybrook had the filthiest toilet. Never went back to them.

Realt Dearg Sec · 11-01-2015 2:43pm

yipeeeee wrote: »

Love it, food snobs I have no time for.

I think you might be setting the bar for food snobbery a little low there.

Dan_Solo · 11-01-2015 3:36pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I think you might be setting the bar for food snobbery a little low there.

I don't get every second poster claiming (not entirely convincingly) they got food poisoning there though. I reckon I've had upwards of 50 Abras over the years, including microwaved kebab the following afternoon, and never a problem.
Are yiz all just wussies or blaming the kebab for the 12 pints that preceded it?

Fuhrer · 11-01-2015 3:37pm

Dan_Solo wrote: »

I don't get every second poster claiming (not entirely convincingly) they got food poisoning there though. I reckon I've had upwards of 50 Abras over the years, including microwaved kebab the following afternoon, and never a problem.
Are yiz all just wussies or blaming the kebab for the 12 pints that preceded it?

I had one last night and my stomach hurts worse from that then any hangover I can remember

Realt Dearg Sec · 11-01-2015 3:39pm

Dan_Solo wrote: »

I don't get every second poster claiming (not entirely convincingly) they got food poisoning there though. I reckon I've had upwards of 50 Abras over the years, including microwaved kebab the following afternoon, and never a problem.
Are yiz all just wussies or blaming the kebab for the 12 pints that preceded it?

Meh, I've been known to eat the odd abra. Never got sick, but objectively it's obviously rotten.

Dan_Solo · 11-01-2015 3:42pm

Wussies it is then!

syklops · 11-01-2015 6:46pm

Dan_Solo wrote: »

I don't get every second poster claiming (not entirely convincingly) they got food poisoning there though. I reckon I've had upwards of 50 Abras over the years, including microwaved kebab the following afternoon, and never a problem.
Are yiz all just wussies or blaming the kebab for the 12 pints that preceded it?

+1. Also had easily that number or more over the years. I never microwaved them but regularly polished them off the following morning. Not once felt any ill effects, that also couldn't be attributed to the gallon of Guinness I also had. There must be some very delicate tummies out there in Boards-land.

moleyv · 11-01-2015 6:55pm

The one on O Connell street in Limerick was genuinely nice with great staff. Not sure if it is still there.

But I would actively avoid Abra everywhere else.

roscommmon1980 · 03-08-2016 7:47pm

there seems to be a theme
drunk = amazing
sober = not so amazing

Mongfinder General · 06-08-2016 8:45am

That place is terrible for fighting. Absolute Neanderthals eat there in the early hours.

DrPhilG · 06-08-2016 9:51am

I think we must have been spoiled in the NW. Back in the day we had Abra in Buncrana, Derry and Letterkenny and they were all pretty good. I've had Abra down around Gort or somwhere and it was crap.

Used to love the Letterkenny one, but then they moved and got all fancy and it wasn't the same.

Only one near me that is still good is in Buncrana.

I'm hungry now.

riclad · 06-08-2016 3:54pm

I Thought they were the same everywhere ,same menu, .
I got a donner kebab ,6 months ago ,in abrakebabra
it was very nice ,but half the size of a chip shop kebab for the same price.It seems bad value to me.

bigpink · 06-08-2016 3:58pm

In Limerick aload of kebab pizza places have opened.Same menus food all run by foreign staff

What happened to all the Abrakebabra franchises?

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