Articles tagged ‘chipper’

Genoa revisited

By Seán | June 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I mentioned the newly opened Genoa Cafe a couple of weeks ago, but I took the occasion the other day to actually stop in and give her a go.
Well, call me old-fashioned, but the new place just doesn’t FEEL the same. Admittedly, it’s good to have a chipper located so close to the middle of [...]

 

Garlic curry cheese and bacon chips

By Seán | June 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

The new Genoa cafe got me to thinking. There is now a noble little chinese place across from the Athlone Garda station called “Lotus Chinese,” but there used to be a chipper there called Fryer Tuck’s (hah hah) whose specialty was Garlic curry cheese and bacon chips.
That’s right - thick-cut, deep-fried chips smothered in [...]

 

Flanagans Fast Food in Ballymahon

By Seán | May 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

It was one of those weekends when you find yourself in Ballymahon for some musical event or another.
VE leaned across the table with a brown bag of chips. A heavenly aroma wafted from the open end.
“Chip, Sean?”
Folks I am here to tell you that that heavenly little golden sliver was possibly one of the [...]

 

Alfredos chipper, Athlone

By Seán | January 4th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

It’s two in the morning in Athlone and you’re hungry.
There’s nothing for it but to hit Alfredo’s chipper. It is argued that these are the nicest chips in town, but from pizza to a battered sausage, Alfredos has got you covered.
Out the Dublin road toward the college, Alfredos is open late and caters to [...]