Dirty Takeaway Pictures Volume 3
Discussion
Vaud said:
@Giblet - as the master of Leeds takeaways, do you know of any good ones in North Leeds? Sort of Kirkstall / Headingley and North.
Cheers...
Good question! As Soad has said, Ecco Pizzeria in Headingley are good for proper Neapolitan pizza.Cheers...
As for other places. I Am Doner in Headingley is rated by a few folks, I’ve yet to try it. HFC in Hyde Park is great for grilled chicken. Sicilys in Kirkstall do half decent parmos. Foodie on Burley Rd do good burgers.
pavarotti1980 said:
Assuming you are in Newcastle, there are loads of cracking food places which will be better than the Sharwarma takeaways.
Yup, sadly I didn’t have much time but I did drive past a lot of takeaways whilst I was up there. giblet said:
Vaud said:
@Giblet - as the master of Leeds takeaways, do you know of any good ones in North Leeds? Sort of Kirkstall / Headingley and North.
Cheers...
Good question! As Soad has said, Ecco Pizzeria in Headingley are good for proper Neapolitan pizza.Cheers...
As for other places. I Am Doner in Headingley is rated by a few folks, I’ve yet to try it. HFC in Hyde Park is great for grilled chicken. Sicilys in Kirkstall do half decent parmos. Foodie on Burley Rd do good burgers.
I don't know whether FM can do it indefinitely, though. They, like many other 'small chains' before them are going through a very aggressive growth period, which started when Fulham Shore bought them 3 years ago.
They now have ~50 restaurants, and are still actively growing. They will undoubtedly follow the same trajectory as their predecessors, which is:
They now have ~50 restaurants, and are still actively growing. They will undoubtedly follow the same trajectory as their predecessors, which is:
- Continue to grow, acquiring sites tactically (e.g. choosing a rent-free period in a suboptimal location)
- Revenues grow, while profit margins decline
- Reach saturation (who knows what that number is)
- Sell the business to a PE/VC firm
- PE/VC firm immediately begin to reign in the unprofitable parts of the business and consolidate
- Sites shrink back to a more manageable number, new operating model is permanently established, profitability improves
- New operating model means reduction in quality/offering, and footfall declines
- Brand settles into a comfortable, middle-of-the-road position
craigjm said:
Fire roasted chilli based whole chicken with roast onion
Chilli and coriander corn salsa
Blooming onion
Gherkin
Chilli mayo / chilli sauce / garlic mayo
All for the princely sum of 220 SA Rand (£12)
That Rand exchange rate is the gift that keeps on giving!Chilli and coriander corn salsa
Blooming onion
Gherkin
Chilli mayo / chilli sauce / garlic mayo
All for the princely sum of 220 SA Rand (£12)
If you're in CT, I'd recommend a trip to House of H for completely ridiculous beef ribs. Huge portions, epic flavour.
C70R said:
That Rand exchange rate is the gift that keeps on giving!
If you're in CT, I'd recommend a trip to House of H for completely ridiculous beef ribs. Huge portions, epic flavour.
I’m in Joburg. Yeah the exchange rate makes it so cheap for us. I will be in CT in a couple of weeks time so will check it out. I’m here until April enjoying 30 degrees while you guys all freeze your butts off If you're in CT, I'd recommend a trip to House of H for completely ridiculous beef ribs. Huge portions, epic flavour.
craigjm said:
Fire roasted chilli based whole chicken with roast onion
Chilli and coriander corn salsa
Blooming onion
Gherkin
Chilli mayo / chilli sauce / garlic mayo
All for the princely sum of 220 SA Rand (£12)
Nice. If you are in Cape town there's a really nice Peri Peri chicken takeaway on Kloof street which is well worth a try Chilli and coriander corn salsa
Blooming onion
Gherkin
Chilli mayo / chilli sauce / garlic mayo
All for the princely sum of 220 SA Rand (£12)
Some of this SA stuff is making me ill with envy.
And I can't help thinking there's a great business model in knocking out proper, proper pizzas at a fiver each. There can't be more than a quid in raw materials, surely?
Surely two people with a few grand's worth of equipment could do 100 pizzas a night? A couple of minutes to make, another couple to cook, and two or three in the oven at a time.
And I can't help thinking there's a great business model in knocking out proper, proper pizzas at a fiver each. There can't be more than a quid in raw materials, surely?
Surely two people with a few grand's worth of equipment could do 100 pizzas a night? A couple of minutes to make, another couple to cook, and two or three in the oven at a time.
SpeckledJim said:
Some of this SA stuff is making me ill with envy.
And I can't help thinking there's a great business model in knocking out proper, proper pizzas at a fiver each. There can't be more than a quid in raw materials, surely?
Surely two people with a few grand's worth of equipment could do 100 pizzas a night? A couple of minutes to make, another couple to cook, and two or three in the oven at a time.
That's what the local woodfire, pop up van charges. And I can't help thinking there's a great business model in knocking out proper, proper pizzas at a fiver each. There can't be more than a quid in raw materials, surely?
Surely two people with a few grand's worth of equipment could do 100 pizzas a night? A couple of minutes to make, another couple to cook, and two or three in the oven at a time.
Well £6, but they are proper dough, wood fired oven and good toppings.
More than a few grand though.
Vaud said:
That's what the local woodfire, pop up van charges.
Well £6, but they are proper dough, wood fired oven and good toppings.
More than a few grand though.
It's getting the clients that is an issue. Well £6, but they are proper dough, wood fired oven and good toppings.
More than a few grand though.
Pizza is a licence to print money if you do it right, but getting the footfall or advertising isn't cheap.
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