Anyone remember the Lexington, downstairs, next door or next door but one to the Capitol. Popular in the early/mid 70s, from memory the burgers were superb, a bit of Americana on Queen St
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Yup, loved it. Here's one for the oldies-A chip shop that was run by Chinese people on Tudor rd, on the left hand side of the road as you head towards the station, i think it was on the corner of one of the side streets. When i was a schoolboy and had finished training i'd stop off there. The chips were fantastic and they gave you loads. Anyone remember this place? Would've been mid to late eighties.
Anyone remember the Lexington, downstairs, next door or next door but one to the Capitol. Popular in the early/mid 70s, from memory the burgers were superb, a bit of Americana on Queen St
The Gunman used to frequent that place during his New Romantic days. I remember a Hafords store was there and a mens shop called Spice, almost opposite was Roopa. Used to meet girls outside Roopa on a Saturday afternoon in my teenage years, stinking of the old mans 'Old Spice'
Not sure if it was called the Lexington then, but my memories of that place come from the sixties when I was very occasionally taken there as part of a family treat for something like a birthday - everyone's staple diet back in those days was very bland and it used to be like another world visiting that place.
I really don’t get McDonald’s. The smell of it actually makes me gag.
I consider myself lucky in that my boys wouldn’t be seen dead there!
absolutely love McDonald’s
I’d absolutely smash one right now. Worked there part time during my a levels and learned loads in terms of hard work and also prioritisation..: I still keep thinking of the quickest way to do the next step to shave seconds off a task which my wife finds odd. Couldn’t get a part time job anywhere else in the valleys at the time.
And certainly hasn’t put me off the food... fries.. quarter pounder/ Big Mac... McFlurry and a pot or two of bbq and curry sauce. One of my favourite foods and there’s no problem with one as an occasional treat
Queuing longer than five mins tho? F*** that
Same here. Also with Subway. Went in with a work colleague yrs ago and there was an all -pervading smell of additives or something - I can smell it whenever I pass one !
I use local bakers - Pettigrews in Canton, and My Loaf in LLandaff North, who also do cakes and patisseries to rival anything you'd get in France. No doubt if a Greggs opened over the road there would be queues round the block for their magic sausage rolls..
Think I've only ever been in Greggs two or three times, the food was okay but no more than that. As for Subways, only been there once and I know what you mean about that additive smell which had me not expecting much when I started eating, but I was pleasantly surprised by it - not in a rush to go back though.
Mc D's is a easy quick option and you know what you will get where ever you are in the UK ( occasionally the world ) , a big mac and fries in london, leeds, Glasgow , NY or Atlanta will be the same, I must admit it isnt our 1st choice , but we have eaten loads of them over the years, we will often have happy meals to just fill the gap, its not a meal, but its a decent snack and doesnt smash any healthy eating out of the water
I spoke to someone who said they sat in the car for costa drive thru for over 1 hour, it wasnt the coffee, it was the feeling that life is returning to normal and that was worth the wait for them
The WOL article makes you wonder if someone is buncing the journalist. KFC in Western Avenue opened a couple of weeks ago and there are often long queues there, particularly in the first week or so but there wasn't a big headlines in the WOL.
And for me KFC is better value for money by a long way.