Demise of the traditional British chippy
12-May-2008
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The traditional British chippy

What ever happened to the traditional British chippy?  These days if you're out for a night on the tiles and have a hankering for some fish and chips at pub closing time, the chances are you will be out of luck.

There are still a fair number of chip shops around but they all seem to shut quite early on in the evening.  Our local chippy may well open earlier, but they shut well before pub closing time at around 10pm.  Even before the pub opening hours came into force I'd noticed that most of the chippy's in towns that I visit seem to shut up early.

Whilst the chip shop is closed we still have plenty of choice for late night food.  There are Indian takeaways, Chinese, kebab shops and pizza restaurant’s etc.  You name your taste and the chances are you can probably get it, except that is if you fancy some fish and chips or pie and chips.  I know the kebab shops, even the Indian and Chinese places do chips - but they're just not the same.

Sadly, gone are the days of the fish supper (that's what we called them) wrapped up in newspaper, black pudding, white pudding, mushy peas etc; they're all a thing of the past it would seem and have been replaced by artificial, over salted potato shaped into skinny fries with mechanically reclaimed chicken.  This “lovely” meal is of course served up in a polystyrene tray with a plastic or wooden fork thrown in for good measure.

Please... bring back the traditional British chippy at pub closing time.  I miss the mushy peas, fish and chips, but most of all I miss that lovely chippy sauce!

By: Kenny


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Actually it is rather sad. At least at a proper British chippy you wouldn't get food poisoning. I recently ate a kebab from a fairly dodgy looking takeaway. I should have known better, but I was talking to god on the big white telephone. Never had that with a fish supper from a proper chippy!
*Bill  30-Apr-2008 13:05

 
what a shame, we can no longer stuff our faces with greasy crap after a night out binge drinking. it is a sad day for all of us
*chip hazard  17-Feb-2008 21:00

 
My local chip shop is also a chinese takeaway and whilst you cant fault there own food. The chips they serve are always left overs cold or bruised rotten potatoes. You never get this in the good old chippy like at the sea side. The chinese takeaway is very dirty and shut down by enviromental health due to rodents so I suppose its my fault going there if I am not happy with cleanliness, just there chicken is so nice, 'if it is chicken', thinking on it!. I'm sure not all chinese stores are like this its just my local I can comment on, bring back the good old chippys what I say, it got so bad when they re-opened they put a sign on the counter saying no more rats!
*sue  19-Dec-2007 18:23

 
Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling

For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
*Mikevalesenior  27-Nov-2007 16:32

 
Rumplestiltskin

I am sure you meant to say "Your capital "C" is unnecessary and I assume you mean "has" not "as". I am sure you are sincere but it is difficult to take whatever you " say" very seriously when your posts are so poorly crafted.

When you throw stones make sure you are not in a greenhouse.
Another troll like the female variety on this forum.
*Troll Slayer  25-Nov-2007 12:22

 
Good on yer Sharker!

Theres a chippy that opens till 3am in our town - trouble is you only get drunken idiots in there at that time causing a fuss - They now have a doorman who chucks em out!
*Bob  23-Nov-2007 14:35

 
Fair comment Sharker. I was just dying for some good old fashioned Chippy grub the other night post pub and a curry really wasn't going to fit the bill at all! Alas I got home and made some pancakes instead - so that's kind of a compromise.
*Kenny  20-Nov-2007 22:03

 
I run a chippy in Sutton in Ashfield and shut at 9pm, sadly tried opening later but you just dont get the customers through the door. Im right next to the busiest pub in the town!!

Its so expensive to run a shop with the price of oil and gas - its economics im afraid

Dinner trade from 5pm to 9pm is where the main business is, and we concentrate and providing great food then
*Sharker  20-Nov-2007 20:31

 
AP

You are right. I will crawl back under my stone. I have nothing worthwhile to contribute so I will stop trying. I apologise for WASTING everyone's time.
*Ned  19-Nov-2007 11:52

 
Your capital "C" is unnecessary and I assume you mean "has" not "as". I am sure you are sincere but it is difficult to take whatever you very seriously when your posts are so poorly crafted. That is what is has to do with it. Too many late nights (or early mornings by any chance)?

Figured out what a cycle path is yet? Say hello to "Josh".
*Rumplestiltskin  19-Nov-2007 11:51

 
AP

Get Chuffed, what the hell as spelling got to do with this post.

Stuck up sod.
*ned  19-Nov-2007 11:22

 
Ned, if you had STAYED AT SCHOOL after the age of 14 maybe you would know how to use Capitals and, punctuation and people might LISTEN to you.
*AP  19-Nov-2007 09:17


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