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Not found anywhere down here that stocks the delights of a Scottish chippie Gimme. I'm heading up the road tomorrow and on top of my to do list is a black pudding supper.



Gimme Wrote:

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> Does he do a king rib supper with salt and sauce?

> If not, any ideas where I could get one?

He's a lovely lovely man and he once gave us a free pie because we had ordered one fish between us and he must have thought we were paupers (not far off the truth).


Sorry to say I'm not too fond of his chips though (soggy) - maybe I've just been there at the wrong times.

Nicholas Spears Wrote:

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> I have always found him a friendly bloke - but I

> stopped visiting quite so often after hearing his

> claims that Kurdistan is the new Israel and that

> Jews are buying up Istanbul as part of some grand

> conspiracy


Does this affect the chips then?

I thought the thread was entitled 'Friendly North Cross Road chip shop man' rather than 'Great chips on North Cross Road'. And call me controversial, but I don't always find a desire to spread global jewish conspiracy theories conducive to friendship. Particularly if you're jewish.



Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Nicholas Spears Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I have always found him a friendly bloke - but

> I

> > stopped visiting quite so often after hearing

> his

> > claims that Kurdistan is the new Israel and

> that

> > Jews are buying up Istanbul as part of some

> grand

> > conspiracy

>

> Does this affect the chips then?

Sue Wrote:

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> He's a lovely lovely man and he once gave us a

> free pie because we had ordered one fish between

> us and he must have thought we were paupers (not

> far off the truth).

>

> Sorry to say I'm not too fond of his chips though

> (soggy) - maybe I've just been there at the wrong

> times.


He does them extra crispy if you ask. Yes, lovely bloke.

I used to feel guilty for hardly ever buying any chips from there but yes, the friendly waves from the guys in Emily's were part of what I loved about living in East Dulwich.


And only now I discover that they will do the chips 'extra crispy' if only I'd asked :)

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