Speedo Pizza moved - what's happening to empty shop

[Horsebox]

Lin Henden Wrote:

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> There is going to be a new pizza place on LL near

> Goose Green so youdon't have to be pizzaless!

Hardly pizzaless! There's already an excellent pizza place on Lordship Lane - Sorsi & Morsi.

[Louisa]

Seabag yes they do have a frontage to trade from, but it all depends who comes along to fill the empty places. I can't see a chain taking on the speedo pizza site, nor can I really imagine another independent. If anything, I reckon it will probably imagine an already existing business investing the time and money into an expansion or second outlet selling food. Maybe Blue Mountain ED 2? Hope and greenwood ED 2? Who knows. I personally would be happy with a prey a manger but that won't happen.

Louisa.

[DulwichFox]

Pizza is like Folk Music..

Folk Music 20,000 songs and only 1 tune.

Pizza 200+ varieties. All of them Cheese on Toast with bits added.

Foxy

[Louisa]

Amen to that Foxy. At last common sense prevails. It's Italiam peasant food akin to cheese on toast with a added extras. Then the poncy as you like gang move in and try and make it something it isn't! Average price 10-15 quid in certain places maybe more. Disgrace.

Louisa.

[cordsm]

"Pizza 200+ varieties. All of them Cheese on Toast with bits added"

Ahem...Unless it's a marinara?

Who sells pizza for ?15?? Franco Manca's are about ?6...

[Seabag]

Ha !

From now on Louisa shall (in my household) be known as "Margarita"

[BrandNewGuy]

Twitter update from Franco Manca: they're opening a branch in South Ken in October, which is before the ED one is set to open. Apparently the building is "putting up a fight". I give this purely for information purposes without taking sides as to their priciness or ponciness.

[Louisa]

I wonder if any bookie will take odds on the cinema, franco manca and the M&S all being open by Christmas?

Louisa.

[Louisa]

Anyone know of or eaten at a restaurant called 'Tortilla'? I'm presuming it's Mexican? A friend of mine was told by a lady in a shop further along the strip that they were interested in this site. Any news anyone?

Louisa.

[Earl Aelfheah]

http://tortilla.co.uk/

Would be good if this were true. Make a nice addition to the lane.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I'm amazed they took on that building. It's a terrible layout. They're definitely doing the right thing by flattening the floor out, but it must be costing them a fortune.

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> Twitter update from Franco Manca: they're opening

> a branch in South Ken in October, which is before

> the ED one is set to open. Apparently the building

> is "putting up a fight". I give this purely for

> information purposes without taking sides as to

> their priciness or ponciness.

[maxxi]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Anyone know of or eaten at a restaurant called

> 'Tortilla'? I'm presuming it's Mexican? A friend

> of mine was told by a lady in a shop further along

> the strip that they were interested in this site.

They'd fold in a week.

[Louisa]

Judging by the amount of interest they have attracted they will have nightly queues outside, so I'm pretty sure they think it's worth the time money and effort. All I can conclude is that people around here love posh-cheese on toast, seeing as we still do not have a noodle bar, Mexican, Vietnamese, or any other world food you care to mention. If you love a pizza or a curry LL is the place for you! I checked out the Tortilla website, it seems like a posh Subway, they've just opened in Clapham.

Louisa.

[cordsm]

Agree. A Fujiyama style noodle offering would be great (they do deliver to ED, but never the same) & vietnamese even better.

How could you forget Dos Amigos & it's Wild West-styley frontage though!!?

[Zebedee Tring]

That was El Passo (sic) and its stereotypical Mexican cartoon logo.

[cordsm]

You're right, it was El Passo..Forgot that. Then, from memory, it went through a major refurb & came out looking just as tacky as before, but called Dos Amigos, before biting the dust completely. Just as Mexican/Latin American food finally took off:)

[maxxi]

maxxi Wrote:

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> Louisa Wrote:

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> > Anyone know of or eaten at a restaurant called

> > 'Tortilla'? I'm presuming it's Mexican? A

> friend

> > of mine was told by a lady in a shop further

> along

> > the strip that they were interested in this

> site.

>

> They'd fold in a week.

Then fold again and re-open as a burrito bar

[Seabag]

Loving your work maxxi, it's not gone unnoticed here :)

Fresh California Burritos and Tacos are just the sort of thing you'd get for a cinema visit. Hand held and easy to eat, plus they're relatively inexpensive too

Naked with Guac 'n Jack, just rolls of the tongue

[BrandNewGuy]

Sneaked a photo of the insides of Franco Manca this evening. Ceetainly doesn't look like it'll be ready soon...

 

[Zebedee Tring]

Accounts of sexual experiences such as these are just not called for on the EDF. Guac and Jack's right to privacy is being infringed.

[salvation2001]

So this is where you lurk when the news quiz if off air!