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If someone held a gun to my head, and told he to open a restaurant with my meager saving; I always felt it would be a take-out burrito place. I don't think I'v

If someone held a gun to my head, and told he to open a restaurant with my meager saving; I always felt it would be a take-out burrito place. I don't think I've ever met anyone who didn't like a burrito, or pizza. My point is I think a clean burrito joint would go over practically anywhere. It needs to be clean, and the portions need to be generous, and the owner needs to keep an eye on the business.

PeterisP 8y ago
In many parts of Europe kebab shops have taken the role that burritos and such occupy in Americas; the dishes are a bit different in ingredients and taste, but they're similar enough in the business details & way of consumption to be pretty much replacements for each other.
- freeflight 8y ago
  In some places, there's pretty much a kebap shop over-saturation, at least in Germany. Luckily these past years a lot of the "US food" has become way more popular. Tons of "artisan burger" restaurants and burrito/taco shops popping up. US-style food trucks, with all kinds of different offerings, also have become very popular.
  - stevenwoo 8y ago
    The BBC covered the kebab situation in Germany last year. http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170203-germanys-favourite-fast-food http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170203-germanys-favourite-...
    - passiveincomelg 8y ago
      From the article: "But it’s not just the taste, large portions or affordability – costing anywhere between €4.50 to €14." I haven't seen a 14 Euro Doener anywhere, but I'm sure they exist. But 4.50 is definitely not the cheapest. 2.50-3.50 is actually the most common price I see around Berlin.
      - krageon 8y ago
        A proper one with some kind of meat in it? Or just a bald one with maybe some lettuce in it?
        passiveincomelg 8y ago
        "Some kind of meat", yes. I can't imagine it to be of high quality, so hesitate to call it "proper". AFAIK the main noticable difference is whether the kebab is made of ground meat or not. The latter being more expensive and supposedly of higher quality. But in the end it's mostly going to be factory meat so it makes no difference, IMHO (there are exceptions of course: https://www.meraba.de/ https://www.meraba.de/).
  - thesimon 8y ago
    >Tons of "artisan burger" restaurants and burrito/taco shops popping up. US-style food trucks, with all kinds of different offerings, also have become very popular. More upmarket segment and pricing though, not really in the category of kebap shops.
    - freeflight 8y ago
      Kebap shops already have had burger competition, in their price category, for quite a while with McD/BK.
- dsr_ 8y ago
  The US is ready for a kebab invasion. It will almost certainly happen in the next five years. The peak will hit when a franchise chain of kebab places goes national. I'd keep my eyes on Chicken & Rice Guys (3 locations around Boston, plus a truck), but they really need ten million dollars or so to win the domestic market.
  - girvo 8y ago
    And after trying to steal my countries idiotic politicians statement about smashed avo and millenials, you’ll be stealing our HSPs [0] next! [0] Halal Snack Pack, served originally by west Sydney kebab shops, it’s literally the greatest food to eat drunk. Which I find amusing — we do love our irony down here!
    - toomanybeersies 8y ago
      Oh dear lord I love HSPs. Nothing like shovelling 2000 calories of meat and potatoes down your gullet after a boozy night.
    - jpatokal 8y ago
      For everybody wondering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal_snack_pack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal_snack_pack Basically french fries/chips covered with kebab meat and liberally doused with various sauces.
  - bobthepanda 8y ago
    Halal Guys from New York is already national, and actually has international locations: https://thehalalguys.com/locations/ https://thehalalguys.com/locations/
  - golemiprague 8y ago
    But the whole idea of the kebab shop or chicken shop is that it is not a franchise chain, except from nandos. The beauty of it is that each kebab shop differ a little bit from the other creating a landscape of discovery and awe. We wouldn't have the pengest munch if not for this diversity of cheap chicken shops.
tokyodude 8y ago
in my experience the Japanese more often than not don’t like burritos or in particular don’t like Mexican style beans.
fyfy18 8y ago
IMO I think a lot of people feel the same, which is why you end up with so many mediocre Mexican restaurants. There’s an independent burrito place right next to my office (big tower block, so just being there guarantees them customers), and it has good prices (for London), good sized portions and is clean, but the taste is mediocre at best.
animal531 8y ago
I'm that person. The main reason being that I prefer food that start life on my plate separately, so that I can choose to take a bite of each in turn. After that I don't especially like cheese, which spoils a lot of these types of dishes. I find that a lot of people agree with my first point, it's rarer to find people that aren't into cheese.

PeterisP 8y ago

In many parts of Europe kebab shops have taken the role that burritos and such occupy in Americas; the dishes are a bit different in ingredients and taste, but they're similar enough in the business details & way of consumption to be pretty much replacements for each other.

freeflight 8y ago
In some places, there's pretty much a kebap shop over-saturation, at least in Germany. Luckily these past years a lot of the "US food" has become way more popular. Tons of "artisan burger" restaurants and burrito/taco shops popping up. US-style food trucks, with all kinds of different offerings, also have become very popular.
- stevenwoo 8y ago
  The BBC covered the kebab situation in Germany last year. http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170203-germanys-favourite-fast-food http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170203-germanys-favourite-...
  - passiveincomelg 8y ago
    From the article: "But it’s not just the taste, large portions or affordability – costing anywhere between €4.50 to €14." I haven't seen a 14 Euro Doener anywhere, but I'm sure they exist. But 4.50 is definitely not the cheapest. 2.50-3.50 is actually the most common price I see around Berlin.
    - krageon 8y ago
      A proper one with some kind of meat in it? Or just a bald one with maybe some lettuce in it?
      - passiveincomelg 8y ago
        "Some kind of meat", yes. I can't imagine it to be of high quality, so hesitate to call it "proper". AFAIK the main noticable difference is whether the kebab is made of ground meat or not. The latter being more expensive and supposedly of higher quality. But in the end it's mostly going to be factory meat so it makes no difference, IMHO (there are exceptions of course: https://www.meraba.de/ https://www.meraba.de/).
- thesimon 8y ago
  >Tons of "artisan burger" restaurants and burrito/taco shops popping up. US-style food trucks, with all kinds of different offerings, also have become very popular. More upmarket segment and pricing though, not really in the category of kebap shops.
  - freeflight 8y ago
    Kebap shops already have had burger competition, in their price category, for quite a while with McD/BK.
dsr_ 8y ago
The US is ready for a kebab invasion. It will almost certainly happen in the next five years. The peak will hit when a franchise chain of kebab places goes national. I'd keep my eyes on Chicken & Rice Guys (3 locations around Boston, plus a truck), but they really need ten million dollars or so to win the domestic market.
- girvo 8y ago
  And after trying to steal my countries idiotic politicians statement about smashed avo and millenials, you’ll be stealing our HSPs [0] next! [0] Halal Snack Pack, served originally by west Sydney kebab shops, it’s literally the greatest food to eat drunk. Which I find amusing — we do love our irony down here!
  - toomanybeersies 8y ago
    Oh dear lord I love HSPs. Nothing like shovelling 2000 calories of meat and potatoes down your gullet after a boozy night.
  - jpatokal 8y ago
    For everybody wondering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal_snack_pack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal_snack_pack Basically french fries/chips covered with kebab meat and liberally doused with various sauces.
- bobthepanda 8y ago
  Halal Guys from New York is already national, and actually has international locations: https://thehalalguys.com/locations/ https://thehalalguys.com/locations/
- golemiprague 8y ago
  But the whole idea of the kebab shop or chicken shop is that it is not a franchise chain, except from nandos. The beauty of it is that each kebab shop differ a little bit from the other creating a landscape of discovery and awe. We wouldn't have the pengest munch if not for this diversity of cheap chicken shops.

tokyodude 8y ago

in my experience the Japanese more often than not don’t like burritos or in particular don’t like Mexican style beans.

fyfy18 8y ago

IMO I think a lot of people feel the same, which is why you end up with so many mediocre Mexican restaurants. There’s an independent burrito place right next to my office (big tower block, so just being there guarantees them customers), and it has good prices (for London), good sized portions and is clean, but the taste is mediocre at best.

animal531 8y ago

I'm that person. The main reason being that I prefer food that start life on my plate separately, so that I can choose to take a bite of each in turn. After that I don't especially like cheese, which spoils a lot of these types of dishes. I find that a lot of people agree with my first point, it's rarer to find people that aren't into cheese.