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IRELAND’S PETROL STATIONS are getting increasingly impressive (Barack Obama Plaza, anyone?), and now there’s a new swanky option being added to forecourts around the country.
Topaz has announced that Eddie Rocket’s branches are being added to 40 of its petrol stations.
In fact, there’s one already at the Topaz in Douglas in Cork. The lucky beggars.
The fast food chain, famed for its frankly dazzling array of burger choices, cheese-covered chips and milkshakes, will open at petrol stations at Dublin Port and in Brennanstown in Wicklow by the end of the year, and at 15 more locations in 2016.
Eddie’s lovers are being assured that all the food will be made fresh on site and an extensive menu will be available.
We’re not 100% convinced that a quarter pounder is suitable for consumption while you’re pelting down the N7 though, so eat-in options will be essential. Although there are promises that “unique and portable” meals will also be available.
Topaz is investing €11.4 million in the Eddie Rocket’s upgrade.
By Emer McLysaght. Originally published on DailyEdge.ie.
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Better known as empty pockets. Seriously over priced food.
I wouldn’t pay those prices for a simple burger and chip out of principle nor have I spent a cent in any topaz for a long time dob can go get f ucked before he gets another cent of me
7 euro hot dog….OMG
We’ll all be as fat as yanks
I’m way ahead of ye.
Why do you feel the need to insult? I’ve lived in Ireland and can truthfully say I saw as many obese people there as anywhere. In fact, the majority of young women and teen girls I’ve seen in Ireland are pretty dumpy and unfit looking compared to the majority of girls in the US.
Yup, Ireland and the UK are two very obese nations
I have to agree with Susan on the young people, especially girls, and it’s the parents faults, all kids get these days is frozen food dinners, this young generation will have the highest cancer rate, simply because they eat and drink shite.
After a few battered sausages at the chipper… let alone Empty Pockets….
I never buy petrol in Redacted O’Swine’s filling stations, and I will not be buying burgers there either.
Topaz, the most expensive petrol/diesel in the country. €13 for a burger and a few frozen chips sprinkled with paprika. No thanks. I’ll give both a miss.
Introducing the new “DOB grease ball hamburger”.
I will not be putting any of my money in DOBs pocket.
Great is there not enough over priced food in filling stations already..
I always feel posh when I go to Eddie rockets, not any longer!
Me too Stephen. Do you cock your little finger out as you sip your drink, too? I stick the napkin down my t-shirt as I nibble on my burger avec pineapple.
The pineapple should be inserted in your other hole. Far too decadent for a hamburger.
I just love their personal touch with their in-house somelier who is always there to recommend various brands of Coke, diet coke, coke zero, they have so many. Although if he recommends diet coke to me one more time there might be trouble
I’m sure he is just trying to preserve the fine physique he sees before him. The complimentary crayons are also a nice touch.
I know! Finally crayons for adults, I thought no one would ever ask
Any connection to ‘redacted’ gets a “no thanks” from me.
Barack Obama Plaza should now have its name changed to the Valdimir Putin Plaza.
Have not been to a Topaz , and will never give them my custom no matter how they jazz there places up.
I’m out, Eddie.
Poor choice of stablemates.
Topaz owned by Denis o Brien. He can shove those overpriced burgers up his redacted.
Topaz?….Eddie Rocket doesn’t have his finger on the pulse.
McEddy Rockets
Great to hear jobs wise
Un-sure about the use of Eddie Rockets and “swanky” in the same sentence though..
Eddie Rob Your Pockets
I love Eddie rockets but I think the standard and quality will suffer if you’re buying it from a petrol station
Comment of the Week
Greggs are opening up at Applegreen petrol stations.
Brian Cowan might have to change allegiance…..
no dancing in the forecourts,Eddies the most expensive and coldest fast food on the planet,even the Fonzie would be hard pressed to give eddies the big thumbs up.
Aaaaaaaye
more jobs, fantastic news
Yea, James. Great news. More low skill low paid jobs. But having said that Eddie Rockets dose have the best milk shakes and malts.
Now we can all be as fat as DOB.
Eddie rip off
Haven’t been to an Empty Pockets in years. Do they still have that horrendous spray cheese shyte? The “bacon” tasted quite plasticky too from what I recall…
I wouldn’t let my shadow into a topaz
Love Eddie Rockets but it will be a cold day in hell before I go into one in a Topaz station, seriously have to question the reasoning behind getting into bed with Ireland’s most despised man!
They’re trying to fight the spread of the off-shoot “Rockin’ Joe’s”, which were former Empty Pockets, but were no longer prepared to pay the extortionate franchise fees, and so branched out on their own…
Eddie robyourpockets.your food is stink and way over rated
Barack Obama plaza is a dive.
We actually agree on something.
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If it’s named after Obama it’s bound to be a sh*t hole
Eat fresh and healthy, even more reason to bring your own sambos on a road trip. Given the recent strides in Irish food and tastes, this is like a headline from the 80′s.
Typical culchies!
Come up to the big smoke and pack a bag of Hang Sangwiches with your Denny ham slices!
Yous would all burst if ya had to spend a few euro on food!
Denny ham? More like flaked salmon with a chive and lemon mayonnaise for me thanks, but you fire away buying water wafers
I did enjoy eating there, but as I have already boycotted Topaz I’m more than happy to get my burgers elsewhere as well.
At least ER is better than McDonalds!
At almost twice the price plus the tip you would expect it to be.
too bad the food is barely mediocre at best
No thanks. I’ll get my fuel and food at Tesco.
Best of British, fair play to you!
At least he didn’t say “Tesco’s”.
Tesco buy a lot of Irish products.
They are also the only control mechanism Irish consumers have for semi fair pricing.
The oil all comes from the same source, none of which is Irish.
I choose to support British rather than Maltese.
Remind me again, what does Malta buy from us, how many jobs does Malta deliver to Ireland?
It’s bloody turkeys like you who think they are being smart by being blindly and stupidly ‘Patriotic’.
Looking forward to a visit to ERs with my 12 year old son on route to Ireland Germany tomorrow
TMI
Thomas, low skilled people need jobs too.
@David
Plenty of skilled people doing min wage work in this new bastion of equality..
Apple Green and Subway for me.
Eddie rockets empty pockets
the food is shite
We talk about been healthy sugar tax etc… how come so may petrol now sell fast food and deals on sweets.
€5.75 for a burger in Rockets Douglas ffs! Stick to the institution that is KC’s. Creole’s all the way… ;-)
there chicken burger is terrible. all this green sauce and a cold tomato which makes the sandwich cold. overpriced dirt. can’t beleive it when I see people queuing to get this crap.
Will it take over the upstairs restaurant part in the Topaz in Dublin Port or the downstairs one?
Nice food and all.but bit too pricey.
Shame I used to enjoy Eddie’s, RIP
I’ll stick with Roma’s meal deals and they deliver so I don’t have to go out to any overpriced petrol station.
Noooooooo
Not for me, no more be it burgers or newspapers will I voluntarily give over
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