Kebab shop chat.

[Baseley09]

What's your local kebab shop? How do you rate it, anything strange on the menu?

Do you not eat kebabs at all, are you some sort of anti-man?

The local to me is Kens Kebabs in Southsea, infact Ken has built up such an empire in Portsmouth city he has at least 10 outlets selling kebabs/burgers, chicken and now even Kens Balti!

Aside from kens the best I have tasted in this city is the Istanbul grill, before the nightclubs on the coats shut down they had another outlet awesomely titled....

ISTANBUL GRILL 2



This picture is from my personal collection of Kebab Shop art.

[charlesr]

My kebab shop days are behind me, but samir's in Kingston at the bottom of kingston hill was awesome. And if I wasn't in the mood for a kebab, they did chips in pitta bread with mayo and vinegar. yumm. The one in Bath near the bridge was pretty amazing too for a chicken kebab with yoghurt sauce.

[merf]

best kebabs I've ever eaten were in North Germany in Kiel (the u-boat making port from WW2)

German food standards meant that even the old 'elephant leg' had a really high meat content, plus they serve in a really thick round flt bread. I'm salvating now even thinking of them.

Didin't even need to be drink to eat them, they were that good.

[charlesr]

Didin't even need to be drink to eat them, they were that good.

Have you been drinking?

[merf]

its a bit ello ello that, if i had I'd be fancying a large donner for brekkie.

[J0e Musashi]

Have you been drinking?

Establishment in makes funny shocker! H'amaze. I really did LOL

Meanwhile. I only do mail order now from Belfords Kebabs. I don't even know where they are, but their Halep is supreme. The guy says it in two sillables too. "Bel-Fords", and of course he does the customary "my friend" talks.

[momobeast]

What a great thread! I am especially patrial to the "Sober Kebab". In fact in going to get one for the arsenal match this avo.

We have a great kebab shop over the road from me in Fulham (Ottaman on Fulham Palace Rd - Do it)! I dont tend to go for the elephant leg anymore. A mixed Shish for me, we call it a "posh kebab". Fantastic fresh ingredients, all my mates say its the best bab theyve ever had. You dont feel dirty after eating it!

"CHILLI SAUCE, SALAD BOSS"

Love it.

[abigsmurf]

Chilli sauce is something key to a good kebab. Needs to be hand made and have a proper consistency. Aside from that, enough grease so it isn't dry but not enough for it to make you feel greasy for the rest of the day/evening.

I tend to avoid shish kebabs as that's where you get the real awful quality meat in bad shops.

[MyNameIsBruce]

chilli sauce is great for your lamb doners but garlic sauce on a chicken kebab is mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

chilli sauce consistency is so hit & miss, my local kebab place I use for a nice chix kebab has like a chilli paste, it sticks to your mouth and does not make for a pleasant eat

[abigsmurf]

Yeah, I've come across a couple of places that do a weird chilli mash. You need a proper sauce consistancy so that it'll flavour most of the meat, mashed stuff doesn't flavour anything, you only taste it by actively eating a lump of the mash. (if that makes any sense)

[Skull Commander]

A lot of Kebab sauce differences seem to be regional. Here in Aberdeen you mostly get a thickish chilli sauce with a bit of heat to it.

On the other hand I was in Edinburgh earlier this week and ordered a kebab and the sauce was just a very slightly spicier smooth varient of ketchup, but they offered "pulped" green chillies to go over the top of it.

[Colin]

I'm a big fan of a large doner, everything on it and chilli sauce! From Ealing kebab. In fact, thinking about it makes me want one, at 2 in the afternoon. Lucky i'm in Scotland for the weekend.

[fishbowlhead]

X large donner, salad (no cucumber, vile stuff) lemon sauce on the meat and tomato sauce. Ive no idea why i have lemon sauce on the meat im just wierd like that

[Colin]

One time when on the lash in Wales, i had a large doner, but instead of putting salad on it they lashed coleslaw all over it! I thought WTF???? But the thing was, it was AWESOME!!!!

[abigsmurf]

Coleslaw goes nice with the pita but I imagine the reason it's not used more is because it means you can't eat it with your fingers.