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| - The Chip Shop is on a mission to change English food's bad reputation. You won't find bland, overly salted, or soggy fried food here, only freshly prepared UK soul food classics with creative twists. Will the food here take years off your life? Will the food here add life to your years? To both questions I emphatically answer, "Yes, absolutely!"
I'd like to start by saying that I lost track of time and accidentally skipped my gym class to eat fried food here. My original plan was to workout for 90 sweaty minutes of pain and gain. Instead I lost track of time and space, sampling the various beautiful battered bangers that the chip shop proudly purveys.
In hindsight, while many would be ashamed of such behavior, I regret nothing! The chip shop is worth skipping out on important life events like anniversaries or possibly even your own wedding (If it's meant to be, they'll elope and conduct the ceremony at the chip shop) If I'm running late for a triple bypass operation, safe bet you'll find me here, scarfing the best crispy fish and chips I've ever had outside of London.
Pittsburgh does fried fish well in general, but no one does it better than the Chip Shop. They offer all the fixins' from heinz ketchup, to grey poupon, to sriracha, to malt vinegar, and tons of extra homemade sauces in between, like thai chilli sauce and ranch dressing. The mac and cheese texture and flavor were excellent, pro tip: add the provided malt vinegar for a little hint of tang that perfects it!
My wife got the Scotch Eggs which are hard boiled eggs, wrapped in sausage, then deep fried. When you polish off that artery assassination, you can finish off with apple pie or an over the top oatmeal toffee chocolate chip ice cream sandwich.
Friendly fast and knowledgeable service. Extremely reasonable prices. Attractive wooden butcher block tables and window views. An epic vintage cash register to ring up the best UK comfort food you'll find outside of the isles. It don't get no better!
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