I was in at Southgate just yesterday.. it did look very quiet and a bit unloved.
I think it’s reserved to be redeveloped soon.
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American chain Firehouse Subs is coming to Australia. It will initially set up stores in South East Queensland.
I jsut want RFG to expand beefy’s more. I like there pies but it’s a hike to get one. we get one when we go to the sunshine coast (as we will be tomorrow when we go to australia zoo) for dinner
Probably go the way Quiznos went
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Good luck to them but we’ve had Jersey Mike’s Subs come and go in South-East Queensland. Yes, what did happen to Quiznos?
Subway is an established and tough competitor.
Staff make claims as MasterChef star’s ailing eateries in debt
Companies linked to MasterChef “Dessert King” Reynold Poernomo have been accused of failing to pay staff their super entitlements and wages, with creditors owed around $500,000 following the collapse of one of his family companies.
Poernomo opened Monkey’s Corner in Chippendale with his brothers Ronald and Arnold in 2017 after he shot to fame on the reality cooking show, but the Japanese-inspired bar suddenly shut up shop after seven years following an announcement on Instagram.
While the social media post promised the Poernomo boys were “cooking up something new”, it can be revealed administrators have been appointed and the business is in liquidation – owing almost $500,000 to suppliers, the tax office and in unpaid super.
Staff missed out on $76,000 in super payments while the ATO is owed $458,002.17.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, staff told the Telegraph they had been chasing the Poernomos for unpaid super and delayed wages – and that the issue began in December, before hours and staff were cut.
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Mcgriddle became available across Australia today after a Sydney trial earlier this year.
I got the sausage and egg one and holy heck is it sweet. its infused with maple and its really overpowering especily in smell. i’d order again but i’ll stick to the mcmuffins mostly
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Tried the sausage, egg & cheese McGriddle today after seeing a bunch of influencers review it on TikTok. Definitely sweet—could smell the maple syrup before I even took it out of the bag. The scent stuck to my clothes and hands for a while afterward.
Glad I tried it, but not sure I’d get it again. I think I’ll stick with the chicken bacon McMuffins.
I had the bacon, egg and cheese McGriddle this morning. Once I opened the bag I could smell the maple syrup straight away. The burger (if you call it) tasted OK.
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I would bet my life that there is no maple syrup in the McGriddle and that would be the issue with the overly sweet smell and taste. It would have a sugar syrup with flavouring; much cheaper.
I’m surprised it took this long for the McGriddle to make its way to Australia. It feels like it has been in the US forever.
Back when we had all day breakfast in the US it was my go to sweet thing from McDonalds. That was also when they sold them as a standalone item (just the McGriddle itself with nothing else, they don’t do that here anymore).
I always found them a great alternative to the pancakes (sorry, “Hot Cakes”) because you can eat a McGriddle while driving where as you can’t do that with the pancakes without getting syrup everywhere.
Glad you guys get to enjoy them now.
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It’s a high-fructose corn syrup. with artificial flavour and colouring.
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I just had a McGriddle then, just the sausage and cheese one.
It was average, it felt and tasted more like an inferior version of the McMuffin, I wouldn’t have described it as a burger.
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I have never understood the mixing of pancakes with bacon and eggs
Yeah it wasn’t my cup of tea. My first and last McGriddle, it was just too sweet.