Mario and Sons

Did you realise you can’t get chippy chips (and I mean real chippy chips, not the oven imposter variety) anywhere outside the UK? I discovered this when I spent a years and half travelling the world. Even when I visited London, just before I arrived home, I spent hours scouring the city looking for a traditional British chip shop. Instead I found countless Lebanese curry places, a few Halal take aways, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. How rubbish is that?
Which is why I now appreciate a true Glasgow chippy more than ever. One of the best is Mario’s in Dumbarton Road, Scotstoun. It has won countless awards, all of which are highly deserved. The chips are simply perfect; fluffy and not too greasy. I try not to look at the locals whenever I visit however, with the effects of what too many chippies can do to your waistline staring me in the face.
Mario’s chips are best served sans cutlery with brown sauce and a side order of a can or glass bottle of Irn Bru (plastic doesn’t count).