Friday Night EPL : Liverpool 5 Huddersfield Town 0
Apr 26, 2019 11:55:57 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 26, 2019 11:55:57 GMT
Jasmine's Takeaway and Restaurant is on the Townsend Lane, about a mile from the ground. Local fans come here for a quick takeaway or a table for a nice laid back meal before taking the bus or taxi to the stadium for the evening games (afternoon kick-offs are a no-go as this place doesn't open until 4pm every day)
It has to be said from the off that the most popular starter in this tucked-away corner building are the crispy samosas, done to a golden tan and free of the grease you sometimes bite into at some establishments. Take your pick from a choice of breast of chicken (£1.80) spicy lamb (£2) and fragrant vegetable (£1.60) You'll get two of them in a serving and as you chomp your way through the fat-free pastry your taste buds will shoot to life as they salivate over the rich and aromatic fillings.
The onion bhajis (£1.99 for two) are another popular starter, big, fat spicy balls done to a crisp and straight from the fryer to your table and more than enough for a one-person starter.
There are many traditional, dare I say it, British-known curries on offer here. They make no bones about it. If you want more specialized Indian/Sri Lankan dishes go elsewhere. People often order the Mixed Biryani (an all-in bowl of various meats and veg with pilau rice) at £8 or the equally tempting Vegetable Biryani at just £5.50, herb-scented and chock full of the day's veggies brought steaming to your table.
There is no vegetarian option for the Baltis, only chicken (£6) lamb (£6.75) and king prawn (£9) On request, you may be accommodated with a veggie Balti - it depends which chef is on shift at the time. But I would personally recommend the Bombay potato curry (£4.50) with, say, the vegetable fried rice (£3.20) Now that's some meal for under eight sovs and the colourfulness and flavours will have your mouth watering before chef has even got it from the pan to your table - the aromas alone will be driving you potty with desire.
Don't forget the essential sides to boost your meals, lime pickle and mint yoghurt sauce (£0.80 each) and a choice of tandoori breads of course.
There are many Sri Lankan dishes available including the Chilli Fish hot curry with fiendishly fiery spices and peppers and The Devil, a hot sweet and sour stir-fry dish with a choice of meats or paneer and cooked with onions, tomatoes and peppers (£7 - £9)
Kothu, which to me looks like a kind of paratha, is on the menu here, ranging from £4.75 vegetable to £7.50 king prawn, and in between egg £5. mutton £6.50 and more.
The menu here is sizeable and, yes, not very specialized, but for a good honest feed at a reasonable price, you can't go wrong if you like your grub on the spicy side.
No alcohol is served here but if you fancy a pint after your meal you don't have to go far because The Winchester pub is directly opposite the restaurant. It's very much a 'local' boozer so beware your colours here. The area is built-up and is quite typical of your average back street Liverpool neighbourhoods, rows of little houses interspersed with commercial properties such as the large Ryan's Bathrooms and Showers showroom store, Doukkon Everton Glass Support (whatever that is) the Vogue Academy Dance Studios, Mio's Supermarket (really just a big convenience store, it has to be said) another, smaller, branch of Ryan's Bathrooms and Showers just a few dozen yards along, and another pub, Elm House, which unfortunately looks from the outside to be in need of major repair, and has one of the most uninviting facades I think I've ever seen for a pub.
As you walk along the narrow pavements here, every so often you pass by a huddled group of youths loitering in your way and you can't help but think of "Football Factory" Any minute you expect a couple of pothead scousers to leap out of an alleyway and bark at you :
"Where you from, mate?"
"Er, just around. Around the - the corner, that corner over there. Me, er, me cousin lives there."
"You're fooking Chelsea, aren't ya?"
"No, no, I'm Huddy. I'm Huddy. We're relegated. We're pathetic and can do you no harm. Erm, good luck with the title, lads, really want you to sock it to the City, I want you to really do 'em."
But my affected northern accent is not convincing enough and they hear straight through it.
"Ya flash cockney bastard," one of them hisses. drawing a shiny steel object from his Harrington jacket. "Do ya know Stanley?!"
Yes, I could tell something was about to kick off, so I got outta there.
We're not here for rickety looking pubs or getting in the way of demented young locals, we're here for football, and just a short taxi ride away is Anfield Stadium.
Huddersfield arrive here having won just 3 games all season (lost 27) and with a -49 goal difference. Last season they showed us something in their last few games and pulled off a survival stunt of some doing, but this campaign we have seen nothing, a side beaten from the off, fated to relegation before a single ball was kicked. Yet once again the Huddy fans are out in force here. Liverpool will come out of the tunnel a point behind City with 3 games each left for both teams. City are way odds on to collect the crown but that won't stop the Reds a-marching on, particularly with City facing a trip on Sunday to Bastard Burnley who displayed tenacity, time-wasting and anti-football terrorism to gain a point at Stamford Bridge on Easter Monday.
There is quite a chill in the air and my Easi-Trav portable barometer informs me that come kick-off the temperature in the stadium will be a bracing 9c with a south south easterly wind of 14mph (maximum gust speed 25mph giving a real feel temperature of 6c at times) Humidity will be fairly high at 70% and rain has a one in five chance of falling - so conditions aren't unfavourable to what should be a decent game of football with the home side surely on a potting mission from the moment the referee, Kevin Friend, blows up.
Liverpool 1/16
Huddy 33/1
Draw 18/1
It has to be said from the off that the most popular starter in this tucked-away corner building are the crispy samosas, done to a golden tan and free of the grease you sometimes bite into at some establishments. Take your pick from a choice of breast of chicken (£1.80) spicy lamb (£2) and fragrant vegetable (£1.60) You'll get two of them in a serving and as you chomp your way through the fat-free pastry your taste buds will shoot to life as they salivate over the rich and aromatic fillings.
The onion bhajis (£1.99 for two) are another popular starter, big, fat spicy balls done to a crisp and straight from the fryer to your table and more than enough for a one-person starter.
There are many traditional, dare I say it, British-known curries on offer here. They make no bones about it. If you want more specialized Indian/Sri Lankan dishes go elsewhere. People often order the Mixed Biryani (an all-in bowl of various meats and veg with pilau rice) at £8 or the equally tempting Vegetable Biryani at just £5.50, herb-scented and chock full of the day's veggies brought steaming to your table.
There is no vegetarian option for the Baltis, only chicken (£6) lamb (£6.75) and king prawn (£9) On request, you may be accommodated with a veggie Balti - it depends which chef is on shift at the time. But I would personally recommend the Bombay potato curry (£4.50) with, say, the vegetable fried rice (£3.20) Now that's some meal for under eight sovs and the colourfulness and flavours will have your mouth watering before chef has even got it from the pan to your table - the aromas alone will be driving you potty with desire.
Don't forget the essential sides to boost your meals, lime pickle and mint yoghurt sauce (£0.80 each) and a choice of tandoori breads of course.
There are many Sri Lankan dishes available including the Chilli Fish hot curry with fiendishly fiery spices and peppers and The Devil, a hot sweet and sour stir-fry dish with a choice of meats or paneer and cooked with onions, tomatoes and peppers (£7 - £9)
Kothu, which to me looks like a kind of paratha, is on the menu here, ranging from £4.75 vegetable to £7.50 king prawn, and in between egg £5. mutton £6.50 and more.
The menu here is sizeable and, yes, not very specialized, but for a good honest feed at a reasonable price, you can't go wrong if you like your grub on the spicy side.
No alcohol is served here but if you fancy a pint after your meal you don't have to go far because The Winchester pub is directly opposite the restaurant. It's very much a 'local' boozer so beware your colours here. The area is built-up and is quite typical of your average back street Liverpool neighbourhoods, rows of little houses interspersed with commercial properties such as the large Ryan's Bathrooms and Showers showroom store, Doukkon Everton Glass Support (whatever that is) the Vogue Academy Dance Studios, Mio's Supermarket (really just a big convenience store, it has to be said) another, smaller, branch of Ryan's Bathrooms and Showers just a few dozen yards along, and another pub, Elm House, which unfortunately looks from the outside to be in need of major repair, and has one of the most uninviting facades I think I've ever seen for a pub.
As you walk along the narrow pavements here, every so often you pass by a huddled group of youths loitering in your way and you can't help but think of "Football Factory" Any minute you expect a couple of pothead scousers to leap out of an alleyway and bark at you :
"Where you from, mate?"
"Er, just around. Around the - the corner, that corner over there. Me, er, me cousin lives there."
"You're fooking Chelsea, aren't ya?"
"No, no, I'm Huddy. I'm Huddy. We're relegated. We're pathetic and can do you no harm. Erm, good luck with the title, lads, really want you to sock it to the City, I want you to really do 'em."
But my affected northern accent is not convincing enough and they hear straight through it.
"Ya flash cockney bastard," one of them hisses. drawing a shiny steel object from his Harrington jacket. "Do ya know Stanley?!"
Yes, I could tell something was about to kick off, so I got outta there.
We're not here for rickety looking pubs or getting in the way of demented young locals, we're here for football, and just a short taxi ride away is Anfield Stadium.
Huddersfield arrive here having won just 3 games all season (lost 27) and with a -49 goal difference. Last season they showed us something in their last few games and pulled off a survival stunt of some doing, but this campaign we have seen nothing, a side beaten from the off, fated to relegation before a single ball was kicked. Yet once again the Huddy fans are out in force here. Liverpool will come out of the tunnel a point behind City with 3 games each left for both teams. City are way odds on to collect the crown but that won't stop the Reds a-marching on, particularly with City facing a trip on Sunday to Bastard Burnley who displayed tenacity, time-wasting and anti-football terrorism to gain a point at Stamford Bridge on Easter Monday.
There is quite a chill in the air and my Easi-Trav portable barometer informs me that come kick-off the temperature in the stadium will be a bracing 9c with a south south easterly wind of 14mph (maximum gust speed 25mph giving a real feel temperature of 6c at times) Humidity will be fairly high at 70% and rain has a one in five chance of falling - so conditions aren't unfavourable to what should be a decent game of football with the home side surely on a potting mission from the moment the referee, Kevin Friend, blows up.
Liverpool 1/16
Huddy 33/1
Draw 18/1
