{"id":664274,"date":"2026-08-30T22:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T22:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/664274\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T22:31:16","slug":"award-winning-fried-chicken-chain-confirms-first-cork-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/664274\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning fried chicken chain confirms first Cork location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expanding outside of Dublin for the first time<\/p>\n<p>14:13, 30 Aug 2026Updated 16:55, 30 Aug 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mad Egg restaurant in Dublin\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/518912503_18388189888184155_1204617715105513071_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Mad Egg restaurant in Dublin\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Mad Egg restaurant in Dublin(Image: Mad Egg \/ Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">It&#8217;s great news for Cork <a aria-label=\"foodies Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corkbeo.ie\/all-about\/food-and-drink\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">foodies <\/a>as the chain with Ireland&#8217;s &#8216;best friend chicken sandos&#8217; is coming to a very popular Leeside spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dublin-founded food business Mad Egg have confirmed they are launching a location at <a aria-label=\"Cork&#039;s Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corkbeo.ie\/all-about\/cork-city\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Cork&#8217;s <\/a>Marina Market. Jobs listings for their new expansion are already available, as the group looks to hire full-time kitchen and front-of-house <a aria-label=\"staffLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corkbeo.ie\/all-about\/employment\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The chain, which started with two Dublin city centre restaurants in 2018, offers a menu packed full of fried chicken dishes like tenders, burgers made with soft and fluffy &#8216;Amish roll&#8217; buns, and chicken-and-waffles stacks. Other popular options include their loaded fries and mac and cheese sides, as well as their cheescake and brownie desserts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The chain currently has five locations, including one in Dublin Zoo, and the Cork spot will be their first outside of Ireland&#8217;s capital. The business was founded by Dub Conor Sheridan and Stephen O&#8217;Reilly, and since launching, their food has won them a number of glowing titles. This includes \u2018Best Chicken in Ireland\u2019 at the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards 2025, and Best Burger &amp; American at this year&#8217;s Just Eat Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The new spot will be a welcome addition to the many lovely spots at Leeside&#8217;s Marina Market &#8211; but this isn&#8217;t the only big news about the location recently. This month, the family team behind the award-winning Delhi2Cork Marina Market stall <a aria-label=\"launched a new offeringLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corkbeo.ie\/news\/local-news\/watch-award-winning-family-biz-34504995\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">launched a new offering<\/a> at the popular Leeside market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Coromandel <a aria-label=\"food Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corkbeo.ie\/all-about\/food-and-drink\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">food <\/a>spot launched at the bustling indoor market on Saturday, bringing a fresh menu packed with South Indian delicacies. Its menu has a big focus on &#8216;dosas&#8217; &#8211; savoury, crispy pancakes made from a fermented rice and lentil batter, that are usually served as street food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Expanding outside of Dublin for the first time 14:13, 30 Aug 2026Updated 16:55, 30 Aug 2026 Mad Egg&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,43516,98496,18,35734,19,17],"class_list":["post-664274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-city","tag-cork-loves","tag-eire","tag-food-and-drink","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117186835212932033","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}