Is this the best Black Country chippy: Crusty Cod in the Dudley area, picks up an award.

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We chat to Crispy Cod to see what makes them worthy of a best Chip Shop award they have just won.

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00:00We're at Crispy Cod, just by Briley Hill, Dudley.

00:03And you've won an online award, gents,

00:05Best Chippy for the English Chip Shop Awards.

00:09How are you feeling to win it?

00:10It's nice to get a pat on the back, isn't it?

00:12You happy?

00:13Yeah.

00:13Yeah, you surprised?

00:15Yes.

00:15Yeah, yeah.

00:16So what is it that's special about your chip shop?

00:19If you were gonna tell someone,

00:21you should come and get out your chips from us, why?

00:23Why should they come here?

00:24What's good about your chip shop?

00:26Fish and chips and kebabs.

00:28The pizzas are very, very good.

00:31Nice peas as well?

00:31Yeah.

00:32Oh yeah, proper chip shop peas.

00:34Cool, and how long have you been here as a business then?

00:36Five years.

00:37Five years.

00:38And it was your brother, wasn't it,

00:40that originally set it up?

00:41Yes.

00:42Give a shout out to your brother, what was his name?

00:44Sandy.

00:45And he's no longer with us, is he?

00:47No.

00:48No, sadly.

00:49Yeah.

00:50But if he's looking down then from heaven,

00:53what's, how would he be feeling

00:54to know you're getting an award and doing well?

00:57He's very happy.

00:59Yeah, yeah, cool.

01:00So if you were coming here as a customer,

01:03what on the menu is kind of, would you,

01:05is a bit of a speciality that people come to you for?

01:08Is it your kebabs?

01:09Is it your pizzas?

01:10You know, what is it you're known for?

01:13Pizzas and kebabs.

01:14Pizzas and kebabs?

01:15Or fish and chips.

01:16Yeah, yeah.

01:17And if you were having to order a pizza,

01:19what pizza would you have then?

01:21I'm vegetarian, so obviously I order vegetarian.

01:24Veggie pizza, about you?

01:27Meat feast.

01:27Yeah, meat feast?

01:28Yeah, mixed kebab.

01:30Yeah, yeah, mixed kebab, yeah, yeah.

01:33Cool, and I guess you've got your established customers,

01:36so I guess you get to know people over the years,

01:38don't you?

01:39You have your regulars that come in.

01:41You get to know customers?

01:43Yeah.

01:43They become like friends?

01:44Yeah, they are.

01:45Yeah, yeah, cool.

01:46Well, the chips look great.

01:47We've got the proper black country looking chips there.

01:50And it says crispy cod on the name.

01:51We've got a lovely crispy cod there.

01:53Well done, gents.

01:54All the best to you.

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