Personally I would've gone for Philly Cheesesteak, I'm not aware of any in the UK already.

http://www.genosteaks.com/

Roast meats. In a baguette or roll, with traditional accompaniments (pork and apple, Beef horseradish, chicken stuffing) and side order of mini roasties.
Nut/mushroom roast for veggies
Very fast. You stand there with a few roasts in front of you and sauces and make them to peoples spec.
No brillaint, not hugely innovative, but they sell, they are fast, they are simple and the margin is good.
You open for breakfast with sausage and bacon, etc and switch to lunch menu at 11. Close at 3,clean up, prep next day and home in time for tea.

Oh No, not Geno's................Jimmy's on South Street is soooooooo much better. Trust me any real Philadelphian (like me) will tell you the same. But nice one, hadn't thought of it, I miss the occasional cheesesteak, and every time you go to an "american" themed restaurant, they use hard bread, and smother it in cheddar, or some equally inappropriate cheese. How difficult is it to get some provolone from Italy? Yum, everytime I go back home, cheesesteaks and Chick-Fil-A, are the two must eats.

So in answer to your original question, since you've already grabbed up cheesesteaks, I'd do my best to come up with a decent Chick-Fil-A knock off.

I would like to open (but it wouldn't win the task) a dessert store.

A place where friends could come in and talk over a slice of cheesecake, a slice of treacle tart, some Eton Mess etc

And then also sell desserts as full ones too for people to take away to dinner parties and things.

Oooh, can I please go into business with you? We could call the place "Just Desserts"

Japanese home cooking. No sushi, bentou or any of that crap.

Proper home meals like nikujaga (potato beef stew), okayu (rice porridge with different topping choices), yakiniku (grilled meat) with rice, mini modanyaki (noodle pancakes), miso soup with different topping choices, a variety of steamed or fried vegetables with rice or broth soup, and other simple and easy to make dishes.

I don't know what to call the place. "Yummy"?

But that's a cake/pudding cafe/shop love, there are 1,000's of them. its not a fast food shop is it?

You'd be calling it bankrupt fairly soon.

That sounds amazing!

Why do you think that? It's what I lived on during my poor-as-a-church-mouse student years. The average cost for three meals per day of that diet was £3 - £5. Huge money savers were the basics: rice, water, noodles, cabbage and cheap meat cuts.

I'll certainly bow to your greater knowledge on that. I've sampled Cheesesteaks when I've been to the States, but have never been to Philly. I've even attempted them at home - a nice meal that my wife also enjoys, but I use Ciabatta and processed cheese slices (wish I could get Cheezwiz). I'm sure they would be popular over here.

The Japanese stuff - there are a few stalls in Camden Market selling similar stuff, all very nice.

I dont doubt its nutritious healthy food, but i cant see it being a money spinner as a FF outlet love

A German sausage shop - Fear the Wurst

I mentioned in the preview thread that I think fast food based on tandoori style marinated chicken and lamb tikka with naan bread would sell well. Serve the meat inside the naan bread, rather like a doner kebab, with onions, salad and curry sauce. Shish kebabs, samosas, bhajis and mini popadoms would be on the menu too.

A kosher place, selling halal chicken.


I've always wanted a katsu curry place, like Coco Ichibanya

Tripe, black puddings, pig's trotters, savoury ducks, brawn, haslett, lights, sweetbreads, fries (not french ones!)

I'd call it "Clogg's" or maybe "Grimup North's"

Tagline "Shurrup an' Gerrit Etten!"

I would've gone Middle Eastern - falafel, hummus, pita, etc. Or Mediterranean - souvlaki would be a HUGE moneyspinner, IMO.

Rice bowls. They are huge in California and fast, fast, fast. Bowl of rice, stir fried meat, veg or seafood with a choice of sauces. Wok and Run! Takae's idea sounds great too.

You've just described several of our local kebab shops.

Various takes on the meatball in wraps/ burger buns or solo (including a couple of veggie versions: falafal or cheese & leek) called "Albondigas"

OR

Takeaway hotpots & lasagnes. "Hotpot"

OR

High quality samosas with optional curry sauce & raita: "Samosa"

I seem to be very focused on food as opposed to concepts.

Soup.

Nice and simple with hot and cold soups; season dependant.

Call it The Soup Kitchen.

Offer lovely home- made soups to go with daily changes and offers re extra items ie. rolls, drinks etc.

Cold pie and cold soup, yuk.

Do people actually like cold pie and soup?

Arnold J Rimmer dosn't.

Or Offally Good?

http://www.just-desserts.info/

I've been there a few times, it's really good.