Real BBQ in Dublin City - Pit Bros

The low carb options just keep getting wider. Maybe we will finally make the mainstream? Well maybe not quite yet.

Anyway, eating out low carb is a bit like being a non smoker when some pubs in Dublin first started to experiment with idea. You wanted to visit those pubs, but could you convince your smoker friends?

Carbs are the new fags and some people don't think they have eaten lunch unless there is a heap of grass to go with it.

Pit Bros on Dublin's Georges Street will keep your addicted friends happy. They serve delicious BBQ meat - pork, beef, sausage and chicken. And if you like it can come with a bun or a heap of chips.

I had bbq pulled pork with slaw and sweet corn. I know, I know. Sweet corn is, well sweet, but It is not the worst sin you can commit and the low carb sides were limited. The slaw was fridge cold, but I can't really blame them for trying to not poison me. It was also not slathered in too much dressing and did not taste sweet. Very good.
The pork was smoky and juicy and not covered in sauce. They seem to use rubs here rather than drowning the food in brown goo. Don't get me wrong I used to love that brown goo, but that was the old me :)

Well worth a visit and pretty inexpensive for what you get. The decor is a bit too rough and ready on purpose and the seats were designed for someone with more bum padding than me, but these are just quibbles. And oh yeah, this is a very big portion of food. Way too much for my lunch, but work was paying and I don't leave food behind.

More low carb delicousness in Dublin then. This is getting easier.

Great Omelette on Dublin's Northside - Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly has been in Dublin for a long time, but on Millennium Walkway it was getting a bit tired. It got a make over recently and I decided to see if they had anything low carb on the menu.

The interior looks great and is lovely and bright. They are big on crepes, bagels, paninis and the like. Big no nos on a low carb diet. But they have great omelettes. There are a few to choose from and they come with a side salad. Just ask for the salad with no dressing and you are good to go. Good coffee rounds out a decent low carb lunch.

I normally have eggs for breakfast and 2 omelettes a day is pushing it even for me, but if that is the only fault I can find, they have done a good job on the low carb front.

Bunsen - Great Burger Place in Dublin

Finding low carb food when you are eating out can be a nightmare. More and more menus however are including low carb or paleo options. One such is Bunsen on Dublin's Essex Street, Temple Bar.

I was there last Saturday afternoon for lunch with my son. We always go to the same burger place, but decided to give this a go as it had just opened. I had a double burger without the bun. Usually this means what it sounds like. In Bunsen though, it comes wrapped in iceberg lettuce. This means I was able to eat it like a real burger without a knife and fork.

The flavour was fabulous. The burger did not come with any ketchup, but it was on the table if you needed it.

The menu is tiny, but what more do you need - great burgers no rubbish. I am not saying it is a good idea to eat burgers for lunch every day, but for a low carb treat, this place is great.