Binley Mega Chippy – Mystery as fish shop becomes sensation in days with customers from AUSTRALIA
A FISH and chips shop has become an overnight sensation with customers travelling from as far as AUSTRALIA to the West Midlands for a takeaway.
Binley Mega Chippy in Coventry has boomed in the last few days thanks to an online viral jingle - leaving chip shop staff and its owner completely baffled.
Hordes of cult followers have shown up at the takeaway - some travelling miles and wearing fan t-shirts - in a bid to see the iconic shop in real life.
People flying in from Portugal and Australia also stopped off at Binley Mega Chippy to try their fish, chips and mushy peas after seeing waves of videos about it online.
Thought to be caused by locals who love the shop, the internet craze has caused hundreds of people to queue outside just to take a picture by the takeaway's sign.
An account named welovebinleymegachippy popped up on TikTok - and shared a jingle in appreciation of the chip shop - which then went viral.
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As a result videos of the Coventry takeaway shop have become a massive success - with clips dedicated to the chippy gaining millions of views.
Since then, the shop's been featured in stunning reviews and has spawned numerous parody accounts, memes, and comedy clips.
Keen punters have filled the streets around the chippy to grab their £4.99 'Morbius Meal' - fish and chips, mushy peas and a can of fizzy drink - after it went viral instantly.
Dozens of teens were seen taking pictures under the iconic red and yellow sign - keen to show off to pals that they've visited the local spot.
Bemused Kamal Gandhi, the shop’s owner, said: "I have no idea what happened.
"Thursday it started to get busy, and I noticed people out the front taking pictures.
"I was just like, ‘What are people doing?’ We assume someone local who likes the food has made the song and it’s just gone viral.”
Gandhi, who bought the shop eight months ago, said that he doesn't even have a Twitter or TikTok account for the chippy.
"It’s just quite random and that’s what makes it funny.
"We made the T-shirts to wear when we came, and they gave us a free bottle of lemonade and photos with them.
“I’m not normally a fish and chip person, but for Binley Mega Chippy I had to have some.”
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Another three pals travelled from London to the shop - after seeing it online and finding the content hilarious.
Angus, Taylor, and Amir said: "We were on a call this morning, laughing about the Binley Mega Chippy and one of us was just, like, ‘Should we go?’
“I think it’s one of those things where it’s so random, it’s funny.
"They didn’t even make the song themselves, and they have got so much free publicity.”
Mum Rachel Charlton said: "It’s absolutely ludicrous. They are just all obsessed with TikTok.
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"Yesterday we were in the middle of deepest, darkest Wales on a mountain for a mountain biking race and we could hear people talking about it. So we just had to come.”
And people living in the area have been left completely confused - after popping down to their local but finding the shop packed out.