retiredmartin

January 2026. Liverpool.

I hope AI does take over the world. It’s much more polite than the humans.

Chat GPT may not know how to count, but it can do useful things like advise on Chinese takeaways.

And so it was that in the Roscoe Head I was having a conversation with a robot about the lack of Proper Chinese Takeaways in central Liverpool,

which is something I take almost as seriously as NBSS scoring.

Big Bowl Noodle Bar seemed to be the compromise, a sit-down with a decent takeaway trade,

and the robot certainly understood the appeal of swinging a bag of MSG back to my Travelodge.

“The kettle that’s seen things” though ? No need for that, Chat GPT. (Don’t ask, Lana).

I’ll be honest, not a classic takeaway. 3.5 the dark brown crispy beef, 3 the Singapore noodles (error in translation), 2.5 the salt and pepper squid. Sang Lung, Chung Hwa and Meow can sleep easy.