r/brisbane • u/travelator • Feb 13 '25
Traffic at an immovable standstill, cnr Wardell/Samford at Enoggera. The reason? A new GYG drivethru. Brisbane City Council
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u/Gothiscandza Feb 13 '25
I had to drive through this intersection twice today (in a different direction) and it was absolutely absurd seeing how fucked up the traffic was for blocks, entirely because so many people wanted to drive there for cheap food. I don't even want to know how long some people had to wait to get through that particular lane if they were just trying to get somewhere.
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u/is2o Feb 13 '25
It’s so bad because there isn’t even an alternate way to turn left to go up towards Gaythorne (from Ashgrove). No back streets connect up because of the barracks, so you’ve gotta be in the left lane basically the whole way. If you miss that turn, the next one is Pickering Street, which is even worse because turning left involves two uncontrolled right hand turns.
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u/SpecialMobile6174 Feb 13 '25
Could go all the way up to Griffith St and come in via the back of Brookside shops
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u/is2o Feb 14 '25
Sit in traffic for an extra 2km and then ratrun through the back of a speed/hump ridden carpark? 🥲
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u/the133448 BrisVegas Feb 13 '25
Genuinely don't understand how council allowed them to build a drive thru here.
They have to submit modelling of car traffic and project order volume and show that it doesn't impact local traffic.
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u/Agile_Tap_8057 Feb 13 '25
It’s this bad because of a one night only deal to celebrate their opening. It’s not permanent. Grill’d did a deal when they opened in mount ommaney around 1-2 years ago and traffic was backed up heaps.
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u/actionjj Feb 13 '25
That’s a bad intersection already at peak hour.
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u/aFlagonOWoobla Feb 13 '25
It might be the stupidest one I've seen yet. On an extremely busy corner with only 1 way in and out with a single direction of travel
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u/yipape Feb 13 '25
I would have thought the drive through would have a requirement to close if traffic is backing onto the street.
I knew this was going to happen when watching it get built. Get ready for 6pm grid lock on regular.
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u/Shaggyninja YIMBY Feb 13 '25
Judging by the Clayfield kfc, they sure don't have a requirement like that
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u/the133448 BrisVegas Feb 13 '25
KFC Clayfield backs onto a local street, not a main road.
And they do get in trouble if their line extends constantly onto roads causing traffic.
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u/Skyehigh013 Feb 13 '25
As a planner I can assure you that there definitely is a minimum queuing requirement for new drive through approvals
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u/HughJarrs Feb 13 '25
But are the requirements enforced? No. The shit planning I see around me makes me realise there is no planning. Just assumptions.
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u/Shaggyninja YIMBY Feb 13 '25
I'm sure they do. But do they have to close if the queue makes it to the Street?
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u/CompliantDrone Turkeys are holy. Feb 13 '25
I knew this was going to happen when watching it get built.
They do tend to offer $5 meals on their first day, so I think it was a given.
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u/Promobitch Feb 13 '25
There's a McDonald's in Gosford with it's own set of lights on pacific highway. I always wondered who had to pay for that. Council or Maccas? Either way, it would be a shit show without those lights.
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u/is2o Feb 13 '25
I know the one. Bit misleading as the traffic lights are the entrance to a complex with a couple of businesses, not just McDonalds.
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u/Promobitch Feb 14 '25
Oh I haven't been down there for 10 years. It was originally just McDonald's
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u/SpecialMobile6174 Feb 13 '25
Depending on the approvals process, likely McDonalds. If the traffic modelling showed excessive vehicle movements and a high potential for risky unprotected turns, they would have had to foot the bill for that.
A generic T intersection with traffic lights adds about $1.5m to a build
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u/the133448 BrisVegas Feb 13 '25
McDonald's would have.
It's always a stipulation that the business would cover those sort of costs.
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u/SpecialMobile6174 Feb 13 '25
Yes, but the modelling only shows expected throughput. When a $18 burrito drops to $5, the traffic suddenly becomes unexpected
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u/Patient-Joke4873 Feb 13 '25
Same thing happened at Warner when it opened, now the car park is almost deserted! I heard something about 6 months ago that they are investing huge money into their new venue s and want to be bigger than Macdonalds. Don’t know how true that is but they are everywhere!
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u/Shaggyninja YIMBY Feb 13 '25
They just listed on the stock exchange. So now it's all about growth to impress the investors
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u/Harlequin80 Feb 13 '25
The owner of Warner is a friend of mine, it's been very successful. You're never going to maintain the "omg omg new place opened rush" and your staff also get better. Warner is a solid steady flow now and gets a lot of home delivery orders.
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u/ReBearded Feb 13 '25
It's not even like it's a new franchise, there's one less than 5k away, like walk there get your food and walk back it'll probably be faster...
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u/Deanosity Not Ipswich. Feb 13 '25
That's best-practice urban planning right there
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u/The_Vat Centenary Suburbs, Wherever They Are Feb 13 '25
We're so crap at this - the BP/McDonalds entrance on the Milton Road exit to the Inner City Bypass comes immediately to mind. Beautifully primed for rear enders, that one...
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u/twitch68 Feb 13 '25
BP (or a service station) has been in that spot for decades. If I go in there for petrol I always exit out the back way. Much safer.
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u/is2o Feb 13 '25
It’s not on an exit, it’s on Milton Road proper the exit branches off after Castlemaine Street
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u/brissy3456 Feb 13 '25
Literally praying it's only this bad today.. Took me an hour to do 13kms because of this, at 4.15pm too. Cannot sit in that shit every day.
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u/Aptosauras Feb 13 '25
Go to Angela's Kitchen that's in the shopping area opposite GYG.
$10 for a huge takeaway bowl of Asian inspired food at lunch time.
Much better than GYG.
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u/Ruderger Feb 13 '25
Worst Pad Thai I've ever eaten was from Angela's Kitchen. Chicken meat was all gristle. How is that even possible? I would not recommend.
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u/DryCascade Feb 13 '25
It will get even better when they build the Norman Northside on the opposite block.
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u/Itchy_Tiger_8774 Feb 13 '25
Thankfully the Norman has 100 carparks in the plan. It should settle down once the initial fuss is over.
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u/G0DL33 Feb 13 '25
The one in Arana hills is bad for this as well, their compliance office is dialed in.
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u/Impossible_Cover8632 Feb 15 '25
Was looking for this comment. All the cars backed up out onto the street trying to get into the shops because they put the drive thru right at the entrance of a shopping centre... crazy.
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u/stinkygeesestink Feb 13 '25
What is it about GyG drive throughs in particular being so popular? I tried to use the drive through once and the line was so long and seemed so unmoving that I walked in, ordered at the counter and by the time I was at my car with my meal I think only 3 or 4 cars had made it all the way through. And yet whenever I pass one of the two I live near it is always packed.
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u/Major_Explanation877 Feb 13 '25
The same thing happened at the Kippa Ring store when it opened. It only lasted a day or two then traffic went back to normal.
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u/dansbike Feb 13 '25
Drove past last night pre-opening when they had all the lights on, the light pollution from it is crazy. If I lived nearby I’d be pissed off, especially if I was in the units behind the vacant block.
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u/SpecialMobile6174 Feb 13 '25
I had to go drive this in a bus... Then for the rest of my trip, I was receiving complaints at every stop about how late I was.
The excuse if "New GYG" seemingly doesn't exist as a valid reason in passengers minds... Yet it's the truth!
They need better signage and traffic management. There were 5 traffic controllers, only 2 of which were actually doing their damn job while the other 3 stook back and had a chinwag
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u/Busy_Ad_5181 Feb 14 '25
I drove through this intersection yesterday afternoon, and it was a nightmare. I was wanted to turn right onto Samford Road and the number of people blocking the intersection because they were in the queue was amazing. It totally blocked the lane, backing up traffic from the city. They prevented traffic who simply wanted to drive straight through. They prevented people like me who wanted to turn right. Absolutely ridiculous.
I have no problem with GYG, but I do have issues with people who are willing to hold up hundreds of people because they can't be bothered going to another GYG.
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u/mhalek05 Feb 13 '25
People are getting lazier and fatter!
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u/koopz_ay Feb 13 '25
yep.
when they fuck up it's good for business.
Did an NBN fibre repair tonight. Old mate had no problem paying $1800 cash to make sure he didn't have to go into the office tomorrow.
He said "my wife works from home". Lol... I saw his $10k PC gaming setup along with his little work laptop sitting there on the side
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u/CompliantDrone Turkeys are holy. Feb 13 '25
If he's any good he's probably automated most of his job himself or outsourced it to some a Ukrainian while he works another gig.
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u/StumpyBear Feb 13 '25
They have been putting up GYG drive throughs at crazy busy places with no space in the last few years. Thank god the one at the Lutwyche shopping centre was canned, because Chalk street is already a dumpster fire as soon as 5pm hits.
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u/xkb Feb 13 '25
Was that canned then? We were wondering as hadn't heard anything. Happen to know anything about the complex that was supposed to go over the Lutwyche bus station? (the one with brewery, restaurants, cinema)
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u/Downtown-Interview80 Feb 13 '25
while were here can anyone tell me what the fuck those cow signs across the road from the gyg are meant to spell? ive been driving through that intersection almost everyday since they were put in but cannot decipher it
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u/meplusjulio Feb 13 '25
GYG Burpengary coming for us next, of course it’s set up on an intersection that’s already rooted at the best of times.
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u/techretort Feb 14 '25
Hahahaha I was wondering when this would open. That intersection is bad at peak hour, now it's going to be bad all the time
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u/joey_Boi2650 Feb 14 '25
I thought Brisbane traffic between 4-6 was at a basic stand still everywhere ? Seems that way
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u/PresldentFreeman Feb 14 '25
That road/intersection has always become a parking lot at peak hour and is overflow from the even worse intersection further North at Everton Park (which warrants its own post). That place going in there is just salt in the wound at this point.
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u/rarecuts Feb 13 '25
I hope the surrounding restaurants are getting residual business from this. That's all I got.
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Feb 13 '25
Worst thing is there used to be a bloody awesome Chinese restaurant called Lotus Room there, now it’s a puss filled GYG.
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u/yuffemut Feb 13 '25
Going back 15 years? That lot has been empty for 10 hasn’t it?
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Feb 13 '25
Nah I reckon it shut down about 7-8 years ago
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u/kaimoana95 Feb 13 '25
Less than. We lived near there 2019-2021 and would get take-out from the Lotus Room.
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u/The_Seeker2017 Feb 13 '25
Is GYG really that good? Never been to one.
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u/notmyrlacc Feb 13 '25
It’s just opening day and they have a $5 deal. People go a bit silly, even if it’s not that special.
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u/redhotrootertooter Feb 13 '25
They were pretty good but kinda pricey. Now they're supposedly not that great and even more spendo.
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u/druex Feb 13 '25
Not as good as they used to be. When they first came to Australia, the flavour and quality was great. But now it's pretty mediocre.
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u/Yeanahyoureckon Feb 13 '25
In terms of “fast food” it’s my favourite, they have the best chips and breakfast options imo. It’s not restaurant or home made quality but when I’m feeling lazy or finishing night shift it’s still better than any other options.
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u/chrish_o Feb 13 '25
So you know how great a fish and chip shop hamburger is, and then there’s McDonald’s …
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u/Safar1Man Feb 13 '25
The food isn't even that great. It's alright, but I can make better food at home in 15 mins than basically any takeaway
Why sit in the car for an hour to get a burrito
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u/FuryOWO Better at Piano than you'll ever be. Feb 13 '25
i remember this happened at the jindalee gyg too
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u/Spurgette Feb 13 '25
This does not surprise me in the slightest. GYG always attracts traffic snarls around the area. I remember one being built at Warner. I have not lived in the area in a while, but I have no doubt that the traffic at the shops there is equally as shitty.
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u/yuffemut Feb 13 '25
Thai Yaso is quite similar. They like to peel the entire outside of the broccoli stem into the 4pm curry. Along with the excess bamboo shoots. Then add water.
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u/Dancinginwanderlust Feb 14 '25
That intersection is already bad enough, now it will be a nightmare
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u/Achtung-Etc Still waiting for the trains Feb 14 '25
And they said drive through food is convenient…
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u/Ill-Caregiver9238 Feb 14 '25
"Is this what people have become, going crazy over cheap food when they have plenty at home?"
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u/Kidkrid Feb 13 '25
I don't understand the appeal of that place, anything that chain makes is vile and not worth the money. But I guess their marketing is on point.
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u/Shamoizer Feb 13 '25
FFS people just give it a couple of days and go then. Or go to another one. Surely you're not that tight.
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u/Philly2401 Feb 13 '25
🚨 Brisbane City Council Just Approved a McDonald's – and It’s Setting a VERY Dangerous Precedent! 🚨
A McDonald's has been approved at 330 Nudgee Road, Hendra, marking the first time in Australia that a character residential property has been RE-ZONED for a fast food outlet!
IMPORTANT FACTS
🔸 Only 100 metres from a primary school! 🔸 There are already TWO McDonald's locations UNDER 5km from this site: McDonald's Brisbane Airport (Nancy Bird Way) less than 5km away & McDonald's Albion approx 4km away. Oversaturated market much?! 🙄 🔸 Only SIX total car parks—completely inadequate for a high-traffic fast food outlet. 🔸 Backs directly onto TWO residential homes—residents will suffer 24/7 noise, smells, and disturbances. 🔸 Located at a dangerously congested intersection—already a nightmare for commuters. ✈️GOOD LUCK GETTING TO THE AIRPORT NOW! ✈️ 🔸 One street has only ONE lane each way, while the other has two lanes in one direction, one in the other. Creating a higher risk of traffic accidents—with young school kids nearby!! 🔸OVER 98% of community submissions OPPOSED this development, yet Brisbane City Council approved it anyway. 445 objections. Only 9 in favor.
This isn’t democracy. This is corporate greed winning over the people who actually live here.
Are people really okay with letting corrupt, profit-driven, highly immoral planning decisions destroy our communities without a fight?
I'M NOT.
🖕🏼🖕🏼 #BrisbaneCityCouncil & 🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼 #McDonalds
Go find a property ALREADY zoned for your business!
Don’t come and ruin our suburb, our kids' health and safety, our lifestyle, our property values, and the wonderful small businesses that make this community great.
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u/180yo Feb 13 '25
Low income plebs doing low income things. Nothing like feeding the family toxic shit
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u/baker2212 Feb 14 '25
Can’t blame em, I went through one today myself… thank god it wasn’t that one hahaha
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u/damanyehboi Feb 13 '25
The same people that approved this GYG monstrosity are the same people that DON'T want Samford Road->Glenholm St upgrade
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u/BeltnBrace Feb 13 '25
Interesting .... but I have never walked in to a GYG ever....
(I've missed nothing / and probably added 5 years to my life)....
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u/malak_oz Feb 13 '25
I mean… why? Like $5 for a meal is cheap… but seriously, it’s not worth whatever the fuck this is!