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The legend that is Tubby Isaacs has passed into history - October 2013

Tubby Isaacs - corner of Goulston Street and Aldgate High Street

Tubby Isaacs famous jellied eel stall stood on the corner of Goulston Street but, alas, is no more.  The business was founded in 1919 by ‘Tubby’ Isaac Brenner and gained a reputation as the East End supplier of choice for slippery jellied eels to the masses. Tubby emigrated to the USA in 1938 and the business was taken over by his assistant Solly Gritzman who had begun his career on the stall at the age of 11.  Solly died at the age of 73 in 1982 and was succeeded by his nephew Ted.  Ted’s son Paul started working on the stall in 1989 but has finally called it a day as an unstoppable tide of pizzas, curries and burgers have taken over as the fast food of choice for the East End cockney. A little known fact is that Tubby Isaacs was once under the authority of the Kashrus Commission - sort of - because many years ago their Goulston Street office was directly above Tubby’s stall.  Goodbye Tubby, perhaps the 20th century’s greatest Jew!

Lovely jellied eels courtesy of Tubby Isaacs...yum, yum!

Lovely jellied eels courtesy of Tubby Isaacs...yum, yum!

Tubby is round the back - can you spot him?
Tubby is round the back - can you spot him?

Guess who!!


Guess who...

Tubby Isaacs in happier days
Tubby Isaacs in happier days

Below: Changing times in the East End - Tubby Isaacs jellied eels on the left, Halal fast food on the right

Changing times in the East End - Tubby Isaacs on the left, Halal fast food on the right

Meanwhile a new Jellied Eel emporium has risen from the ashes - Tubb's site is now occupied by Rose Seafood World Famous Jellied Eels!

Rose Seafood World Famous Jellied Eels, Goulston Street

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