Locals queued to get a taste of the new eatery, when doors opened at 12 noon yesterday (May 31).
Menu specialties include loaded grilled cheese, fries, smash burgers and tots – all with Instagrammable presentation!
Simon Hannigan, from Kirkham, gets more than 13,000,000 views a month on his social media sites, where he shares his no-nonsense style of cooking.
These were the scenes at the launch.
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Dad The Dish has opened his first takeaway - and it's in Blackpool. Photo credits: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
2. TikTok star Dad The Dish opened his first takeaway
Simon chats with customers on his first day of trading. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
3. Grilled Cheese specialties
An example of some of the food served at Ground Up. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
4. Simon chats with customers
Customers sample food at the new takeaway by social media chef Dad The Dish. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
5. Time to eat
Word has gotten out quickly with queues forming as the takeaway opened. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
6. Ground Up
TikTok star Dad The Dish, Simon Hannigan, from Kirkham has opened his first takeaway and it's in Blackpool called Ground Up on Whitegate Drive. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard Photo: Kelvin Stuttard