Changes at Long John Silvers

They are advertising "London style fish and chips" here. Has anyone tried them? And... what is "London Style" anyway???
Joe

I've never had Captain D's or Arthur Treacher's, so I don't know how they would stack up. (Of course, it doesn't help that our last Arthur Treacher's closed up a year ago, and we only had one Captain D's for about a couple months.)

Our local LJS is combined with a very small KFC, and may possibly be the smallest building in the world that's home to two fast food places. Last time I was there, everything was mushy and undercooked. I asked for my money back. Yet, the next-nearest LJS, in Bay City, has been almost absurdly consistent in quality. Greasy and crispy, and probably a zillion grams of fat, but it still has a "fresh" taste to it. Not bland at all. Strangely, though, I never see ANYONE else in this restaurant when I'm there.

PapaJoe8


They are advertising "London style fish and chips" here. Has anyone tried them? And... what is "London Style" anyway???
Joe

london style could be scary, if they really are going for authenticity.... i had fish and chips in london once, i don't remember the name of the chip shop.. the fish was a whole battered fillet, with the skin and bones included, and was extremely greasy as it was deep-fried in beef fat. the chips were also fried in beef fat, but were much better than the fish. then there was something called mushy peas served on the side, which could best be described as bitter green mush with the consistency of mashed potato..

I would love a three piece fish right now, one extra piece of fish, hushpuppies and keep the cole slaw. A few extra of the little crumbies they throw in there would be nice also.

Over twenty years ago we had LJS in my area, it was a pretty good place to go for fish and chips. Not so today. About two years ago I was in Joliet, IL. got a take out fish and chips from LJS, nothing short of terrible. The 'fish' was a glob of deep fried batter with a tiny piece of 'mystery fish' about the size of a quarter. The fries a were OK but I threw the rest out. Worse than bad.
 
 
In the late 60s we had an Authur Treacher's Fish and Chips that was absolutely fantastic! You could get malt vinegar on your fish if you wanted and it was two nice pieces of real fish. It's been gone for many years, I wish we had that kind fish and chips around here today.
 

 
 

I don't think we have the "London Style" fish and chips here, but maybe they douse it in malt vinegar?   Whenever I get the fish or clams there, I always ask for extra packets of malt vinegar.  In reality, our local LJS is not that bad (it's combined with an A&W) but it's still a mere shadow of what LJS used to be. 

Andrea