Charlie slowly going from saying "Long John Silver's" to "LJS" after making fun of someone for even attempting to create an abbreviation for it is fucking fantastic
In like 2008 my parents stopped at an LJS in desperation for a toilet. there was a bell near the exit that said "ring me if you enjoyed your meal". It was coated in a comical amount of cobwebs
My local Long John Silvers closed and the very recognizable building was repainted grey and black and turned into a "Cremation Society" where old people come to meet and discuss how they wanna be scorched to dust. Pretty poetic if you ask me.
The ones near me in Georgia have been "closed for remodel" for years. No one has ever been there to do any remodeling. I do remember liking it as a kid in the 90s, but kids' taste buds don't really count.
Long John Silver is the real life equivalent of the Chum Bucket. They should actually market themselves as some sort of sick challenge to eat their food and not vomit afterwards.
The more times Charlie rejects the idea of a Long John Silver’s tier list, the more he guarantees it will happen. He’s been on the internet long enough to know how this works.
The original fish platter with 3 pieces of battered fish, 2 hush puppies, fries, and slaw is actually really good. I rarely eat fast food but I usually make an exception and eat there once or twice a month because it's different and not just some regular old burger. Their chicken and other items suck though for sure, always get the battered cod.
My old boss was a professionally trained chef, he said he had only worked one fast food job in his life and it was long john silvers. He was hired on as a manager and quit his first day because the employees were shooting each other with bleach spray like water guns
Worked for Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald's, Sonic, Wendy's, and Carls Jr. (in order over about 12 years) and every single place had an unprofessional group of employees. It's not solely a long John Silvers issue. At McDonald's one of my co-workers literally dropped a McDouble on the ground and when he was about to throw it away our boss told him not to waste product and just use a napkin to wipe it off. At Sonic the cooks never wore gloves, at Carls Jr our boss (a 40 year-old who was around 450 pounds) would take home a dozen burgers every shift and let us all eat for free if we didn't tell anyone. At Taco Bell one of my coworkers blew his nose into a burrito prior to folding it up because he knew the customer and didn't like him.
Sounds like a garbage manager if he couldnt get a few 16 year olds to take direction. You're talking up a friend who is clearly not a "proffesionally trained chef".
@@Travybear1989 I would be waiting in the parking lot for them to get off work if they blew their nose in my food.. That's foul. Actually made me dry heave reading that. 😆
I ate at Long John Silver's once, the fried shrimp turned my entire digestive system inside out and gave me severe testicular cancer. So anyways it wasn't that bad.
When I was in high school, I once skipped class to do something off campus. As the day went on, I got hungry and saw a Long John Silver's restaurant nearby. I decided to go in and order a combo box of popcorn shrimp and hushpuppies. Unfortunately, the food was soggy and unappetizing. I regretted my decision and felt like I was being punished for skipping class. This experience taught me to think twice before skipping class again.
@@6ix9ineshairline That should be their new marketing tactic lol. A fast-food chain that you go to just to punish yourself. Skipping class? Soggy food so bad you want to go. Procrastinating? Well if you decide to procrastinate with Long John Silver's, you'll get food poisoning as a result! That'll be a lesson. LJS could be an opposite Starbucks, where you sit there to force yourself to get your work done, and then get the fuck out of there without ordering anything. But, it might tempt you to, and some people will, which means profit!
There’s a really old restaurant that has a sign saying “if you don’t like the food, head down to long John silvers” the signs so old it outlasted the long Joan silvers down the road and I still eat there today
I've had some 2/10 experiences and 9/10 experiences at Long John Silver's. Seems like it really depends on location, especially considering poorly-prepared seafood can be a lot worse than poorly-prepared everything else.
@@flameepidemic4839used to go to a LJS AnW in new mexico. root beer float with some fish and chicken honestly went hard as fuck. moved states and now the 1 solo LJS in the area recently shut down (went there once, not the same at all)
@@LycanKai14I used to work at long John silvers, and if you seen how the food was prepared, then you wouldn't eat there. they do not care about the quality of their food.
I actually have picked up from LJS a few times over the past 3 years for work, most recently this past December. An older lady was managing the inside, and it was kind of sad because she actually put a lot of effort into making decorations for the interior only for presumably nobody to ever really sit and eat in there.
I work in the seafood department at a grocery store, and I get the feeling it would be a nightmare running a huge chain seafood restaurant. A lot of fish are very inconsistent in their availability.
The majority of fast food breaded fish is Pollock where it's cheapest. The fish in any fish n' chips or fishsticks you've eaten in your life was likely Pollock.
It's because wild fish has been heavily over fished. They transitioned to farmed fish and tried to say its better for various reasons. I could go on, but all of the food bought in most places is extremely under par due to humanity over eating and not having their own or at least using locally sourced foods. A lot of 1st world countries are over eating, and because of that, the quality of food has dropped dramatically. We shouldn't be able to get what we want, when we want. There are seasons for a reason. Consumerist society at its peak and everything suffers because of it. But who am I to say, I'm just a lonely warrior in my garden doing my bit for my loved ones. Have a blessed week, guys! 🙏🙌💜
@@WarriorInAGarden. How do you locally source food for 3 million people on an island? Or a few million in the desert? You can't. The modern world requires mass farming and mass fishing to sustain the population we have. So unless you want a third at best or half the world population to fucking starve, who knows you might loads of people do, you can't just "locally source" food.
given how many of them have burnt down and the fact that opening a long john silvers franchise is literally the worst possible investment you could make, I think it's pretty reasonable to assume that most of the fires are insurance fraud.
My grandpa, who passed from nothing long John silvers related, used to love the restaurant and he said very specific food is the best but others will give you food poisoning. He stopped eating it when the one near our house closed but I'm sure he's eating LJS in heaven.
The flutuating cost of seafood in general makes LJS' business model of low cost seafood difficult to maintain. As soon as they were acquired by a fast food conglomerate where they were neglected, to the point where quality and cleanliness were allowed to decline, was the final nail in the coffin.
@@HotDiggityDoggi have no idea how the one in our town is still open. Haven't seen anyone there in the past decade. We used to go when I was a kid every once in a while but yeah it fell off hard.
I’m so glad you’re talking about this. I once went to an LJS years ago with my family. My dad was gaslighted by the ads on tv. The fish was horribly dry and the fries were no better. Needless to say, that was our first and last time there.
My wife used to work at a LJS and saved them from a fire. They always have those dry wooden pillars out front and customers would drop their smokes through the holes. Naturally my wife had cups on water on standby because the pillars kept catching fire. She left and a few months later the building turned into a "Crispy Fish and Chicken" which is still LJS in every way but name.
Long John Silver is literally famous for pretending to be a ship cook and ends up tricking and betraying the crew so they can get treasure, so this all tracks
Had a friend that was a cook at the Long John's and the only reason I ever ate there was because he would get us food for free and if we took the receipt survey we got a free slice of pie lmfao. Being a broke kid and getting free food was dope but it probably shaved a few years off of our lives.
The most shocking thing about LJS is that it's lasted this long. The last time I went to the one in my town was in 1993, and even back then you could tell that it was worse than the other fast food places. It finally shut down in 2017, but there's still one in the next town over. It's unbelievable.
I think they're part of that Yum Brands empire that also owns Taco Bell, KFC, A&W, etc. Apparently, KFC makes about 200 billion dollars per minute in Asia, so they've got money to waste on things like LJS. I suspect they kinda forgot it exists, or no one can be bothered to do the paperwork and it's easier to keep it running. Lol
i knew two people in my life that actually enjoy LJS. The first one was a coworker in his mid 60s that thought black pepper was too spicy. The second one was a middle aged man at my local Hyundai dealership who was complaining about the LJS in town being replaced by a popeyes.
I used to eat at LJS regularly as a kid. Maybe like 5 years ago, I decided to try it again after decades of not. I legitimately was sick the rest of the day. If I recall, Joey's World Tour did a video eating the whole Big Catch Meal. He loved it, so you know it's bad.
My parents used to take me to McDonalds as a kid, i legit never liked it, the toilets were gross just stank, Fortunatly i was sick at one so my parents stopped taking me. I think most fast food places are god awful tbh. The only good thing they serve is fries which are very dry only being redeemed by the salt content.
I remember when I was 10, my family was staying at a hotel, due to a power outage in our area from high winds, and we decided to eat at LJS across the street. I remember getting some fish and hush puppies there, and about 10 minutes after we finished our meal, I had a sharp pain in my stomach. I ran into the restroom in our suite and was just vomiting for a good minute. This was the first time I've ever experienced food poisoning in my life, and I vividly remember feeling like shit for a couple days after. I don't know how they are still in business after reading some of the stories here.
@@user-bt7sh2hi2p Did you even read what disease is indicated to happen that fast on the CDC website? If you did, the original commenter wouldn't be saying they had diarrhea, they would be telling us of the lawsuit they filed against LJS for giving them Staph and nearly killing them.
As a recent employee of LJS, it's mainly senior citizens, most busy is on SSI check days, and employees are paid shit wages. I do occasionally enjoy it when I'm in search of something salty and greasy. My go to order is an order of clams and a piece of fish. But, when I did work there, my favorite was double battering the fish, extra crunchy. It is unhealthy, but there are days it just slaps.
@@mitsuakiyama8934 yeah, it's rare that I get it, but sometimes it's just a craving, if you haven't tried the clams, I suggest them, I usually get a double order when I've had a few drinks and need to throw something snackable into my face.
In my neighborhood, there was a long John silvers that had a sewage line break and there was literal raw sewage in the kitchen and no one even cleaned it, I think the whole place burnt down a week later. That’s insurance fraud to the HIGHEST order
I worked at Long John Silvers for about 6 months and only quit about a few weeks ago. That place was a nightmare. Barely anybody actually cleaned the equipment properly, we commonly had to cook with bad oil, somebody caused a fire in the fryers a few weeks ago, and corporate pushed a sexual harassment case under the rug and proceeded to fire my boss who reported it to them.
The only time I've ever been to Long John Silvers my mom took a bite of her food, tried to explain to an employee that her fish was slimy, he argued with her, and she got turbo food poisoning. She still has all her limbs though so could've been worse.
I once ate a slice a pizza from the trash at the break room at work (it was still in thr box) so I'm definitely not picky with food but long John silvers is so salty and dry, nooooo thank you
Quick story: I once pulled a giant, what I thought was fried, bubble off of the end of a fish filet from LJS. It was like a round chunk of crunchiness, or so I thought. If you were ever a fan of LJS as my family and I were when I was a kid, then you'd know the little fried pieces in the basket and the fried ends of the filets were "the best part". Well on my last, and final, trip to Long John Silver's, I pulled that big fried bubble of heart attack off the end of the fish preparing to eat it and just before I bit into it, liquid fucking batter starts pouring out of it! Yes, batter! They didn't even cook it to time or temp so, oddly enough, I'm actually thankful this happened rather than biting into the fish and losing the ability to walk forever. Atleast this stopped me in my tracks while I metaphorically still had legs and feet to make them. I was repulsed, mortified, and extremely disappointed as my family and I were among the apparent few that enjoyed LJS. This was at the drive-thru and the manager was working the window for some reason. He was making small talk with me while rushing the staff yelling "Where's my fish?!". I always assumed the cook got anxious out of fear of upsetting the boss so he pulled the fish too early, hence the disgusting experience. I never went back and told the manager what happened as I was roadtripping and decided not to hassle with it but I'm pretty sure I could have caused quite the stir, which I believe was warranted. Looking back I should have atleast called to let the manager know he needs to slow the fuck down before he kills someone. Crazy! Lessons Learned: Order your food well-done and NEVER eat at LJS again! True story. Thanks!
It probably wasn't the managers decision, and managers only work window when there's literally no one else available. It's them having to take on extra work. Granted, I haven't worked at LJS specifically. But every fast food position I have worked over the years, corporate times out how long it takes us to get orders out. Doesn't matter if you're bare bones staff, if you've gotten some giant orders, if a truck shipment didn't come in, if staff is just having an off day or a super busy day, or a combination of those things. Corporate only looks at the times. And if you're a manager and you run a shift that's late on too many orders, corporate will notice. And they'll be mad. I'm sure the manager was panicking throughout this interaction because they didn't want to get in trouble with their boss. And that results in poor quality. It's corporates fault at the end of the day, because those guys don't care if you get an undercooked meal. They don't have to serve it to you, they don't care if you leave a bad review, they just want the numbers to look good. And that goes for every franchise, not just LJS. Anything from Arby's, to Culvers, to Panera, to Dunkin, to Chipotle. It's all the same really. Some franchises, like LJS, are underfunded and neglected. But, as much as I still eat fast food, I know I'm taking a risk with the quality every time I place an order. Even if I've been to a specific location many times.
I remember stopping by an LJS in a smaller town about a decade ago now & it seemed like a dead brand even back then. The location seemed run down and the walls, lights, counter, etc were either covered in dried batter specks or a greasy film. It took us about 25 minutes to get our order despite only one other person in line before us and aside from the hush puppies, everything we had was absolutely soaked in grease and disgusting. I can't credit them too much for the hush puppies being okay bc its literally fried dough and therefore should be impossible to mess up. I have no clue how a franchise that seemed on life support a decade ago still exists.
I had an ex who was from a semi-rural area and his first job was at a Long John Silver’s. He said it was a really chill, fun job because almost no one ever came in and he just goofed off all day with his coworkers. The fact that no one ever came in is saying something because this was an area where an Olive Garden opening up in town was a MASSIVE deal. I’ve never eaten there; he said the food was pretty bad in hindsight but acceptable to him at the time.
I don't like fish. So it was never an option for me, but as a kid, I remember my mom taking me. And it was by far one of the worst experiences of my life.
I will never trust people who like fish because they will say "Oh, but salmon is so good if you just cook it right and then have a good sauce and then give it really good sides..." So what you just told me is it's not good and the appeal is actually the sauce and sides.
like no shit, they used to be fire in the 2000s but they stopped uphoding their standard, no matter which one ive went too these days the oil is bad, food overcooked, and fish smelled rotten, to see the mighty have fallen
I ate at Long John Silvers many times as a kid. The location in our town was run by some really great people, which is probably why the quality was better than expectation. Never got sick once. BUT I think the mere concept of fast food seafood is a frightening one and I have never eaten at LJS since I moved away from that town
Worked at a long John’s in hermitage PA and i didn’t get paid for 4 months. They also paid below what they said they would and they falsified their food inspection certificates on the walls. Not to mention the fry cook would whisper he was gonna kill me and the assistant manager picked his scabs off into the deep fryer (he has scabs from wrist to elbow everywhere) I was a minor when I worked there
I have nostalgia. I always would get long john silver in texas because of my dad. He was sick and had to go out of town frequently for doctors appointments and our small town had closed around 2007/2008 (not entirely sure as i was a kid) my dad got sick when i was 15 (that was 2015) anyways when he would come home from his doctors visits from out of town he would always bring me long john silvers. He passed away over 2yrs ago. I moved to ca towards the end of 2020. I have yet to find a long john silvers close to where I live. The fact that your intro mentioned Long John Silvers brought me to tears bc i miss my dad and now oddly I want Long john Silvers. I havent had it since i was 19 yrs old. Im now 23 yrs old. 0:02
Gotta say I don’t know why this was the top comment for me, but I’m glad it was! Your father sounds like a standup guy I’m glad you have fond memories with him and thank you for sharing your story, God Bless!
My dad was a manager for awhile at an LJS. It was literally the worse job he ever had because of how the manager prior to him let anything happened. He turned it around for a few months only for him to be fired for something he didnt even have a connection to.. Only for that same one to shut down not even a month later due lmfao
My mom went there with her friend for her birthday and they both got severe food poisoning and it took over a month and half a dozen calls for them to get a full refund. It really is as dangerous as he says, I feel so bad for my mom’s friend. Such a depressing place to have a birthday dinner.
a couple years back I ate a turkey club at a gas station and managed to lose 30lbs during that weekend due to the intestinal exorcism I suffered. In hindsight I should have gone to the hospital food poisoning can kill you.
@@bigfanofdong You ever hear of water weight? That's around what I lost cause I spent a whole weekend sitting on a toilet projectile shitting and vomiting into a bucket, sometimes simultaneously. If you think that's a lie, well why the fuck would I lie about such stupid thing? There is nothing to be gained from it. It's not like someones going to read that comment and be like oh here B that's horrible here's a 1000$.
There’s this abandoned Long John Silvers in Naples, FL that they refuse to demolish. It just stands there for eternity... for as decrepit as it is, it only looks slightly worse than an operating location...
Speaking of shady restaurants. There was a hole in the wall restaurant downtown Toronto that I used to go to when I had only a few bucks to spare for dinner. Everything was so cheap. You could spend $3 on a meal and be good and full. They made everything from cheap grocery name brand stuff like Wonderbread etc. The only way a place like that could stay above water is if it was owned by the mob. Edit: This was around 2015. I'm not sure if it is still open
@MB-ev9ix it was literally discount brands you see at your local grocery store. It was passable. But for a broke guy in his early 20s, like I was, I really couldn't complain for the price.
There is, or was, a few places like that around Toronto. My favourite one was a little breakfast nook that had ego waffles and dixie cups of gutrot vodka for $5. Shadyest place ive ever been, but damn if it wasnt the perfect hangover cure.
one of my all time favorite places to eat during college was a tiny market stall where the guy had a single massive grill that he cooked everything on. All he made was sandwiches and there wasnt a single healthy item on the menu, but a decently stacked Bacon and fried egg sandwich cost 1.50 and was better than one id make myself at home
Im pretty sure an ex of mine single-handedly kept one location in business. Fool would go at least once a week and the food always smelled rancid. Ive had exactly one bite of their food in my life and it legitimately just tasted like someone deep fried a salt lick. Absolutely heinous.
I'm not surprised many of them burned down. Last time I went to an LJS, everything was covered in a layer of old, sticky grease. The counters, the soda machine even the takeout containers. I never went back.
Remember when Charlie made up CP allegations about Max because he got a nerve struck, was upset and in his feelings. It's a projection, young girls and people are trying to bring up and call it out but he bans instantly. Just to take attention off of his own self...
Surprisingly, the LJS in my city is actually pretty good. We've been screwed over by every fast food place and restaurant in town but they're actually the only ones that give us good food every time. The building is old as hell but the food and people are always good there. And I hate fast food these days. I might eat it once every few months. But LJS is easily the best fast food around here.
C'mon is that whole bot-comment stuff worth anything at all? I just don't understand, really. Is the hope just to get that one out of millions stupid enough to go full into the promise of more stupidity? Yeah or probably preying on the mentally handicapped... Else I can't figure it out.
LJS is a seafood fast food establishment that started in lexington Kentucky, a state which is landlocked by at least 2 orders of magnitude in every direction. That should tell you everything you need to know
Landlocked by at least two orders of magnitude? So there's at least 100 other states in each direction? (You were making a good--or at least funny--point spoiled with weird misuse of "orders of magnitude"; I swear, that's the new "exponential" or "decimated".)
Fun fact: you can buy a box of crunchies. (The flaky batter that sticks to the fish and comes in the bottom of box) if you ask they will put some in the box and give it to you.
So no joke, I worked at a doctor’s office for a few years, and we would legitimately tell patients who had constipation to try eating there. It worked quite often, probably too well. So yeah, it’s certainly quality food lol. That said, there hush puppies aren’t too bad.
I’m sorry but paying a doctor to prescribe you fast food from a huge chain restaurant instead of actual laxatives is the most American thing I have heard of this year. I mean Jesus Christ lol.
I actually have liked LJS growing up, I would feed my kids it regularly when they had the $20 family box. That being said, you learn there are some foods you NEVER order (green beans most likely have been sitting for a week).
as someone who works as LJS 2 (Captain Ds) I can confirm that before we got a grill for the baked meals, my store used to MICROWAVE RAW FISH!! and serve it to customers. don’t even care if I get fired at this point, it’s genuine hell at Captin ds.
at least at LJS the fried items are dipped in batter and fried onsite in 33g of genuine trans fats and aren't just soggy bug meat rolled in bread crumbs
Long John silvers was good in my area for a while because we had family and good friends who worked there and they were all the managers favorite, now the only time they give us good food is when my brother comes back from the marines and they recognize him.
LJS used to be one of my favorite restaurants as a kid. There was a freshly remodeled one near where I lived combined with an A&W which made amazing chicken planks and cheese curds. That said, the last time I visited the food quality had gone down hill, the floors were missing tiles, and everything felt dilapidated, but I still have fond memories at least. I went to another shadier LJS in a different town as a kid and caught a horrible norovirus that nearly killed me and gave me the rare chance to lose 15 lbs in a few hours and see infinity from dehydration, so that was fun too I guess.
The Long John's in my town got something that I've never seen before. After it's last Health inspection ....the building was literally torn down to the foundation because of the report being so bad and was never rebuilt. Oh, and the building wasn't even 15 years old, if not younger. I'm so glad I never ate there. I like Captain D's anyway
are you referring to "Denny's" when you say captian D? I have always been skeptical of Denny's in my town but always had a want to try it, but it seems as bad as LJS
I had LJS back in the late 2000’s from a combo KFC / LJS. It was literally the greasiest fried food I had ever had. There was a “pool” of grease after you removed the fired batter. Needless to say, that crap went right through me.
My town used to have one of those combo restaurants. Unsurprisingly, the LJS half closed down before the KFC half, but it was only a couple months' difference.
Hush puppies and french fries are the only thing i have eaten on purpose from long john silvers.Malt Vinegar is the only reason i would even consider it.
We in Australia have a roast chicken fast food joint called "Red Rooster", their stores are basically ghost towns but haven't closed and are actually opening new stores yearly, and there's a running joke that the person keeping it alive is either playing a long prank or it's a money laundering business.
Red Rooster is actually kinda banger now, they nailed fried chicken tbh and the chips are rlly good. Honestly prefer it over KFC in my city, the KFC is 90% of the time rlly rlly greasy
Yeah Red rooster is top tier these days. Chips are always great, the flayva wraps bang, and the chicken is always well cooked and not fkd up with grease. I go there fairly often and there's always people in the drive thru, I think they're going well as a business!
Last time I ate at LJS, I got food poisoning from a quite literally rancid french fry, and then a few months later, I overheard a stranger in a checkout line talking about how they also got food poisoning at the same LJS. I used to love their food, but I've sworn them off since then.
Well not all locations will be that way, just avoid that particular one. I've done that with a few places Sounds like a painful experience, that's awful
LJS was my first job, worked there for a couple months before I found a new job. Violated a lot of labor laws, good rice, and surprisingly had some regulars
9:18 … I’m so glad you said that about chilis. I worked there for 6 years and I genuinely never got sick of the food. Their food is far above Applebees. Take similar/same menu items from each and it’s not even close. Their prices are comparable too. For the record, my go to menu item was buffalo chicken ranch sandwich add cheddar and bacon. If you’re really feeling hungry, add an extra piece of chicken to it too (of course at that point you’ll likely need extra wing sauce and ranch as well).
Went to the chillis for the first time ever last year and the food was great but the service was *initially* disgustingly bad. It took us 20 minutes to even get our drinks ordered. Wrong cooked steak , wrong sauces and gave us the wrong dessert. Lmao. BUT. everytime, they nicely fixed the situation for me and my wife and it's not like I was being rude either and after everytime they came back with new and right stuff it was great. So w there
@@KJ33 to judge a chain restaurant like that on their service is a little rough imo. Most people that work there aren’t lifers, typically younger people who (especially these days) don’t really care about that. They think they’re entitled to a 20% tip regardless. I was specifically just referring to the quality/taste of the food itself. Regardless of the initial poor experience, I’m glad they made things right in the end and you enjoyed it.
@@bernietoth still tipped 20% didn't change my thought on them. Just saying how my experience went. (Edit) Should note that the dessert was free because they took so long to get to our table to order our drinks when we sat down. Lol
I remember ordering long johns twice accidentally through one of their ghost stores in Postmates, the first time they canceled the damn order, the 2nd time I wished they canceled it again
There was a dilapidated mall in my hometown area that only had one active restaurant in its food court, and that was Long John Silver's. We decided that meant they had no restaurants at all
Practice. Man's been streaming for years, making videos for longer, and I'm sure he tries to be funny around his friends, too. It may sound weird, but improv IS something you can practice and create a skill in.
@@Elliot-f6xI hate bots too, but why are you replying to them? You're changing nothing. Bots don't respond. There's no point replying to them, or only when you're a like beggar
Please remember that restaurants that utilize franchisees often can vary wildly in quality if the company managing the brand doesn't have high standards. This often turns out that said restaurants are bad quality at most locations with a couple regional franchisees that are higher in quality than the rest due to the franchise owner enforcing their own higher standards
Yeah I’ve had some really good and really bad fast food, all from the same chains, but different buildings. Like really good Burger King and really meh Burger King. Same for other restaurants
Which is weird because McDonald's is consistent throughout. I don't think I've ever been to a McDonald's where the quality of the food varied wildly it's always around the same level.
@@revolverocelot1380 It's cuz McDonalds has standardized ways to prepare each item. Working in one is almost like a machine with human gears, pumping out the exact same food on repeat through the company's exact same directions every time.
I loved Long Johns Silver's as a kid. I remember the one in my hometown having this cool aged dark wood interior, with ropes everywhere, making it look like you were on a pirate ship. It's where I discovered the magic of malt vinegar on fried fish. And those crispy fried batter bits that accompany your fish were awesome. I've only eaten there a couple of times as an adult; I thought it was still pretty good (although, sadly, it looked like any other fast-food place on the inside). They may well have gone downhill since then, though; it was a long time ago, because they don't have any locations near me anymore.
I'll eat there maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Basically just long enough to forget how terrible it is and how awful I feel after eating it. It's one of those 'man, I haven't had that in a while' moments followed by regret.
Happened to me a few months ago. I hadnt had it in years and I love fish and chips. Ate a giant plate of chicken, fish and fries and felt horrible for a day and a half.
It’s not horrible in taste but my god it ruins your day. Also I swear to you, maybe it’s just near me, but every time I go inside i find nothing but the greasiest, oiliest people on the planet there. An odd thing I’ve noticed.
the crazy thing is that my dad is a fan of long john silver's, he once convinced me to eat a piece of chicken there, it was so awful. should have definitely just ate the KFC.
This is gonna go on my bucket list if I ever go to America. America often gets the short end of the stick when if comes to fast food chains - for example, Ive never been to a truly bad Burger King - but to have a chain that pretty much only exists in America that even Americans refuse to eat at must be truly special
So my family actually used to eat there often, specifically for the hush puppies. Here’s why the food is bad. It’s considered too greasy for even Americans. You have to actually pat the shit down with a paper towel before you can eat it.
charlie seems to be a bit of prissy eater. he over exaggerates how bad a lot of stuff is. either way, bk isn’t great, but it’s at least edible. if you really want garbage fast food, you need to go to a Church’s Chicken. even the white meat looks dark somehow, it’s awful. worst fried chicken Ive even had, but i’m pretty sure you can still get a full meal for about 5 bucks, which considering today’s inflation is dirt cheap. 15 years ago, you could get a full meal from there for $2.50
As someone who lives in the US; I have a saying with my friends. McDonald’s is where you eat to save money, Burger King is where you eat if you’re homeless.
Man seeing all these long John slivers horror stories is crazy cause I use to eat there all the time when I was a kid. Granted I never ate the seafood I always got the chicken lmao but I use to love going there as a kid and always ringing the bell on the way out
Yeah, same. Never had bad food from the one near me. Been a regular there for over 20 years and it's always pretty solid. I just get the regular fish platter though.
Chain restaurants and businesses can be a real shocker depending on whose doing it, there is a franchise in the UK called Flavas and it's like black flies landing on the food areas and pizza toppings is just a part of the franchise branding and it baffles me.
British munchy takeaway food is top tier level these days, and all the constituent countries have their own specialities, but some sit in restaurants are still microwaved awfulness.
One thing I've learned living in the South is that in smaller cities/towns the gas station food is fire. Used to get a box of chicken tenders and fries for cheap and it was better than chicken shops.
Yeah, use to live in a very small town (to the point it can be classified as a village) and it had no fast food, so the only option for quick food was the only gas station in town. And they made sure that food was as fresh as it could be, they didn't leave any left over food out, and sometimes would exchange what was there midday. Helped the gas station also was only one of two places with pizza, being the only one with pizza after I moved away.
I used to work at Long John Silvers, but it was a combined restaurant with A&W (btw you should try if you haven't). I will say I never ate the fish but I heard the quality went down fast after it sat. If you get it fresh, it's not bad. It's just rarely fresh because no one goes there. It is also a place by place varies. It's all the same food, but the people that make it make a difference. The battered food is actually hand battered, so it could be light/heavy battered. same with the hush puppies, some are small and others large. Overall tho it's not worth the price anymore. my family used to do family meals that were a lot of food and not a bad price.
"a combined restaurant with A&W " You just unlocked a hidden memory of seeing my local A&W be conjoined by a Domino's, then a KFC, then a Dairy Queen, and then a Domino's again until it evolved into a full A&W. I never once stepped foot in that place lol.
I legit grew up 5 min away from a LJS, never had any intention to walk inside it. It closed down as I’m looking at the yelp reviews describing what a horrible mess it was. A bullet most definitely dodged
I went once with a friend as mostly a joke. Everyone says it's the worst fast food place, it's seafood (not good for fastfood), and the meme "long john silver's enjoyer" was pretty popular at the time. We saw it on the side of the road and just went on a whim, curious if it was as bad as people say it is. Surprisingly, the food was pretty great! I got the 12 pack of fried shrimp, and my friend got the platter that gave you two chicken strips, a piece of fried fish, and two pieces of fried shrimp. Obviously, its fried food, not the healthiest or the best type of seafood in the world, but it was edible, and neither of us got sick afterward (which I guess shouldn't be high praise, but for seafood it's not a guarantee). Now, it was a joint restaurant merging with a KFC, but I haven't been a fan of KFC before either, so it wasn't like it was going to raise the quality *that* much. It's also worth mentioning it was a LJS in Florida, which has a much better way of accessing fresh(er) seafood than other parts of the country. It's also the only LJS I've been to, so it might just be a diamond in a sea of shit, but for what it could've been it was a pretty good diamond. The LJS was also pristine, very unusual for a fast food restaurant, let alone a LJS. As for making a Tier List, you're better off not trying. It's too risky to go and possibly get a bad restaurant, and with how finnicky seafood can be, it's not worth it. I'm just happy I pulled the biggest lottery win of all time going to LJS and getting good food.
@@BernStoogin From Florida, if that counts. Not saying it's the best seafood I've ever had (that'd be sad), but it definitely wasn't the worst. Still going to call it a one in a million chance that the seafood fast food restaurant had actually decent (edible) food.
I used to love Long John silver's as a kid, they just all closed down around me. I had and still have an unnatural love of seafood. So much so that when I was about 4 years old I had to be taken to the hospital because I ate a pound of raw shrimp out of the refrigerator.
I refused to eat an egg when I was 4 because I was absolutely convinced that there was a chick inside the yolk. Lol you were fearless. (I was also basically vegan from 5-7 because I couldn’t fathom eating an animal but here I am frying up steaks tonight.) 😂😂😂😂
The last time I ever went to a Long John Silvers it was because one of my roommates unironically wanted it and the three of us drove to the nearest one. As soon as we pulled into the delapidated parking lot, an employee walked up to our car and asked us if we would buy two buckets of chicken from him for $20… it was so weird and unexpected we left. Probably saved us from food poisoning.
Remember when Charlie made up CP allegations about Max because he got a nerve struck, was upset and in his feelings. It's a projection, young girls and people are trying to bring up and call it out but he bans instantly. Just to take attention off of his own self...
Our local LJS had some minor cosmetic smoke damage when the neighboring restaurant caught fire a few months back. Instead of repainting the one side of the building, they just bulldozed it. I think that says a lot about how popular they are.
I worked at a gas station last year, and thankfully Circle K seems to have decent food policies. Their hot held food items didn't stay for more than a few hours, because we either constantly made more during the day, or shut off the hot case for night shift.
Circle K is the best, I used to frequent one near my work and the first time I got hot food I got this fried catfish and it was the best shit ever. So deliciously crunchy. I was shocked at the quality
I'm the kitchen captain at my local Circle K, and they really do. It does help that all of the food is already cooked, we just reheat it basically. But they're very strict about food times and rotation
Charlie slowly going from saying "Long John Silver's" to "LJS" after making fun of someone for even attempting to create an abbreviation for it is fucking fantastic
Yeah we knew he was a hypocrite long ago 😂😂😂
@@LYFEonREPEAT Hypoc1tikal at his finest.
@@LYFEonREPEAT anybody with a properly functioning frontal lobe can tell he was doing it ironically. cope and seeth buddy
I feel like it should be LJ'S. 🙂
He said at one point in the stream “damnit now you got me saying LJS”
In like 2008 my parents stopped at an LJS in desperation for a toilet. there was a bell near the exit that said "ring me if you enjoyed your meal". It was coated in a comical amount of cobwebs
A few of the ones I've been to had those bells but as a kid and I'd probably do it today ring it for fun.
i make a point to ring the bell anytime I go because i like to think the employees need some affirmation.
@@Your-Least-Favorite-Strangerwhy are you regularly going to long john silvers?
@@Your-Least-Favorite-Strangerdoesn't help anyone if the food is bad.
😂
My local Long John Silvers closed and the very recognizable building was repainted grey and black and turned into a "Cremation Society" where old people come to meet and discuss how they wanna be scorched to dust.
Pretty poetic if you ask me.
Is it pretty poetic?
@@HuonPiper-ir4yj tf is this reply bro
Holy shit is that Jcc2224
“Hey guys so what if when I got cremated I drank a bunch of gasoline so I spontaneously combust”
They could have just remained in business as a Long John Silvers. They already cremate everything that goes in the oven there.
The ones near me in Georgia have been "closed for remodel" for years. No one has ever been there to do any remodeling. I do remember liking it as a kid in the 90s, but kids' taste buds don't really count.
Long John Silver is the real life equivalent of the Chum Bucket. They should actually market themselves as some sort of sick challenge to eat their food and not vomit afterwards.
XD
What would be the Krusty Krab?
@@Prongless probably mcdonalds. Personally wendy's
@@Pronglessa mix of the burger kings burgers and mcdonalds fries
You guys remember Joey's world tour? He reviewed the place, enjoyed the food, and says "who cares if its bad for you!"
The more times Charlie rejects the idea of a Long John Silver’s tier list, the more he guarantees it will happen. He’s been on the internet long enough to know how this works.
The original fish platter with 3 pieces of battered fish, 2 hush puppies, fries, and slaw is actually really good. I rarely eat fast food but I usually make an exception and eat there once or twice a month because it's different and not just some regular old burger.
Their chicken and other items suck though for sure, always get the battered cod.
I’m getting flashbacks to the pee sauna…
Breast milk tier list also incoming soon
It’s like Chekhov's gun
what even is a las tier list?
My old boss was a professionally trained chef, he said he had only worked one fast food job in his life and it was long john silvers. He was hired on as a manager and quit his first day because the employees were shooting each other with bleach spray like water guns
wouldn't that mess up their clothes? gosh how careless can one be
@@underpaidpapayaeh lol it’s just a uniform. they get dirty anyway 🤣 I am a caregiver and a lot of my scrub pants have bleach stains on them 🤷🏼♀️
Worked for Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald's, Sonic, Wendy's, and Carls Jr. (in order over about 12 years) and every single place had an unprofessional group of employees. It's not solely a long John Silvers issue. At McDonald's one of my co-workers literally dropped a McDouble on the ground and when he was about to throw it away our boss told him not to waste product and just use a napkin to wipe it off. At Sonic the cooks never wore gloves, at Carls Jr our boss (a 40 year-old who was around 450 pounds) would take home a dozen burgers every shift and let us all eat for free if we didn't tell anyone. At Taco Bell one of my coworkers blew his nose into a burrito prior to folding it up because he knew the customer and didn't like him.
Sounds like a garbage manager if he couldnt get a few 16 year olds to take direction. You're talking up a friend who is clearly not a "proffesionally trained chef".
@@Travybear1989 I would be waiting in the parking lot for them to get off work if they blew their nose in my food.. That's foul. Actually made me dry heave reading that. 😆
Long John Silvers is like the real-life version of the Chum Bucket. Terrible restaurant, nobody goes there, yet inexplicably it's still open
How many comments did you read before you plagiarized this?
@@jamesgish9202 What did I plagiarise exactly?
@@OfficerDok1996 everyone else in the comments that said the exact same thing
@jamesgish9202 It's not really plagiarism if it's true though is it?
@OfficerDok1996 well the video had been up for 4 months before you made your comment and the other comments were posted months beforehand.
I ate at Long John Silver's once, the fried shrimp turned my entire digestive system inside out and gave me severe testicular cancer. So anyways it wasn't that bad.
@RonnieMcNuttUTTPL
As a guy who had testicular cancer, I think that's a preferable experience to eating at LJS LOL
im a real long dong silvers fan
Cap
@@athought1110Don’t reply to UTTP, they want attention.
When I was in high school, I once skipped class to do something off campus. As the day went on, I got hungry and saw a Long John Silver's restaurant nearby. I decided to go in and order a combo box of popcorn shrimp and hushpuppies. Unfortunately, the food was soggy and unappetizing. I regretted my decision and felt like I was being punished for skipping class. This experience taught me to think twice before skipping class again.
bruh
Was that the lesson to learn?
Food was so bad make you want to go to class
😂😂😂😂
@@6ix9ineshairline That should be their new marketing tactic lol. A fast-food chain that you go to just to punish yourself. Skipping class? Soggy food so bad you want to go. Procrastinating? Well if you decide to procrastinate with Long John Silver's, you'll get food poisoning as a result! That'll be a lesson. LJS could be an opposite Starbucks, where you sit there to force yourself to get your work done, and then get the fuck out of there without ordering anything. But, it might tempt you to, and some people will, which means profit!
We need a menu tier list based off how dangerous Charlie thinks the items would be to eat
This made me laugh for a solid 30 seconds, this has to become a real tierlist
I don't come here to watch this guy eat stuff that he will be comfortable ingesting.
Subway tuna will be up there
This is a hilarious fucking idea
Toxic sludge tier list
There’s a really old restaurant that has a sign saying “if you don’t like the food, head down to long John silvers” the signs so old it outlasted the long Joan silvers down the road and I still eat there today
DAMN 😭 what's the other restaurant name?
@@v0m1tg0r3gutzz Scott’s oyster barn in Amarillo
That's savage
I've had some 2/10 experiences and 9/10 experiences at Long John Silver's. Seems like it really depends on location, especially considering poorly-prepared seafood can be a lot worse than poorly-prepared everything else.
That's it!
Definitely. My long hohns also has an a+w theyre fantastic but also the only good one ive seen. Others taste awful and make me sick
It can be really good I agree. Now that my gallbladder is gone I can handle everyonce in a while.
@@flameepidemic4839used to go to a LJS AnW in new mexico. root beer float with some fish and chicken honestly went hard as fuck. moved states and now the 1 solo LJS in the area recently shut down (went there once, not the same at all)
@@LycanKai14I used to work at long John silvers, and if you seen how the food was prepared, then you wouldn't eat there. they do not care about the quality of their food.
I actually have picked up from LJS a few times over the past 3 years for work, most recently this past December. An older lady was managing the inside, and it was kind of sad because she actually put a lot of effort into making decorations for the interior only for presumably nobody to ever really sit and eat in there.
That's sad af
😢 Now I feel bad, you better go back and tell memaw her decorations are nice and order some food 😑
Damn. Now I’m sad😢
@@asimhussain8716😂 raising canes isn’t overrated. Just eat it fresh
@@mywallet7367Canes is mid asf
I work in the seafood department at a grocery store, and I get the feeling it would be a nightmare running a huge chain seafood restaurant. A lot of fish are very inconsistent in their availability.
The majority of fast food breaded fish is Pollock where it's cheapest. The fish in any fish n' chips or fishsticks you've eaten in your life was likely Pollock.
It's because wild fish has been heavily over fished. They transitioned to farmed fish and tried to say its better for various reasons. I could go on, but all of the food bought in most places is extremely under par due to humanity over eating and not having their own or at least using locally sourced foods. A lot of 1st world countries are over eating, and because of that, the quality of food has dropped dramatically. We shouldn't be able to get what we want, when we want. There are seasons for a reason. Consumerist society at its peak and everything suffers because of it. But who am I to say, I'm just a lonely warrior in my garden doing my bit for my loved ones. Have a blessed week, guys! 🙏🙌💜
thats why they use shitnlike cod and pollack
@@WarriorInAGarden. How do you locally source food for 3 million people on an island? Or a few million in the desert? You can't. The modern world requires mass farming and mass fishing to sustain the population we have. So unless you want a third at best or half the world population to fucking starve, who knows you might loads of people do, you can't just "locally source" food.
they never asked me if I like it
given how many of them have burnt down and the fact that opening a long john silvers franchise is literally the worst possible investment you could make, I think it's pretty reasonable to assume that most of the fires are insurance fraud.
It COULD be the best investment you ever make.
Charlie has single-handedly increased traffic to LJS stores by 1000% by posting this video. They should offer him a sponsorship.
That would put them out of business.. which sounds like a fantastic idea.
increased trafic by 1000%? so like... 2 people?
It still weirds me out that people call restaurants “stores”
@aaront3049 even tho it's kinda weird, it's technically correct
Annually
My grandpa, who passed from nothing long John silvers related, used to love the restaurant and he said very specific food is the best but others will give you food poisoning. He stopped eating it when the one near our house closed but I'm sure he's eating LJS in heaven.
Only a lovely grandpa would eat this shit. Sorry for your loss!
rip but i love long dong silvers
I'm sorry but the fact you had to emphasize that it WASNT because of Long John Silvers is pretty funny
Long John Silvers played the long game with him
Nah bro if there's an LJS he's in Hell I'm sorry.
The flutuating cost of seafood in general makes LJS' business model of low cost seafood difficult to maintain. As soon as they were acquired by a fast food conglomerate where they were neglected, to the point where quality and cleanliness were allowed to decline, was the final nail in the coffin.
Exactly! It actually used to be good a few decades ago
@@HotDiggityDoggi have no idea how the one in our town is still open. Haven't seen anyone there in the past decade.
We used to go when I was a kid every once in a while but yeah it fell off hard.
I’m so glad you’re talking about this. I once went to an LJS years ago with my family. My dad was gaslighted by the ads on tv. The fish was horribly dry and the fries were no better. Needless to say, that was our first and last time there.
My wife used to work at a LJS and saved them from a fire. They always have those dry wooden pillars out front and customers would drop their smokes through the holes. Naturally my wife had cups on water on standby because the pillars kept catching fire.
She left and a few months later the building turned into a "Crispy Fish and Chicken" which is still LJS in every way but name.
i wonder if they have a case of jewish lightning
I thought the crispy fish and chicken was a joke about the place having burned down after she left lol.
Long John Silver is literally famous for pretending to be a ship cook and ends up tricking and betraying the crew so they can get treasure, so this all tracks
LJS was absolutely the kind of character who would have a superpower of giving people dysentery. Def tracks
self awareness
ITS IN THE FREAKING NAME 😭 😭 😭
@@bluedye4068Pretty sure he got the name from his steel leg, but I could be wrong
@zachdave2994 i cant even remember what I meant with that comment
I'm starting to think the number of long John silvers burning down in order to make money is a conspiracy I'd get behind.
Your comment is perfect with that Mermaid Man profile.
Like a drug turf war underground so they had to burn the evidence before investigators caught wind
I'm gonna go out on a whim here and say that the Long John Silver that caught on fire is probably the best cooked fish ever made at that establishment
Had a friend that was a cook at the Long John's and the only reason I ever ate there was because he would get us food for free and if we took the receipt survey we got a free slice of pie lmfao. Being a broke kid and getting free food was dope but it probably shaved a few years off of our lives.
r.i.p
Sounds epic and sad
I mean ..are u alive still cuz it's Sunday now
He is Long Gone Silver's now 😅
@@Nuggyv420z bro barely 🤣
The most shocking thing about LJS is that it's lasted this long. The last time I went to the one in my town was in 1993, and even back then you could tell that it was worse than the other fast food places. It finally shut down in 2017, but there's still one in the next town over. It's unbelievable.
I think they're part of that Yum Brands empire that also owns Taco Bell, KFC, A&W, etc. Apparently, KFC makes about 200 billion dollars per minute in Asia, so they've got money to waste on things like LJS. I suspect they kinda forgot it exists, or no one can be bothered to do the paperwork and it's easier to keep it running. Lol
damn you’re old 🫵😂
@@aaron8196 wat?
Oh it shut down in 2017?! I was working as a cook for a few months like in 2019. It was only bought out like in 2023 and is now a chicken place
@@JETZcorpdonworryboutit probably a 10 year old
i knew two people in my life that actually enjoy LJS. The first one was a coworker in his mid 60s that thought black pepper was too spicy. The second one was a middle aged man at my local Hyundai dealership who was complaining about the LJS in town being replaced by a popeyes.
I guess it makes sense that you would find someone who likes LJS at a Hyundai dealership. Sounds about right
Stop lying
you stop lying to @e.p229
Bro, LJS chicken, mini-cob corn, and pop corn shrimp were amazing!
@@Ruffington_Roast hmm... yes I'll go to a fish place for their chicken
Lent is the only reason long John Silver is still in business.
I used to eat at LJS regularly as a kid.
Maybe like 5 years ago, I decided to try it again after decades of not. I legitimately was sick the rest of the day.
If I recall, Joey's World Tour did a video eating the whole Big Catch Meal. He loved it, so you know it's bad.
Joey's World Tour enjoys all the slop he eats
That's why Joey is da 🐐
Joeys world tour flashbacks
My parents used to take me to McDonalds as a kid, i legit never liked it, the toilets were gross just stank, Fortunatly i was sick at one so my parents stopped taking me. I think most fast food places are god awful tbh. The only good thing they serve is fries which are very dry only being redeemed by the salt content.
@@robertlaidlaw4592 damn bro that's so relevant
I remember when I was 10, my family was staying at a hotel, due to a power outage in our area from high winds, and we decided to eat at LJS across the street. I remember getting some fish and hush puppies there, and about 10 minutes after we finished our meal, I had a sharp pain in my stomach. I ran into the restroom in our suite and was just vomiting for a good minute. This was the first time I've ever experienced food poisoning in my life, and I vividly remember feeling like shit for a couple days after. I don't know how they are still in business after reading some of the stories here.
It takes at least 24 hours for food poisoning to develop
@@percky-doo-doo no it doesnt😂 it comes in a few hours even minutes
My family got food poisoning from pizza hut, it took less than an hour for our symptoms to appear. @@percky-doo-doo
@@percky-doo-doowrong.
@@user-bt7sh2hi2p Did you even read what disease is indicated to happen that fast on the CDC website? If you did, the original commenter wouldn't be saying they had diarrhea, they would be telling us of the lawsuit they filed against LJS for giving them Staph and nearly killing them.
As a recent employee of LJS, it's mainly senior citizens, most busy is on SSI check days, and employees are paid shit wages. I do occasionally enjoy it when I'm in search of something salty and greasy. My go to order is an order of clams and a piece of fish. But, when I did work there, my favorite was double battering the fish, extra crunchy. It is unhealthy, but there are days it just slaps.
Same, I get it when I want something different and absolutely can't figure out what I want so I get LJS. I get the fish and shrimp every time.
@@mitsuakiyama8934 yeah, it's rare that I get it, but sometimes it's just a craving, if you haven't tried the clams, I suggest them, I usually get a double order when I've had a few drinks and need to throw something snackable into my face.
In my neighborhood, there was a long John silvers that had a sewage line break and there was literal raw sewage in the kitchen and no one even cleaned it, I think the whole place burnt down a week later.
That’s insurance fraud to the HIGHEST order
I worked at Long John Silvers for about 6 months and only quit about a few weeks ago. That place was a nightmare. Barely anybody actually cleaned the equipment properly, we commonly had to cook with bad oil, somebody caused a fire in the fryers a few weeks ago, and corporate pushed a sexual harassment case under the rug and proceeded to fire my boss who reported it to them.
😟
Good on you for getting tf out of there, hope you found something less soul draining chief
this went from goofy to sad to just horrible...
Sounds about right
The menu isn't the only thing fishy. Sounds like an operation in corporate.
The only time I've ever been to Long John Silvers my mom took a bite of her food, tried to explain to an employee that her fish was slimy, he argued with her, and she got turbo food poisoning. She still has all her limbs though so could've been worse.
I eat the cotton candy from my walls
@@Beanzopsno one cares
I once ate a slice a pizza from the trash at the break room at work (it was still in thr box) so I'm definitely not picky with food but long John silvers is so salty and dry, nooooo thank you
@@lMegumemesl you liked your own commeny
@@Beanzopsyou spelled comment wrong
Quick story:
I once pulled a giant, what I thought was fried, bubble off of the end of a fish filet from LJS. It was like a round chunk of crunchiness, or so I thought. If you were ever a fan of LJS as my family and I were when I was a kid, then you'd know the little fried pieces in the basket and the fried ends of the filets were "the best part". Well on my last, and final, trip to Long John Silver's, I pulled that big fried bubble of heart attack off the end of the fish preparing to eat it and just before I bit into it, liquid fucking batter starts pouring out of it! Yes, batter! They didn't even cook it to time or temp so, oddly enough, I'm actually thankful this happened rather than biting into the fish and losing the ability to walk forever. Atleast this stopped me in my tracks while I metaphorically still had legs and feet to make them. I was repulsed, mortified, and extremely disappointed as my family and I were among the apparent few that enjoyed LJS. This was at the drive-thru and the manager was working the window for some reason. He was making small talk with me while rushing the staff yelling "Where's my fish?!". I always assumed the cook got anxious out of fear of upsetting the boss so he pulled the fish too early, hence the disgusting experience. I never went back and told the manager what happened as I was roadtripping and decided not to hassle with it but I'm pretty sure I could have caused quite the stir, which I believe was warranted. Looking back I should have atleast called to let the manager know he needs to slow the fuck down before he kills someone. Crazy! Lessons Learned: Order your food well-done and NEVER eat at LJS again!
True story. Thanks!
It probably wasn't the managers decision, and managers only work window when there's literally no one else available. It's them having to take on extra work. Granted, I haven't worked at LJS specifically. But every fast food position I have worked over the years, corporate times out how long it takes us to get orders out. Doesn't matter if you're bare bones staff, if you've gotten some giant orders, if a truck shipment didn't come in, if staff is just having an off day or a super busy day, or a combination of those things. Corporate only looks at the times. And if you're a manager and you run a shift that's late on too many orders, corporate will notice. And they'll be mad. I'm sure the manager was panicking throughout this interaction because they didn't want to get in trouble with their boss. And that results in poor quality. It's corporates fault at the end of the day, because those guys don't care if you get an undercooked meal. They don't have to serve it to you, they don't care if you leave a bad review, they just want the numbers to look good. And that goes for every franchise, not just LJS. Anything from Arby's, to Culvers, to Panera, to Dunkin, to Chipotle. It's all the same really. Some franchises, like LJS, are underfunded and neglected. But, as much as I still eat fast food, I know I'm taking a risk with the quality every time I place an order. Even if I've been to a specific location many times.
bro said “quick story”
@@Skye-gs7zgholy yap, both of yall need to tldr please
@@tannerrr6449 Imagine thinking this is long
@@tannerrr6449 Shit takes less than 30 seconds to read. WTF is a 'quick' story to you? "I ate fish. Fish bad."? Jesus christ.
I remember stopping by an LJS in a smaller town about a decade ago now & it seemed like a dead brand even back then. The location seemed run down and the walls, lights, counter, etc were either covered in dried batter specks or a greasy film. It took us about 25 minutes to get our order despite only one other person in line before us and aside from the hush puppies, everything we had was absolutely soaked in grease and disgusting. I can't credit them too much for the hush puppies being okay bc its literally fried dough and therefore should be impossible to mess up.
I have no clue how a franchise that seemed on life support a decade ago still exists.
I had an ex who was from a semi-rural area and his first job was at a Long John Silver’s. He said it was a really chill, fun job because almost no one ever came in and he just goofed off all day with his coworkers. The fact that no one ever came in is saying something because this was an area where an Olive Garden opening up in town was a MASSIVE deal.
I’ve never eaten there; he said the food was pretty bad in hindsight but acceptable to him at the time.
Olive Garden opening up in my town was pretty big back in like 2010. We just got a chick fil a like a year and a half ago
They are very ok. Edible but not awful
@@Jestrath I like fish.
Lol closet fast food is 30 min away and it’s the worst mc d in the world probaly one customer a hour
@humanity_moment. fish dishes can be great but long john silvers is not the best in terms of taste/quality
Being a cook for over a decade now I don't believe fast food and "fish" should ever have been a combo 😂
idk... I've been to a few bars that cook up Fish&Chips, and the fish is huge flanks of cod, fresh and excellent with thick salty fries.
@@laptopdragonhe said fast food. Not bars. That’s clearly different
its been a thing since 1860 its the original fast food.
UK chippies are the fast food GOAT
Visit the UK for fast food with fish & chips - glorious food
I don't like fish. So it was never an option for me, but as a kid, I remember my mom taking me. And it was by far one of the worst experiences of my life.
Ehh I enjoy fish, fried, grilled, depends on the occasion, aswell as shrimp
If going to LJS was one of the worst experience of your life than you should consider yourself lucky.
I will never trust people who like fish because they will say "Oh, but salmon is so good if you just cook it right and then have a good sauce and then give it really good sides..."
So what you just told me is it's not good and the appeal is actually the sauce and sides.
@@jacobfromallstate4963i agree
@@quartzmerlin That's all other food, though.... You don't just eat one ingredient, do you?
I have a friend that used to work at LJS and his coworkers regularly sold illegal powder and flowers
If Rhett and Link on GMM can eat the shit they do and survive then I have faith that you can do a LJS tier list and live to tell the tale.
tag them please
This is the dude that thought bell peppers were a little spicy. He has the diet and palate of a 7 year old he would not make it
Are those the two beta guys from a decade or so back?
@@Botothe.eyeah those two soy boys
@@Botothe.e??????
Long John Silvers sounds like the Chernobyl of the fast food industry. Speaking of which, I never seen a Long John Silvers or an ad for one.
I saw an ad for LJS and afterward I said, "Who the hell still eats at Long John Silvers?"
they were everywhere in the 2000’s. by 2013 i don’t think there was a single one that aired
there's one right down the road from me. nobody eats there though
like no shit, they used to be fire in the 2000s but they stopped uphoding their standard, no matter which one ive went too these days the oil is bad, food overcooked, and fish smelled rotten, to see the mighty have fallen
I think I went there ONCE in my life and then never again.
I ate at Long John Silvers many times as a kid. The location in our town was run by some really great people, which is probably why the quality was better than expectation. Never got sick once. BUT I think the mere concept of fast food seafood is a frightening one and I have never eaten at LJS since I moved away from that town
I miss the local long John silvers a decade ago, it was so good
It does depend on the location. The one in my hometown does it to a T.
@@SynZ777WwWhite transit? I saw the beast. Hail to him. Now.
Same! The one in our town was good
I used to eat there as a kid too. The breakfast Texas Chicken sandwich was really good. Haven't eaten at LJS since I left my hometown.
Worked at a long John’s in hermitage PA and i didn’t get paid for 4 months. They also paid below what they said they would and they falsified their food inspection certificates on the walls. Not to mention the fry cook would whisper he was gonna kill me and the assistant manager picked his scabs off into the deep fryer (he has scabs from wrist to elbow everywhere) I was a minor when I worked there
so you were young and dumb and that has nothing to do with anyone or anything but yourself.
I have nostalgia. I always would get long john silver in texas because of my dad. He was sick and had to go out of town frequently for doctors appointments and our small town had closed around 2007/2008 (not entirely sure as i was a kid) my dad got sick when i was 15 (that was 2015) anyways when he would come home from his doctors visits from out of town he would always bring me long john silvers. He passed away over 2yrs ago. I moved to ca towards the end of 2020. I have yet to find a long john silvers close to where I live. The fact that your intro mentioned Long John Silvers brought me to tears bc i miss my dad and now oddly I want Long john Silvers. I havent had it since i was 19 yrs old. Im now 23 yrs old. 0:02
Gotta say I don’t know why this was the top comment for me, but I’m glad it was! Your father sounds like a standup guy I’m glad you have fond memories with him and thank you for sharing your story, God Bless!
My dad was a manager for awhile at an LJS. It was literally the worse job he ever had because of how the manager prior to him let anything happened. He turned it around for a few months only for him to be fired for something he didnt even have a connection to.. Only for that same one to shut down not even a month later due lmfao
My mom went there with her friend for her birthday and they both got severe food poisoning and it took over a month and half a dozen calls for them to get a full refund.
It really is as dangerous as he says, I feel so bad for my mom’s friend. Such a depressing place to have a birthday dinner.
BIRTHDAY?? Daang I’m sorry for them 😭😭
a couple years back I ate a turkey club at a gas station and managed to lose 30lbs during that weekend due to the intestinal exorcism I suffered. In hindsight I should have gone to the hospital food poisoning can kill you.
@@BType13X2lol 30 pounds blatant lie
@@bigfanofdong You ever hear of water weight? That's around what I lost cause I spent a whole weekend sitting on a toilet projectile shitting and vomiting into a bucket, sometimes simultaneously. If you think that's a lie, well why the fuck would I lie about such stupid thing? There is nothing to be gained from it. It's not like someones going to read that comment and be like oh here B that's horrible here's a 1000$.
@@BType13X2 look at his pfp he prolly mad cuh he thought fastest way to lose weight was tape worms n ped
There’s this abandoned Long John Silvers in Naples, FL that they refuse to demolish. It just stands there for eternity...
for as decrepit as it is, it only looks slightly worse than an operating location...
Speaking of shady restaurants. There was a hole in the wall restaurant downtown Toronto that I used to go to when I had only a few bucks to spare for dinner. Everything was so cheap. You could spend $3 on a meal and be good and full. They made everything from cheap grocery name brand stuff like Wonderbread etc. The only way a place like that could stay above water is if it was owned by the mob. Edit: This was around 2015. I'm not sure if it is still open
If it seems obvious that it is the mob, it definitely is not the mob.
was the food any good?
@MB-ev9ix it was literally discount brands you see at your local grocery store. It was passable. But for a broke guy in his early 20s, like I was, I really couldn't complain for the price.
There is, or was, a few places like that around Toronto. My favourite one was a little breakfast nook that had ego waffles and dixie cups of gutrot vodka for $5. Shadyest place ive ever been, but damn if it wasnt the perfect hangover cure.
one of my all time favorite places to eat during college was a tiny market stall where the guy had a single massive grill that he cooked everything on. All he made was sandwiches and there wasnt a single healthy item on the menu, but a decently stacked Bacon and fried egg sandwich cost 1.50 and was better than one id make myself at home
Im pretty sure an ex of mine single-handedly kept one location in business. Fool would go at least once a week and the food always smelled rancid. Ive had exactly one bite of their food in my life and it legitimately just tasted like someone deep fried a salt lick. Absolutely heinous.
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i love how he just casually insinuates that chatter's entire existence is based on how boring Long John Silver's was for his parents
I'm not surprised many of them burned down. Last time I went to an LJS, everything was covered in a layer of old, sticky grease. The counters, the soda machine even the takeout containers. I never went back.
mmm
For 22 years, I still haven't tried out Long John Silver's because my natural instincts has been telling me that shit is horrendously mid
Opinion on Arby's?
@@HaveanOreshnikDogshit food except the curly fries
the chicken slaps so hard though
@@HaveanOreshnikPretty mid. Curly fries slap hard, though.
@@The-nz8uithat buffalo chicken sandwich is pretty good tho
Charlie should do the ljs tier list over the course of like a year. 1 item from the menu every couple of weeks should keep him safe
I like your idea maybe just every weekend ya order something new
Remember when Charlie made up CP allegations about Max because he got a nerve struck, was upset and in his feelings. It's a projection, young girls and people are trying to bring up and call it out but he bans instantly. Just to take attention off of his own self...
@@manh7897who tf is max
Whos Max @@manh7897
@@manh7897what are you yapping about?
Surprisingly, the LJS in my city is actually pretty good. We've been screwed over by every fast food place and restaurant in town but they're actually the only ones that give us good food every time. The building is old as hell but the food and people are always good there. And I hate fast food these days. I might eat it once every few months. But LJS is easily the best fast food around here.
@RonnieMcNuttUTTP huh
@@DasFlippityFlopdon’t interact with the bot
Do they have fish that isn’t fried?
@@Candyapplebonegrilled salmon it’s decent
C'mon is that whole bot-comment stuff worth anything at all?
I just don't understand, really.
Is the hope just to get that one out of millions stupid enough to go full into the promise of more stupidity?
Yeah or probably preying on the mentally handicapped... Else I can't figure it out.
0:21 I AM A LONG JOHN SILVERS FAN! lol i only like their chicken and the fish is just ight.
LJS is a seafood fast food establishment that started in lexington Kentucky, a state which is landlocked by at least 2 orders of magnitude in every direction. That should tell you everything you need to know
Landlocked by at least two orders of magnitude? So there's at least 100 other states in each direction? (You were making a good--or at least funny--point spoiled with weird misuse of "orders of magnitude"; I swear, that's the new "exponential" or "decimated".)
@@Eyedunno🤓
@@Eyedunno my brother in Christ, for the love of all things decent, and my sanity, please shut up.
@@acaityy I will not shut up, and if high school math and science kicked your ass, that's on you.
@@EyedunnoBrother, it’s a youtube comment section. Respectfully, no one gives two shits about the terminology used in a comment section.
Fun fact: you can buy a box of crunchies. (The flaky batter that sticks to the fish and comes in the bottom of box) if you ask they will put some in the box and give it to you.
Even Funnier fact, They are free :D
@@eepyvert One of the only meals I could get when I was homeless.
Eww…please tell me this isn’t for real.
IT IS FOR REAL!!! Goddamn…
@@destroyazoid2060 taste absolutely amazing. But it makes you feel disgusting later on.
Love how the “worst company in America ” can persist while local eateries a whole town will love closed during the pandemic
Something "fishy" is going on here.
Almost like one has the financial backing of a large corporate conglomerate
Its because the company that owns LJS has many other types of fast food restaurants
It's also popular during lent since they're seafood focused. Their chicken and fish is delicious just greasy and rich.
@@valth2nope they aren’t they actually suck shit as a matter of fact 🤓
I remember when I was younger, LJS, Pizza Hut, etc. used to be THE spot to go. It’s depressing to see how bad they’re all becoming :(
probably the *covid *cough flu didn't help. maybe blame Trump for shutting down the world
So no joke, I worked at a doctor’s office for a few years, and we would legitimately tell patients who had constipation to try eating there. It worked quite often, probably too well.
So yeah, it’s certainly quality food lol. That said, there hush puppies aren’t too bad.
Yeah, and I do enjoy their food, but it is a bowel time bomb.
Adult cats have 32 teeth while kittens have 26 :3
I asked + my content is better
I’m sorry but paying a doctor to prescribe you fast food from a huge chain restaurant instead of actual laxatives is the most American thing I have heard of this year. I mean Jesus Christ lol.
Their chicken is fire too, just avoid the fish.
I actually have liked LJS growing up, I would feed my kids it regularly when they had the $20 family box. That being said, you learn there are some foods you NEVER order (green beans most likely have been sitting for a week).
*LGS
@@SplilpLong Gay Silver?
@@harvest44492 little George silvers
as someone who works as LJS 2 (Captain Ds) I can confirm that before we got a grill for the baked meals, my store used to MICROWAVE RAW FISH!! and serve it to customers. don’t even care if I get fired at this point, it’s genuine hell at Captin ds.
at least at LJS the fried items are dipped in batter and fried onsite in 33g of genuine trans fats and aren't just soggy bug meat rolled in bread crumbs
So… how ya doin?
Captain D's nuts
So much grease a microwave will overcook it 😂 Thats the only way it manages to be a fast food joint and not a dine in
Long John silvers was good in my area for a while because we had family and good friends who worked there and they were all the managers favorite, now the only time they give us good food is when my brother comes back from the marines and they recognize him.
LJS used to be one of my favorite restaurants as a kid. There was a freshly remodeled one near where I lived combined with an A&W which made amazing chicken planks and cheese curds. That said, the last time I visited the food quality had gone down hill, the floors were missing tiles, and everything felt dilapidated, but I still have fond memories at least. I went to another shadier LJS in a different town as a kid and caught a horrible norovirus that nearly killed me and gave me the rare chance to lose 15 lbs in a few hours and see infinity from dehydration, so that was fun too I guess.
Fr people hating cause they never tried it. When it comes to seafood it’s one of the best restaurants you can find
@@SoggySlopsterhuh???
@@SoggySlopstertrue..
@@SoggySlopsterthey just said it gave them a norovirus 😭😭
@@SoggySlopster They nearly died from LJS, bro
The Long John's in my town got something that I've never seen before. After it's last Health inspection ....the building was literally torn down to the foundation because of the report being so bad and was never rebuilt. Oh, and the building wasn't even 15 years old, if not younger. I'm so glad I never ate there. I like Captain D's anyway
are you referring to "Denny's" when you say captian D? I have always been skeptical of Denny's in my town but always had a want to try it, but it seems as bad as LJS
@@KingBLUCKthe service is arguably worse than the food. If you like waiting 40 minutes for average at best food then there’s Denny’s
They tear it down and a swarm of cockroaches and rats run out in every direction
@@KingBLUCKCaptain D's is a seafood chain like Long John Silver's. They are mostly on the east coast.
they literally salted the Earth lmao
I had LJS back in the late 2000’s from a combo KFC / LJS. It was literally the greasiest fried food I had ever had. There was a “pool” of grease after you removed the fired batter. Needless to say, that crap went right through me.
My town used to have one of those combo restaurants. Unsurprisingly, the LJS half closed down before the KFC half, but it was only a couple months' difference.
Hush puppies and french fries are the only thing i have eaten on purpose from long john silvers.Malt Vinegar is the only reason i would even consider it.
We in Australia have a roast chicken fast food joint called "Red Rooster", their stores are basically ghost towns but haven't closed and are actually opening new stores yearly, and there's a running joke that the person keeping it alive is either playing a long prank or it's a money laundering business.
yea okay bud with your 2 subs and 1 video
@e.p229
New theory - the franchise itself is a hive mind lich entity, and so long as one lives, it will never ever die.
@@TheLastHylianTitanThe reason its always empty is because the customers were assimilated
Red Rooster is actually kinda banger now, they nailed fried chicken tbh and the chips are rlly good. Honestly prefer it over KFC in my city, the KFC is 90% of the time rlly rlly greasy
Yeah Red rooster is top tier these days. Chips are always great, the flayva wraps bang, and the chicken is always well cooked and not fkd up with grease. I go there fairly often and there's always people in the drive thru, I think they're going well as a business!
“Nobody abbreviates Long John Silvers” 💀💀💀💀
Last time I ate at LJS, I got food poisoning from a quite literally rancid french fry, and then a few months later, I overheard a stranger in a checkout line talking about how they also got food poisoning at the same LJS. I used to love their food, but I've sworn them off since then.
Well not all locations will be that way, just avoid that particular one.
I've done that with a few places
Sounds like a painful experience, that's awful
LJS was my first job, worked there for a couple months before I found a new job. Violated a lot of labor laws, good rice, and surprisingly had some regulars
9:18 … I’m so glad you said that about chilis. I worked there for 6 years and I genuinely never got sick of the food. Their food is far above Applebees. Take similar/same menu items from each and it’s not even close. Their prices are comparable too. For the record, my go to menu item was buffalo chicken ranch sandwich add cheddar and bacon. If you’re really feeling hungry, add an extra piece of chicken to it too (of course at that point you’ll likely need extra wing sauce and ranch as well).
Went to the chillis for the first time ever last year and the food was great but the service was *initially* disgustingly bad. It took us 20 minutes to even get our drinks ordered. Wrong cooked steak , wrong sauces and gave us the wrong dessert. Lmao. BUT. everytime, they nicely fixed the situation for me and my wife and it's not like I was being rude either and after everytime they came back with new and right stuff it was great. So w there
My go-to for Chilis are their Baby-Back Ribs and cream of Broccoli and cheese.😊
@@KJ33 to judge a chain restaurant like that on their service is a little rough imo. Most people that work there aren’t lifers, typically younger people who (especially these days) don’t really care about that. They think they’re entitled to a 20% tip regardless. I was specifically just referring to the quality/taste of the food itself. Regardless of the initial poor experience, I’m glad they made things right in the end and you enjoyed it.
@@bernietoth still tipped 20% didn't change my thought on them. Just saying how my experience went.
(Edit) Should note that the dessert was free because they took so long to get to our table to order our drinks when we sat down. Lol
ranch.. that's all that needs to be said lmao
I remember ordering long johns twice accidentally through one of their ghost stores in Postmates, the first time they canceled the damn order, the 2nd time I wished they canceled it again
I asked + my content is better
God was lenient once, after that he had to teach you a lesson.
I have never heard someone so passionately hate a restaurant they've never ate at
1:27
Ranting about things he knows nothing about is his speciality
This video is like a mix of Yelp and Nextdoor.
Well now you have. See it as a blessing lol
Been there more than several times in my life. Never had a problem with their food, ever. And I would go there again just for their hush puppies. 🤷🏽🙂
The husk of a long john silvers building has stood empty and rotting for more than 20 years now in my town.
There was a dilapidated mall in my hometown area that only had one active restaurant in its food court, and that was Long John Silver's. We decided that meant they had no restaurants at all
How is Charlie so quick with his quips. His brain is so fluid, I feel like that’s a reason to call him Moist.
@@valth2 nope your content actually sucks shit as a matter of fact 🤓
His gears are well lubricated 😏
Practice. Man's been streaming for years, making videos for longer, and I'm sure he tries to be funny around his friends, too. It may sound weird, but improv IS something you can practice and create a skill in.
@@FreePheoniixyeah you can even take improv classes which i bet alot of streamers do
I actually used to like long John silvers lol, haven’t been able to eat there in a long time tho. Their hush puppies were amazing!
Charlie inspires me.. My parents said if i get 70K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
Begging..
@@Elliot-f6xI hate bots too, but why are you replying to them? You're changing nothing. Bots don't respond. There's no point replying to them, or only when you're a like beggar
Blud think he’s Gabriel
What’s funny is that CSPI is the Center for Science in the Public Interest 😭 The Big Catch was a threat to public interest
Please remember that restaurants that utilize franchisees often can vary wildly in quality if the company managing the brand doesn't have high standards. This often turns out that said restaurants are bad quality at most locations with a couple regional franchisees that are higher in quality than the rest due to the franchise owner enforcing their own higher standards
thank you
Yeah I’ve had some really good and really bad fast food, all from the same chains, but different buildings. Like really good Burger King and really meh Burger King. Same for other restaurants
Which is weird because McDonald's is consistent throughout. I don't think I've ever been to a McDonald's where the quality of the food varied wildly it's always around the same level.
@@revolverocelot1380 It's cuz McDonalds has standardized ways to prepare each item. Working in one is almost like a machine with human gears, pumping out the exact same food on repeat through the company's exact same directions every time.
True,all depends on which place and if the owner/management take pride in standard of expectations of what they're selling
I loved Long Johns Silver's as a kid. I remember the one in my hometown having this cool aged dark wood interior, with ropes everywhere, making it look like you were on a pirate ship. It's where I discovered the magic of malt vinegar on fried fish. And those crispy fried batter bits that accompany your fish were awesome.
I've only eaten there a couple of times as an adult; I thought it was still pretty good (although, sadly, it looked like any other fast-food place on the inside). They may well have gone downhill since then, though; it was a long time ago, because they don't have any locations near me anymore.
The crispy bits might be called gribbles
You get a like. Malt Vinegar on beer battered halibut is my go to.
Same story. I ate their as a kid and liked it but that was decades ago
I'll eat there maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Basically just long enough to forget how terrible it is and how awful I feel after eating it. It's one of those 'man, I haven't had that in a while' moments followed by regret.
Happened to me a few months ago. I hadnt had it in years and I love fish and chips. Ate a giant plate of chicken, fish and fries and felt horrible for a day and a half.
It’s not horrible in taste but my god it ruins your day. Also I swear to you, maybe it’s just near me, but every time I go inside i find nothing but the greasiest, oiliest people on the planet there. An odd thing I’ve noticed.
One must imagine Sisyphus eating at LJS
Why do you get the craving if it's always bad?
Feel the same exact way about going to the bar 😂
the crazy thing is that my dad is a fan of long john silver's, he once convinced me to eat a piece of chicken there, it was so awful. should have definitely just ate the KFC.
This is gonna go on my bucket list if I ever go to America. America often gets the short end of the stick when if comes to fast food chains - for example, Ive never been to a truly bad Burger King - but to have a chain that pretty much only exists in America that even Americans refuse to eat at must be truly special
So my family actually used to eat there often, specifically for the hush puppies. Here’s why the food is bad. It’s considered too greasy for even Americans. You have to actually pat the shit down with a paper towel before you can eat it.
charlie seems to be a bit of prissy eater. he over exaggerates how bad a lot of stuff is.
either way, bk isn’t great, but it’s at least edible. if you really want garbage fast food, you need to go to a Church’s Chicken. even the white meat looks dark somehow, it’s awful. worst fried chicken Ive even had, but i’m pretty sure you can still get a full meal for about 5 bucks, which considering today’s inflation is dirt cheap. 15 years ago, you could get a full meal from there for $2.50
From what I understand, people actually really liked Burger King prior to transfats getting banned in the early 2000s.
I’ve honestly never been to a bad Burger King in the U.S. I’m not sure how Charlie lucks out so hard on them, but I’ve always enjoyed BK.
As someone who lives in the US; I have a saying with my friends. McDonald’s is where you eat to save money, Burger King is where you eat if you’re homeless.
Man seeing all these long John slivers horror stories is crazy cause I use to eat there all the time when I was a kid. Granted I never ate the seafood I always got the chicken lmao but I use to love going there as a kid and always ringing the bell on the way out
Yeah, same. Never had bad food from the one near me. Been a regular there for over 20 years and it's always pretty solid. I just get the regular fish platter though.
I remember enjoying their chicken actually
Chain restaurants and businesses can be a real shocker depending on whose doing it, there is a franchise in the UK called Flavas and it's like black flies landing on the food areas and pizza toppings is just a part of the franchise branding and it baffles me.
British munchy takeaway food is top tier level these days, and all the constituent countries have their own specialities, but some sit in restaurants are still microwaved awfulness.
Sounds like you should reconnect, take out a huge life insurance policy on them and wait the 2 years for them to expire from excess trans fats.
Anytime I see food outlets from the UK on TV I am horrified
First Job when I was 16, still have the burn scars
One thing I've learned living in the South is that in smaller cities/towns the gas station food is fire. Used to get a box of chicken tenders and fries for cheap and it was better than chicken shops.
Sounds good. I guess that's good to know
Yeah, use to live in a very small town (to the point it can be classified as a village) and it had no fast food, so the only option for quick food was the only gas station in town. And they made sure that food was as fresh as it could be, they didn't leave any left over food out, and sometimes would exchange what was there midday.
Helped the gas station also was only one of two places with pizza, being the only one with pizza after I moved away.
@@Practitioner_of_Diogenes I bet that was nice
agree!! im a little more midwest (oklahoma) and im always buying lunch from my bf's gas station 🙏
I used to work at Long John Silvers, but it was a combined restaurant with A&W (btw you should try if you haven't). I will say I never ate the fish but I heard the quality went down fast after it sat. If you get it fresh, it's not bad. It's just rarely fresh because no one goes there. It is also a place by place varies. It's all the same food, but the people that make it make a difference. The battered food is actually hand battered, so it could be light/heavy battered. same with the hush puppies, some are small and others large. Overall tho it's not worth the price anymore. my family used to do family meals that were a lot of food and not a bad price.
"a combined restaurant with A&W "
You just unlocked a hidden memory of seeing my local A&W be conjoined by a Domino's, then a KFC, then a Dairy Queen, and then a Domino's again until it evolved into a full A&W. I never once stepped foot in that place lol.
I legit grew up 5 min away from a LJS, never had any intention to walk inside it. It closed down as I’m looking at the yelp reviews describing what a horrible mess it was. A bullet most definitely dodged
Charlie, we demand a LJS tier list. Youre not escaping this one. We need it
I went once with a friend as mostly a joke. Everyone says it's the worst fast food place, it's seafood (not good for fastfood), and the meme "long john silver's enjoyer" was pretty popular at the time. We saw it on the side of the road and just went on a whim, curious if it was as bad as people say it is. Surprisingly, the food was pretty great! I got the 12 pack of fried shrimp, and my friend got the platter that gave you two chicken strips, a piece of fried fish, and two pieces of fried shrimp. Obviously, its fried food, not the healthiest or the best type of seafood in the world, but it was edible, and neither of us got sick afterward (which I guess shouldn't be high praise, but for seafood it's not a guarantee).
Now, it was a joint restaurant merging with a KFC, but I haven't been a fan of KFC before either, so it wasn't like it was going to raise the quality *that* much. It's also worth mentioning it was a LJS in Florida, which has a much better way of accessing fresh(er) seafood than other parts of the country. It's also the only LJS I've been to, so it might just be a diamond in a sea of shit, but for what it could've been it was a pretty good diamond. The LJS was also pristine, very unusual for a fast food restaurant, let alone a LJS.
As for making a Tier List, you're better off not trying. It's too risky to go and possibly get a bad restaurant, and with how finnicky seafood can be, it's not worth it. I'm just happy I pulled the biggest lottery win of all time going to LJS and getting good food.
Nah, it's good dude. A lot of people get he chicken tenders, fries, and hush puppies. It's enough to eat throughout a night.
You're definitely not from the south
@@BernStoogin From Florida, if that counts. Not saying it's the best seafood I've ever had (that'd be sad), but it definitely wasn't the worst. Still going to call it a one in a million chance that the seafood fast food restaurant had actually decent (edible) food.
@BernStoogin atleast the south knows how to season. I've lived in both the deep south and far north and the food doesn't compare.
its a good restaurant, love the fish, but theres a lot better options out there 😬
I used to love Long John silver's as a kid, they just all closed down around me. I had and still have an unnatural love of seafood. So much so that when I was about 4 years old I had to be taken to the hospital because I ate a pound of raw shrimp out of the refrigerator.
I refused to eat an egg when I was 4 because I was absolutely convinced that there was a chick inside the yolk. Lol you were fearless. (I was also basically vegan from 5-7 because I couldn’t fathom eating an animal but here I am frying up steaks tonight.) 😂😂😂😂
@@whitneyr3407 funny enough I've eaten balut
@@xianblackk a cardinal sin (bad bird joke)
most sane and normal LJS fan
My mom unironically loves Long John Silver’s. I wish I was joking.
What does she get 😂
The last time I ever went to a Long John Silvers it was because one of my roommates unironically wanted it and the three of us drove to the nearest one. As soon as we pulled into the delapidated parking lot, an employee walked up to our car and asked us if we would buy two buckets of chicken from him for $20… it was so weird and unexpected we left. Probably saved us from food poisoning.
Well that's just bizarre
I actually did get food poisoning after eating undercooked shrimp from them.
Maybe he was trying to save you from getting food poisoning by buying the food inside. That man might be a hero
Lol, awesome.
Remember when Charlie made up CP allegations about Max because he got a nerve struck, was upset and in his feelings. It's a projection, young girls and people are trying to bring up and call it out but he bans instantly. Just to take attention off of his own self...
5:01 *"My parents met working together at Long John Silver's"*
That might just be the saddest sentence I've ever heard
Charlie: I eat anything!!!
Also Charlie: *complain about 90% of all food*
Those can coexist.
Well, he has to eat it first before he can complain..
You know hes a princess cause he makes that big of a deal about burger king. Bk is not great, but its fine.
*eat* doesn't mean *likes it*
Take Charlie's opinion with a grain of salt. Funny fucker tho
Our local LJS had some minor cosmetic smoke damage when the neighboring restaurant caught fire a few months back. Instead of repainting the one side of the building, they just bulldozed it. I think that says a lot about how popular they are.
I worked at a gas station last year, and thankfully Circle K seems to have decent food policies. Their hot held food items didn't stay for more than a few hours, because we either constantly made more during the day, or shut off the hot case for night shift.
Circle K is the best, I used to frequent one near my work and the first time I got hot food I got this fried catfish and it was the best shit ever. So deliciously crunchy. I was shocked at the quality
I'm the kitchen captain at my local Circle K, and they really do. It does help that all of the food is already cooked, we just reheat it basically. But they're very strict about food times and rotation
I'd argue a meal at circle k is somehow 100 times better than ljs
I'll have to try it sometime. I've never been to Circle K but I always avoid hot food at other convienence stores like Speedway and 7/11.