I wonder if the loss of Arthur Treacher's is the opposite of the Catholic-lent issue. For the other 300+ days a year, fast food fish doesn't level with people. Kids especially. I think LJS is a co-branded store with A&W in most markets. McD's and the others only offer their fish sandwiches during lent. And most of your Northeastern cities and towns with heavy Catholic populations have plenty of locally-owned seafood stores and volunteer fire department fish fries during lent. It's a recipe for extinction.
Still, when in the Rehoboth Beach area in the dead of summer, I will visit Go Fish. https://gofishrehoboth.com/
I live around the corner from that old Arthur Treachers in Fairfax and it’s been converted to a Korean Fried Chicken place….that still randomly has Fish and Chips on the menu!
There was an Arthur Treacher’s at the Great Lakes Mall food court in Mentor, Ohio when I was growing up. I remember being shocked when I learned that he was not only a real man, but a British actor who had played the constable in Mary Poppins! I only ate there maybe 2-3 times in my childhood- I don’t remember it being especially good food.
I remember going to one with my parents in the late 70s/early 80s, but I don’t remember exactly where. We lived in Glen Rock in Bergen County NJ so it must have been in a town somewhere relatively close. As a kid, I liked it well enough, but also going out for dinner back then was a bit of a “treat” so even fast food felt special. Of course, anything fried (well) then and now tastes good. Though my adult self can’t enjoy it as much because I know how unhealthy it is.
Reminds me of The Last Blockbuster in Bend, OR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(Bend,_Oregon)
I wonder if the loss of Arthur Treacher's is the opposite of the Catholic-lent issue. For the other 300+ days a year, fast food fish doesn't level with people. Kids especially. I think LJS is a co-branded store with A&W in most markets. McD's and the others only offer their fish sandwiches during lent. And most of your Northeastern cities and towns with heavy Catholic populations have plenty of locally-owned seafood stores and volunteer fire department fish fries during lent. It's a recipe for extinction.
Still, when in the Rehoboth Beach area in the dead of summer, I will visit Go Fish. https://gofishrehoboth.com/
I live around the corner from that old Arthur Treachers in Fairfax and it’s been converted to a Korean Fried Chicken place….that still randomly has Fish and Chips on the menu!
The Cod Wars were between the UK and Iceland, not Ireland.
There was an Arthur Treacher’s at the Great Lakes Mall food court in Mentor, Ohio when I was growing up. I remember being shocked when I learned that he was not only a real man, but a British actor who had played the constable in Mary Poppins! I only ate there maybe 2-3 times in my childhood- I don’t remember it being especially good food.
I remember going to one with my parents in the late 70s/early 80s, but I don’t remember exactly where. We lived in Glen Rock in Bergen County NJ so it must have been in a town somewhere relatively close. As a kid, I liked it well enough, but also going out for dinner back then was a bit of a “treat” so even fast food felt special. Of course, anything fried (well) then and now tastes good. Though my adult self can’t enjoy it as much because I know how unhealthy it is.