ROUND 1: Carl’s Jr. vs. Popeyes Fresh off the win against Jack in the Box, Carl’s Jr. now faces tough competition from Popeyes. Popeyes’ Cajun Flounder sandwich is a full dollar more expensive than Carl’s Jr.’s Beer-Battered fish sandwich, and that may be enough to swing favor. But Popeyes swings flavor, and clobbers Carl. Win… Continue Reading →
ROUND 1: Jack in the Box vs. Carl’s Jr. Jack in the Box’s Deluxe fish sandwich offers little in originality or flavor, while Carl’s Jr. provides a hearty piece of fish with a good bun and tasty condiments. Jack’s Deluxe has two quadrangle fish slabs (each with a slice of American cheese), lettuce, tomato and… Continue Reading →
Paul here. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner! In the spirit of hashtag sports — and March Madness — I present the first annual Friday Fast Food/Fast Casual Fishtacular Regional Championship. For the rest of the month, I’ll be pitting fish sandwiches against each other in a tournament bracket, from Crazy… Continue Reading →
While walking around Brooklyn in January, fetching procuitto bread and bagels for Darlene, I wandered past a regional fast food chain that A) I haven’t patronized, and B) had a fish sandwich. It was lunch hour and the line was modest so I decided to give their deep Sea Double a try. Like Hardee’s to… Continue Reading →
I’m running out of fast-food franchises that serve fish sandwiches, at least at a local level. A few years ago KFC touted a blink-and-you-missed-it “lent-seasonal” fish sandwich, and Chick-Fil-A offers a fish sandwich but not in this market. And burger joints Five Guys, Smashburger, Little Big Burger and Shake Shack— no dice. Floundering, I… Continue Reading →
I can’t believe I forgot this chain… it’s like forgetting Taco Bell when writing a round-up of chalupas. For some reason, I can vividly remember locations of many other Long John Silver’s restaurants, including Westminster, Calif. and Sparks, Nev. But I’m hard-pressed to remember that any exist here in San Diego. The closest was in… Continue Reading →
San Diego recently became the home of another beloved Midwest fast-food chain: Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. That name is a mouthful, and since I’d rather have a mouthful of their fish sandwich, from here on I’ll refer to them as Freddy’s. Freddy’s has two San Diego County locations at this writing— San Marcos and… Continue Reading →
Closing off this season’s Friday Fast-Food Fishtaculars is a round up of Arby’s three fish sandwiches (the only chain I’m aware of that has three fish sandwiches on the menu simultaneously). I figured the best way to prevent redundant critiques on flavors, portions and prices was to go with a chart. Click on the image… Continue Reading →
Last year, I found myself driving through Utah on a road trip and somewhere south of Salt Lake City I got the hungries. I hadn’t eaten at an Arctic Circle before so I checked it out. This wasn’t the first Arctic Circle I saw on the trip, but every one I did see was in… Continue Reading →
I shouldn’t even be writing this. Not because I don’t like doing fast-food fish sandwich reviews for Darlene, but because this will give Green Burrito a tiny amount of attention. More than it deserves, certainly, as its Beer-Battered Cod Fish Taco is one of the worst entries in my fishtacular roundups. “They’re back!” Is that… Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen 