Filet o' Fish: Worst Fast Food Ever?

[TBG]

@lawoot

The Filet-o-Fish has ALWAYS had a half slice of cheese. Ray Kroc, in his autobiography Grinding It Out tells of the introduction of the Filet-O-Fish, and that the half slice of cheese was his idea - and just based on intuition, not a personal taste test (“No! HALF a slice!”).

Apparently it took quite a while for our local stores to get that memo.

[Kansas_Beekeeper]

@TBG

Apparently it took quite a while for our local stores to get that memo.

Same here.

[pancakes3]

got both the FoF and the BK fish today for lunch for a side-by-side taste test. The lettuce on the BK meant well but just didn’t really go with it. Plus it was fried too brown (something that I always suspected but now scientifically proven). FoF wins but not in a landslide. The BK is bigger and comparably priced.

[Hey_Hey_Paula]

@PlainJain

I loves me some FOF, loves (I scrape off the sauce)! So I figured how bad could the BK version be? Let me tell you - it’s bad.

FOF, ordered with no tartar sauce, and more importantly no salt is pretty darn tasty. In fact, most of McD’s menu is much much better if you order it with no salt. There’s plenty of salt in the ingredients, no need to add more to the meat while it’s on the grill or fresh out of the fryer.

[Kansas_Beekeeper]

@Hey_Hey_Paula

FOF, ordered with no tartar sauce, and more importantly no salt is pretty darn tasty. In fact, most of McD’s menu is much much better if you order it with no salt. There’s plenty of salt in the ingredients, no need to add more to the meat while it’s on the grill or fresh out of the fryer.

NO SALT??? That’s the whole point of Mcdonalds’ food; it’s a greasy vehicle for lots of salt.

[digs]

@AuntiePam

The bun always turns to paste. The fish ain’t bad, for fast food.

Mmm… bun paste… yum.

Mmm… Not Bad Fish…
(exeunt stage left, for “a Filet”)

[Cunctator]

When Maccas first opened here, they sold deep-fried chicken pieces (a bit like KFC). I seem to remember that was pretty bad.