# I just found out Long John silvers has a sunday buffet option **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 30, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192 "2018-09-30T01:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/1 "2018-09-30T01:26:52Z")
Noice. I love their fish, chicken and hush puppies. I intend to gorge myself tomorrow. I wonder if this is a permanent thing or a seasonal thing. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/2 "2018-09-30T01:50:51Z")
Not to rain on your parade, but Long John Silver’s has got to be the least healthy fast food around. And that’s saying something. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/3 "2018-09-30T01:53:24Z")
I’ll take my chances. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/4 "2018-09-30T02:29:48Z")
Our local doesn’t have a buffet but you can get an all you can eat option for fish, chicken, fries, hush puppies and slaw during Sunday lunches. You’re welcome to my share. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/5 "2018-09-30T15:02:22Z")
If only they served alcohol, life would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/6 "2018-09-30T16:29:35Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Noice. I love their fish, chicken and hush puppies. I intend to gorge myself tomorrow. > > I wonder if this is a permanent thing or a seasonal thing. Never heard of it. How much? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/7 "2018-09-30T16:31:36Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Not to rain on your parade, but Long John Silver’s has got to be the least healthy fast food around. And that’s saying something. So, really, they’re the perfect establishment to host a buffet. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/8 "2018-09-30T21:30:42Z")
Please don’t do it. You have so much to live for. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/9 "2018-09-30T21:54:38Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Not to rain on your parade, but Long John Silver’s has got to be the least healthy fast food around. And that’s saying something. We had one in West Texas when I was growing up. I thought I didn’t like seafood because of them. Then I stopped in San Francisco on my way to Thailand the first time and had some wonderful seafood. Then even more in Thailand. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/10 "2018-09-30T23:48:04Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > We had one in West Texas when I was growing up. I thought I didn’t like seafood because of them. Then I stopped in San Francisco on my way to Thailand the first time and had some wonderful seafood. Then even more in Thailand. Their shrimp is fine. But I do admit the chicken is the best thing they sell, while the fish is lackluster. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/11 "2018-10-01T12:02:14Z")
The only one we have is a combination KFC. For the longest time they only offered LJS fries with the KFC meals and it was terrible. Whatever the oil or the batter is, I just can’t stand it. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/12 "2018-10-01T16:42:33Z")
I still resent LJS for taking over the fried-fish fast-food market and forcing out Arthur Treacher’s, which had much better food, out. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/13 "2018-10-01T16:57:14Z")
Arthur Treacher’s is still around [albeit with much restricted locations](http://www.arthurtreachersfranchising.com/locations.php). So, if you’re on Long Island or northeastern Ohio, you’re good. Long John Silver’s and it’s off-brand competitor, Captain D’s are truly awful even by the standard of franchised fast food. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/14 "2018-10-01T20:02:38Z")
Weird thing about Long John’s is I have a hard time distinguishing the fish from the chicken. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/15 "2018-10-01T21:33:13Z")
LJS is awesome. I used to live a one-minute walk from one, until it folded and became a Krispy Kreme! Then I lived a one-minute walk from Krispy Kreme, until it, too, folded, and became a Chase Bank. :mad: I still think of the fast-food establishments, they’re one of the best. The only complaint I have is they are a little saltier than I like my fast food. But, otherwise, awesome. And I’m there for the fish and shrimp, not the chicken (which is good, too, but not why I go to LJS). That delicate batter is just perfectly honed for my tastes. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/16 "2018-10-01T22:13:28Z")
Best fried fish I get in the US is Chicken Shack, who make fried catfish so good it should be illegal. Still, LJS is not bad and while I have it less than once per year, it is a very nice treat. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/17 "2018-10-01T23:33:16Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Never heard of it. How much? $7.99, available from 11am to 7pm on Sunday. You pick either fish or chicken (you can only pick one) and then you get as much fish, chicken, Cole slaw, fries and hush puppies as you want. Its not technically a buffet. It more of an all you can eat option where when you finish you can get more. I’m not sure if other sides are included, I just got hush puppies, fries and slaw. I assume if you just wanted 30 hush puppies you could get that though. 100% worth it. LJS is great fast food. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/18 "2018-10-02T00:01:08Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Arthur Treacher’s is still around [albeit with much restricted locations](http://www.arthurtreachersfranchising.com/locations.php). So, if you’re on Long Island or northeastern Ohio, you’re good. > > Long John Silver’s and it’s off-brand competitor, Captain D’s are truly awful even by the standard of franchised fast food. > > Stranger Captain D’s and Long John Silvers both started at roughly the same time (August of 1969) - [LJS in Lexington KY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_John_Silver%27s) and [Captain D’s in Donelson, TN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_D%27s). While they are certainly competitors - to call one the “off brand” of the other would be incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/19 "2018-10-02T01:11:54Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > $7.99… For eight bucks, that’s not a bad deal. There chicken is OK. Their fish is pretty good if it’s very fresh, almost finger burning hot. If it sits even five minutes though, I can’t eat it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192/20 "2018-10-02T01:24:15Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Not to rain on your parade, but Long John Silver’s has got to be the least healthy fast food around. And that’s saying something. I doubt it. Cite? Even here in Cafe Society, we like facts. It didnt even make this list: > **[America's Least Healthy Fast-Food Chains](https://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/06/15/americas-least-healthy-fast-food-chains/)** > > Source: Thinkstock.com Sonic, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis, is the least healthy major fast-food restaurant in the United States.24/7 Wall St. analyzed nutritional information for each of the country’s largest fast-food restaurants... Now, at one time- in\*\* 2013\*\* -they had the “Big Catch” which _was_ rated pretty bad. But they fixed it, making it 100% transfat free. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-long-john-silvers-has-a-sunday-buffet-option/822192.md?page=2)