We were on the far side of town going to an auction…..oh boy, oh boy, it was close to Long John Silvers, the only one for miles around. There was even a coupon wadded up in my purse…it was meant to be.

Sad to say it was not…..I have been lucky enough to dine in exquisite restaurants, and drive-ins….I like them both. I realize there is usually supposed to be a difference between the two. More often than not, a $35.00 meal tastes like a 8.99 meal, but that’s another story.

I’ve been a fan of Long Johns since I was in my early twenties, and that’s a long time. I remember, way back when, I used to buy the fish dinner with a side order of all the ‘crispies’ that came out of the cooker and broke off the fish. I was not alone when it came to ordering that extra and if Long John’s would have seen the light, they could have been charging all of us for it…..and we would have paid!!! Those were the days when you ordered the fish, chips, hush puppies, and a sweet calorie filled coke….you ate it all…..and never gained an ounce, not one. Those days have vanished, but that’s another story.

Well back to this one…..Hubby ordered the new platter with the lobster pieces, etc. and I ordered the 2 piece fish with fries and a drink. There was great anticipation…knowing it was going to be good and always a little greasy. I even accepted the fact I would probably put on a pound before I got home…but who cares, it was Long John Silvers!

Fries were a little mushy, didn’t finish them, hush puppies were not greasy, they were GREASY, I left one, not one crispie lay on my little white food holder (Okay, I didn’t ask for any)…Hubby’s lobster was the size of the tip of his little finger and was at least 1 to 1 1/2″ in size…no lobster to speak of but lots of breading. He ate one 1/2 piece of fish and left the other, not all his fries, and we said the hush puppy batter had to have changed, cause there was hardly any taste.

So sad, too bad…..checked with my bro and sis/law who are also Long John followers….they said they did partake of Long Johns while in Las Vegas and agreed with us, that the good ole days of Long John Silvers are just that…

Wish that pound would have tasted better……and you do know what I mean……later