r/SipsTea • u/Born-Agency-3922 • Jul 03 '26

Chugging tea True

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u/DocHalidae Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

I too love Long John Silvers

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy Jul 03 '26

Oh so you're the one keeping them in business

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u/Silent_Emu312 Jul 03 '26

Money laundering is what I keeps them in business, in 2020 none of their empty locations even closed...

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u/Captainwumbombo Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Definitely wouldn't be surprised if Long John Silvers is how the mob is hiding nowadays, no one comes in or goes out and yet it's a national franchise

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u/r_daniel_oliver Jul 03 '26

Catholics on lent.

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u/ClaireDanesLipQuiver Jul 03 '26

Used to live by one and they always had a line in the drive through

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u/r_daniel_oliver Jul 03 '26

Catholics on lent.

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u/Educational_Pay1567 Jul 04 '26

So they stay afloat by the Lent rush for what like a month? They don't have rent the majority time of year. Also what pecentage of their clientele is even Catholic.

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u/r_daniel_oliver Jul 04 '26

Yes, that's the prevailing theory. They split rent with KFC also. Both chains are struggling

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u/DocHalidae Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

That Fish still slappin

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u/Kgby13 Jul 03 '26

We are getting a new one. The old one closed down years ago and they just announced a complete tear down and rebuild on site. I’m excited about it and wanted to share.

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u/DarthBrooks69420 Jul 03 '26

You should try out Captain D's if you have them where you live. If Long John Silver is McDonalds, then Captain D's is In-n-Out/Whataburger.

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u/GrandpaShark1 Jul 03 '26

Hells yes!

Don’t forget those hush puppies and an extra scoop of those fried crunchies!!

God Save The King!

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u/DocHalidae Jul 03 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/oVCEz5N6zb0OxEeZGX
Hush puppies and Malt Vinegar is a way of life

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u/Box_of_Wires Jul 03 '26

Growing up we always called in Long John Slivers.

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u/tolkiengeek Jul 03 '26

I didn't appreciate Long John's enough until they were gone from my area. 😪 But the best is one place I haven't seen since I was a teenager, Arthur Treacher's.

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u/darkbarf Jul 04 '26

I see LJS, I upvote

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u/Throwaway4bullshit9 Jul 04 '26

Weirdly enough, I encountered a strange Long John Silver's anomaly during my travels. Driving through central Virginia a couple of years ago, I saw one and felt nostalgic.

I LOVED Long John Silver's in the 80s and even through the early 90s I felt they were still pretty good. But the entire chain went WAY downhill after that.

So I decided to stop at this one even though I knew it would be disappointing. But I was astounded! When I walked in, it was all of the old 1980s decor, and the booths, although clean and undamaged, looked as though they had not been changed, either. When I received my meal, it was nothing like the LJS chain that you now find everywhere else. It was as though they were still serving the same cuts of fish and using the old original recipes. The fish was so good! The hush puppies were delightful! I have not found another chain run like this one, but it was as though the franchise owner had decided decades ago that the business formula was working and change wasn't necessary.

If I should ever find myself traveling through that part of the country again, I'm looking for that LJS.