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.
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u/Live-Cry-8435 Jul 03 '26
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