Long John Silvers (1 Viewer)

[Lucia Duran]

This may seem like an odd thread, but it was something I noticed recently and it was one of those WTF moments! So back in the day (early 80's I suppose) I remember going to a Long John Silvers with my parents and ordering my meal and asking them to put in some extra crunchies (fried batter crunchies). You know what I am talking about right? Those little bits that came off the fried battered chicken or fish? Man I loved eating those things.....


Well flash forward some 20 years later and Long John Silvers caught on and started charging $2.50 for a small bowl of crunchies. No longer can you ask for them as a free extra, they charge you for them. LOL! That just shocked me. I guess nothing is free anymore, but wow...crunchies, really?


Discuss!

 

[CRyan]

Heh. Yea, maybe 5 years ago when I was last there they charged me for them. And I also remember when they were free. And when service stations started charging for compressed air, I was fairly certain nothing was going to be free for long...

 

[Don Solosan]

Long John Silver had an advertising campaign back in the 80s that went, "Don't forget the crumblies!" I went to a Long John's in Costa Mesa, CA, a few months ago. Asked for crumblies and got a bowl full at no extra charge.

 

[Greg_S_H]

I wonder if it varies by location. I asked more recently than five years ago and wasn't charged. I don't usually bother with them, though, so I'm not sure. I do know that they no longer give you any except the few that stick to the food when they put it in the basket.

 

[LarryH]

Just had a Baja Taco and that had lots of crunchies - kind of overwhelmed the fish

 

[Stan]

We just got our first Long John Silver's in the past year or so.


It was a KFC that burnt down and was rebuilt half KFC/half Long John Silvers.


Also our first Red Lobster about two years ago.


No comment on the cuisine, tend to avoid places like those as I mature.

 

[Jim Mcc]

Didn't "Long John Silvers" used to be a porno star?

 

[Joseph DeMartino]

Originally Posted by Jim Mcc


Regards,


Joe

 

[Don Solosan]

"That was Long Dong Silver. Or so I've heard."


Or Long Jeanne Silver. Or so I've heard.

 

[Kevin Hewell]

As far as fast food seafood goes I prefer Captain D's to Long John Silver's. I went there a couple of weeks ago and got plenty of "crunchies" with my fish.

 

[LarryH]

Aye, but the question is exactly what are crunchies. Maybe we should just slather them onto the walls of our arteries!

 

[Chris Lockwood]

It wouldn't be LJS without a big scoop of crunchies from the giant aquarium.