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Sephirah

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March 14, 2026, 06:33:52 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 14, 2026, 06:24:05 PMI did.  I ate their fish.  My only connection with them is a past customer.  I do not live in their city. 

I found their Web site.  Look at what they sell, scroll down there and see the menu and the many pics and videos.  There is a "more" button to see more.  Are their prices about what would be paid in the UK? 

https://evansfishandchips.com/ 🔗



For the cod and chips, yeah roughly. Depending where you live in the UK. Down south it's far more expensive than up north, but $15 (£11) seems about right these days.

Battered sausage and chips for $14 is insanely expensive though.
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Stottie Girl

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March 14, 2026, 06:38:04 PM
Well the chips look like they could be authentic so it could be real.

You wouldn't normally see trout or shrimp (prawns) in a typical UK chippy and there are some oddities but all in all, colour me impressed!

I've checked my local chippy who do a large cod and chips for £16.50 which is $21.84 in US money so depending on the size of the fish over there you're getting a much better deal.
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Stottie Girl

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March 14, 2026, 06:39:17 PM
Quote from: Sephirah on March 14, 2026, 06:33:52 PMFor the cod and chips, yeah roughly. Depending where you live in the UK. Down south it's far more expensive than up north, but $15 (£11) seems about right these days.

Battered sausage and chips for $14 is insanely expensive though.
Think I'm getting ripped off up here then. I need to shop around a bit!
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Sephirah

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March 14, 2026, 06:44:28 PM
Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 14, 2026, 06:38:04 PMWell the chips look like they could be authentic so it could be real.

You wouldn't normally see trout or shrimp (prawns) in a typical UK chippy and there are some oddities but all in all, colour me impressed!

I've checked my local chippy who do a large cod and chips for £16.50 which is $21.84 in US money so depending on the size of the fish over there you're getting a much better deal.

Yikes! £16.50?

Did they find Nemo or something? That's definitely way over the odds, at least compared to my neck of the woods.
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ChrissyRyan

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March 14, 2026, 07:04:14 PM
Another UK Fish and Chips place is GB's in Denver (apparently they have multiple locations).

Here is its Web site, with pictures and menu. 

https://gbfishandchips.com/ 🔗

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Stottie Girl

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March 14, 2026, 07:05:32 PM
I know, and I'm nearer the coast than Sheffield! North Shields is only 6 miles away and that is a fishing port. We should be getting it dirt cheap.
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ChrissyRyan

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March 14, 2026, 07:08:06 PM
Apparently you can pick most major cities in the USA and search for UK fish and chips and you will find many.  Seattle is one with lots.  But there are a lot of fish eateries in Seattle as it is. 


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Stottie Girl

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March 14, 2026, 07:09:41 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 14, 2026, 07:04:14 PMAnother UK Fish and Chips place is GB's in Denver (apparently they have multiple locations)

Here is its Web site, with pictures and menu. 

https://gbfishandchips.com/ 🔗


It's close but slightly off. Strange colour beans, chips don't look quite right, pies look a bit odd. Sausage rolls and bangers look good and they actually have a haddock option. Shepherds pie looks aneamic, is that uncooked?
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Sephirah

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March 14, 2026, 07:19:35 PM
Quote from: Stottie Girl on March 14, 2026, 07:05:32 PMI know, and I'm nearer the coast than Sheffield! North Shields is only 6 miles away and that is a fishing port. We should be getting it dirt cheap.

I had to double check the website of my nearest chippie because I wondered if I just hadn't had it in so long that the price had doubled, haha. But no, their cod is £8, and the chips are £3. So Chrissy's place seems about on par. That's crazy. You're getting ripped off, Sarah!
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ChrissyRyan

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March 14, 2026, 07:22:40 PM
Maybe she is going to a fancy upscale restaurant?


Also I do not know when these two USA eateries posted their menu prices.  It could be current, maybe not.
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Sephirah

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March 14, 2026, 07:24:18 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 14, 2026, 07:04:14 PMAnother UK Fish and Chips place is GB's in Denver (apparently they have multiple locations).

Here is its Web site, with pictures and menu. 

https://gbfishandchips.com/ 🔗



I agree with Sarah. Those beans look more like chilli. A very odd colour.

A for effort, but I think probably ran by people who have never had the original foods they're selling.
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Stottie Girl

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March 14, 2026, 07:30:53 PM
Quote from: Sephirah on March 14, 2026, 07:19:35 PMI had to double check the website of my nearest chippie because I wondered if I just hadn't had it in so long that the price had doubled, haha. But no, their cod is £8, and the chips are £3. So Chrissy's place seems about on par. That's crazy. You're getting ripped off, Sarah!
Yep I've just checked Amble harbour fish and chip shop (one of the best around) and they're charging £9.50 for large cod and £2.90 for large chips so £12.40. Not going local again, They are taking the mick.
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ChrissyRyan

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March 14, 2026, 07:48:05 PM
Can you make these fish and chips at home?
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big kim

#33
March 15, 2026, 02:48:37 AM
Best fish and chips I ever had was at Aquarius chippy Blackpool. Run by a Scouse China man, people did a double take when they heard him speak. Steve retired a few years ago and its now another kebab shop.
Yorkshire Fisheries in Blackpool is a pretty close second
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davina61

#34
March 15, 2026, 02:58:22 AM
My top 5 are a full English breakfast, Sunday roast, toad in the hole, fish and chips and of course a balti!
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Charlotte Kitty ✅

#35
March 15, 2026, 03:25:37 AM
Fish and chips, roast dinner, pie chips and beans, bacon sandwiches and like Davina says Balti... well all the anglocised curries!
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Stottie Girl

#36
March 15, 2026, 05:19:38 AM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 14, 2026, 07:48:05 PMCan you make these fish and chips at home?

You can, and they will be tasty but they do taste much better from a chippy. I think it's the oil they use.
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Dawn Kellie

#37
March 15, 2026, 11:21:26 AM
I've made Acotch eggs. My family loves them.
A good corned beef hash is amazing. I like best with sausage gravy.
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Stottie Girl

#38
March 15, 2026, 12:27:24 PM
Quote from: Dawn Kellie on March 15, 2026, 11:21:26 AMI've made Acotch eggs. My family loves them.
A good corned beef hash is amazing. I like best with sausage gravy.
This might be a cardinal sin to the purists but when I was a kid at school our school dinners sometimes consisted of "beanie" with chips. This was a scotch egg but instead of the egg the centre was filled with heinz baked beans. I have never seen or heard of them before or since but they were bloody fantastic!

What is sausage gravy?
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ChrissyRyan

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March 15, 2026, 01:27:24 PM Last Edit: March 15, 2026, 02:59:57 PM by ChrissyRyan
I heard that our "English Muffins" in the USA are not the same "English muffins" served in England.

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