The Best Fast Food Fish Sandwiches, Taste-Tested – ryan

• What’s On It: Alaskan pollock, pickles, tartar sauce
• Price: $5

When tasked with writing this roundup, I thought of Long John Silver’s first. It’s the only fish-focused fast food chain (that I’m aware of, at least), so even though there wasn’t a location near me, it felt wrong not to include it in this ranking. Gallery Media Group’s ad operations associate Vince Gervasi tried a sandwich at his local LJS in my place.

“The texture of the fish itself wasn’t bad,” he said, “(but) the breading was overbearing. A few of my bites were nothing but hollow, fried breading with no fish. It was a little soggy on the inside, too. My boyfriend also got a fish combo and the breading fell off so much that half of his plate was covered with it. The mayo paired well and enhanced the fish flavor, (but) I would’ve had less breading and more fish. The buns should have been toasted a bit for extra crunch, too. The sides helped but the sandwich didn’t really satisfy me overall.”