Thread 21389423

i'd like to start a dialogue regarding the filet o fish
for me the filet is the go-to fast food sandwich
apparently its so uncommonly ordered the retarded mcdonalds employees have no idea how to do it
generally i receive the sandwich with the bun toasted when its supposed to be steamed
one time they put the cheese on the same side as the tartar sauce
another they used a mcchicken patty instead of the filet
why is this sandwich so hard for them to make properly?
am i autistic or expecting too much? I don't get it

>>21389423 (OP)
I oft order the McFoF and have never sustained the mishaps you report. This thread is libel and frankly a farce.

>>21389423 (OP)
The toasted bun is the most common offense.

go to Culver's or Arby's (if available) instead. They have real fish sandwiches
Alternatively, you can do what a thread yesterday was saying and just buy frozen fillets, buns, and make like 8 sandwiches for the price of 2

>>21389431
>we got mackdonnough's at home

>>21389434
this doesn't apply here because no one's telling you no, you can't have fast food. It's still your choice whether you buy it frozen and make it yourself, or go to the drive thru

>>21389437
There ingredients of a McDonald's fish sandwich are not commercially available.

Obviously anyone who wants fish and bread can find a way to have fish and bread but that's pretty irrelevant

>>21389445
>There ingredients of a McDonald's fish sandwich are not commercially available.
...such as?

>>21389445
>There ingredients of a McDonald's fish sandwich are not commercially available
>frozen fish filets
>buns
>cheese
>tartar
>not commercially available

>>21389454
>>21389449
this is literally what blakmama means when she says
>we got mackdonnough's at home

>>21389460
>'we have mackdonnoughs at home' means
>we have the ingredients at home
Gee thanks!
Also answer this question nigger >>21389449

>>21389465
>answer this question
the sto' doesn't have McDonald's buns
the sto; doesn't have McDonald's fisch patties

you can make your own concoction all you want, it might even be waaaay way better than McDick's, but it's 100% will not be the same.

If all you want is a Filet-o-Fish you won't be able to replicate at home. Period.

>>21389471
it's like pulling teeth with you fucking people

>>21389473
Anon you're the fucking 'tist with the 'tism here.

ANYONE can make a burger or a pizza or a fisch sandwich at home. AND YET literally millions of people go to places like McDonald's. It's because it's not the same shit if you make it at home. Sometimes people really crave that cheeseburger or Big Mac™ or Filet-o-Fish™. And they can't fucking get the exactly same thing anywhere else.

You don't have to eat or love McD's bullshit but you surely have to concede that you can't simply swap it with a trip to Costco

>>21389476
>no u
You're trying to argue that it's 'not the same' like that means anything despite fully acknowledging that all the ingredients are the same
At first you even tried to say you can't get them commercially but even someone thats not me called you out on that retardation with a simple 2-word question.
Now you're saying that a McDonald's fish filet, regardless of its quality, cannot ever be substituted in any fashion despite again, knowing perfectly well that you can make better ones at home?

Your autism makes you incapable of conceding that two of the same kind of sandwich from different places isn't functionally the same. You're so retarded I feel awful for anyone who has to deal with you irl

>>21389484
You won't be able to mimic McDonald's at home.

>>21389496
mhm

>>21389476
I'm pretty sure that most people go to mcdonalds because they're fucking lazy, not because they really love the taste compared to homemade food.

>>21389501
I accept your concession it's been a pleasure belittling you

>>21389503
They go to McDonald's because they're craving McDonald's.

>>21389496
>An autistic girl might understand that you like the color blue, but have no idea that it would upset you if she wandered off to check out the balloons across the street

i swear to fucking god last time i got one of these the price was $7.49
given that half of this board is from connecticut, maybe this will not be shocking news. but no joke - $7.49

>>21389749
I live in Straya, which is the king country for inlfated prices, and that shit does NOT cost even AU$7.49

Are you seriously telling me that CT prices are that bad? The west is fucking lost.

>>21389752
i believe connecticut is home to the highest average prices at mcdonalds, yes

Hmm.

>>21389516
the "crave" you speak of is a learned behavior. anything you do repeatedly will cause you to have a "crave". it can be easily replaced with home cooking, assuming you're motivated enough.

>>21389536
but you can't make a filetOfish at home what do you not understand?

>>21390329
I'll make a fish sandwich at home tonight

When I worked at BK, we didn't sell a ton of Whaler sandwiches outside of Lent but still sold a couple per day. No one had a problem making them. But if the fast food workers are more retarded than those in my rural part of Alabama, you can always drop by Dollar Tree to get pic related.

>>21389484
Try to make a beef patty from regular beef at the supermarket taste like a Wendy's one.
You won't btw and you are poor too despite being capable of making fastfood tasting burgers for a fraction of the cost!

>>21389423 (OP)
How much did you get paid to post this?

>>21389423 (OP)
Culvers easily has the best fish sammich, wendys is second, I'm sure someone else is 3rd 4th and 5th and the McDonald's is second to last behind anything BK might put out

>>21389749
This
I love the sand which but it's too fucking expensive for its size. Might as well make some beer battered cod at home

>order extra cheese for $0.50
>on any other sandwich you get a full slice of extra cheese
>only get an extra 1/2 slice on the flayo

>>21389454
Their tartar sauce is not. If they sold McD's tt sauce in the stores, I'd never have a sneed to visit their restaurants ever again.

>>21390858
the BK Big Fish was good when I was a kid. then again so was everything at BK

>>21391552
I used to work at the mall and pretty much every day I would get a Whaupper with onion rings on my lunch break, and it was always so good. I haven't been able to enjoy one for years now. Maybe it's me, but I feel like the quality and freshness is always so fucking terrible now. It's like they don't even care

>>21391557
The employees absolutely don't care. A good BK is a rare gem amongst a sea of useless quartz

>>21391735
My guess is that BK corporate is far less strict on franchisees, especially large ones, than other chains. I never had a good experience at a Burger King owned by Magic Johnson but the locations in my hometown owned by a local family were pretty good.

>>21391792
There's a very simple way to tell if a fast food (or any business) location will suck. Are the majority of employees black? If so, leave.

>>21389423 (OP)
>filet o fish

I like them but I ain't paying $5.00 for a 3" square of fish.

>>21392675
It is actually 3x3", or 9 inches of fish in total.

>>21389423 (OP)
You're not autistic, you're just one of the few people who understand the delicate structural balance of fish, tartar, and bun steam.

>>21389423 (OP)
I spent years thinking it was bad because it was memed as bad everywhere for years. I finally tried it once and was amazed. It is actually the best sandwich item on the menu. Since that day, on the rare occasion I eat mcshart's, I always go with 2x filet o fish and nothing else. The rest of the menu doesn't hold a candle to the simple yet elegant filet o fish

I've wanted to try it for years but there are no Catholics in my area so the mcdicks don't serve them

>>21393190
what area anon

Here to report in that the Checkers fish sandwich is really good as far as these go. I assume better than McDonald's

>>21393205
We need to get everyone to try the various fass food fish sandwiches and exchange knowledge.

>>21393206
Agreed. This needs to become a coordinated effort. A general must be made

>>21389423 (OP)
ah yes, the humble filet o fish (pronounced FILL-ETT of Fish), always a nice half slice of their processed pasteurized cheese product on the top half of the cardboard carton. only good during lent because it doesn't sell and I bet they only manufacture them for this time specifically. pescas very rarely eat fast food and I doubt they would go to mcdicks when there are straight seafood chains and other ff joints that do the fried fish patty but better.
the fof is for the weekend catholic that needs to pickup food for her 20+ kids and her "deathly allergic to seafood" babymaker.

fishburger

>>21391186
Cheese’s organic, sometimes odorous nature can trigger hygienic aversion when placed in inappropriate contexts (e.g., intimate use).

Introducing cheese into the body outside digestion disrupts hygienic norms, as it’s considered “unclean” in sterile or sensitive areas.

>>21389476
'tism status: autted up and spectrumaxxed

>>21389423 (OP)
Because catholicism is dying

finally. the conversation that we need to be having.

fillet of fish is the most underrated fast food burger/sandwich. As a guy who went to a two michelin restaurant before I would take the fillet of fish over the food I ate that day if it meant I could only have one for the rest of my life.

Fillet of fish isn't a burger, sandwich, or a meal. It's a lifestyle

>>21393312
>Fillet of fish isn't a burger, sandwich, or a meal. It's a lifestyle
Slight exaggeration but it indeed is very good. I really wonder why it isn't more popular
To be honest, i have noticed that fish and seafood in general is quite underrepresented in fast food. Maybe it has to do with their less forgiving shelf life which isn't suitable for factory/assembly line style fast food establishments?

>>21389423 (OP)
Just get some chains specialised in fish.

>>21393626
>why it isn't more popular
check the OPs initial complaint and the real photos from customers and you'll see why instantly: nogs literally can't make it right

>>21393312
You haven't even been to a restaurant, let alone one with two Michelin stars. Who the fuck do you think you're trying to kid

>>21389423 (OP)
I tried it once and it was very bland. Much worse than the fried fish sandwiches I make at home for cheaper.

>>21393929
I've been to dozens of starred restaurants, including 6 with two stars, and I still enjoy the Filet o Fish. Problem?

>>21393944
No problem at all, just the lies are obvious. You also haven't had sexual intercourse either. I expect you barely leave your house either. You're well within your rights to refute these insinuations, I shall not believe you regardless

>>21393952
>everyone is a loser like me!
lol

>>21389423 (OP)
it was created so catholics could eat meat on friday so as not to eat meat.

people don't order it because fish is shitty food.

>>21394063
>created so Roman Catholics can still eat junk food on Friday
if this isn't true then it should be true

>>21389423 (OP)
Yeah it's all I'd eat from mcd's along with fries.

>>21394642
It's true. The guy who owned that McDonald's needed a way to keep business during Lent as the area had a large Catholic population and business crashed on Friday.
>The sandwich was the first non-hamburger menu item brought in by Ray Kroc, who purchased McDonald's in 1961. Kroc made a deal with Groen: they would sell two non-meat sandwiches on a Friday, Kroc's Hula Burger (grilled pineapple with cheese on a cold bun) and the Filet-O-Fish, and whichever sold the most would be added to the permanent menu. The Filet-O-Fish "won hands down" and was added to menus throughout 1963 until reaching nationwide status in 1965.

>>21389423 (OP)
it's waaaaay too tiny for the price point. i don't get the hype. you pay $10 for that puny thing, fries and a drink? couldn't be me.

>>21393295
>Introducing cheese into the body outside digestion disrupts hygienic norms, as it’s considered “unclean” in sterile or sensitive areas.
Fast food farts are part of the experience

>>21389471
Soulless corporations must just LOVE dingbat motherfuckers like you. You go and pay over $5 for a shitty fish sandwich, every single component of which has been designed in a lab to be addictive and as cheap to produce as possible. ANY other fish patty and bun and sauce combination will be healthier and cheaper and better for you in every way. But you've bought into the branding. You now prefer their special laboratory formula and will settle for nothing "less".

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. KYS.

>>21392676
Hence the word "square".

>>21393211
>humble

>>21395342
>$5
You are literally Canadian, so your opinion matters little. Of course you can't afford it. You make like 2/3 after conversion to USD while spending 1.5x more on everything, then paying much higher taxes on top of that. And it's prepared by one of your newcomers at that.

Whereas for me, an American? I am not gonna spend the time to buy the same processed, preserved ingredients to make a fast food sandwich at home. Why would I do that when I could buy whole foods and cook those? Though I suppose can actually afford whole fish and whole meats while you can't. It makes sense that you recreate fast food at home (lol) since it must be a luxury status symbol for you. I'd rather cook an actual meal at home OR buy a fast food sandwich that saves me the time and effort of cooking at all. Combining the worst of both is utterly pointless.

Do you pay the extra ninety cents to get the second fish patty? Seems like a good deal.

>>21395517
>gif says it all
>>21395517
>does the complete the opposite

>>21395575(me)
>>21395342
meant this one
autismo only has one argument and it sucks

>>21389423 (OP)
>apparently its so uncommonly ordered
this doesnt seem right

>>21395527
i usually get a triple fish filet and 3 triple cheeseburgers no onions

>>21389423 (OP)
The Filet-o-Fish is my favorite fastfood sandwich. I once ordered the double FoF when it was a limited time menu option a few years back. When I got it I realized they only put one fish filet on the sandwich. I asked the guy if I got the wrong order and showed him my receipt. He said no and that I got the correct order. I told him that wasnn't possible because I ordered the double FoF and only got a single patty. He said they stopped serving the double FoF the day before. I, again, told could NOT be possible since I just ordered it on the self-serve kiosk with the big fucking picture clearly showing two filets on a single bun. He said sorry and that they would fix it as fast they can, but he said that he still couldn't serve me the second fish filet patty that I rightfully paid for. I begged him, "Could you please put a second filet on the sandwich?"

>"no anon the double FoF has been discontinued"

"But I rightfully paid for this second filet, why can't you just walk over to the fryer and get a second one!!"

>"because as i told you anon that item has neen discontinued"

"Please if you could look into the bottom of your heart and just give me the second filet! It's my favorite sandwich!" I implored him several more times trying to appeal to both his logos and pathos, but to no avail. It was finally on the last:

>"im sorry anon. that item has been discontinued"

I had lost my composure and saw vivid images of myself committing arson on this very establishment. I immediately stormed, raced home and filed a chargeback on the double FoF that I was so eagerly awaiting to try. I made sure to call the credit card company and fully explain what just occurred. The case manager I got was decently empathetic enough but I felt like she didn't fully grasp the gravity of the situation.

>>21389423 (OP)
My grandma likes these things and every time she gets one the cheese is so badly placed that I'm pretty sure my McDonald's has a running competition to see who can chuck a slice of cheese on a Filet-O-Fish from the furthest possible distance

>>21389423 (OP)
FoF isn't bad but it's too small for the price. It also would need onions or pickles to compliment the party.

>>21389940
things I can buy
>ground meat
>salt and pepper
>american cheese
>buns
>ketchup
>mustard
>onions
>pickles
>potatoes to make into fries

Things I cannot buy
>mcdonalds cheese
>mcdonalds buns
>mcdonalds proprietary blend of meat
>mcdonalds dehyrdated onions
>mcdonalds ketchup and mustard (shit)
>mcdonalds pickles
>a fucking giant griddle that cooks the meat at a specific temperature literally every time
>their weird proprietary oil which has beef tallow in it
>a giant fuckoff deep frier
>mcdonalds fries

look anon I'm not even that guy, but you're stupid if you think you can make an exact replica of a mcdonald's cheeseburger at home without literally stealing an entire mcdicks kitchen and walk-in. They make a specific item. I can make a "better" burger than some shit tier fast food joint but it's objectively not the same thing as one from there. The same thing goes for like 90% of fast food places. Sometimes you want THAT flavor, it's not some weird learned behavior other than it tastes like mcdicks.

The exception is probably something like five guys who ironically charge the most for what's essentially just a standard griddle burger with heinz ketchup on it.

>>21395656
the ironic thing about it is that they only use a half slice of cheese. It's a really weird menu item that requires it's own fryer and steamer kept in the kitchen.

>>21395675
>it's objectively not the same thing as one from there
so? we're not talking about objectively the same thing.
you can make burgers and fish sandwiches at home.
I'm not so cucked by marketing that the branding matters

>>21391792
>>21391735
Bk franchisees hate BK corporate and vice versa. Not quite as bad as quiznos but their relationship is generally so bad that the franchisees have literally sued corporate as a group before.

A good BK goes so hard but good fucking luck finding one at this point

>>21395681
it's not just branding you dunce it's a specific THING. If you want THING because you like THING then you get THING, not OTHER THING. The fucking end.

Here's another analogy for you
>my mom sucks at cooking burgers because we don't have a grill and can't use one in her shitty apartment when I come to visit.
>my uncle doesn't suck at cooking burgers because he has a grill and he knows how to use it
>I want my uncle's burger not my mom's because my mom literally cannot make my uncle's burger the same way. It's not possible.

does my uncle have branding now or does he make A THING I like? Figure it out slylock. No matter how motivated I am, I cannot materialize a grill in her apartment.

Same thing goes for a mcdicks burger, you cannot materialize their goddamn kitchen equipment and supply chain. You can make an objectively better burger but you can't make THEIRS and maybe you want that one? I don't even like mcdonalds that much but I can acknowledge why it has a specific appeal. It tastes like mcdonalds

>>21395617
really getting sick of how many copypastas there are here

>>21395675
>>21395701
oh great there's more of them. Or samefag either way so tiresome

>>21395701
>maybe you want that one
and that's the problem: you are too attached to material things. yes you WANT that one, but you don't NEED that one. step out of your comfort zone and get something equivalent.

>>21395675
>>21395701
why are these retards still ignoring the OPs topic? Why are they so obsessed with arguing this point of
>theyre NOT the SAME
>here's 20 turboautistic posts reiterating the same thing repeatedly!
>YOU JUST DONT GET IT

Brother in Christ. You're fighting ghosts. No one has a gun to your mommy's head demanding you make a FoF at home exactly how it's made in shop
We get that you love the sandwich as much as OP, hell looks like most of us are positive about it but the thread topic is
> why is this sandwich so hard for them to make properly?

The myriad of answers to this include but aren't limited to
>make a fish sandwich at home (quantity & quality for price)
>here's some other restaurants with consistently good or better fish sandwich options
>quality control can depends on your location, franchisees vs corporate

You, and if you're not lying about not being the other retard, are the only ones that can't suffer other people discussing this in a way that isnt limited to your narrow, retarded contention

Kill yourself. Gonna put some Gordon's in the toaster oven and slide them between a couple burger buns and call it a Filet O Fish seeing as that makes you eternally seethe