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Pat_RI 10-17-2011 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by laryb (Post 407306)
Pat, A friend of mine would bring us fish @ chips from Woonsocket, and the thing that stood out to us was the slice of potato fried within the fish. Is this the same place? If you are from the town next to Woonsocket, wouldn't you say that "they're side by each"?

Side by each is how we park the park.

caseylou5 10-17-2011 05:38 PM

Are you from Rhode Island?

Pat_RI 10-17-2011 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by caseylou5 (Post 407343)
Are you from Rhode Island?

I am from Lincoln.

gongoozler 10-17-2011 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Cliff (Post 406905)
For RI Pat

In this area you will never find a place which serves fish and chips like they do at Ye Old Fish & Chip in Woonsocket. Believe me....... The warm water fish they serve down here can't compare to cold water fish. The best fish for fish and chips is served in England and is called plaice. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Wish we could get it outside of Jolly Old England.

The potato coated fish is to die for . . . the best anywhere!!! I do at least one trip to Woonsocket and Ye Old English Fish and Chip each year!

Pawtucket, RI
AL, TX, CA, AR, OK, MA
now TV and Warwick, RI

downeaster 10-17-2011 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RichieLion (Post 406173)
Never thought of it that way :) But if you're there anyway, they're pretty inexpensive compared to some of the other fare available. So good too. The bangers and mash are also excellent.

I have been to a few places this side of the Atlantic that can replicate bangers and mash but not fish and chips. In the UK and Ireland their fish is usually fresh and therein lies the difference. I know of a place near St. Augustine that does a decent job and they also have mushy peas and they have ESP bitter.

caseylou5 10-18-2011 08:44 AM

Rhode Island
 
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Originally Posted by Pat_RI (Post 407359)
I am from Lincoln.

Hello - I am originally from Providence and lived in RI my whole life until we arrived in TV in January.

Stadium fish & Chips in Cranston RI was the best south of Woonsocket.

Bosoxfan 11-18-2011 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kathy and al (Post 405891)
Athens Greek Restaraunt in Spanish Springs offers a huge piece of haddock with french fries and cole slaw on Wed and Fri nights for $10.99. I belive it to be a great deal. And if you are a new englander then you know that haddock is the only fish to have!! Try it-I think you'll love it.

I agree fish & chips needs to be haddock.
Went to Athens tonight for the first time. Mrs. Bosox & I had the fish & chips and were very impressed.Talked to the owner & the fish is delivered twice a week by truck from Boston! Try it I think you'll like it!!

natickdan 11-18-2011 09:49 PM

If my wife and I want fish and chips, we head straight to The Lighthouse and we never walk away disappointed.

jimmemac 11-18-2011 11:55 PM

I too will second Athens-when we were down in Oct we made sure to try it out. The haddock is excellent just like the fish from New York where they get it from. We were not disappointed at all. I believe it be hard to beat!!

WAC2371 11-19-2011 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan (Post 419700)
I agree fish & chips needs to be haddock.
Went to Athens tonight for the first time. Mrs. Bosox & I had the fish & chips and were very impressed.Talked to the owner & the fish is delivered twice a week by truck from Boston! Try it I think you'll like it!!

That sounds great but too bad their haddock is frozen from china. with the cost of fresh haddock being so high it's not affordable too bring in fresh from Boston.

kathy and al 11-19-2011 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan (Post 419700)
I agree fish & chips needs to be haddock.
Went to Athens tonight for the first time. Mrs. Bosox & I had the fish & chips and were very impressed.Talked to the owner & the fish is delivered twice a week by truck from Boston! Try it I think you'll like it!!

Bosoxfan: When I posted this back on Oct. 14th, I was surprised that there were few responses from anyone trying Athens Restaraunt fish and chips. I'm glad you tried it and would urge anyone who appreciates good fish and chips (haddock) to also give it a try. As a native Bostonian I knew you would have to enjoy this meal. Go Celtics?????
Oh, forgot----no NBA this year!!!!

mulligan 11-19-2011 08:26 AM

My son sent us a care package from "legal seafood" a couple of weeks ago. A real treat. Also, the mrs & I spotted a place on 27 a while back, and I need to ride back down there(on the south side of leesburg ) and try it. It was called Boston Fish fry. Has anyone been there??

laryb 11-19-2011 09:28 AM

Anyone familiar with seafood in New Bedford or Fall River,Ma? Since New Bedford is one of the largest fishing ports in the country, we were brought up on fish and chips, scallops, fried clams, clam boils, etc. Seemed like every neighborhood in those 2 cities had a small seafood restaurant or Portuguese restaurant. Nothing like an order of Portuguese style fish and chips (fried and served with sauteed onions and peppers with a light red broth), a bowl of clam chowder, and a stuffie (stuffed quahog)! One thing I would love to see down here is clam cakes. The places we've been to serve hush puppies, and I bet they could figure out a clam cake. Now with that being said, We've found some really good seafood around here. We enjoyed the whole belly fried clams, shrimp and scallops at Sam St John on 441, and the fried shrimp and scallops at Fishermans Cove in Inverness on 44, are top shelf. Not like home, but pretty close. And just because their not like home, it doesn't mean not as good, just a little different. But like some have said, there's nothing like that cold water Atlantic haddock, and fresh cod makes for fish and chips every bit as good!

Bosoxfan 11-19-2011 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WAC2371 (Post 419842)
That sounds great but too bad their haddock is frozen from china. with the cost of fresh haddock being so high it's not affordable too bring in fresh from Boston.

At the beginning when they first opened you were right with this statement.The owner took the time to explain to us last night that his original supplier sold him fish from a company called Atlantic Fish but when he read the package he found that it was from Taiwan. He has since found a company that delivers fish from Boston twice a week to a restaurant in Miami so he hired them to bring his fish ! All I can say is it's as close to new England Fish that we've had in the 2 1/2 years we've been here!

Danny Oleary 11-25-2011 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Oleary (Post 406150)
:MOJE_whot:try lighthouse seafood market,for the freshest fish ,clams,stone crab, grouper,tuna

they are at 8808 466 close to santa fe crossing


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