Bruh I’m convinced they’re about 12 people traveling the country keeping long johns open

Back in the day u got a meal which was 3 chicken and 2 fish or vice versa. They used real grease and the pieces were so much bigger. The restaurant was so cool with little circular windows. And then u rang the bell before u left and the crew would all yell thank you. I loved it.

I’m legit one of the last super-fans of this greasy, heart-stopping “sea food.” I can’t help it. I love it. There’s one in Chicago here about a mile away. Nobody lives forever, so get that LJS now!

That's sad. I used to love Long John Silvers when I was younger. To know that they've gone THAT downhill over the last 30 years, is very disappointing. The location near where I was living at the time, closed in the late 90's or early 2000's and became a Taco Bell. Now, I can see why.

They did you wrong with that fish and chicken. I’m a store manager at a long John silvers so I am a reliable source. They cooked all of your food in old oil. That batter on the meats should be a golden color not the nasty copper color here. It makes MY stomach queasy seeing that. When fresh and cooked in new oil the food is way less greasy and tastes much much better. Corporate needs to be called on this location. It’s poor management like this that gives long John silvers a bad name. You should give LJS another try and go to another store. They should also have grilled shrimp and salmon if fried isn’t yo thang.

We don't get Long John Silvers or Red Lobster in New England, because we can actually get fresh fish pretty easily.

Daym’s positivity really does make me feel good

I just had LJS a few weeks ago at a location in Toledo, OH. Although they got part of my order wrong (fish tacos instead of shrimp tacos) I have to say the fish I had was very good; thicker pieces than what I saw in your box and not greasy at all was hot and crispy. Must be the location.

You know that food is greasy when the Fried Food King himself says we gotta cut back on the grease

LJS slaps! love the little crunchy batter you get in every box.

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I love LJS and the ones near me never use old grease or over fry. It’s my all around favorite restaurant, and they always cook to order in my area. I do know that they don’t have as much business, so it’s possible that effects the quality I receive

It looks so burnt because they didn’t change out the oil B. The food is supposed to be the color of the crumbs brother 🤣🤣🤣

Our long John is combined with an A&W restaurant and I always get the double American burger with fries and that legendary root beer 🍺

Love ❤️ Long John Silvers!!! It's not for everyone...however it has to be done right! Or else it makes a bad guest experience, cooks must be trained properly on the art of deep frying!

I stopped eating LJS years ago. It’s just a grease pit! Haha. Hush puppies were always bangin’ though! I appreciate the positive messages at the end of your videos lately. Seriously. 💙

Long John Silvers is a bootleg Captain D’s. 😆😆

The pieces seem so small compared to how they use to be

When you picked up that piece of fish I’m like na that can’t be the chicken 😂 I like long John silvers I love the left over crunchies sometimes I get extra

I've never gotten bad food at LJS, always fresh.... Only occasionally the fries wasn't hot enough for me... But it's been for a few years, nearest one like ,60 + miles away

I'm going to be devil's advocate and say that I love LJS. They may not be the best but their taste is familiar to my palate because my mother used to treat us to their food when we were younger and I always liked their food. For me my love for their food is linked to nostalgia. They have not changed their recipes and I don't know that I would enjoy them the same if they did. Maybe they can add new items to the menu that offer something different but I will continue to support their franchise but unfortunately they are closing most of their stores in my area. Oh and side note I live in Houston so you may be right about Texas.

So weird, we just got a family meal and a sea-share today. They have really good tartar sauce. We only go maybe twice a year or so. I grew up on LJS

Haven't eaten there in probably 10 years. Just never crave a whole meal of greasy fried foods.

Gotta comment! I live in Finland and we don't have 99% of the food chains you review over here but your personality makes these videos such a blast to watch! :D big fan~ !

I'm shocked at how crispy everything looks. Everytime I've tried LJS, the fish has been super soggy.

I never was big on LJS fries. But the hush puppies, chicken, and fish can be good. I think it just depends on who is cooking the food.

12:28 lol as you willfully pay for suffering. Yeah, you're a great man, Daym! :)

I love you so much. The review, sarcasm, beard, voice. Food adventures!

Wow I can't imagine how they stay in business 😲

I dunno man, I grew up in Tennessee (where stuff like Long John Silver's and Captain D's holds some water), but I live in Waterbury, CT now, and it doesn't hold the same muster in this part of the country.

Look my Grandparents love and loved Long John's and I grew up eating it on a regular basis so for people like me Long John Silvers is a comfort food that takes ya back to the good times before this world went off the deep end💙

I love Long John Silvers, it's a great change from burgers all the time but it has to be cooked right, hot , crispy and fresh

They are still in business?!? I haven’t seen or been to one in over 20 years

I love LJS when they aren’t closed early. Problem is that they seem to be mostly shared with Taco Bells now and close at like 8, or I show up and it’s cash only. The real poll is how many people carry cash anymore?

No idea how you came up in my recommendations, but the more I watch, the more I like.

......"its like nothing stands a chance "🤣🤣🤣🤣

If the food hasn’t been sitting LJS is good to me!!

Daymdrops I'm from new jersey and I never had any bad experiences with customer service or the food it was always fresh never under cooked or over cooked and I'm sincerely disappointed the franchise left my hometown 🤔I'm in a serious drought for the franchise take care!!!!

I Live in Lubbock TX and we have I think 4 or 5 LJS locations. The quality is very location dependent in my experience. I really enjoy the food at 2 locations and have vowed not to return to 2 others. It is all deep fried and that's fine by me when it is cooked in fresh grease that is hot enough to prevent it for soaking up to much excess oil like a sponge and the workers take their time long enough to allow the batches to properly drain for a few moments after being removed from the fryer. Using malt vinegar definitely helps cut through the richness and gives the fish a nice bright flavor. When you go to a poorly run location it can be far to much excess grease and soggy but at its best I really enjoy the food. I love all types of food and I LOVE high quality and upscale seafood. This is not that but at the best location in town it is consistently good. Sadly I have had some truly terrible LJS at other locations.

The hushpuppies looked good but just looking at the rest of it gave me heartburn. I'm from Ohio, we have Long John Silver's here and a place called Captain D's which is similar to LJS but more options. I really like the fried okra at Captain D's and they have upped their game on their fish and chicken.

Honestly, I actually enjoy Long John Silver's, they maybe expensive but their food is much better than McDonald's.

When you combine a fish restaurant (LJS) with a mexican restaurant (Taco Bell) it's a disaster. And the bad part of it the restaurant was located across the street from a Captain D's fish restaurant; LJS competition.

Long Johns closed down in my town without notice and the city next door. The closest LJS is about 30 miles away now. They have/had really good coleslaw, baked fish w/ rice platters and green beans.

We just had a new long John silvers built . Now open in Fredericksburg.

I love LJS, but when it's good it's good and when it's bad it's bad. I just get the fish, chicken, or clams I don't need the sides, but you have to get the extra crumbs. It is a guilty pleasure of mine

The LJS that was closest to where I live closed down many years ago. I'm not surprised though. The last time I was at that LJS (or any LJS for that matter) the food and service was so bad. Dare I borrow a quote from Mr. Daym himself?? It was almost worse than a "Negative two, Boo Boo the fool".

Fried fish is greasy, but I love long John silver's! When it's done right, that is. They have grilled fish, grilled shrimp and salmon. They serve shrimp scampi over rice. They CAN be awesome.

I was a cook for LJS back in the day, that stuff has been cooked in really old oil. The chicken, shrimp and fish are all frozen, then battered, then fried. When done correctly, with the proper amount of coating and clean oil, it would be much better. The hushpuppies are a mix and scooped out with like a mini ice cream scooper, at my store we used to make larger ones for ourselves.. ha ha. The bits on top are the crispies, they are what is left over after the cooking process, most people like to request extra, that was one of the fun things to cook, because we always made extra and kept them in the window. Not all LJS are like this, you need to try one that has better quality control.

The food looks like a heartache waiting to happen.

My family LOVES Long John Silvers! Yes, it's super greasy so we get it maybe once or twice a year. We also bring home and pat down with paper towels when we can. But it's always fresh and wonderful!

Our local LJS has always been delicious. I've never liked the chicken but the fish is ON POINT! Green beans are always hot n tasty and don't know what they put in them but danggggg...makes me want a bucket full. Hush puppies are crisp, crunchy, soft inside and yumm. But then again, I'm Southern born and raised. I can see why some don't like it

i thought long john silvers was gone like all the ones near me closed and been abandoned and over grown

I've never had an bad experience at LJS for the cooked grease their chicken and fish always is 🤣 The grease gives LJS its flavor tho BWHAHA.

I used to work there and I could tell a few things right away when you opened that box. The fish and the chicken were both cooked in old oil and oil that hasn’t been skimmed in a while, all those black pieces. The hush puppies on the other hand did look fresh, and by the color it looks like they cooked them in newer oil. It also looks like the batter was kind of thin.

Thks for the review Brother.. I live in Chi-Town .... Long John's Closed 7 yrs ago in my neighborhood (Northside) of town.

The “Taco Bell, Long Johns” double location in South Jersey was awesome!! 5-6 years ago I would get the crispies on the bottom for free and add hot sauce… Called it hot sauce soup. Also always grip a chicken tender to go on the cheesy Gordita crunch :)

I grew up eating their food, and I think the problem with them is they need to revamp their menu and not be afraid to change; they've stuck with a formula that has somehow kept them afloat, but times change, and change is what could make or break. If it brakes, learn from it. Until next time, take of yourself... and each other.

I think that Long John Silvers went downhill when they started combining them with KFC and/or A&W Rootbeer around here. Since then they fryers just arent kept up, and the fish filets have been getting thinner and breadier. We finally gave up altogether a few years back.

As an ex-employee of LJS they do have quality food, but it definitely has a shelf time. I worked at the location in Moline, Illinois during high school for three years. I would recommend that customers request their food freshly dropped. But the oil only gets changed once a day(at close) then fresh oil the next day upon opening.

I love LJS, but they closed the restaurant in my town recently. I think if they would go back to the way they made their food back when I was a kid, the stores wouldn't be closing. The service was way better back then, too. What you just ate looks NASTY. I never saw anything like that at our LJS. Shameful. It used to be thick fish, thick chicken, gorgeous hushpuppies and fries! Everything was pleasantly greasy, not dripping in it.

Long John silvers isn’t the best but I wouldn’t mind eating it if my food is fresh

My local LJS that had been there for 35 years burnt down last year. They are rebuilding from scratch with another LJS in the same location.

LJS is hit or miss, I totally agree! However, does anyone still remember Captain D's? I haven't seen one of those since my youth....I used to love them WAY more than LJS!

Long John Silver's is amazing

They are still delicious, and they still make your food cooked-to-order!

They about profit at customers expense. My wife and I went and brought home extra chicken and fish, my son taught it was all fish.....There you go!

I haven't been to one since I was a kid. I remember liking it and wanting to go there all the time, but my dad always called it "the grease pit". We didn't go for a long time, despite my urging, and they closed down after a while. I don't think we've had one in my town in like 15 years at least.

Daym! I just want to say that I appreciate the positivity messages! In general, I'm a positive person but I understand when you say that SOMEONE out there needs to hear it! Please keep it up! God is using you for good! Blessings my brother!

Im 44 LJS has been obsolete since 1997 in ohio at least where i am lol, Literally no one goes there or talk about it anymore. I use to love them back in the day, they were pretty good.

Long John Silver's on Jewella in Shreveport Louisiana has stood the test of time. Stays empty but never closed

I only went once about 20 years ago when I was visiting Florida. There’s not any in the northeast where I live and it doesn’t appear that I’m missing anything. I DO miss Arthur Treacher’s.

I’m from Texas and LJS is the same down here. I used to love getting the fish with malt vinegar but the last few times I went (which was a few years ago) the grease was just too much and the employees acted like they didn’t want to be there. Our hometown LJS finally shut down with no surprise to anyone.

Fair review, I think. I haven't had LJS since I was a kid in 1983ish. It was such good memories, I don't want to ruin that trying it again as an adult. Good video, thanx for the upload.

One of those hush puppies look like a deep fried rubber ducky lol

Been there once back in 2020 and there was only 1 location in my area the food was good and they even said fresh out of the kitchen it was a good experience. And now that location has been closed since late January early February

the long john silvers near me is take out only, so the food is always fresh. i have to drive 30 minutes out of the way to get there, but its worth it. that place is nostalgic to me, and finding a good one so close when i moved made me very happy.

Only thing I love about LJS is drenching a piece of fish in vinegar! Everything else..nah! Honestly I just need a vessel for my vinegar! 🤪

Been eating LJS since the 80's! LOVE IT!

Appreciate the positive vibes 🤍

After the last 2 years, it's great that you are still out there. You are the best at what you do. Stay crispy.

i can tell you right now that grease hasnt been changed in at least 4 days, just from the color of the fish and chicken

I quit Long John Silver's YEARS AGO. I'm talking about High School days. For you to have a 72% NAH poll we can all see that Long John Silver's isn't getting any business. It's like the Church's Chicken of SEAFOOD. 😂

Broooo you forgot the getto nap lmao 🤣

I honestly didn't even know they were still open. HAHAHAHAHA!

Long John Silver and Captain D's were side-by-side for years in the small town I live in. For a good while they competed pretty hard. Both were pretty on point for chain restaurants. Something changed a few years ago and LJS's quality went down the toilet while Captain D's kept their quality pretty high. Long story short, LJS shut down and Captain D's is busier than ever and never dropped their quality.

I go there maybe once or twice a year because that batter is so addictive and a guilty pleasure. Yesterday I actually went and got some fish and shrimp. The fish was pretty good, but the shrimp seemed off. I always go with the malt vinegar on the fish and its tasty.

My local franchise finally closed down, they had a bad habit of never taking coupons while being in the kind of parking lot you have to make a real effort to get into. Such a shame, I really love LJS chicken planks, used to go with my Grandparents back in the early 90s and nostalgia keeps me hoping to find a restaurant to visit someday.

I had LJS yesterday. I had the salmon bowl and it was delicious! I am here in Louisville and the original location opened in Lexiton so I think that has something to do with it.

This was by far the funniest food review I seen this year ! 😂😂

The food at the Long John Silvers near me is banging! By near me, I mean it's like 40 minutes away but it's always worth the trip!

Yo Daym, I'm from the Netherlands and I always watch your videos when I'm gaming or working from home. On one screen I have my own stuff and on the other your videos are playing on KZfaq. Thanks you for your videos man!

Man I thought Long John Silver's was out of business!! Lol!!

Long John Silver's execs need to go to the UK and see how fish and chips is done right.

That chicken there is your classic Machine Reclaimed Meat style and stuck together with meat glue, hence why it looked it was many strips from the bitten part. Basically the sinew, marrow and tendons etc of the meat.

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That piece of fish looks like it has nail clips on top 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Long John Silvers We had one in our hometown closed but we go to Eldorado ,Kansas an Neosho .Missouri

Back in the early to mid 80 LJS was a nice place to get some battered fried shrimp and fish. I even bought a couple of their promotional glass mugs with the different ships on them. Then they started to slowly go down hill both in quality and service like a plane stuck on auto pilot but slowly descending until a crash and burn. All stores closed around 2000 in my city and Capt D’s is the game in town for this type fare.

Crazy, so I'm waiting on the video to start and the commercial I had to watch before the video started was a LJS commercial !👀😳😂🤣

I love Long Johns Silvers. Wish there were more. I worked at Long Johns Sliver back in High School. We only made what they ordered when they ordered and kept the fry oil clean