"Long John Silver's with Mary Holland" is Episode 5 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger, with guest Mary Holland. "Long John Silver's with Mary Holland" was released on June 11, 2015.
Synopsis[]
Doughboys set a course for fried seafood institution Long John Silver’s, with actress and comedian Mary Holland.
Nick's intro[]
Treasure Island
"15 men on the Dead Man's Chest! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!"
So goes the famed passage from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, the classic tale of swashbuckling and skullduggery.
In 1969, entrepreneur Jim Patterson opened a Cape Cod-style fish and chips restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky, pilfering its name from the famed antagonist of Stevenson's pirate novel. Over the next few decades, the fortunes of Patterson's fried-seafood chain went up and down like a schooner in the choppy waves of the Caribbean, first expanding to over 1000 locations, then retreating into bankruptcy in 1998, before being rescued at sea by fast-food juggernaut Yum! Brands in 2002, who subsequently sold it off like a plundered barrel of rum in 2011.
Yet, like its peg-legged namesake, this battle-scarred franchise still sails on.
This week on Doughboys, hear the scurvy tale of Long John Silver's.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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2 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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2.5 forks and a Golden Spoon |
| Mary Holland | (none) | 4 forks |
Nick and Mitch shared their orders with each other.
Mary did not visit Long John Silver's for the episode, but had gone many times as a teenager and still seems very familiar with the restaurant.
Chain Storming ⛓️⛈️[]
Malta
Wiger introduces a new game where the goal is to invent a new chain restaurant using inspiration from countries that are randomly picked using a smartphone app.
The first country chosen is Malta, so they stick with that. They decide it has to be fairly upscale, yet fast.
| guest / host | chain name | menu |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | The Maltese Falcon | fried chicken |
| Mike Mitchell | Malta's | vanilla malts
fried chicken |
| Mary Holland | The Malt | food made with malt vinegar |
Quotes[]
| “ | I say popcorn weird. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | My Mom explicitly banned fishsticks. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | I would get a box of croutons and some blue cheese dressing and then I would pour the dressing into a cup, and dip the croutons, and eat that as a snack. | ” |
–young fat Nick Wiger | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Like many people, I enjoy a good restaurant, but I always feel sheepish suggesting a chain when deciding on where to eat with a friend. It feels uncool and that I am better off suggesting a non-chain spot even if the food quality and ambiance are worse. Do you guys ever share my anxieties or am I crazy? Any tips on how to handle this situation would be appreciated. Thanks, Timid in Tinseltown |
” |
–Evan Susser | ||
| “ | I feel like Evan Susser is a little coward boy. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
Restaurants[]
| official visit | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Long John Silver's | Gardena, CA | Nick and Mitch went to this location for their review |
| Long John Silver's | Galax, VA | Mary based her review on her hometown chain |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut | Galax, VA | Mary recalled these three chains in her hometown |
| Burke's Seafood | Quincy, MA | Mitch talks about getting fish & chips here as a kid |
Related Episodes[]
| Long John Silver's episodes | Mary Holland episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod) []
