@Park Takeaway

  REVIEW LOCATION:

Whanganui

Store: @Park Takeaway, 92 Anzac Pde.
Price: $6.00

Amount of chips:     5/5
Chip quality:        5/5
Size of fish:        5/5
Fish quality:        5/5

Total Score:         20🎉

Well drained of oil?: Yup!
Satisfied?: Feeling great!

Comments: 

I've had a real run of interesting fish shops. This week's fish and chip shop also doubles as a Thai food takeout. I had a sneak peek at their Thai food a few days prior and can confirm that side of the menu is pretty great!

The chips are not your run of the mill Mr Chips brand but instead they've made the bold decision to go with McCain fries. After this experience I would go as far to say that I prefer them over Mr Chips. The perfect crunch through to the soft creamy filling. The perfect bang and hang. Perfectly seasoned. Aaahh McCain, you've done it again.

The house fish was Moki and I enjoyed every mouthful. It was one of those fish that forces your eyes close from satisfaction. Nice golden crust through to juicy flesh. Simply climactic!

I know this is the first place I've reviewed since I have moved back but I'm calling it early and gonna say this is the best place in Whanganui. Change my mind.

Hospital Fish Shop

 REVIEW LOCATION:

Palmerston North

Store: Hospital Fish Shop, 83 Ruahine St.
Price: $6.00

Amount of chips:     5/5
Chip quality:        4/5
Size of fish:        5/5
Fish quality:        4/5

Total Score:         18

Well drained of oil?: I don't know.
Satisfied?: I was in a hurry but I think they were ok.

Comments: 

I chose this shop as it was handy to get to from the place we were staying (Ozanam House). If you know anyone who has anything to do with Ozanam House or has helped/donated to them, these people are absolute angels and the service they offer will blow you away if you or anyone you love are ever in a position to need it.

Hospital Fish shop is yet another interesting dual cuisine combo - they offer a straight forward Fish and Chips menu but also try to specialise in sushi. Although it did seem like their "sushi" was probably limited to teriyaki chicken maki rolls and probably pretty shit, it never occurred to me that Fish and Chips is the perfect combination for sushi. Fish and chip shops are already half way there, you just need to not cook the fish and hey presto, it's sushi. Why isn't this already a big thing?

This shop was falling apart at the seams to be real with you but I loved the attitude of the guy behind the counter. The type of guy who talks to you as though you haven't seen each other in forever. Maybe he's right, it has been a forever amount of time since we last saw each other. Maybe.

The chips were plentiful but quite a bit under done. Cooked at a high heat in an attempt to cut down the cooking time. This left the surface texture bubbly and made them harden as they cooled.

The fish was a nice cut of Warehou but I think the oil was old and gave everything a really strange quality. Everything was oily but not oily at the same time. I don't really know what was going on.

I don't know how I feel about this place.