Anchor Fish and Chips

Hello again, friends young and old-All spry and hip regardless of age. Deepest apologies for being away for so long, ah how you must have missed us and our large appetites. Well...despite the size of our stomaches, WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS BABAY! Starting out the month of March is Anchor Fish and Chips, a favorite of some local editorials. This blog however, disagrees with all the hoopity hype.

Anchor Fish and Chips, while reasonably priced leaves much to be desired by the taste buds, and leaves a whole lot to be desired after spending time on the royal thrown (aka the pot, aka the krapper, aka the dunny, aka the porcelin god, aka the john, aka the shitter, aka goin' pittles, aka the pool, aka the pissbak, aka, to be polite...taking a dump or a few. The Anchor offers a small menu, nothing vegan or veggie, a poor beer selection, and wet fries coated in grease. While I may not being giving the Anchor the chance it deserves, especially after only eating there one time, I instinctively feel that regardless of how many times I frequent Anchor Fish and Chips, I will still be disappointed and leave with a stomach ache.

The Anchor is in fact so disappointing, that they force you to order food in order to drink. POW! BAM! BANG! KABLOOEY! I think my head just exploded from this absurdity. ABSURD! CATASTROPHIC! UNBELIEVABLE! Honestly, what kind of place, what kind of management, what/where/why/who? Seriously though, they told me I can't drink without eating their shit nasty food. Honestly...I can't even speak-type how pissed that makes me. What kind of restaurant is this?

If someone forces me to go to The Anchor, I possibly would. Only for the fact that so many people have said this is a good place, a top place. I want to be wrong, and I want them to be proven right. Maybe for their breakfast menu on Saturday and Sundays, possibly for their Shepard's Pie, probably even for their curry/gravy chips. BUT NEVER FOR THEIR FISH AND CHIPS! It's quite sad that the name of the restaurant is most likely the worst dish they serve. If I have a hankering for grease nasty fish, I would rather spend $5.00 at McDonalds for their lenten special- the McFish Sandwich. I would rather stick my head in a toilet bowl that has fish swimming around and around. I would rather get some Gordy's fish sticks from my local market and burn them to a crisp.

But I cannot rant all day, and am working on positive thinking, so.... here is some positive aspects about Anchor. It's a great building, tin ceilings, nice red walls (I'm a sucker for red walls), and offers small/quaint booths. Also, another huge A+++ in my book, the ingredients that they use are mostly local and organic (even if they are poorly prepared). I respect and appreciate Twin Cities restaurants supporting local farmers, produce, and businesses.

So after all of this, possibly, maybe, ehhh if you feel a real need, try Anchor Fish and Chips. You may not be disappointed while you slurp down your food, but you surely will be while it is slurping out of you.