Comments on: The Fishy History of the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Sandwich

By: Stop finding fault where none exists

Stop finding fault where none exists — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:15:31 +0000

Hey goobers – WRONG. Ray Kroc was indeed the founder of the chain McDonald’s. The McDonald brothers never had a notion of what might happen.

It’s like saying that Philo Farnsworth was the founder of network television, as opposed to the guy who INVENTED television.

Therefore, Jerry Case and Salim – keep finding fault, but perhaps learn a SINGLE THING before you speak up.

By: onetime

onetime — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:35:36 +0000

Crowquill, I would suspect that you are correct with Filets-O-Fish.

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:11:13 +0000

The Fish McBites are also available here in New Orleans. I would imagine they’re available in other major markets as well.

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:47:44 +0000

I agree, the fish MCBites are just nasty. Filet-o-Fish sandwich is not bad, but the bites…meh,

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:59 +0000

Good story, but you still have it wrong: it’s ALASKAN POLLOCK. Not Atlantic pollock.

By: Tim Chambers 1E4AF729D5CEFFD0

Tim Chambers 1E4AF729D5CEFFD0 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:48:48 +0000

What a difference 50 years makes. I’m sitting in a modern-decor McCafé connected to free (recent concession) wifi (not-so-recent innovation) eating the sandwich I crave (not only during Lent). I googled and found this article. Delighted (as always) with the history provided by the Smithsonian, fascinated to reed about the evolving fish recipe, but was hoping to learn whether the size of the sandwich has changed over time.

By: Ron Fox

Ron Fox — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:04:02 +0000

The Filet-of-Fish sandwich is what keeps me coming back to McDonald’s.

By: Jerry Case

Jerry Case — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:19:06 +0000

Ray Kroc was NOT the founder of McDonalds. Rather, it was the McDonald brothers in Southern California. Kroc may have been the originator of franchising at McDonalds but he was not the founder of the future chain.

By: salim

salim — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:49:51 +0000

the article seems to contradict itself. it talks about the mcdonald brothers as originators, then it said its “founder Ray Kroc” was given credit.
it would be worth your while to check the mcdonalds museum, which is in the original store, located in the city of san bernardino, california.
if this doesn’t sound familiar, it’s because ray kroc rhymes with crook. He vowed, when getting the helm of mcdonald, that he would erase the memory of the brothers from the public, thus the unknown aspect of mcdonald’s real origins.

By: Crowquill

Crowquill — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:39:47 +0000

While slightly before my time, wasn’t Captain Crook supposed to represent the filet-o-fish (like Hamburglar represents the standard hamburgers)?

I’ve also wondered recently what the official plural of Filet-O-Fish is. Is it Filet-O-Fishes or is it Filets-O-Fish?

By: jason danna

jason danna — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:22:35 +0000

fillet o’fish happen top be the best tasting sandwhich ever made.

By: Dana vannasse

Dana vannasse — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:01:34 +0000

Thos fish bites are disgusting..Just a bad idea for sure..

By: K. Annabelle Smith

K. Annabelle Smith — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:19:56 +0000

Thanks for pointing out the error, it has been corrected!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:42:24 +0000

One note, McDonald’s fish sandwich is made from Alaskan Pollock, not Atlantic Cod.

By: Daria

Daria — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:14:55 +0000

I think you mean $8k of revenue or sales, not profit, in the third paragraph.