'The Fish & Chip KING of New York!..better than London¿

Today, I'm on a hunt to find the best fish and chips in New York City. As a Londoner who lives in America, I was unaware that fish and chips was a staple in the American diet until I moved here. In London, you're going to get fish. Here, you're going to get a thin piece of whitey. That's what you get. And in New York City, where I live, the Mecca for fish and chips is Harlem. It's famous fish, of course. So today, I'm going to visit all of the heavy hitters and rank them one by one. Devin. I feel like Devin. And see who is the fish and chip king of New York. Location number one, Make My Fish on West 116th Street. Founded in 2018, this is one of the most viral establishments in New York City. So it took about 45 minutes, but we have it here. The fish and shrimp combo for Make My Fish. Shrimp first. Well, the shrimp is Cosmic Calculated Culinary Charisma. Very, very fresh. It comes with bread. The portion was so hefty that the chips had to get it in a separate box. Average fish and chips large in London would be about, what, 15, 16 pounds. And I think that $23 works out to be 16 pounds as well. They use crinkle cut chips here, or crinkle cut fries. The satellite is crispy, though. Lightly salted, potatoey, and it has a real crunch. The Pierre de Resistance. Not cod, but whiting. Now, the contrast in flavours compared to what I'll be used to back home in England is, we will probably get more chips and one big fish fillet. The fish here is a lot more seasoned. It's a thinner fillet. In England, we will tend to season our own fish and chips. Very rarely pepper, but we put salt, vinegar. I'm an onion vinegar type of guy. Here, they use a thing called fish fry. It comes with a cornmeal crust. So it's not beer batter. I'm getting black pepper, I'm getting salt. I think I'm getting mustard powder. You guys tell me in the comments if I'm right or wrong. But the whiting is delectable and fresh. I've got everything I'm looking for here. It packs flavour. Chips are definitely crispy and the shrimp is seasoned to perfection. The shrimp, there must be sugar in it because it's sweet, but it's good sweet. It may be the sweetness from the fresh shrimp. And when I say seasoning, I mean seasoning. Look at all that seasoning on top. You can see the black pepper for sure. But I know there's a lot more going on in here. And I think it makes an incredible contrast with the thinner fillet because the seasoning goes all the way through. I don't even need a tartar right now because I'm trying to watch the calories because the wave is back in effect. And I know you can see it. Carhartt flannel, the beef and broccoli, Timberland fill boot. Jorts forever. You know, little creamy, little Gucci action. Don't blame me, blame God. Who got the best fish and chips in New York City? Where I get the best fish and chips from? Make my fish. That's what I'm eating. I was going to say, I'm trying all of them. I say make my fish number one and then Devon's, I feel like Devon's is number two. So I should go to Devon's? Yeah, it's on 147 in St. Nicholas. I'm a man of the people. I'm going to listen to him and I'm going to Devon's. But I think this is an incredible combination. The portion is on point. I think the taste is immaculate. Let's go to the next location. Location number two, the iconic famous fish market established in 1974. This is a family owned and run establishment that have been serving the people of Harlem for generations. Who has the best fish and chips in New York City? It's famous fish, of course. It's famous. Make my fish. I can't even think of anybody else after that. Good fish, isn't it? So here we have the fish and shrimp combo with chips. But this comes with a shrimp called shrimp mookie. It's supposed to be a little different than your conventional shrimp. The shrimp is different. What is it? It kind of tastes like a prawn on cocktail shrimp, but an actual fried battered shrimp. It's sweet, but there's other umami flavors going on in there. I don't know if there's mustard. I don't know if there's fennel seed. Obviously, he's never going to tell us his recipe, but I'd be interested to know what actually goes into that. Taste is incredible. Has a little bit of a crunch to it. The shrimp definitely tastes fresh. Comes with bread as well. In make my fish, I believe the bread was white, though. Is this wheat bread? I think this is wheat bread. Also, the chips here are not crinkle cut. They're more like a skinny French fry. Potatoey, though. I'm never going to lie to you. Less of a crunch to them, but way more potatoey. They're not salted at all, but they're very good. These chips definitely ain't from a bag. I definitely believe they cut the potatoes themselves and they make the chips fresh. You can even tell, innit? Like, when a chip's been made like at home. It's got that brown lining on the corner. It's good. The fish is also white in. These fillets are smaller than make my fish. I'm never going to lie to you. You know, when you see them black pepper specks, It's weird because they both use white in, but they don't taste the same. I feel like make my fish has more fish fry on it because you can see the bottom's not really as coated on famous. Portion wise, that doesn't seem like a $23 portion compared to the $23 that I paid in make my fish. So make my fish have got it for portion. I'm not going to lie. Famous fish, shrimp is better. The shrimp mookie is a winner. Yeah, that's the best shrimp I've tasted in my life. I feel like make my fish's fish tastes better. You could see both of them were packed. They both had lines outside. So everybody must have their own favorite place that they prefer to go to. And I don't think either of them are going to be mad because both of them are great fish and chips. And now we know that they're family members. So this is grandfather passing down the traditions to grandson. And sometimes grandson knows how to tweak up certain things and make it slap more. If you're still watching this video, bigger. Make sure you keep watching because we will be ranking each plate one by one. And in the end, we will crown the fish and chip king of New York. I told you I was a man of the people. I was told to come to Devon's Fish and Chips. I come all the way to the Sugar Hill area of Harlem and Devon's Fish and Chips is closed. Imagine that. But I don't stop the party. You know, we're going to keep it moving. Let's go to the other locations. There's more heavy hitters. Location number four, A Taste of Seafood. They've been open since 1992 with multiple locations. They are definitely considered as one of the giants of Harlem. So here we have A Taste of Seafood's fish, shrimp, and chip combo. It is the most expensive of the day coming in at $27.11, which is about 20 pounds. I don't think any fish and chips should cost 20 pounds. I'm just being honest. But we'll see. Cause it is also, I think, the biggest portion of the day. The white in looks golden brown. I can't see that much pepper flakes on this batter. Let's go shrimp first. The shrimp is extremely seasoned, but there's no crunch to it. And the batter's kind of soggy. I opened the packaging, it comes in immediately. So it didn't have no opportunity to sweat. I'm trying to be careful because look, dog ---- everywhere. I do not want no flies landing on my food. Probably need a tetanus jab after that. But the shrimp, it's cool. It's not bad. Just not crispy. I can't really taste that the shrimp is fresh. I could taste that in the previous locations. This could have come from a bag and I would never know. Let's do the chip. Looks double fried. The chip also is okay. I would have hoped it had more of a crunch to it for sure. I would like to say that a taste of seafood does have multiple locations. So it could taste totally different in another location. Who's got the best fish and chips in New York City? I'm a chef. I don't really eat out. Okay, I get you. I don't eat people food like that cause I know their kitchens. So, sorry to say. So what would you say though, if you had to give it to one person, where would you advise a Londoner to go and eat fish and chips in New York City? I'd say it's a place, make my fish on 116th Street between 7th and Lennox. Cause our fish and chips in London is totally different, right? It sure is. I like your fish and chips. Thank you, respect. Most people over here don't like it. I love it. Cause y'all make it with a good batter. Y'all get fish. Bare batter, fresh. People is trying to give you whatever they get for the day. In London, you're going to get fish. Here, you're going to get a thin piece of whitey. That's what you're getting. Right or wrong. I'm not going to comment on that. So what kind of seasonings goes into fish over here to make it perfect? Seeing as you're a chef. People be putting salt. Anything with salt should not go on fish. It should only be garlic, paprika and some real other flavors. And you're getting this from Chef Skittles. Now let's go in for the pied de resistance. Whitey. Now, funny enough, I was expecting the whitey to taste less seasoned because I didn't see the black pepper on the batter or the crust rather. But it's seasoned well enough. I don't know where I'm at with this. Let's have another bite. Again, it's just okay. I've tasted all the fish and shrimp and chips combos for the day. Let's rank each plate one by one. I've not had anything terrible today. None of the fish and chips have been terrible, but third would be a taste of seafood. I just think it lacked a little bit of depth than the other two locations had. I'm just being honest. I'll give it a seven out of 10. Compared to an English fish and chips, which would I rather? In this case, I would rather English fish and chips. I'm not gonna lie. With the gherkin on the side, the fat chips, a piece of cod or had the onion vinegar, I would prefer that. Coming second, which was brilliant might I say, it would be Famous Fish. I'll give Famous Fish a 9.4. It was brilliant. The taste was incredible. The shrimp mookie was the best shrimp I've ever had in my life. I think the King of New York that had the total package, it was close. It has to be baked by fish. I'm sorry. Everybody's taste palette is different, but for what I like, the crinkle cut fries, they had a crunch to them, very potatoey, lightly salted. They were the only one today that were lightly salted already. The white in had a crunch to it. It was seasoned. The depth of flavor was just all around incredible. The fish and chip King of New York made my fish 9.5. But we came, we saw, we conquered. 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