My new coping strategy, at least as of yesterday morning, was to order the deep fried fisherman's platter at a local community hospital cafeteria, as one does, for lunch. This was not a good coping strategy. As far as food goes, it's like ordering Italian food in Seoul. But not even at the legit Korea's best Italian food place, which probably is top notch, but rather like Italian food from food court in an almost abandoned outskirts-of-Seoul mall. I guess a similar comparison might be getting "the winner's fried ocean plate" from an airport in say Kansas City.
Intestinal agendas kept me focused for the next *** hours with nary a thought of fishing, but, well, the trade off was not in my favor.
Take homes:
The Captain's Platter is meal best left alone unless you can visually confirm fresh shrimp, fish and oysters- obtained from the ocean- are breaded and fried at a legit fish shack within hours of their harvest.
If the server is recommending you wait for the next bucket of fried fish to come out to get a "good one" you should trust their professionalism and not hurry the affair and agreeably request "no, that last greasy half-busted up piece of maybe cod and those there ragged, fishless and oil-slicked and still golden carb jackets are fine by me..."
Ordering the Fisherman's plate impresses no one.
The Fisherman's PLatter is always overpriced and overbreaded, at least at the places I encpounter it
Never, ever, order the Capn's Platter with a side of eggplant.
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