Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips is a fast food seafood restaurant chain. As of 2008, there were 45 stores in 8 northern states of the United States (plus one in Grand Cayman) which serve fish and chips. Its main competitors are Long John Silver's and Captain D's.
The chain was named for Arthur Treacher (1894 - 1975), an English character actor who was known as "the perfect butler" for his performances as Jeeves, as a butler in several Shirley Te...
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Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips is a fast food seafood restaurant chain. As of 2008, there were 45 stores in 8 northern states of the United States (plus one in Grand Cayman) which serve fish and chips. Its main competitors are Long John Silver's and Captain D's.
The chain was named for Arthur Treacher (1894 - 1975), an English character actor who was known as "the perfect butler" for his performances as Jeeves, as a butler in several Shirley Temple films, and the role of Constable Jones in Mary Poppins. He served as a spokesman for the restaurant chain in its early years, underscoring the British character of its food.
Malin's of Bow, an enterprising restaurant in London, England, began wrapping fried whitefish filets in newspaper for customers to take with them in 1865. Over one hundred years later, Arthur Treacher's Inc. purchased Malin's of Bow and opened the first Arthur Treacher's restaurant. The location was Columbus, Ohio, and the year was 1969.
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