Your Best Chippy?

(Note to Yanks and Canucks: A chippy is the UK word for “fish and chip shop.”)

If you want a decent order of fish and chips in Vancouver, your choices are limited. This is a city of tofu-eating, granola-munching health nuts.

The chippies here tend to over-batter the fish. And it’s greasy to boot.

If you’re in Vancouver and crave fish ‘n’ chips, you’d be wise to make a trek out to Steveston, BC.

Steveston is a seaside town with a few good fish and chips shops. One of the best is Dave’s Fish and Chips at 3460 Moncton Street.




Dave's Fish & Chips


So tell me. If I visited your town, whether you’re in the UK or elsewhere, where would I find the best chippy?

And what accompaniments do you use? For me it’s a squeeze of lemon on the fish. And plenty of salt and malt vinegar on the chips. Oh, I almost forgot. State your choice of beverage to go with it.

Chip-Throwers Chastised

Pauline Oakley of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was fined £75 for throwing a “manky chip” out her car window. Doncaster Council increased the fines to £75 after announcing a zero-tolerance policy on littering the streets.

Earlier this month, a Manchester man was fined £75 for throwing chips to park pigeons.





And in May, a Luton woman was fined £75 for throwing a Cheesy Wotsit into the road.