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Yes, I'd second this one! And fortunately walkable from home ... so I've never had any desire to hunt out another place. Has been called British Style since I moved to the neighbourhood back in 2004 - so not a recent change. The current proprietor has been running the place since 2007/2008 or so. I wouldn't dare to guess whether someone is British from their skin colour or not ... though from his accent he's Canadian, if I recall.

Now if only I could find a decent cornish pasty (or even an indecent one) on a weekday downtown.

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Well if we're making wishes, I'd like a small tesco to open up downtown too. :starsmile:

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Was inspired by this post to try out "British style" at coxwell/dundas but it was closed! What sorta chippy closes at 9? :(

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Pleasant. Toronto aspires to be pleasant, arguably it ends up being sterile instead, but, regardless, if you want such giddy excitements as chip shops that are open late into the evening you'll have to look elsewhere.

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I find the one on Lakeshore in Bronte disgusting, the fish reminds me of those Captain Birdseye fillets yuch.................
There's one at Droval and North Service Rd, "Caz's" not too bad.
I have yet to find the perfect F&C's here. There is one on 6th line at Upper Middle thats not bad, "Arts" - the owners daughter(lives in London now with her movie producer hubby) is best mates with Richard Branson and his family and she has pics of them all together on the chippy wall.
There is one in Milton, a chain of 4 or 5 I believe not too bad can't recall it's name though.
The hunt continues..........................

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Threads like these keep me amused and will be around for years.
If a cod is caught in the atlantic ocean it is the same cod if being brought back to shore in Canada or the UK. It doesnt change :lol:
Now then what type of batter do they coat it in and the ingredients used in that batter and the oil it is fried in can make a difference much like the type of potatoes they use for the chips and the oil they also fry them in.
So yes the fish and chips can vary from country to country.
Its not rocket science:lol:

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We know this. We've all eaten before.

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:rofl:

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Apparently not when it comes to fish and chips in Canada and the UK :lol:
Anyway who is to say that the UK has the monopoly on what fish and chips should taste like?
Would the Brits be outraged if a Canadian born over here and travelling to the UK for the 1st time and going into a chippy in the UK and ordering fish and chips and after a few bites exclaims this is crap it tastes nothing like fish and chips in Canada:ohmy:

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It all comes down to what you're used to and perhaps that makes it the favourite. F&C's differ from city to city in the UK also, so no harm in people searching out various chippies to find the one they deem palatable.

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The thing is, it's not slightly different — it's not even close. It's possible for someone to come much closer to English style over here if they utilized the same recipe and cooking approach.

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Why would they want to?

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Popular demand?

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Define popular demand 1 customer 6 customers 25 customers?

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Eh, do you think I have a crystal ball? hence the reason I put "?":p