195066 Fri May 17 10:16:31 -0700 2002 6 18 Manhattan 0 1041262 i went to the new a salt and battery on 2nd avenue and have to say, i'm impressed! i usually get fish & chips from telephone, where they're consistantly good. but the fish we had last night were top notch. we ordered sole and small shrimp, no chips (thanks to a few recs from this list and my desire to lose a few lbs for summer), a pineapple fritter and two sodas (bitter 'beer' and a dandelion/burdock drink) and it came to 27$. pricey for fast food, but well worth it. Fri May 17 10:16:31 -0700 2002 0 bryanj 1 1041279 What is their new 2nd Ave. location address, please? (Cross street??) Fri May 17 12:47:48 -0700 2002 1041262 0 middlesister 2 1041295 2nd ave between 4th/5th 254-6610 i suggest eating there unless you live close. if you live close, pick it up. i've heard delivery takes too long and it gets soggy. there's maybe six/eight tables and a 'bar' in the front window great for people watching. Fri May 17 13:28:28 -0700 2002 1041279 0 bryanj 2 1041310 Oooooh, tables? Maybe I'll actually check 'em out. I was one of the posters who recommended the fish but not the chips. Does the EV have other sides that you saw? Fri May 17 14:40:33 -0700 2002 1041279 0 deb-in-billyburg 3 1041325 the tables are not much, but you do get some sauces that aren't in the take out 'goodies'. you get a homemade 'tarter' sauce--wasn't impressed--and a couple packs of mayo & malted vinegar. the fish was so good, all i used was a little vinegar. i can't remember what the other sides were--odd things like a batter fried wiener (?!) and batter fried mars bar (?!?!?!) oh yea, baked beans was one of them. i can't say i've eaten f&c in london much at all, as all my friends there are good cooks. they do have an all-fried meal and an all fried vegie meal which looked a lot like english breakfast. i'll try them soon, i'm sure. i also have to say the staff was great. the order taker of course nicknamed me 'no-chips' as i ordered everything with, you guessed it, no chips. Fri May 17 15:27:00 -0700 2002 1041310 0 bryanj 2 1041399 Just spotted them today - I'm almost certain that it's between 3rd and 5th Sts and it's definitely on the east side of the street. I was looking for a coffeehouse in the area where I could have a good latte and read until my movie started at Sunshine Cinema. Ended up having excellent almond cream cake and really mediocre coffee in a Polish diner at 6th and 2nd. Also... tried the Himalayan restaurant that's on north side of Houston just east of 1st. Tiny place with really nice people running it. The salad (shredded cabbage, peas, bean thread noodles and carrots with a very light sesame oil dressing) was healthy but unexciting. The steamed chicken dumplings, OTOH, were light, delicate and tasty. The (appparently) homemade red hot sauce they served on the side was killer - very hot but plenty of flavor too. Sat May 18 22:36:43 -0700 2002 1041279 0 Owen O'Neill 2 1041408 80 second ave (btwn 4th/5th) 212-254-661 main (all cost bwtn 5-9$ cod, cod bites, cod roe halibut haddock sole whiting fish cakes scallops shrimp battered sausage chicken fish soup all day fry up (veggie, too) pies steak & kidney chicken minced beef & onion cheese & onion sides battered beets/chip butty gravy baked beans pickled onions potato dabs desserts deep fried toffee crisp/cream egg/mars bar/ice cream banana/pineaple fritter Sun May 19 05:47:05 -0700 2002 1041279 0 bryanj