Filet-O-Fish Fridays at McDonald's

For those of you who are Catholic/Christian/Jewish, I'm sure not being able to eat meat on Fridays during Lent/Passover can be a minor inconvenience. It was probably with this thought in mind that McDonald's started Filet-O-Fish Fridays where the Filet-O-Fish is offered at $1.29 (rather than the $3+ regular price). Without this promo, I'm sure McDonald's would lose about 25% of their Friday sales as one would probably avoid the chain altogether during the weeks leading up to Easter/Passover.



Well, today I had a craving for Filet-O-Fish and made the 4-block walk during lunch to the McDonald's near the office. When I got there, they were quite busy - 2 registers were open and each line was 5 persons deep. Each and every order before me involved a Filet-O-Fish and the workers were churning them out at a rapid pace.

When I finally got to order, the woman was quite surprised to hear me say, "May I have 1 Filet-O-Fish to go please?" She gave me a surprised look and asked, "Only 1 Filet-O-Fish?" I said "Yes" and she quickly gave me my order. Good thing I only ordered 1 as here's the nutritional breakdown:

Fish Filet Patty	120	50	5	0.5	0	25	150	9	0	9
Regular Bun	150	20	2	0	0	0	270	28	1	4
Tartar Sauce	90	80	9	1.5	0	10	110	1	0	0
Cheese	25	15	2	1	0	5	115	1	0	1
Total :	380	170	18	3.5	0	40	640	38	2	15

I had no idea that the bun has more calories than the fish filet patty! Makes you wonder if you can actually order the Filet-O-Fish protein style - that is in a lettuce wrap instead of the bun. I'll have to ask the next time I order one.

Anyways, the Filet-O-Fish tasted fine; but oddly enough, I think it's missing something. There's just something about it that doesn't remind me of how it tasted when I was a kid. I can't quite pinpoint what it is, but it's just a bit off. Does anyone else feel the same way?

Update: As I guessed, Filet-O-Fish Fridays ended after Easter was over. I guess I'm back to ordering the McDouble.