Grilled: Fish Burger from Billy's Fish & Chips

Billy’s Fish & Chips has only been open for a few months, but it's already a mainstay for foodies craving deep-fried eats in the wee hours of the morning. Owner Billy Guo is not only proud of his tasty battered fish burger and fish and chips, but also his mojito, all of which he sold at the Burger Festival last May 28.

And Guo has every reason to tout his seafood sandwich. It's hefty enough to fill even the hungriest customers' tummies, and its toppings are so juicy and abundant that every patron is given a pair of plastic gloves, so that they can enjoy the messy deliciousness with abandon. And yet the burger somehow stops short of being overly greasy or heavy, mostly due to its feathery, flaky, right-eyed flounder meat. Below, Guo tells us more about this fish fillet masterwork.

Billy's Fish Burger RMB 48 comes with fries

How long have you been a burger flipper?
I've worked in F&B for about seven years.

Tell us about your signature burger.
Our signature burger is the Fish Burger (RMB 48), which is the only burger at our shop. It consists of a deep-fried battered fish patty, pickles, raw onions, and a fried dough sheet similar to what you'd find in jianbing, along with some special sauce.

Why give it a jianbing twist?
Because the fish patty is soft, I put the fried dough sheet in there to make it more crispy and complex.

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