Pete’s Fish & Chips

Ummmm. When it’s 115 degrees outside, one should mention that this place DOESN’T have indoor seating let alone air conditioning. As for the food, I started laughing when I saw somebody brave enough to eat it but the person who took the order was nice.

Literally the worst place I’ve ever eaten at for seafood. The batter was worse than store bought fish sticks. Along with the shrimp and the onion rings which were hard battered with the same thick batter as the nasty fish. I paid $ 9.24 for a small piece of fish and 4 largely over battered shrimp with some fries and onion ring mix, and I have never regret spending money at a mom and pop shop before until now. Sadly, the fries were the best part. Definitely will not return.

You can find better quality fish and chips at the frozen food isle of a grocery store.

The food was absolutely disgusting. The fish and chips were soggy and tasted like they were microwaved. The prices are ridiculous for the quality and quantity of food you are receiving. To top it off the customer service is nonexistent. Don’t waste your money or time.

1 hour wait??? And we were still six orders away! Ridiculous wait! How hard is it to throw fish in a fryer??? But drive thru was going fast. Whoever owns this business needs to figure out how to run a business cause they’re focusing too much on drive threw. They act like they’re making gourmet food. There were staff just walking back and forth with food just sitting there over the fryer with a ton of orders to go?! No way! Don’t waste your time

The absolute worst «fish» and chips I have ever experienced. Fish sticks from the store were terrible – no flavor at all. «Shrimp» is chopped up shrimp bits (like bacon bits) covered in a hard crusty breading – ratio of about 98% breading and 2% shrimp bits. And very hard. And it took 30 minutes for one order. There was a line, so I thought it would be good. Nope. I can’t imagine anyone coming back after eating here, except desperate college kids. Maybe that’s how they survive. This is a harsh review, but it’s really the worst I have ever had. I told the manager that, and she could only say sorry we’re understaffed today. I don’t know who Pete is/​was, but he probably once could be proud to have his name on this business. But now he should be ashamed. Really, really bad

They suck food was average and they didn’t get our order right the employees seemed lazy

Let’s see 40 minutes stuck in drive thru, to get a rude guy to say can I take your order then to pull up to window and get a gal that gives you a total, after i said hi. no apologies for the wait time, no smile, no anything from anyone there. Just a here’s your order & having the window slammed.

No words… well, almost no words can describe this place.
I was doing my husband — a native Phoenician — a favor one evening and picked up dinner for him at Pete’s Fish & Chips. He explained to me how everyone knows that it’s just fish bricks, etc, but that the red sauce is on point and well, you have to be born and raised in Phoenix to «get it.»
I’m going to assume that he’s correct because, well, I watched them put a frozen brick of um, let’s say packed fish, into a big vat of grease and then pull it out and stick it into a brown paper bag. The grease leaked through the bag and stunk up my car for a day or two.
Honestly, I’m giving them 2 stars because of their length of time in Phoenix and being able to convince Phoenicians that what they’re serving is fish and two because the drive-​thru service guy was really nice.

I’ve never eaten here sober until last night. How is this place in business with multiple locations throughout the valley? I’m at loss for words to really describe how terrible the food is.
And they’ve got the nerve to be expensive.

Square fish… Ewwww… No, just no! How is this place still open??? The frozen fish from any grocery store is WAY better than their fish!!! Everything was bland and tasted like deep fried cardboard! I use to love this place as a kid… It was no where near how I remembered it! Super disappointed!

Best fried/​fast seafood spot in AZ. They don’t try to compare themselves to ritzy fresh seafood joints. You are getting what you pay for. A yummy cheap seafood grease party in your mouth. Huge fan of the fried shrimp and cocktail sauce. I would recommend eating your food there as take out orders don’t taste the same after the drive home. I’ve read some of these other reviews, these folks are just missing the concept. As for all the million cars in the drive thru and long lines at the window. These people get it and for some reason don’t write reviews. I just wish you all would open one in the north valley!

Slowest Petes in the valley BY FAR.
Waited 15 minutes at the the drive thru window for my food. They sure did take my money within the first minute of pulling up though.

I grew up on Petes living near ASU. It was a big treat for us when mom came home with shrimp and chips. Though the fries, I’ve never been a fan of.
I live in Cali now but when I visit, Petes is always on the «must go to» list. The last few times I was Slightly disappointed. It isn’t what it used to be but still good. I took my cali boy boyfriend there because I rant and rave about it all the time and he didn’t care for it. Must be a local thing! Cash only can be pretty inconvenient. Maybe Petes should think about changing that in today’s times. Nobody carries cash really.

Thank you God for listening, Pete’s Fish & Chips finally closed at this location. This food was so nasty. I got sick to my stomach. This place was so bad, I swear I wanted to construct a picket sign and stand out front. All the bad reviews on this place I agree with. Frozen fish filets pre-​packed French fries. How dear you call this a restaurant. Who gave these people a loan to start this business, cause I need to talk to them. Please Shut all of these places down. Gross beyond gross. Nastiest food ever.

Worst fish and chips in the valley! Pay 4x as much to get fish sticks straight from frozen isle at grocery store.

Was expecting something remotely resembling fish n chips… I have traveled to many coastal places in my childhood and past and remember the exquisiteness of real flaky cod filets and hearty potatoes. Run from the weird square «fish» chunks and less than sub-​par not even fit for grocery store shelves «chips»!

Frozen fish filets and «shrimp» product straight from your grocer’s freezer at fresh fish prices! This place is so gross. Their fish basket special includes one small rectangular piece of frozen fresh and some very questionable fried «shrimp». I’ve never been so disappointed upon laying eyes upon an order before. Please don’t go here, it’s disheartening.
Also they charge $.50 extra for tarter sauce even though you already paid $ 8 for a stupid fish stick and $ 1.00 for a refill. I could understand if they had to keep fresh stock or something but they don’t.
They should change their name to Pete’s yuck and chips.

As I write this review, I am still waiting to poop this abomination out of my body in order to feel some semblance of normalcy. Rare is the day when you’re driving down the road and DON’T see an «Im Addicted to Pete’s Fish & Chips» bumper sticker. However, as a native Canadian who has been in the States for over 30 years and Arizona for about 27 years, I had yet to eat fish & chips below the 49^th parallel. My husband, a Bay Area transplant, had a hankering’ for some fish and chips and thought — «what better place to try than the one advertised on many a back bumper?» So off we went in the Ferrari of minivans…
My husband asked how big the pieces of fish were — after all, you could get 4 pieces for under $ 7 — how big could they be? «About the size of a fish sandwich» said the guy behind the counter. that should have been our first clue. Both of us are used to pieces of fish being of the plate-​sized variety.
We didn’t get «fish and chips». What we got was a mystery substance covered in cracker-​meal then flash frozen for God knows how long before it’s dropped in grease. EVERYTHING lacked flavor, except for the ketchup+Tapatio known as «Pete’s Sauce». The «shrimp» — like the «fish» — was of questionable origin… about as authentic as the «Rolex» you can get from the guy with the trench coat in New York. The fries were bland — totally tasteless. Not sure what was in that plastic packet that claimed to be «Malt Vinegar».
If the Mother Country knew these yokels were wearing the Union Flag on the backs of their uniform shirts, we’d be thrust into war with her, for certain!
The whole experience forced me back into my Canada Rule. Never again.
Really deserves no (or negative) stars… but Unilocal won’t let me grade that low.

I had been here a couple of times while I went to school at SWIHA across the street. What a waste. I’m not really sure why people drive around with Pete’s Fish & Chips bumper stickers and why people rave about it, or why anyone would give this place more than 2 stars because it’s awful. Absolutely awful!
First off, it’s over priced for what you get and you’re getting frozen food! NOTHING is made fresh. You get frozen square pieces of fish, frozen shrimp, frozen fries, frozen, frozen, frozen. You’d be better off going to your grocery store, buying it cheaper there and cooking it at home. It’s sad when Long John’s Silver’s actually beats out someone in fish and chips. Plus even after they cook they’re frozen fish squares it doesn’t taste good. Its greasy and bland. Also the red sauce… yeah it’s gross. I wanted tarter sauce and was told no.
Second, service is appalling! Why are they so damn rude? The people servicing are disrespectful and always love shutting the little screen door in your face. They also don’t accept credit cards, or debit cards. Really? Come on, catch up! The first time I came here I had to leave and go to Wendy’s because I don’t carry cash. So I had to try again another time, That was my first experience. There is no excuse to not accept cards nowadays; Geez, you can accept cards on smart phones, it’s that easy!!!
Lastly, hygiene. Ugh… gawd…gross. This place has got to be breaking alot of health codes. Their staff looks dirty, they constantly handle money with the same gloves they use to prepare food. Plus, I have seen staff go on cigarette breaks using the same gloves they use to prepare food.
Just take your business elsewhere. Just listen to the majority of the people who have given reviews, most of them are NOT good because this place is terrible.