MWR launches new grab-and-go food and beverage option in Wiesbaden

WIESBADEN, Germany - Community members joined in welcoming a new MWR grab-and-go food and beverage option on Aug. 22 during the Grand Opening of Fish and Chips on Wiesbaden's Clay Kaserne.

Free samples, an MWR giveaway, cake cutting and official ribbon cutting by the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden command team marked the occasion.

"It's one of a kind," said members of MWR's Business Operations Division in describing the new facility.

"We wanted to have something different for folks to grab and go," said BOD Chief Mark Smith. "We knew it would be something unique here in U.S. Army Europe. Our aim is to provide more service options to our community. … We're truly excited about that."

"This has been a long time coming," said U.S. Army Garrison Commander Col. David Mayfield during opening remarks. "My hats off to our MWR, Directorate of Public Works, Directorate of Emergency Services and the staff of Fish and Chips for making this happen."

"I'm really grateful and thankful that the command was here and that MWR supported me in this journey," said Fish and Chip's Manager Colin Johnson.

"As a kid I always had a good taste for well-seasoned food and always wished to have my own sort of five-star restaurant," Johnson said, explaining that he previously operated Johnson's Coffee Break in Wiesbaden for five years.

"We had fish and chips at home," said the Nigerian native who lived in New York for 14 years.

"I appreciate the opportunity to serve this community," he said, adding that customer satisfaction is important to him and he remains flexible to listen to his customers and to try different menu options. Among those suggestions is possibly offering fish breakfast sandwiches in the future.

"I think it's awesome, said Sgt. 1st Class Kaven Her of the 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force, who was on hand for the Grand Opening. "I've been here for a year - I heard about it - my wife was the one who found it. This was the first time we tried it."

Located in Building 1011 (the same building as the Little Italy Restaurant and Catering Center) on Clay Kaserne, Fish and Chips is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It offers hot drinks and pastries from 8-11 a.m. and then switches to the lunch fish-and-chips options from 11 a.m. until closing.

Menu items include: Fried Shrimp, Cod, Flat Fish, Salmon, Fried King Prawn, Cod or Salmon Nuggets, Calamari Rings, Chips, Salads, Various Cold and Hot Drinks, and Desserts. Customers can visit https://wiesbaden.armymwr.com/programs/fish-and-chips to view the menu and to place orders in advance.

Cash and credit cards are accepted, Johnson added.

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