Long John Silver's slowly shifts to 24/7 operations, here are 4 outlets now open round the clock, Lifestyle News
In a Facebook post on Saturday (July 19), the fast food chain shared that they have progressively been shifting to 24-hour operations since March.
The next four branches in line to open round the clock are at Junction 8, Kampung Admiralty, Northpoint City and Yew Tee Point.
Long John Silver's also urged diners to follow them on their socials to get updates on the future outlets that will operate around the clock.
Currently, they have 17 outlets islandwide, including malls like Tiong Bahru Plaza, White Sands and Westgate.
As of the time of writing, the fast food chain did not share the reason behind the move.
AsiaOne has reached out for more details.
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