I've never been to the UK, so I'm not sure which is better, but what I will say is that it really depends on where you are. I was raised in the South so BBQ and fried food are what I'm used to. Now that I live in Seattle, I don't see that food hardly at all (and if I do, it's not as good). I miss it dearly.
However, Seattle's seafood blows the South's out of the water.