"Fine" Dining

Nov 20 2024 98 ep. 59 mins 336

Comedian Michael Ornelas dives deep into the stories behind your favorite chain restaurants like Cracker Barrel, Casa Bonita, and Chipotle before reviewing them with a new guest each week in search of the perfect 5-out-of-10 "fine" dining experience.

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Strip Club Eats feat. Ryan Keely & Dana Scarborough [Episode 69 Special Part One]

Nov 20 2024 39 mins

My 69th Restaurant! Nice! Note: One of the mics wasn't working properly. It should sound fine, but Dana is a little quieter than I would've liked. Apologies in advance. Sam's Hofbrau is a strip club in Los Angeles that serves food, and I went with adult film star Ryan Keely and Dana Scarborough of the I Seduce the Dragon podcast to celebrate the 69th restaurant review on the main

Casa Bonita Is My New Favorite Restaurant feat. Ify Nwadiwe [Part Two]

Nov 13 2024 87 mins

10 months on the waitlist, and well worth it! Casa Bonita is the definition of a dining "experience" with its hodgepodge collection of oddball acts and entertainment, but is it worth flying out of state to grab dinner? I break down this kitschy paradise with my guest, the hilarious Ify Nwadiwe (Dropout TV, Um Actually, Maximum Film) in this week's review episode! The Good: Cliff d

The Story of Casa Bonita feat. Ify Nwadiwe

Nov 06 2024 58 mins

As seen on South Park! Casa Bonita, an institution near Denver, Colorado blends the kitsch of a sprawling indoor theme park with Mexican food, and Ify Nwadiwe (Dropout TV, Um Actually, Maximum Film) is here to learn all about it with me The location that everyone knows and loves isn't the original Casa Bonita, which used to have locations in four different states The Secret Menu:

Season 3 Trailer!

Oct 30 2024 1 mins

Season 3 is coming next week! Follow along for season 3 as I'm headed to a lot of fun restaurants! 11/6-11/13 Casa Bonita with Ify Nwadiwe 11/20-11/27 Strip Club Food with Ryan Keely & Dana Scarborough 12/4-12/11 California Pizza Kitchen with Holly Brown 12/18-12/25 Arctic Circle with Santa Claus On top of that, I've got some new music to freshen things up, including a brand new

Season Finale: A Nightmare on WingStreet Review feat. Rachel Bryant (Actor) [Part Two]

Oct 23 2024 46 mins

The End of Season 2! WingStreet is Pizza Hut's wing brand, and I hit one with my guest this week, actor Rachel Bryant while we both dressed head-to-toe as horror icon Freddy Krueger What's Going On Over There with the pizza boxes replacing the glass on the broken door? Some kids at the Popeyes next door come out to threaten us (some might say it's Way Too Much) The employee had fu

A Nightmare on WingStreet: History feat. Rachel Bryant (Actor, "A Hard Place") [Part One]

Oct 16 2024 39 mins

Part 1 of the season 2 finale! It's A Nightmare on WingStreet as I cover the history of when Pizza Hut & YUM brands incorporated wings into their menu, and I'm joined by prolific horror actor Rachel Bryant We spend the entire finale fully cosplayed as horror icon Freddy Krueger Rachel's primary experience with wings is watching other people eat them at Super Bowl parties Hear the

Cook Out Review feat. Scott Philbrook (Astonishing Legends Podcast) [Part Two]

Oct 09 2024 57 mins

Maybe the best milkshakes in the game! Cook Out is a staple of North Carolina, and I got to sit with host of the Astonishing Legends podcast, Scott Philbrook and try the burgers, hush puppies, and milkshakes that make them famous The Secret Menu Category: Spooky Restaurants A liminal space with Cheerwine decor What's Going On Over There with the handwashing station on the customer

Cook Out History feat. Scott Philbrook (Astonishing Legends Podcast) [Part One]

Oct 02 2024 52 mins

Coming to you from Greensboro, North Carolina this week! I'm cross-country again as this week I'm covering the beloved Southern burger chain Cook Out with host of the Astonishing Legends podcast, Scott Philbrook Scott talks his history with Cook Out from back when he was in college, as most locations are open until 3 in the morning Learn the history of Cook Out and their expansive

Shake Shack feat. Jen Kober (Stand-Up Comedian)

Sep 25 2024 72 mins

Septemburger 2024's final stop! I cap off a jetsetting Septemburger with the spot I barely had to go a mile to get to, Shake Shack. One of my go-tos in this this bracket, and I was graced with the presence of hilarious comedian Jen Kober The origins of the place were unclear at the time of filming, but I ultimately learned that the original Shake Shack was called I

White Castle feat. Coyal Harrison (Visit Vegas Places Podcast)

Sep 18 2024 63 mins

Septemburger 2024's most upsetting stop! I'm in Las Vegas this week to hit the nearest White Castle to me with Vegas native (and host of the Visit Vegas Places podcast) Coyal Harrison and is not a good meal Apparently the White Castle slider was literally created in a moment of frustration when the founder couldn't quite figure out how to do meatballs, so he squashed it, put it on