Rainforest Cafe, Bob's Big Boy, Waffle House, Pappadeaux, & Chuy's Get Yelped
"Fine" Dining24 Dec 2025

Rainforest Cafe, Bob's Big Boy, Waffle House, Pappadeaux, & Chuy's Get Yelped

🗣️⭐🍽️ Yelp From Strangers: Rainforest Cafe, Bob's Big Boy, Waffle House, Pappadeaux & Chuy's 🍽️⭐🗣️

VyVy Nguyen (@cest_la_vyvy) is back as we wrap up our two-part Yelp From Strangers special during the final stretch of Bridge Season. This week's batch is truly unhinged. Once again, the food is secondary and the feelings are loud. Also, wtf does "we are bar people" even mean??

🥩 A Rainforest Cafe Review That Treats the Jungle Steak Like Fine Art
🧠 My Personal Connection to David Lynch Lore at Bob's Big Boy
🪑 A Waffle House Review That References the Flying Chair Incident!
📱 A Chuy's Text Message That Woke a Man from His "Sleep Cycle"
👨‍👩‍👧 A Reviewer Who Seems Actively Mad That Her Own Children Exist
🍤 Pappadeaux Through the Eyes of Someone with Very Specific Expectations
🔥 Turtle from Entourage Writes a Review (from a Terrarium??)

💬 COMMENT BELOW: Which chain do you think has the most chaotic Yelp reviews of all time?

📢 SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
🎉 Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp chaos & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast
💬 Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4
🎥 Watch full episodes: youtube.com/@finediningpodcast
🔗 All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast
🎤 Guest: VyVy Nguyen | IG: @cest_la_vyvy

Patreon Producers: Sue Ornelas & Joyce Van

Patreon Subscribers: David Ornelas, Kellie Baldwin, Jeremy Horwitz, Herbert Amaya, Simone Davalos, Scott Bennett, Amy Reinhart, Josef Castaneda-Liles, & Travis Langley

Free Patreon Followers: Joe Warszalek, Lauren Cummings, Grace Krainak, Keri Estes, Robert Duran, Patrick Elliott, Michelle Elmer, Dave Plummer, Nicholas Volney, Michael Gerard, Tracy Molino, Phuong Duong, Tyler Robinson, Brandon Gully, Mason Cruz, Michael Milito, Mez, Aaron Hubbard, Steff, & Robert McLaughlin

👉 NEXT WEEK: Enjoy your holidays! The Bridge Season is officially over, but Season 4 will hit your table January 7th with an episode detailing the history of Dominos Pizza!

Avsnitt(168)

Firehouse Subs: Steamed Meats, Pickle Buckets, & Titanic Talk

Firehouse Subs: Steamed Meats, Pickle Buckets, & Titanic Talk

🚒 Firehouse Subs 🥒 This week, we head into Firehouse Subs to see what the fuss is about. Emmy Award-winning guest and cohost of On Brand with Jon & Marisa Jon Glover joins me to talk steaming meats,...

20 Aug 202552min

Deep Dish in LA? Reviewing Gino's East of Chicago

Deep Dish in LA? Reviewing Gino's East of Chicago

🍕 Deep Dish in LA? Reviewing Gino's East of Chicago 🏀 This week, Jacquis Neal (Host of Dropout's upcoming show Crowd Control) returns as we give our full review of Gino's East of Chicago in...not Ch...

13 Aug 20251h 8min

Gino's East of Chicago: Graffiti, Deep Dish, & a Biscuit Crust

Gino's East of Chicago: Graffiti, Deep Dish, & a Biscuit Crust

🍕 Gino's East of Chicago: Graffiti, Deep Dish, & Biscuit Crust 🧱 This week, we take a bite out of the legacy of Gino's East of Chicago — a deep dish pizza joint started by cabbies and made famous by...

6 Aug 202558min

Golden Corral: The Ribs Were Trash, the Chicken Slapped, and There's a Party Room!

Golden Corral: The Ribs Were Trash, the Chicken Slapped, and There's a Party Room!

🍽️ This Place Sure Had a Lot of Food Items Score a 1-out-of-10 🫠 This week, we return to Golden Corral - this time, to eat. Joined by comedian and podcast host Ben Cassil (@bencassil), I finally tes...

30 Juli 20251h 10min

Golden Corral Has Won the Buffet Wars

Golden Corral Has Won the Buffet Wars

🥩 Golden Corral's 100-Year Plan & Dumpster Drama 🗑️ This week, we dive into the sprawling buffet empire that is Golden Corral. From hygiene scandals to military youth camps, this chain has been thro...

23 Juli 20251h 4min

Trying Jollibee for the First Time

Trying Jollibee for the First Time

🍑 Better Than Chili's? We Finally Taste Jollibee 🍗 This week, we're putting Jollibee through the Chili's Test. From sweet pies that taste like vacation to spaghetti that... didn't, we finally try th...

16 Juli 20251h 16min

Jollibee Is a Filipino Treasure

Jollibee Is a Filipino Treasure

🍗 Jollibee Is a Filipino Treasure 🍗 This week, we dive into the sweet, crunchy, culturally iconic legacy of Jollibee, the Filipino fast food chain with a bee mascot, a cult following, and a spaghett...

9 Juli 20251h 7min

Nathan's Famous: One Glorious Glizzy Soars Above the Rest of the Menu

Nathan's Famous: One Glorious Glizzy Soars Above the Rest of the Menu

🌭 Nathan's Famous: One Glorious Glizzy Soars Above the Rest of the Menu 🌭 We went to the original Nathan's Famous in Coney Island to find out: is this historic wiener mecca actually good, or are we ...

2 Juli 202552min

Populärt inom Komedi

mellan-himmel-och-jord-med-jlc
ursakta
alex-sigges-podcast
den-som-skrattar-forlorar-podcast-2
hogt-i-tak-2
filip-fredrik-svarar
gynning-berg
alla-andra-kan-ga-hem
jocke-jonna-sanningen-maste-fram
skaringer-nessvold
mardromsgasten
alla-goda-ting-ar-tre
hor-har
rss-vastgotapodden
rss-vafalls
killradet
wahlgren-wistam
flashback-forever
rss-alla-goda-ting-ar-tre
vad-blir-det-for-mord