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Nick: Food critics come in many shapes and sizes.
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Some, like Anton Ego from the movie Ratatouille, are harsh and intimidating, while others, such as Anthony Bourdain, are kind and thoughtful.
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But then there are yelpers the most ruthless critics of them all.
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Check out this review from Caleb.
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They was closed.
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One star you didn't even eat at the restaurant.
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Caleb. In this video, I've collected the craziest one star Yelp reviews I can find, and brought along a few friends to help me put them to the test.
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Dennis is a health inspector who's going undercover today, and Pete is my brother, who loves food just as much as I do.
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We're starting here at a Chinese restaurant called Pan Asia, where Xander said, I do love Chinese food as long as it's made by humans.
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But I must say, the pu-pu platter looked more like a poo poo platter.
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Like my dog made it, if you know what I mean.
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He also attached this photo.
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Who attaches a photo like this to a Yelp review?
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Dennis: Yeah, it's not good.
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Nick: While these guys taste the poo poo platter to see if Xander means business, I've had Ryan Trahan, the King of One star reviews, help me come up with a few simple rules for this video.
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Ryan: First, you must leave an honest five star Yelp review at every restaurant you visit.
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And second, the restaurant that wows you the most must receive a trophy at the end of the video because everybody loves trophies.
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Good luck Nick. Nick: What do we.
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Think, guys? Dennis: It's not so bad visually.
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Nick: Honestly, the chicken is actually charred to perfection and seasoned pretty well.
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Dennis: It's quite tender too. I like the egg roll.
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Nick: Is it crunchy? Dennis: Mhm.
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Nick: From a health inspector standpoint, the food's all nice and hot.
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Dennis: Everything is overcooked.
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So I would assume it's cooked through.
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Nick: But I really like the chicken.
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And the fried food is extremely crunchy.
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The seasoning is good. The crisp is there.
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I think we have enough to write a review.
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Dennis: Yeah. Let's see what my fortune is.
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A lifetime of culinary adventures is coming.
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Nick: We've made it to Natalie's.
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Pizza. Allie says there are only two things that happen when you enter.
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Natalie's one, you get into a fight.
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Two, you get food poisoning.
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That's all. You better have your dukes up when we walk in there.
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Dennis: I'm ready. Nick: Andrew said there should be rules concerning how one can make a pizza.
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This place used canned mushrooms like they just learned how to cook.
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What an insult to my taste buds.
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Dennis: Apparently Andrew likes fresh mushrooms.
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Nick: As you can see, they don't just serve pizza, they also have hot wieners.
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And Theo said, I ordered a hot wiener and it was a Walmart wiener.
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Dennis: What's a Walmart wiener?
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Nick: I'm assuming he means they just bought it at Walmart.
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Dennis: Yeah, I don't know.
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Nick: This is cool. Hello?
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Are we just picking up?
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Thank you. Dennis: How about here?
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Nick: Let's eat some pizza. Wow.
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Pete: It's like picture.
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perfect. Nick: It looks really good.
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It gives me almost, like, throwback vibes from, like, the school cafeteria to.
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Pete: Let's see. Nick: Same thing.
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Dennis: It's like, perfectly round.
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Nick: You're gonna get in a fight with Dennis.
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Hitting him with a box like that.
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Dennis: Is the fight we're talking about right there.
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Pete: It's a great slice. It's hot, it's.
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Nick: Greasy, but not too greasy.
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There's nothing dripping off my pizza.
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Dennis: I would have liked this cooked a little bit more, but I like the crust.
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There's plenty of cheese.
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Nick: It doesn't look like any sort of canned sausage.
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Canned pepperoni. This looks like a legit piece of pepperoni right here.
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It's a damn good pizza. I'm actually gonna dive into the wieners.
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We need to see whether or not they're Walmart wieners.
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You know, a hot dog is not supposed to be aesthetically pleasing also, right?
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I mean, you're not going to open a hot dog and think, wow, that's the most beautiful looking hot dog I've ever seen in my life.
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It's all about the taste for me.
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Dennis: It's the snap. I like the snap, the snap.
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Nick: I'm actually going to pull out the dog to see if I think it's a Walmart wiener.
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Dennis: How would you know?
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Nick: I looked at a photo of the wieners they serve at Walmart.
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This doesn't look as dark in color as those ones.
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It is almost a neon orange, so I'm actually going to go ahead and say, I don't think it's a Walmart wiener. We're pretty hot on the pizza.
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The wieners. Pete: It's not great.
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It's not bad. Wouldn't start a fight over it.
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Nick: I think we have enough to leave a review.
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We are now pulling up to Long John Silver's, a one star fast food restaurant.
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Dennis: Long John Silver.
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Nick: This restaurant is a two for one.
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I call it a twofer. You got Long John Silver's and you got Taco Bell.
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One of the biggest news sources in the world literally called it the worst meal in America.
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Dennis: I didn't even know they were still open, bill.
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Nick: From Texas said. I stopped going to the store for a year because asking for extra tartar sauce was like pulling teeth.
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Today I stopped by again and told them I needed 12 tartar sauces.
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When I got home, only half the sauces I asked for were in the bag.
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Who needs 12 tartar sauces?
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Dennis: No kidding.
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Nick: Another review came from Phil, who looks a lot like a fisherman himself.
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Pete: Yeah, he could be on Wicked Tuna.
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Dennis: I would buy fish from him.
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Nick: He said. The fries were so overcooked and tough that not even his tears could soften them. The best part about the meal was literally the green beans.
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Dennis: What fast food place has green beans?
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Nick: We're ordering some.
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Dennis: Oh are we?
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Nick: Lauren said I have been sitting in the drive thru behind two cars for nearly 30 minutes.
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Dennis: 30 minutes? Who's got that kind of time?
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Nick: We gotta see if the fast food line takes 30 minutes.
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Let's do. Man1: Thank you for comint to Taco Bell, how can I help you?
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Nick: Yes. Hi. Um, is Long John Silver's open?
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Man1: Yes, but I need five minutes.
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Five minutes? What are they?
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Dennis: Catching the fish. What is.
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What's up with this?
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Nick: Uh, okay. How will we know when it's open?
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Man1: No, it's open right now.
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It's open 10:00.
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Nick: Oh, we can order.
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You're just gonna make it?
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Man1: I can order, but you need a way in the parking lot for the 5 to 10 minutes.
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Nick: Can I please do just one regular plate of of fried fish?
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Yes, please. Just water, please.
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Water. Man1: I don't have a bottle of water.
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Nick: I'll try Baja blast.
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Okay. Man1: Anything else?
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Dennis: Do you have green beans?
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No. Nick: How are you? Thank you.
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Oh, can we have 12 tartar sauce, please?
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Sure. Yeah, we'll park right there.
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Thank you so much.
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Man1: Thank you. Right back.
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Nick: He was so nice. You never like to be in a fast food drive thru and you're waiting.
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But if they really are making it fresh, I'll be happy.
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Dennis: In my experience as a health inspector chain, restaurants are usually the cleanest because they have levels of management that oversee that.
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Nick: It's been almost 4.5 minutes.
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Still no sign of our food.
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Dennis: It's not really fast food, if you think about it.
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Pete: Well.
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Nick: Dennis, you want to grab it?
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Dennis: Is this. Is this ours?
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It says Taco Bell, though.
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Nick: Elephant in the room here.
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It came in a Taco Bell bag.
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Luckily, inside the bag, it is Long John Silver's.
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Dennis: Open up and say.
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Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
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Pete: First, let's count the tartar sauces we got.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
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12. Nick: Looks like.
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We got some.
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Shrimp. That is you, Pete.
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Then we got this giant box of stuff, which is mine.
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Dennis, you did not get anything.
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They did not put Dennis's food.
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Dennis: Might be a blessing, but.
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Nick: I must say, this actually looks really good.
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In fact, this piece of crispy golden fish right here is kind of remarkable.
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Dennis, we can share the tartar sauce does look like mayonnaise.
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Dennis: Mm. Actually, it's pretty good.
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Nick: Wow. I think that might have been one of the best bites of fish and chips I've ever had.
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I think he was being honest about cooking it fresh.
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The fish on the inside, it's buttery.
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Flaky. Pete: Yeah. Is that one also ours?
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Dennis: Thank you. Check out what's in that.
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Nick: What is going on?
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Dennis: I have no idea.
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Nick: You can't make this up.
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Dennis: That's not our food.
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Oh, no. Nick: We've made it to a buffet restaurant.
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Fire and Ice. Janazia said.
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We were paying our bill and we saw a mouse run under one of the black cabinets.
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One of the waiters joked around saying, Ratatouille.
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The manager offered us a voucher.
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We do not want to come back.
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I would be mad about a mouse if they hadn't said Ratatouille.
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Pete: You remember what happened to the health inspector in Ratatouille?
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Dennis: I don't. Pete: It didn't end well.
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Nick: Another review came from Miss Review.
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She wrote a very long, free verse poem that I'm going to let you read on your own time.
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Dennis: It's well written.
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Nick: And the last review comes from John, who is an elite yelper.
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Dennis: John has way too much time just saying no.
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Nick: No no no no no no no no exclamation point.
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Pete: I feel like we shouldn't be going here.
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Dennis: I like it here. Nick: You go here? Dennisi: I do.
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My wife and I come here every year on my birthday.
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He really doesn't like it, but I do.
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Pete: Have you ever read the reviews?
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Dennis: I don't really care.
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Nick: Let's go inside. So here's how this restaurant works.
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All the food is raw in a buffet.
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So we grab the food.
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Then we bring it to this big giant ring of fire in the middle, where they cook it right in front of you, and then you get this nice, hot, fresh food.
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So it starts on ice and it ends with fire, hence the name fire and ice.
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All right, one bowl per trick.
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I'm gonna go a little fried rice, baby corn, a few pieces of zucchini, a little bit of marinated chicken.
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And I gotta top it off with a full glizzy.
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And we'll have to see what they do with this.
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Oh, there you go.
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Wow. I love this place.
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Dennis: They may get the trophy.
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Thank you. Man2: You want a bun or you wanna chop it up?
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Nick: You can do whatever you want.
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While he's cooking, I've been.
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Looking around on the floor, and I have not seen any Ratatouille yet. Dennis: Nor have I.
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Nick: Which is a good sign, and I.
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Dennis: Haven't seen any evidence of that.
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Oh. Your food. Thank you.
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I'll see you guys at the table.
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Thank you so.
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Nick: Much. Ooh, that looks great.
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They chopped up my glizzy.
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Did he just start eating without us?
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Honestly, this stuff all looks pretty amazing.
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It's very good. I keep having flashbacks about the guy saying, no, no no no no no no no no.
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Dennis: What's not to like? I don't get it.
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Nick: I got everything I could want here.
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I got a hot dog. I got mini corn.
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This is trophy contender, I agree.
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You love this place.
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Dennis: I can't stop eating.
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Pete: So will you be back next birthday?
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Dennis: My wife hates it. My birthday though.
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Nick: I'm back to my childhood days at Dave and Buster's.
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What's G says?
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Crap food. Gordon Ramsay couldn't save this kitchen.
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So go have some drinks and laughs with your crew.
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Dot dot dot dot dot.
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Then go eat someplace else.
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Pete: I feel like this is gonna ruin all of.
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Our childhood memories.
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Nick: Well, then Gary said food absolutely hated it.
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I ordered a burger.
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It was so salty.
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It cut my tongue and I had blood on my bun.
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End of story.
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So, obviously we need to order a burger.
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And this last review said I had to wash my hands multiple times because I was sticking to everything. Think I'm joking?
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My kids thought it was a game and would count to see how many things they could stick together. Table, menu.
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Silverware and plates.
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I hate a sticky restaurant table.
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Yeah. Before we go in, one of the funniest things I saw on all of Yelp didn't come from the reviewers. It actually came from the restaurant.
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Dave and Buster's replied to a bunch of things saying, we're sorry your food was anything other than fire.
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Pete: Love that energy.
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Nick: Dennis, do you know what fire is?
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I do, what is it?
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Dennis: It's. It's the best ribs.
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No, I don't know ribs.
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Pete: You do have the ribs, though.
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Okay. Dennis: Hope it's good.
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Nick: Dennis, you've never been here either.
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No. Oh. Did you guys hear the stickiness just now?
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That review might carry some weight.
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Look at the photos on the menu, though.
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They look really, really good.
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Dennis: What is that about?
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Man3: That s'mores cheesecake.
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It's good. Should we get.
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Dennis: It for cheesecake?
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Nick: We'll do one mozzarella sticks because you can't.
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Not at Dave and Buster's. I feel like one burger just to share.
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Pete: What is the grape chill?
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Man3: It's kind of like a slushie.
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Dennis: What are you, 12?
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Pete: I'd like a grape chill, please.
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Nick: Let's do the pretzel sticks and we'll call it a day there.
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Before we sat down to eat, we obviously had to play a few arcade games and try to win some prizes.
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Pete: The lowest rank.
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Nick: I'm sorry to do this, guys.
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I have to do it right away.
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Mozzarella stick for it.
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Oh, yeah. Baby. Dennis is choking.
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Pete's drink came with a temperature color changing straw.
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Pete: When you touch it, it changes colors.
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Dennis: Of course it does.
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Nick: I kind of want to try one of these breadsticks.
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One thing I'm immediately noticing is there's a bit of a film over the cheese.
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It means it's been sitting there for a tiny bit.
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But let's not judge a book by its cover here.
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The cheese sauce is more complex than a normal cheese sauce.
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It's actually really good.
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That is a mean looking burger.
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Huge bite. Pete: It's really good.
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Nick: The seasoning on these fries reminds me of the seasoning on Cool Ranch Doritos.
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It's very well done. It's evenly dispersed.
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You can see it. You can taste it, I like it.
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Looks like a perfectly golden brown melted marshmallow.
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Dennis: Oh yes.
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Nick: Yeah. Mhm.
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Coming into this place with the reviews, I legitimately thought it was going to be one of the worst places we ate at this video, but I think this is in contention for the trophy.
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Pete: Let's leave the review.
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Let's. Nick: We are now at Viva Mexico Cantina and Grill.
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But first, a review from Kaylee.
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She said food was amazing.
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Will absolutely return.
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Just kidding. They stole money from me.
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Literally never going back.
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Dennis: What? Pete: That took a twist.
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Nick: Destany said in all caps.
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Saw a dog that was very evidently not a service animal.
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Walk in and out of the kitchen, clearly in kitchen, for extended periods of time.
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Dennis, what do you think about that from a health inspector standpoint?
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Dennis: No no no no, you can't have animals where food is being prepped.
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Nick: Would that be a failure?
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Dennis: Violation of the health code?
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Nick: What would the punishment for that be?
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Dennis: Obviously you have to eliminate the dog.
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Nick: Kill the dog?
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Dennis: No, not kill the dog.
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Remove the dog.
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Nick: Well, unfortunately, another review came from Crystal who said chips undercooked and no one seemed to care.
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Dennis: While waiting for the food, we're going to look for the dog.
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Hello? Hola.
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What's that? I thought it said, men's room.
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This way. Clear.
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Nick: No dogs? Dennis: No dogs.
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Nick: That's good news. Right away. Someone said something about the chips.
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Pete: Oh, that's a crunch.
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Nick: It's a perfectly good, Chip.
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Dennis: I think it's a great chip. Salty.
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Nick: Well seasoned. They got some salsa.
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It's a great chips.
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Pete: So far, so good.
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Nick: Okay, let's dive in. Jinx.
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Dennis, have you had street corn before?
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Dennis: I don't know what that is.
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Nick: One of my favorite Mexican foods ever.
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Dennis: Oh, that is good.
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Nick: I love the look of it. The color is really nice.
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The corn is cooked really, really well.
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Pete: For me. There's just too much sauce on top and nothing on the bottom.
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Nick: Dennis, do you like tacos?
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Dennis: I don't. Nick: Do you like quesadillas? Dennis: I don't know.
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Nick: You've never had a quesadilla?
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Dennis: Is that odd?
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Nick: That is odd talk in the comments.
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Is that weird that he hasn't had a quesadilla?
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Dennis: It's not bad. Nick: Pete, you.
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Try the burritos. I will try the tacos.
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Pete: It looks pretty well rounded.
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You got meat, you got guac, I think rice, a bunch of different spices.
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I'd say pretty solid burrito.
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Nick: So for the tacos, what I like is I immediately I see on the meat there's that nice golden crust. They've gotten a perfect char on this beef, so I know the flavor is going to be there. These are corn tortillas, which is classic.
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I like that they double wrap it.
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Probably my favorite thing here.
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Actually, it's a.
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Little bit spicy, but it's well rounded.
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It's a very good taco.
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I think the only complaints I really have about this place are that it's a little pricey.
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Pete: Maybe you pay for the experience, come in and pet the dog, have some good food.
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Dennis: There's no dog.
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Pete: Then what are we paying for?
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Nick: We traveled a long way for this place.
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It's called the melting Pot.
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It's a fondue restaurant.
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And Gini's review says fondue.
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More like fonDon't!
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This place smells like a porta potty.
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Prices are highway robbery.
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Poundcake felt like a Tempur-Pedic mattress.
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Extreme sus vibes.
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If you go there, take lots of complimentary mints.
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Pete: Don't know what to make of that.
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Nick: KC also said, I regret to inform you that our experience at Melting Pot was nothing short of a disaster.
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Our wait stretched to an excruciating four hours, during which our server proved to be inexperienced and inattentive.
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We'll see about that, KC.
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We were seated immediately.
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Not a four hour wait.
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A four minute wait.
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So, KC, you were wrong.
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Dennis: Sorry.
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Nick: The questions that remain are whether the pound cake feels like a Tempur-Pedic mattress.
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Dennis: I have a Tempur-Pedic mattress.
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Nick: Is it a nice mattress? Very nice.
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We still need to figure out if there are extreme sus vibes.
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Personally, I'm not feeling that yet.
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And when we leave, we need to try to find the complimentary mints.
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We're gonna do one. Cheese fondue.
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It comes with tons and tons of different sides.
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And then we're gonna do a chocolate fondue.
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Hopefully it actually comes out with the yin and yang looking like this, because that's really cool.
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Dennis: Who doesn't like chocolate and cheese?
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Nick: Our waitress made our cheese fondue from scratch using real Gruyere, raclette, and fontina. And the chocolate fondue looked exactly as advertised.
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Wow, this is sweet.
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We got the spread. Fondue.
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Chocolate. Dennis: How great is this?
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Nick: There's all sorts of amazing looking sides.
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There's no limit to what you can do.
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I'm starting on the cheese. Here we go.
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Look at the cheese bowl.
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It's delicious.
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I feel like I'm in Switzerland.
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Pete: I lived in Switzerland, and that's a good fondue.
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Nick: I feel like we're on top of a mountain.
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We're all wearing parkas.
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And we're eating fondue together.
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So far, one of my only real complaints about this place is that it could get really messy.
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Like, look at that. Definitely.
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So, Dennis, before you dive into the desert, does this seem like Tempur-Pedic?
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Dennis: The beauty is that it's soft.
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Yes, but it's firm so it doesn't fall apart.
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I don't get a mattress vibe out of it.
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First dip into the chocolate.
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Pete: Oh, you messed.
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Nick: Up the pattern, but it looks so good.
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The cheese fondue was amazing.
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What about the chocolate?
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Dennis: I confirmed it's one of the best pieces of pound cake that I've ever had.
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Not a Tempur-Pedic mattress.
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Nick: This is what I think of the melting pot.
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Dennis: Very nice. Do you guys have, like, complimentary mints?
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Woman1: Unfortunately we don't.
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I don't know if we have some in the back.
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I can definitely go double check for you.
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Dennis: All right. That'd be cool.
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Woman1: We don't have any mints.
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Dennis: Oh, you write a mint.
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Nick: We came back for the best restaurant that wowed us in this video.
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And you guys won.
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So you get the best restaurant trophy that's yours to keep.
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Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Tested 1-Star Restaurants”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Nick, Dennis, Pete, review, dog. This video has 412 sentences and 3660 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:27. The speaker talks fast, about 222 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 68 of its 412 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fondue noun | /fɑnˈdu/ | A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped. |
| wiener noun | /ˈwiːnɚ/ | A type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork. |
| taco noun | /ˈtɑkoʊ/ | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa. |
| tartar noun | /ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/ | A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar. |
| mattress noun | /ˈmætɹɪs/ | A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed… |
| trophy noun | /ˈtɹoʊfi/ | An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| mint noun | /mɪnt/ | Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems. |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| melt verb | /mɛlt/ | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| complimentary adjective | /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ | In the nature of a compliment. |
| platter noun | A tray for serving foods. | |
| rib noun | /ɹɪb/ | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| bring along verb | To escort or carry an item or person to a destination. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come out with verb | To say (something) unexpectedly. | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are we just picking up?
- How will we know when it's open?
- You're just gonna make it?
- Did he just start eating without us?
- I do, what is it?
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם ממושך (Present perfect continuous) have/has been + -ing — פעולה שהתחילה בעבר ועדיין נמשכת עכשיו | have been sitting · it's been sitting |
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | I've collected · I've had · We've made |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | was closed · is actually charred · is overcooked |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | stuff, which is · tortillas, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 98 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: ruthless /ˈɹuːθləs/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, exclamation /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/, excruciating /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪtɪŋ/, fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/, flashback /ˈflæʃ.bæk/
- Long words — get the stress right: complimentary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/, mozzarella /mɑt.səˈɹɛl.ə/, pepperoni /pɛpəˈɹoʊni/, quesadilla /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdijə/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like fondue, wiener, taco.
מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?
שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.