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Have you ever seen a restaurant with no reviews?

It's weird.

It's strange.

I don't like it.

Most of these restaurants are food trucks or perhaps small businesses inside of gas stations or grocery stores.

Waiting patiently to be reviewed, that's where I come in.

I'm going to restaurants in my city that literally have zero ratings.

They could be incredible, they could be horrible, and it's all up to me to decide.

And for the absolute best restaurant in my city, I got this plaque made.

Basically, it just says, Ryan's favorite restaurant in Austin, Texas that previously had no reviews up until Ryan reviewed it.

Now that you know what's at stake in this video, let's eat.

Starting with crispy crunchy chicken.

I know what you're thinking, Ryan, you're at a gas station.

I know.

Crispy crunchy chicken is somewhere in this building behind me.

There's absolutely no signage.

There's no indications that there's actually a chicken joint inside this building, but apparently there are almost 3 ,000 crispy crunchy chickens in America. Where?

Where are they?

Yes, this restaurant has zero reviews, but it has some of the best social media posts I have ever seen.

When you and your bro both go for the last wing, so true, they have many other great posts.

But the point is, inside this gas station could easily be the best chicken I have ever had in my life.

I've got my clipboard.

I've got my plaque.

Oh, I need to grab a pen if I want them to take me seriously.

One sec.

Okay, what are we waiting for?

Let's go write the first review for Crispy Country Chicken.

I walk into Starfield Market, and now I'm just kind of confused.

I don't see Krispy Crunchy Chicken anywhere.

Is this some sort of joke?

The good news is they have a great selection of snacks and oil for cars.

And finally, I don't know how I didn't realize this, but Krispy Crunchy Chicken is actually located at Taco Basket Taqueria.

Aw, this place is quaint.

I like it here.

There's an extensive menu.

We're talking tacos and chicken and more.

No pizza.

Don't even think about it.

So I guess the only thing left to do is find out if the chicken is really crispy and crunchy here.

Good, how's it going?

Good.

What would you recommend from crispy, crunchy chicken?

Chicken tenders, very delicious.

The chicken tenders?

Yeah.

Whatever you would recommend, the chicken tenders and wedges.

Okay, wedges working?

Oh, I don't have a job yet, but just reviewing food and stuff.

Trying to review different restaurants.

Yeah.

we have successfully acquired crispy crunchy chicken okay all right thank you

that actually means a lot before

we open up the chicken box my experience inside was pretty awesome first of all

i just love gas stations i love going to get fun drinks snacks

it's a fun way to break up your day so

if this food is top notch the convenience is off the charts however convenience comes with a price tag

there's nowhere to sit there's no seating area that's understandable it's like a grab and go type of service.

The employees were so nice.

I had all kinds of questions of what kind of meal I should get, and I was treated with nothing but kindness.

So that's a star right there just for service.

But at the end of the day, restaurants come down to food.

So let's open this box up.

First impressions, love the branding.

I open it up, and what do I see?

A golden fried symphony.

This meal is $9 .19.

You get ketchup, their original sauce, potato wedges.

I can't control myself, so I took a bite.

It's a good potato wedge.

Some sort of honey biscuit, and of course, the chicken strips.

Without further ado, let's get crunchy.

Pretty much exactly what I would want if I went to a place called Crispy Crunchy Chicken.

The chicken's crispy, it's crunchy, it's got flavor, a little bit of spice.

Not too much spice because I can't handle anything beyond ketchup most of the time.

Just because of the sheer accuracy of the name of the restaurant, that's a star.

That's a star right there.

Goosebumps.

I have goosebumps all over my body, sheerly after taking a bite of a biscuit.

Hang it in the Louvre, that's a star.

I don't really know what that expression means.

I think that's like where the Mona Lisa is.

The ambiance of large 18 -wheelers just sort of driving around is awesome.

My expectations have been blown away, okay?

Frankly, I feel honored to be writing this first review.

Let's do it, let's write it.

I started writing my review and you know what happened?

I thought, I'm going to way more restaurants in this video

and my goal is to find the best of the best in my city to win my plaque.

I mean, this plaque means a lot to me.

I got it custom made.

So I thought to myself, there must be a bigger story here.

So I found some locals and interviewed them.

Well, the crazy thing is, they don't even have a sign out front.

So how would you even know it's in there?

That's right.

I didn't even know it was in there.

I've got enough information here to finish writing my review.

Next up, Momos, Euros, and Curries.

I'm noticing a theme with the restaurants that don't have reviews.

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They don't have a sign.

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In fact, I'm not even certain that it's even here.

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All I see are Nails for You, Crafts and More, and Fresh Deli.

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But if it is here, I already love Momos.

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First of all, the name is Momos.

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That's awesome.

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Second of all, their website is perfect.

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They're clearly using a free e -commerce template for restaurants.

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How do I know?

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Because the website says, Get started with this free e -commerce template for restaurants.

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Right off the bat, Momo is an economical business mogul.

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I love the pictures on the website.

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I know exactly what I'm getting myself into.

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Um, okay, now I'm confused.

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As you scroll down the menu, it slowly goes from Mediterranean food, to Indian food, to Chinese food,

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to Mexican food, And finally to chicken strips all roads lead back to me eating chicken strips.

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That's what I've discovered in my life.

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Anyways, it looks like I'm gonna have an excellent selection of choices here at Momo's, gyros and curries.

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But the real test is waiting for me inside.

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Let's do this.

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I don't know.

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I felt like I should have had a different final line.

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All right.

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I'm walking up to yet another gas station, looking for a sign that this place actually exists.

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And what do I see?

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A Momo's menu plastered on the outside window.

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Momo's, it's in there, I think.

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What a menu.

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like the other gas station this one has a great selection of beverages and snacks

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and after looking in every corner of this gas station

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i decided this is probably momos there's a table here

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that's crazy is this momos okay guys sit okay awesome um is it just me

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or is a sit -down restaurant inside of a convenience store kind of awesome

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that's a star all right okay all right calm down guys anyways i looked through the menu

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and i know what i want to order can i try

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the chicken momos um chicken masala do you have chicken strips oh yeah yeah yeah

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so those three chicken momos chicken masala chicken strips it's actually really weird going to a restaurant with no reviews

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because you can't see photos of people's experience you can't see what people think about the place

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so there's a real chance

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that this is about to be the best food i've ever eaten in my life

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or i could die i just felt like i don't know

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i just felt like raising mistakes of the segment i i mean realistically i'm probably gonna be fine

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but yeah hopefully that was cool i ordered a lot of food most of

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which is probably going to be made from scratch

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so i started a stopwatch to see how long it's gonna take

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and while i was waiting i saw the owner

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and asked to interview her about momos

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so this is cash do you want to introduce yourself my name is case i'm from nepal

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and we just started like it's almost one month

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so it's brand new yeah what's your first month been like it's very hard yeah

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it's getting started it's a little bit slow yeah very slow can you explain what momos is

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when i came first here in usa

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i missed our food a lot try to make like taste like from nepal

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and i try and try finally i got the same taste from nepal

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so my husband like most momos my momos

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so we think like we can do our business on this too

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i came back in with a newfound appreciation for what I'm about to eat, I can only imagine how hard it is to start a restaurant.

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So I am taking this first review very seriously.

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Awesome.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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Momo's has been delivered.

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I did have a really big order.

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I got pretty much three entrees.

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I just couldn't pick.

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They all looked really good.

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I will say right off the bat that just having a place to sit is a huge win.

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The last gas station at Crispy Crunchy Chicken had nothing of the sort.

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So let's see what's inside.

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We have a bed of rice, Momo's chicken dumplings, chicken masala, and these must be the chicken strips.

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I think we can all agree I'm gonna have some leftovers.

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Can we add a laugh track?

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No?

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Why not?

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Okay.

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Momo, you have outdone yourself.

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Are you seeing how good these look?

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These look like the most fresh dumplings I think I've ever seen.

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I'm very excited to try everything else, but these are calling my name.

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Let's give it a shot.

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Cheers.

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These look really hot I hope it doesn't burn my head

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Wow That is insane.

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Mmm.

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The texture is amazing.

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The flavor just pops.

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Holy moly That dumpling alone is a star I had the mindset coming in to review these restaurants

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that I was gonna be a tough critic

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But this food completely made me forget about any of that because I was just grateful to be eating it next up

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We've got the chicken masala.

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You can literally see with your eyes that it tastes good

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The flavor is visible.

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This is one of Haley's favorite foods, so I eat it a lot.

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Definitely think I'm going to have to bring some home.

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However, I don't want to speak too soon.

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Let's actually eat it.

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I am not exaggerating when I say I need to ask this man for his name so I can thank him personally.

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I'm bringing the rest of the chicken masala home to Haley.

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That's going to get me some brownie points.

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Am I right, boys?

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Lastly, we have chicken strips.

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I got the chicken strips, honestly, as a backup.

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The dumplings and the chicken masala blew me away,

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so this might just be one of those things where someone's coming in they want a quick chicken strip

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it's a solid chicken strip it's not gonna add a star to my review

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but it's pretty much everything you could ask for

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so hmm I packed up my leftovers brought them home to Haley

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and this is my review for momos next up kick a sushi

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I'm as confused as you are the last restaurant was in a gas station

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and this one is in a grocery store I don't know about you

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but I'm starting to see a trend i took off my suit jacket

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because i was sweating profusely

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i'm about to eat dinner at kicka sushi whole foods gets thousands maybe millions of customers every day

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but do they even know that kicka sushi exists let's go see

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if it does pretty cool i walked into whole foods

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and i don't even know where to start looking for kicka sushi so i decided to interview some locals.

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Have you heard of Kika Sushi?

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No, I haven't.

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Have you heard of Kika Sushi?

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I have not.

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Have you guys heard of Kika Sushi?

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No. No, okay.

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Excuse me, have you heard of Kika Sushi?

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Kika Sushi?

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Yes, actually.

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Just when I thought all hope was lost, an amazing Whole Foods employee escorted me all the way to Kika Sushi.

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So this is Kika Sushi.

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They have tons of sushi, which I probably should have expected, but I'm easily impressed.

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They also have a fun menu with a variety of rice bowls.

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I think a big reason that people might not know it really exists is

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because it doesn't even have the name kika sushi anywhere

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but it looks delicious

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so let's give it a shot can i get salmon teriyaki white rice please yes thank you

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while i was waiting for my order i looked around the produce area a bit

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and found an apple oh awesome cheers thank you i'm trying to figure out how to pay for this

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but also how many restaurants are in this grocery store

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that don't have any reviews the eatery next level burger juice land i don't think this is considered a restaurant, but still.

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I went to self -checkout and got my teriyaki bowl for $15 at 49 cents.

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Very expensive, but maybe it'll be worth it.

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Whole Foods has these utensil dispensers.

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I mean, come on.

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That was awesome.

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Okay, let's eat.

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Bon appetit.

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Whole Foods has this nice seating area outside, so nice to eat at a table.

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Just barely beats eating on that sidewalk outside of crispy, crunchy chicken.

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This meal looks beautiful.

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It was pricey, but it looks like really high quality ingredients.

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It's hard not to feel like I'm reviewing

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Whole Foods because I got this apple from the produce section.

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Am I going to eat it as part of my Kika sushi experience?

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Honeycrisp is the best apple.

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What do you want me to do?

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Okay, I finished my appetizer.

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Let's try out this salmon teriyaki bowl from Kika Sushi.

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So what we're looking at here is a teriyaki glazed grilled salmon topped with sesame seeds, which is super duper yummy.

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The bowl also comes with white rice soaked in teriyaki.

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Oops, sorry.

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Yeah, I'm pretty uncoordinated and it is also really good.

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Yeah.

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I don't know what this is.

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Is it lettuce?

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I don't eat vegetables.

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I'm gonna do it.

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I'm gonna try.

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One day I'll grow up.

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I enjoy the rest of my meal basking in the sun, dodging vegetables, and honestly, it was a great time.

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I really enjoyed this.

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After I finished my meal, though, I remembered what was at stake here, and I knew I had to get to writing.

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I have a large variety of weird pens.

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Here's my review.

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Next up, El Gran Agazajo Mexican and Italian Cuisine.

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We made it.

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I love Italian cuisine and I love Mexican cuisine, so we're off to a great start.

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This restaurant is directly off of a highway, so that's awesome.

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But what does

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El Gran Agazajo translate into?

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The Great Royal Welcome.

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That's a big promise.

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We'll see what kind of welcome I receive upon entry.

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I don't know how I feel about the suit.

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I don't mean to change the subject.

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I'm just getting really worried that I'm making a scene by wearing this everywhere.

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Right off the bat, one thing I will give this restaurant purely by examining it from the outside, vibes.

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The vibes are off the charts.

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I mean, this is the type of place you come on the weekend with your friends and just grub.

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Their website domain has unfortunately expired.

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It's currently up for auction.

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There's not much information about this place online, but whoever is running their social media accounts needs a raise

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because they're hustling harder than I even am on my own Joyride account.

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I mean, that's just great content.

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How do they even do that effect.

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I'm not familiar with that effect.

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Anyways, I'm not just standing here to sweat in a suit

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and listen to ambient traffic noises that will probably cause hearing damage long term.

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Let's go get a meal and a royal welcome.

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Oh, it's closed.

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Koki Cafe.

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I don't know what that means.

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The suit was fun while it lasted, I know, but instead of this restaurant taking me seriously, I want them to take me for granted.

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No, that's not what I meant.

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Honestly, I don't like people thinking that I just got out of court.

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I just want to enjoy my meal.

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The restaurant in question is Cokie Cafe.

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So naturally, I'm like, oh, it looks cute.

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What does Cokie mean?

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I look it up on Google, and apparently, Cokie is the sound of males trying to attract females and repel other males during mating season.

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This whole shopping center is a little confusing.

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I see two and maybe three food trucks, including

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Taste to Island.

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It's tempting not to go there, but I'm staying focused on Cokie Cafe.

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Here's a map view of the whole place.

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I'm standing right here.

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This restaurant is really close to Target,

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which is nice because I actually had to go to Target really bad I walked in ran into my boy Lewis.

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We went to college together I walked into the candy aisle

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and what do I see a bunch of candy sitting right next to joyride

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If you don't know by now joyride is my candy brand

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and my dream is to make it the top selling candy in target

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Even though we don't use any fake colors or junk ingredients so far

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We've actually ranked in the top five selling candies, but to beat the final four we're gonna need all of you guys

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So if you don't live in america, just follow joyride on instagram that would help so much

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But if you do live in America, go to Target, get some Joyride, scan the QR code on the back,

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upload your receipt, because over the next two months, I'm going to be picking five lucky winners to receive these new rare Joyride candies,

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and I'm even going to be hand -delivering one of the boxes to you guys.

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So join the climb, and let's get Joyride to the number one selling candy in Target

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so we can change the world of candy.

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So now that I've got my dessert, let's go write the first review at Cokie Cafe.

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First impressions, Cokie Cafe, kind of a vibe.

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Hello, how's it going?

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I'll do the coffee with milk and I'll just have waffles.

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Is there anything else you recommend?

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I mean, there's a breakfast paper.

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Okay, I'll do that with the eggs and bacon.

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That's gonna be it.

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Guys, I ordered a coffee.

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They have a coffee bar with all kinds of condiments for their guests including hot sauce

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i immediately got distracted by this infomercial that was playing on literally max volume

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but somehow i found a way to finish preparing my coffee

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it's actually delicious like really really good that's a star and

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while waiting for my food to come

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i walked over to this lounge area super cozy that's a star

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i'm here with nayelis this is my first time here is this your family

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that runs a restaurant yes no way that's awesome what's uh one goal

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that you guys have just as a family and as a restaurant.

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I mean to just make people happy and fill up their stomachs and make them enjoy the food.

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I love it.

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I've got a nice plate here of tater tots, bacon, eggs, and toast.

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The coffee's actually so good.

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Also, I'm sorry if there's a lot of background noise.

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Our options were either sitting right next to the TV that's constantly playing infomercials or the fan that's on max speed.

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I decided to sit next to the fan.

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Tater tot tax.

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They're really good.

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I was about to start eating my classic American breakfast, but then I realized my waffles had arrived.

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I didn't notice my waffles arrive.

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When did they get there?

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I didn't even hear her set that down.

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That's crazy.

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Guys, I'm so locked in filming these YouTube videos.

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Smash like and subscribe, please.

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I don't know.

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First, I tried the bacon.

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I love bacon, so this was good.

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Next, I tried the eggs.

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Pretty standard, but that's just how I like them.

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Next, it was time to get into this bread.

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It broke apart beautifully, and it tasted amazing.

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Finally, I poured some syrup onto the waffle, sliced it apart, and gave it a bite.

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Literally, after one bite of that waffle and I'm ready to hang this plaque up right here.

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No, I'm just kidding.

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They probably wouldn't be happy about that.

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I mean, it's one of the best waffles I've had in a long time.

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That's all I'm trying to say.

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All right, well, Koki Cafe is actually closing.

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My meal was delicious.

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I love Koki Cafe.

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There, I said it.

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I think not wearing a suit made me a little bit less intimidating.

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I'm pretty naturally intimidating as it is, just the way that I normally am every day.

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A lot of people kind of just scared of me the way that I look.

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Anyways, let's write this review.

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Next up is this barbecue place.

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All right, here we are.

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Perez Barbecue.

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I'm in the cutest small town of all time.

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Look at this downtown street and look at this light pole donated by Roy Gill.

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That's the type of thing you see in small towns.

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First impressions, I love everything about this barbecue stand.

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First of all, it's only open on the weekends.

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Newsflash, it's the weekend.

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Yeah, I like to do my research when I film videos.

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Looks like they've got a smoker currently smoking meats.

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Pretty nice.

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There's also a seating area, some historic pieces like this train car all pretty fun from

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what i can tell perez barbecue mostly gets the word out via facebook posts like just lots

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and lots of facebook posts that

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and a slogan stain in shirts since the 80s good thing

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i'm not wearing white i've made a dire mistake based on

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that slogan they've been in business for 45 years

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and they've never gotten a single review that's either a really good thing

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or everyone who's ever eaten here has died the point is i'm gonna break a 45 year -long drought if I survive.

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Let's go grab some food.

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Hello.

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Good, good.

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You guys have everything still?

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Yeah, brisket, ribs, chicken, sausage.

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Awesome, all right.

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It's been in our family for about 40 years now.

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Wow.

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Can I just get a quarter pound of chicken, brisket, ribs, and sausage?

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All right.

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I am so excited to eat barbecue.

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They got out the brisket it looks amazing it looks so good and don't even get me started on those ribs

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barbecue secured this was $25 but there's so much food in here

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so I'm excited to eat this however first

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I found a local to interview here we go ready I'm here with Anthony Capito

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and Chip this is Chip Chip's a rescue chihuahua

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I love rescue chihuahuas

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I've got one of my own okay Anthony what can you tell me about Perez barbecue before

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I dig it well I have to sneak off every Saturday

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and come and get some from work

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or from my house it's literally the best barbecue i know

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so you grew up around here can you give me any

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backstory about perez they've been around since i was a baby kind of went away for a little bit there

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and the town was in a deep depression

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but once they came back literally everybody always comes every saturday anthony's a cowboys fan i'm a texans fan

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but we can sit at the same table

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and pet chip together chip do you have anything to say about barbecue

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this is the best dog i've ever seen all right we gotta we gotta take a bite together Bottoms up.

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Would a toast be awkward?

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No, that's cool.

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Just like I remember from a week ago.

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That is so good.

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That's crazy.

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What would you rate this place?

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1 ,000 out of a five.

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All right, Anthony.

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So nice to meet you.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank y 'all guys.

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That's the most chill Chihuahua I think I've seen in a long time.

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I know he can't read, but can we all just...

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Bam, we love you

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Chip in the comments.

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It's gotta mean something to him.

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Finally, it's time to eat.

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The sausage was unbelievable.

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That 100 % earned a star right there.

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Chip might have just bumped the rating up even higher as well.

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The meal doesn't come with utensils because most people just pick it up and go home.

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But they did give me a spooky plate with free bread to make a sandwich.

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And that is service.

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Okay, I'm gonna eat this now.

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As I'm taking these bites of barbecue and desperately trying to avoid getting stains on my white clothing,

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I'm having this realization that I never try new restaurants.

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I pretty much only eat at Chipotle and McDonald's.

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Meanwhile, there are restaurants in my area serving some of the best food I've ever had in my life, and I don't even know about it.

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Not to be dramatic, but I think this video is changing my life.

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Anyways, here's my review.

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It has been two weeks since I last recorded for this video.

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I have been going back and forth in my mind of who deserves this plaque as the best restaurant with no reviews.

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I ate so much good food throughout this video.

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I met so many awesome people it's not an easy decision

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but i have come to the conclusion that there is one restaurant

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that is simply untouchable it is the best

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it deserves the world the food is incredible the people are amazing

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i believe in it i want it to succeed

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and this plaque represents that so not only am i going to go in there

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and surprise them with this plaque but they said

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that their biggest struggle is getting new customers because they just opened

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and it's hard to get word out so i brought a bunch of friends

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and at the end of this video i'm going to put their address

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so without further ado let's go surprise momo's

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I asked a bunch of my friends to come to a gas station 25 minutes outside of the city

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but I promised them that when they try the food it's going to be

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so worth it

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so cash I've been going through all of Austin trying to find the best restaurant with no reviews

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and momo's by far and away is absolutely the best restaurant in Austin

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so we got you this cake

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because I'm leaving a five -star review yes make a wish how about we eat some food we ordered

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so much food we got chicken momos chicken masala

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and the combination euros all of the food was amazing everyone was shocked

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that this restaurant previously had no reviews

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I asked everyone to describe the food in one word listen

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to this it's incredible fantastic blessing yummy drippy macula glass slime delectable yummy just delicious now

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that we're all stuffed and everyone agrees that momos is amazing I just had one last thing to do

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guys if you live in the austin area please go try momos take a photo with a plaque

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and tag me also thank you to everyone who's been going to target

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and getting joyride let's keep the climb going

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and finally youtube thinks you'll love this video on the screen right now

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so just give it a click give it a watch thank you so much for watching you guys are the best

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “I Tested Restaurants with No Reviews”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Ryan, chicken, restaurant, Momo, review. This video has 424 sentences and 4946 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:49. The speaker talks fast, about 217 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. 66 of its 424 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
worker noun	/ˈwɝ.kɚ/	One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
sushi noun	/ˈsuːʃi/	A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
strip verb	/ˈstɹɪp/	To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
meal noun	/ˈmiːl/	Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
plaque noun	/plæk/	Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a…
candy noun	/ˈkæn.di/	Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
bite verb	/baɪt/	To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
menu noun	/ˈmɛn.juː/	The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
delicious adjective	/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/	Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
bacon noun	/ˈbeɪ.kən/	Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
confused adjective	/kənˈfjuːzd/	unable to think clearly or understand
impression noun	/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/	The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
stake noun	/steɪk/	A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
tender adjective	/ˈtɛn.dɚ/	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
grocery noun	/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/	Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
grow up verb	To mature and become an adult.
blow away verb	To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
break apart verb	To dismantle something into its base components.
break up verb	To break or separate into pieces.
calm down verb	To become less excited, intense, or angry.
come back verb	To return to a place.
come down to verb	To reach by moving down or reducing.
figure out verb	To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

What are we waiting for?
I open it up, and what do I see?
Can I try the chicken momos?
Can we add a laugh track?
Are you seeing how good these look?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	have been going · I've been going
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	Have you ever seen · have ever seen · have ever had
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be reviewed · is actually located · was treated
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the best · the most fresh · the cutest

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 153 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, shock /ʃɔk/, flash /flæʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

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 worker, sushi, strip.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?