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The Broken Plate Club is an accolade given to restaurants to which no guest or host offered a rating above 2 forks.
It is the inverse of the Golden Plate Club.
The Broken Plate Club was established in episode 306. It was retroactively compiled here.
In episode 434, Mitch comes up with this idea again and calls it the Reverse Tenet Club.
Current Members[]
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Episodes[]
| episode | release date | notes |
|---|---|---|
| 11. Carrows | July 23, 2015 | |
| 48. Chuck E. Cheese’s | April 14, 2016 | |
| 53. Yoshinoya | May 19, 2016 | |
| 109. |
June 22, 2017 | a demotion into the Broken Plate Club; later removed (ep. 278) |
| 120. HomeTown Buffet | September 7, 2017 | also the entire Ovation Brands family: Ryan's Buffet, Country Buffet, Old Country Buffet, etc. |
| 125. ESPN Zone | October 12, 2017 | |
| 210. Starbucks Reserve | July 4, 2019 | |
| 262. Kroger | July 30, 2020 | Friendly Green Grocer Mitch's Grocery Store Month |
| 266. Mooby's | August 27, 2020 | |
| 278. |
November 19, 2020 | removal from the Broken Plate Club |
| 299. Cosmic Wings | May 6, 2021 | |
| 312. Checkers and Rally's 2 | August 5, 2021 | demoted to the Broken Plate Club |
| 338. Tyga Bites | February 24, 2022 | |
| 355. Ivar's Acres of Clams | June 23, 2022 | live in Seattle, WA |
| 360. Pizza Hut 3 | July 28, 2022 | |
| 365. Cold Stone Creamery | September 1, 2022 | |
| 371. Pirates Dinner Adventure | October 13, 2022 | just the food portion of the restaurant (the show part was great) |
| 399. Domino's 3 Loaded Tots | May 25, 2023 | just the Loaded Tots, the restaurant as a whole is in the Platinum Plate Club |
| 422. Big Chicken | November 2, 2023 | |
| 428. Chop Stop | January 11, 2024 | |
| 434. Whole Foods 2 | February 22, 2024 | |
| 440. Oakberry | April 4, 2024 | |
| 448. IHOP 6: Sonic Menu | May 30, 2024 | just the Sonic menu |
| 482. Chuck E. Cheese 2 | February 13, 2025 | makes the Broken Plate Club for a second time (ep. 48) |
| 489. Cafe Gratitude | April 3, 2025 | |
| 491. Dickey's Barbecue Pit | April 17, 2025 | |
| 492. Subway 5 | April 24, 2025 | |
| 497. Planet Hollywood | May 29, 2025 | |
| 503. Pizza Hut 4 | July 10, 2025 | makes the Broken Plate Club for a second time (ep. 360) |
| 508. Pinkberry 2 | August 14, 2025 | |
| 509. |
August 21, 2025 | removed from the Broken Plate Club |
| 516. Le Pain Quotidien 2 | October 9, 2025 | Crock-Dough-Burn-Pho-Est; possibly the low rating was just for the soups |
| 523. The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen | December 4, 2025 |