"Chili's with Eva Anderson" is Episode 1 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Chili's with Eva Anderson" was released on May 20, 2015.
Synopsis[]
On the premier episode of Doughboys, fast-food chain connoisseurs Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger discuss Chili’s with guest Eva Anderson!
🔓 This episode would be "unlocked" and re-released on January 2, 2024.
Nick's intro[]
the first Chili's
In 1975, Larry Lavine opened a casual full-service restaurant on the corner of Greenville Ave. and Meadow Road in Dallas. Lavine modeled its menu and atmosphere off of his passion for a Texas tradition: the chili cook-off.
Forty years later, this simple roadhouse grill has blossomed into a multi-national corporation with over 1,500 locations in places such as Egypt, Taiwan and El Salvador. Though purists cry foul, this restaurant chain is most responsible for popularizing Tex-Mex cuisine, introducing dishes such as fajitas and baby back ribs to the masses.
Today on Doughboys, we're talkin' Chili's.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3 forks* |
| Mike Mitchell |
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4 forks* |
| Eva Anderson |
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3 forks* |
| Nick & Mitch shared |
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Nick adds an asterisk to all of their scores, since the meals were so filling that they all felt bad afterwards.
Snack or Wack[]
Chewy Chips Ahoy! made with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and rate it either 'snack' or 'wack.'
For this episode, they try Chewy Chips Ahoy! Cookies made with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
They all agree that there should be more peanut butter in the cookies, and that they could easily just pass for a chocolate chocolate cookie. Mitch also notes that he'd rather have Reese's or regular Chips Ahoy! than these cookies.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Wack |
| Mike Mitchell | Wack |
| Eva Anderson | Wack |
Unsatisfied Yelper[]
| “ | Normally, I wouldn't take the time to review a place like Chili's. We all know by now how unoriginal and uninspiring their menu is and that Chili's is the Denny's of late-night grub. Well, having said this, the reason I'm reviewing Chili's today is to tell you about an interesting thing that happened to my BF and I when we visited this Chili's not long ago.
First, shame on us for resorting to eating here, but it was a cold winter night and we didn't want to venture too far from home. Their food is so forgettable that I honestly can't even remember what we had. I just remember that it wasn't that great. I think we had some sort of sliders and maybe some tacos that we took some bites of and quickly got sick of. The real reason that I'm writing, however, is to tell about a lame thing that happened to us when we visited - even lamer than the food! My boy and I were cuddling in a booth, his arm was around my shoulder and my hand was on his thigh. We were talking to each other and laughing to ourselves quietly. Nothing out of the ordinary, if you ask me. We had ordered a dessert and eating when all of a sudden the manager came up to our booth and says "How's the dessert? Let's keep it a family restaurant." Before we could respond, he was gone and we just turned to each other with a bewildered look for the next five minutes. We couldn't figure out what we had done and the more we thought about it, the madder we got. It's not like we were having sex on the table or touching each other inappropriately in the restaurant. We were simply sitting too close to each other, cuddling, and eating our dessert. We were so mad that we blew out of that joint and left our unfinished dessert on the table. We have never been back and probably never will because we don't want to eat in a place that reprimands you for cuddling and having a good time. If a family restaurant is anything like Chili's, then I never want to eat in a family restaurant again. Family restaurant, my ass! There's probably more drug deals that go on there than anywhere in Scottsdale! |
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–Sean and Catrina P. review of Chili's in Scottsdale, AZ | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | Aww man, that's my first bomb on this podcast. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | He's talking about dismembering a small man and eating him for sustenance. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | I pulled a chair out from under a woman while she was sitting down and she fell on the floor and she was holding a baby. | ” |
–Eva Anderson | ||
| “ | Coincidentally, I also was on the Jared Fogle wikipedia page recently. | ” |
–Nick Wiger (fyi: this ep was 3 months before Fogle's unspeakable crimes came to light) | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | Whenever I pick up a Hot-N-Ready Pizza from Little Caesar's, I always force a tip on the cashier even though they are not allowed to accept tips. It's a Hot-N-Ready Tip-N-Ditch. I wonder if they have to throw the money away. | ” |
–Hank Friedman, E-mail | ||
Restaurants[]
| official visit | location |
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| Chili's | Encino, CA [Nick & Mitch went together] |
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Related Episodes[]
| Chili's episodes | Eva Anderson episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
