Golden Plate Club is an accolade given to restaurants for which each guest and host give a rating of 4 forks or higher.
Current Members[]
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Appearances[]
| Episode | Release date | notes |
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| 7. |
June 25, 2015 | later removed (ep 118) |
| 9. |
July 9, 2015 | later removed (ep 44), reinstated (ep 103), and then removed again (ep 137). |
| 12. |
July 29, 2015 | initially had the scores for the GPC, but was denied entry for political reasons. This would be changed in the very next episode. later removed (ep 131) |
| 19. |
September 18, 2015 | later removed (ep 265) |
| 21. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue | October 1, 2015 | |
| 27. Fuddruckers | November 12, 2015 | |
| 28. Del Taco | November 19, 2015 | a couple of years later, the Del Taco Beyond Meat menu did not make the Golden Plate Club, though the rest of the restaurant remains. |
| 44. |
March 23, 2016 | Nick removes Carl's Jr. / Hardee's from the Golden Plate Club |
| 47. Veggie Grill | April 7, 2016 | |
| 49. Sweetgreen | April 21, 2016 | |
| 57. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka | June 16, 2016 | |
| 62. Fatburger | July 20, 2016 | |
| 79. Church's Chicken | November 17, 2016 | |
| 86. |
January 26, 2017 | later removed |
| February 2, 2017 | confirming Taco Bell's place in the Golden Plate Club. (it will later be removed.) | |
| 90. In-N-Out Burger 2 | February 23, 2017 | only 2 ratings used |
| May 11, 2017 | reinstatement into the GPC, though it will be removed in a later episode | |
| 108. Sizzler | June 15, 2017 | |
| 111. |
July 6, 2017 | later removed (ep. 314) |
| 114. Dunkin' Donuts | July 27, 2017 | later re-confirmed |
| August 17, 2017 | removal from the Golden Plate Club | |
| 126. Medieval Times | October 19, 2017 | |
| 130. Dick's Drive-In | November 16, 2017 | live in Seattle |
| DD39. Japadog | November 27, 2017 | live in Vancouver |
| 131. |
November 29, 2017 | removal from the Golden Plate Club |
| 132. Fosters Freeze | December 7, 2017 | |
| 133. Torchy's Tacos | December 14, 2017 | live in Austin |
| 136. Shipley Do-Nuts | January 10, 2018 | live in Houston |
| 137. |
January 17, 2018 | removal from the Golden Plate Club |
| 138. Whataburger | January 25, 2018 | live in Dallas |
| 139. The Halal Guys | February 1, 2018 | Didn't initially make it; but Nick upgraded his rating on following episode (140). |
| 142. Ike's | February 22, 2018 | live in San Francisco |
| 153. Ruth's Chris Steak House | May 10, 2018 | |
| 155. Denny's Solo Menu | May 25, 2018 | Golden Vest Club; not the whole restaurant. |
| DD. Saved by the Max | May 29, 2018 | |
| 157. Gus's Famous Fried Chicken | June 7, 2018 | |
| 172. Menchie's | September 20, 2018 | |
| 176. Loving Hut | October 18, 2018 | Golden Collection Plate Club (for Octdoughberblessed) |
| 177. Cracker Barrel | October 25, 2018 | Golden Collection Plate Club (for Octdoughberblessed) |
| 179. Top Round Roast Beef | November 8, 2018 | |
| 180. El Torito | November 15, 2018 | |
| 182. Rubio's | December 6, 2018 | live in San Diego |
| 187. The Hat | January 24, 2019 | live in Brea |
| 188. Cheba Hut | January 31, 2019 | live in Phoenix; Golden Dank Club |
| 190. Smoke's Poutinerie | February 14, 2019 | live in Saskatoon |
| 191. |
February 21, 2019 | later removed (ep. 317) |
| 198. Portillo's | April 11, 2019 | live in Chicago |
| 202. Sweetfin Poké | May 9, 2019 | |
| 203. |
May 16, 2019 | live in Hunstville; upgraded to the Platinum Plate Club two episodes later. |
| 204. Hattie B's | May 23, 2019 | live in Nashville |
| 215. |
August 8, 2019 | removal of the Beyond Meat menu from the Golden Plate Club; the restaurant itself remains. |
| 218. Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen 2 | August 29, 2019 | later removed (ep. 284) |
| 219. Ben's Chili Bowl | September 5, 2019 | Feast Coast Tour 2019 live in DC |
| DD. Wawa | September 17, 2019 | Feast Coast Tour 2019 live in Philadelphia |
| 222. Rita's Italian Ice | September 26, 2019 | Feast Coast Tour 2019 live in Philadelphia |
| 223. |
October 3, 2019 | Octdoughberfest 2019: The Ate-TL. In the following episode one week later, this was removed from the Golden Plate Club due to Mary Lynn Rajskub adding a 3 fork rating to the restaurant. |
| 225. The Varsity | October 17, 2019 | Octdoughberfest 2019: The Ate-TL. |
| 227. Cook Out | October 31, 2019 | Octdoughberfest 2019: The Ate-TL. |
| 232. Ample Hills Creamery | December 12, 2019 | Creamsmen: The Golden Circle |
| 234. Harold's Chicken Shack | January 16, 2020 | |
| DD. National Coney Island | January 28, 2020 | live in Detroit, MI |
| 238. Ezell's | February 13, 2020 | live in Seattle, WA |
| 245. Crown Burgers | April 2, 2020 | live in Salt Lake City, UT |
| 246. Good Times Burgers | April 9, 2020 | live in Denver, CO |
| May 7, 2020 | Frozen Plate Club for frozen foods. Removed a few episodes later (ep 252) for not offering Mitch free pizza. | |
| 257. Dog Haus | June 25, 2020 | |
| August 20, 2020 | 2nd visit; removal from the Golden Plate Club | |
| 275. Dunkin' 2 | October 29, 2020 | 2nd visit; still in the Golden Plate Club. |
| 283. Jersey Mike's 2 | January 14, 2021 | |
| 284. |
January 21, 2021 | removal from the Golden Plate Club |
| 294. Wendy's 2 | April 1, 2021 | removal from Platinum Plate Club, but joining the Golden Plate Club (does not include the breakfast menu) |
| 302. |
May 27, 2021 | 5th visit, returns to the Golden Plate Club. (recorded live during Doughathon 2021) (will be removed later in the Doughathon - also ep. 309). |
| 303. Auntie Anne's | June 3, 2021 | |
| 305. |
June 17, 2021 | removal of Taco Bell from the Golden Plate Club (tho technically had actually been removed in Taco Bell 6) |
| 307. Burger King 5 | July 1, 2021 | BK finally makes it! |
| 308. Golden Road Brewing | July 8, 2021 | |
| 309. |
July 15, 2021 | removal of Taco Bell from the Golden Plate Club. (recorded live during Doughathon 2021) |
| 313. Mendocino Farms | August 12, 2021 | |
| 314. |
August 19, 2021 | removal of Shake Shack from the Golden Plate Club (from ep. 111) |
| DD. Mr. Slice's Bar Pizza | August 24, 2021 | |
| 315. |
August 26, 2021 | initially made the Golden Plate Club, but in the following episode (ep 316), Nick adjusts his score and it is removed. |
| 317. |
September 9, 2021 | removal of Little Caesars from the Golden Plate Club (from ep. 191) |
| 320. Insomnia Cookies | September 30, 2021 | |
| 323. AMC Theatres | October 21, 2021 | |
| 325. 800 Degrees | November 4, 2021 | |
| 327. The Capital Grille | November 18, 2021 | |
| 329. McPlant | December 9, 2021 | just the McPlant burger at McDonald's has made the Golden Plate Club |
| Sweet Chick with Tami Sagher | January 27, 2022 | |
| April 7, 2022 | removal from the Golden Plate Club | |
| Bojangles with Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale (live) | April 28, 2022 | live from Nashville, TN |
| Cornish Pasty with Jon Gabrus (live) | May 5, 2022 | live from Phoenix, AZ |
| Burgerville with Jordan Morris and Bill Oakley (live) | May 12, 2022 | live from Portland, OR |
| D'Angelo with Jon Gabrus and Carl Tart (live) | May 19, 2022 | live from Ledyard, CT |
| Dave's Hot Chicken with Joe Randazzo | June 9, 2022 | |
| July 14, 2022 | removal from the Golden Plate Club | |
| IHOP 5: Minions Menu with Shaun Diston | July 21, 2022 | Golden Gru's Lab Club |
| August 11, 2022 | removal from the Golden Plate Club | |
| August 18, 2022 | live in Milwaukee, WI
Mitch revised his score to 0 forks via tweet on October 3rd, 2022 in response to the Kopps "National Pro-Life Cupcake Day" controversy, leaving its official Golden Plate Club status in question.[1] | |
| Buddy's Detroit-Style Pizza with Marisa Pinson | August 25, 2022 | live in Detroit, MI |
| Hot Dog On A Stick with Paul F. Tompkins | September 8, 2022 | |
| Pressed with Arden Myrin | September 15, 2022 | |
| Fazoli's with Mitra Jouhari | September 29, 2022 | |
| The Butcher's Daughter with Zach Cherry | November 3, 2022 | |
| Eataly with Griffin Newman and David Sims | November 17, 2022 | |
| Krispy Kreme 2 with Sam Sanders | December 1, 2022 | |
| All Elite Podcasting: Tuesday Night Dynabite with Evan Susser | February 21, 2023 | AEW Dynamite's backstage catering |
| Spitz with John Hodgman | February 23, 2023 | |
| Honeybee Burger | April 6, 2023 | |
| Orange Julius | April 27, 2023 | |
| Kura | May 11, 2023 | |
| Fatburger 2 | May 18, 2023 | |
| Jollibee 2 | June 8, 2023 | |
| KazuNori | June 15, 2023 | |
| Gray's Papaya | June 29, 2023 | |
| Do-Rite Donuts | August 3, 2023 | |
| Rick's Drive In & Out | August 10, 2023 | |
| Howlin' Rays | August 17, 2023 | |
| Guisados | September 19, 2023 | |
| 426. Salt & Straw | December 7, 2023 | |
| 430. Del Taco 3 | January 25, 2024 | remains in the Golden Plate Club |
| 431. Goop Kitchen | February 1, 2024 | Goolden Plate Club |
| 442. Mr. Charlie's Told Me So | April 18, 2024 | |
| 443. California Pizza Kitchen 2 | April 25, 2024 | |
| 445. Irv's Burgers | May 9, 2024 | |
| 448. IHOP 6: Sonic Menu | May 30, 2024 | IHOP overall makes the Golden Plate Club, but the Sonic menu did not. |
| 452. Silverlake Ramen | June 27, 2024 | |
| 455. Cletus' Chicken Shack | July 18, 2024 | Yellow Plate Club (just for Simpsons restaurants) |
| 456. bb.q chicken | July 25, 2024 | |
| DD. Strawberries | August 6, 2024 | Golden Cornucopia |
| 458. Endives | August 8, 2024 | Green Goddess Club |
| 460. Sweet Potatoes | August 22, 2024 | Green Goddess Club |
| 462. Popeyes Wings | September 5. 2024 | |
| 464. Alamo Drafthouse | September 19, 2024 | |
| 468. Swiss Chalet | October 17, 2024 | Toront-Dough: Dough Canada: The Great Bite North |