"IHOP with Alison Agosti" is Episode 3 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "IHOP with Alison Agosti" was released on May 28, 2015.
Synopsis[]
Mitch and Nick welcome guest Alison Agosti to review IHOP, discuss tipping etiquette, and play Snack or Wack.
Nick's intro[]
the first IHOP
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers topped the charts, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo was king at the box office, and brothers Jerry Lapin and Al Lapin Jr. opened a breakfast-oriented diner in Toluca Lake, California. The year was 1958.
The brothers located the restaurant across the street from another soon-to-be household name, Bob's Big Boy, hoping to cash in on its overflow. They subsequently rode the gravy train, or should we say syrup train, to become a billion-dollar company with over 1,500 locations as of 2015.
This week on Doughboys, we're going international: International House of Pancakes, that is.
Though, these days, it's just IHOP.
Fork rating[]
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
3.5 forks |
| Alison Agosti |
|
4 forks |
Snack or Wack[]
SweeTarts Gummies
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys try a snack and decide if it is good or bad ('snack or wack').
For this episode, they have Wonka's SweeTarts Gummies.
Everyone agrees that the Gummies are very chewy, but that they don't capture the taste of SweeTarts well.
Mike Mitchell reveals that he is a "gummy man" and that he has ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response).
| guest / host | verdict |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Snack |
| Mike Mitchell | Wack |
| Alison Agosti | Wack |
Breakfast Rankings 🥞[]
| guest / host | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | french toast | waffles | pancakes |
| Mike Mitchell | waffles | pancakes | french toast |
| Alison Agosti | waffles | pancakes | french toast |
Quotes[]
| “ | I feel like if an old man read those tweets, he would force his body to shut down and die. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: IHOP's 'cool' tweeting | ||
| “ | If you're a single male and you walk into an IHOP at like 2pm and you order the Whoville Pancakes, you get put on a list. It's like checking out Mein Kampf from the library. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | I think people like Nick are the problem with America. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | I'm a gummie man, everyone knows that about me. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
Unsatisfied Yelper[]
| “ | "Had some chick who provided no service. Insisted the original pancakes was three pancakes when it says five on the menu. Gave an attitude when we told her we ordered the set of five. Overcharged us for the bill. We paid, then she was complaining about groupon coupons on the side in front of the register. When we left after she was not monitoring our table, she then walked out and claimed we did not pay for the bill and accused us of stealing.
Meanwhile, she wasn't paying attention at all.................... We asked if someone took it and she claimed that she doubted it in a rude voice. Total b, and when she found out her teammate took the reciept she just laughed and walked away like a b. IHOP should be changed to IHOB. International House of Bitches." |
” |
–Matthew W. review of an IHOP in Manhattan, NY | ||
The Feedbag[]
| Are there any chains that you like purely out of nostalgic affinity despite the fact their food admittedly sucks? As people who have spent most of their lives on the coasts, do feel like you've missed out on the Heartland and the South; home of many long-running and beloved chains. Are there any chains you specifically want to try? (- Dave Ferguson) | ||
|---|---|---|
| guest / host | places they like purely out of nostalgia | places in other locations they want to try |
| Nick Wiger | - | |
| Mike Mitchell | Burger King |
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| Alison Agosti | Red Lobster | |
Restaurants[]
| official visit | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| IHOP | Hollywood, CA | Mitch and Alison went to the one on Sunset Blvd. together |
| restaurants referenced | notes |
|---|---|
| Chili's, Applebee's, TGI Friday's, Macaroni Grill [Rancho Cucamonga, CA] | fast food chains of Alison's childhood |
| Steak 'n Shake [St. Louis, MO] | Alison mentions going there |
Related Episodes[]
| IHOP episodes | Dave Ferguson episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
Double Blueberry Pancakes
Splashberry and Coffee