"Panda Express 3 with Oscar Montoya" is Episode 286 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Panda Express 3 with Oscar Montoya" was released on February 4, 2021.
"Tomorrow... with Oscar Montoya" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Oscar Montoya (Bless the Harts, Spanish Aqui Presents, Inside the Disney Vault) joins the 'boys to talk video games and horror movies before a review of Panda Express. Plus, everyone admits their food secrets in another edition of Concessional.
Nick's intro[]
Lew Alcindor and John Wooden at UCLA
From 1964 to 1975, the UCLA Men's Basketball Team ruled the roost, winning ten NCAA championships over a dozen seasons under the stewardship of the "Wizard of Westwood," coach John Wooden. Anchored by back-to-back Hall-of-Fame big men, Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton, the UCLA Bruins' dominance on the hardwood would never be matched by another men's team and cemented the SoCal university's reputation as a basketball school.
As for UCLA football? Even in its own city, it's second banana to one of the most storied programs in history, the USC Trojans.
But the Football Bruins at least began to approach relevance in 1976 with the hiring of coach Terry Donahue. Over a nearly 20-season run, Donahue led the UCLA program to five PAC-10 Championships and three Rose Bowl wins, compiling a 151-74-8 record and landing himself in the College Football Hall of Fame. He would later go on to manage the NFL's San Francisco 49ers.
But Coach Donahue's contributions on the gridiron may in fact be secondary to his legacy in chain restaurants. In 1983, Terry and his brother Dan Donahue, who worked in real estate, connected with Andrew and Peggy Cherng, the owners of a successful Chinese restaurant in Pasadena, California. Together, they developed an "express" version of their "inn" concept for stationing in the food court of the nearby Glendale Galleria mall. This stripped-down counter-service version would become the company's primary business model, meeting an unmet demand for budget-friendly American/Chinese food, including its signature Orange Chicken.
Today, with over 2000 still-family-owned locations, it's the Cherngs who deserve the credit for their company's staggering success, but his role in its conception is a noteworthy part of Coach Donahue's winning record, both on and off the field.
This week on Doughboys, we return, once again, to Panda Express.
Fork rating[]
The Doughboys first reviewed Panda Express back in 2016 when Nick gave it 2.5 forks and Mitch rated it 3 forks. Two years later, they returned and both of them rated it 4 forks.
In between those two reviews, Panda Express was also part of the Munch Madness: Chicken Fight. It lost in the first round (the Small Pieces region), and then moved to Fat Chance Kitchen, where it again lost.
| guest / host | ordered | 🥠 | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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3.75 forks | |
| Mike Mitchell |
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4 forks | |
| Oscar Montoya |
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"A family is gonna keep you close" or something like that | 3.5 forks |
Concessional[]
Papa Shaq
In this segment, The Doughboys reveal their deepest, darkest food-related sins.
For this episode, they focus on quarantine-specific secrets and confess them to Papa Shaq.
| guest / host | concession |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | once when out of salad dressing, used horseradish mustard instead |
| Mike Mitchell | ate a whole box of Extra Toasty Cheez-Its in one sitting |
| Mike Mitchell | on Inauguration Day, Mitch celebrated by getting Taco Bell, but told his Mum it was for Doughboys |
| Oscar Montoya | puts deli meat in his microwave ramen |
Roast Mr. Slice (aka The Spoonman)[]
Davy Crockett
| “ | Gravy Crockett | ” |
–@natashawillis | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | There was a time we were reviewing Red Lobster and you said that it should be renamed Pink Shrimpys. | ” |
–Nick Wiger re: Mitch's marketing skills | ||
| “ | And you know what?! Panda Express could become Orange Nuggets. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell's marketing skills | ||
| “ | Welcome back to Doughboys, the #1 COVID-denying podcast! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell's marketing skills | ||
| “ | The way this country is going, we're gonna go from fortune cookies to 4Chan cookies. I'm gonna open up a cookie and it'll say "The Donald rules." | ” |
–Mike Mitchell's marketing skills | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I'm on to you! | ” |
–Mrs. Mitchell | ||
| “ | I gave birth last October to a healthy baby boy. When labor was all said-and-done, I had gone over 24 hours without eating. The first thing I had was the hospital cafeteria's pulled pork sandwich. While it tasted like the best meal I ever ate, due to my level of starvation, I'm sure it was actually disgusting. But at that point, I was not able to wait another minute for my husband to go get me something better.
What's the grossest thing you've ever eaten from pure desperation? Did it taste delicious because you were so hungry? |
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–Alyssa | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Panda Express episodes | Shaquille O'Neal episodes | Oscar Montoya episodes |
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