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"Steak n' Shake 9: Slice House with Evan Susser (live)" is Episode 476 of Doughboys, hosted by Tiger Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Steak n' Shake 9: Slice House with Evan Susser (live)" was released on December 19, 2024.

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"Tomorrow… with Commissioner Evan Susser" - @doughboyspod

Synopsis[]

Evan Susser (@evansusser) joins the 'boys for a sneak peek into 2025 before a review of Slice House.

[Recorded live at the Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles on December 14, 2024.]

Nick's intro[]

Now there's a grown-up swinging town.

Sinatraroast

Frank Sinatra

This was San Francisco as described by Frank Sinatra. The Italian-American crooner, whose partner Ava Gardner famously remarked, “weighed 119 pounds... and nineteen of those pounds were cock,” was an expert on swinging - in the jazz sense, the lifestyle sense, and the literal sense, with his heavy, pendulous hog swaying with every step like a horse’s tail. But the Chairman of the Endowed’s affection for the Golden Gate City speaks to its often overlooked Italian-American population, clustered in the SF neighborhood of North Beach. Among its famous Italian residents was legendary baseballer Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, who, when he swung a baseball bat, must’ve felt like Sinatra shaking himself off at a urinal.

North Beach was also the birthplace of the important but annoying beatnik movement — in a convergence of its ethnic and cultural identities, author Jack Kerouac, who today has a street named after him in the District, wrote fondly of the scent of “pan-fried chow mein flavored air that blew into my room from Chinatown, vying with the spaghetti sauces of North Beach.”

And if Kerouac was alive today, he would’ve inhaled the scents from a North Beach restaurant currently ranked among the top American pizzerias: Tony's Pizza Napoletana. Founded in 2009 by namesake Tony Gemignani, who had become the first ever American to win the World Pizza Cup in Naples, no doubt causing distressed Italians to cry out “mama mia!!,” his restaurant’s instant popularity led Gemignani to open a neighboring slice shop the next year. That second restaurant, which offers a sampling of distinct pizza styles and invites patrons to “respect the craft,” would become a franchise, and now has twenty locations in California, Nevada, and Utah.

Today, Italian-Americans tragically still endure persecution from harmful stereotyping — one prominent food podcaster recently derided the entire demographic as quote “marinara dipshits.” But the group continues to influence and enrich American life, with luminaries like filmmaker Martin Scorsese, singer Ariana Grande, and activist Luigi Mangione. And today with his fast-growing pizza empire, you can add another name to that list: Tony Gemignani.

(Seriously, though, Sinatra was hung like a brontosaurus.)

This week on Doughboys… we return, once again, to Steak ‘n Shake, via the new chain occupying its former Burbank storefront like a paisano hermit crab: Slice House by Tony Gemignani.

Fork rating[]

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Nick, Mitch, and Susser at Slice House

Typically, the Doughboys celebrate the end of the year by going to Steak n' Shake, or get steaks and shakes somewhere together. This year, they visited Slice House, which was in the same location that a Steak n' Shake used to occupy.

guest / host ordered rating
Tiger Wiger
  • Caesar Salad
  • Wings (Buffalo Sauce)
  • Meatballs (3)
  • Side of Ranch
  • Side of Blue Cheese
  • New York Style Pepperoni (slice)
  • New York Style Veggie (slice)
  • New York Style Wiseguy (slice)
  • New York Style Picante (slice)
  • Grandma Angeleno (slice)
  • Grandma Sweet Gino (slice)
  • Detroit Tony Jack (slice)
  • Sicilian Traditional (slice)
  • New York Style Cheese (12")
  • Cannoli - Chocolate Chips
  • Cannoli - Pistachio
  • Cannoli - Sprinkles
  • Gelato
3.5 forks
Mike Mitchell 4 forks
Evan Susser 3.99 forks

Doughboys 2025 Keynote Presentation[]

A summary of Commissioner Susser's presentation:

In 2025, the tenth year of the podcast, there will be some new commitments and promises:

  • the annual vegetable month is abolished
  • the Frank Bank is yanked! no more four month breaks
  • the Reddit is good now
  • The 2025 Tournament of Chompions: of Chompions - all the previous Tournament Chompions will compete
  • Doughlandofest! The Doughboys will be going to Orlando (and take Susser)
  • The Commissioner Sweepstakes: if you recruit six new listeners, you are in a lottery to go to Los Angeles and buy Susser lunch
  • a big article will be written about the Doughboys
  • Gemi will meet Wolly
  • Bug Mane returns
  • Mitch gets thin
  • "The Scale 3: The Thermometer"
  • "The Doughboys Kids Club"
  • Susser spinoff podcast
  • Project Watchtower
  • a Doughboys album

Costco Guys Cameo[]

Commissioner Susser gets AJ and Big Justice (the Costco Guys) to record a Cameo. They wonder what a podcast called Doughboys could be and then say they should go to Costco.

Afterwards, Costco Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies are handed out to the Doughboys and the audience.

Snack or Wack[]

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Costco Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie (held by the DB Wiki)

In Snack or Wack, The Doughboys have a snack and rate it either 'snack' or 'wack.'

Mitch and Susser had never had a Costco Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie before.

guest / host rating
Tiger Wiger Snack
Mike Mitchell Snack
Evan Susser Snack

Unsatisfied Yelper[]

In this segment, Nick digs up some one-star reviews of fast food on Yelp! and they then talk about them.

For this episode, Nick finds some reviews of the McDonald's in Altoona, PA where Luigi Mangione was arrested.

All the food tastes like snitches! Fries, snitches. Burgers, snitches. Nuggets, snitches. Overall, not really enjoyable.

–Liz S.

Rats in the kitchen cooking food and taking orders and everything. It's like Ratatouille except it's not fun. Entire place run by rats.

–Austin C.

Why-a you do this to Luigi? He a-never hurt almost anyone. Mamma mia!

–JS

Also apparently Luigi Mangione's middle name is Nicholas, which is Wiger's first name. His full legal name is Nicholas Frank Wiger, but sometimes he goes by Frank.

Let Me Be Frank: Holiday edition 🌭[]

Summer in the City

The Lovin' Spoonful "Summer in the City"

Hot dog simmer in the city

Grit on my grill gettin' greasy and gritty
Toast bun, don't it look pretty
Suckin' on a dog like you're suckin' on a titty
Pork and beef sausages and long bread
Rollin' on a roller grill, must've been relish

One bite, it's a different world
Swap dog bites with a girl
Munch on, munch on, and chomp all night
Despite the farts, it'll be alright
That taste when the casing has snapped
Later that day, you'll for sure have to nap
As it simmers in the city
Like you're suckin' on a titty

Elvisdog

Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"

You ain't nothin' but a hot dog
Frying all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hot dog
Frying all the time
You ain't never been a burger
And you ain't no lunch of mine

They said you a sandwich
Well, that was just a lie
Yea, they said you a sandwich
Well, that was just a lie
You're just a bun around a wiener
So you sure don't qualify

Wickedsoundtrack

"Popular" from <i>Wicked</i>

You will eat frankfurter
You're gonna eat frankfurter
I'll teach you to heat the dogs
Made from beef and hogs
Little ways to sear and steam
While the condiments
Chili cheese onions
Everything that really counts
You'll eat frankfurter
I dough about frankfurter
And with an assist from me
To eat what you'll eat
Instead of hangry who you were
'Cause nothing's gonna stop you
From chompin' on a frankfurter
ER
La la hot dog
Gonna eat a frankfurter

Muppetcarolposter

The Muppet Christmas Carol

"Spirit, the name on this grave - it says Frank! Oh please, Spirit, no. Why would you show me this if I was passed all hope? I will honor Frankmas and try to keep it all the year! I will live my life in the dog, the bun, and the mustard. Oh Spirit, please, speak to me! *sobs*

I'm home! I'm here! It's a miracle!

You... you, young podcast producer, what day is today?"

Today? Why today is Doughboys Live Show Day!

Doughboys Live Show Day? Why, I didn't miss it, after all. Do you know Old Man Weinerschnitzels? You know that award-winning dog in the window?

You mean the one that's twice as big as me?

Yes. Go and buy it! Take the Doughboys credit card. And hey, Happy Frankmas!

Mupcarolsoundtrack

"Thankful Heart"

With a frankful heart
With a fluffy bun
With a growing belly
When the meal is done
With a bun and some meat to bring
(With a bun and some meat to bring)
Bring those dogs, franks, and brats to me
(Dogs, franks, and brats to me)
Yes, and every frank we see
We'll put in our grocery cart
And we'll buy 'em all with a frankful heart

Life is like a podcast
Who knows when it ends?
And if you want to know
The measure of a host
You simply count his listeners
Stop and look around you
The hot dogs that you seek
They're made again each day
Don't let them slip away
How tasty franks can be!

With a frankful heart
As my hot dog bakes
I do make this yummy
With every bite I take
Will be used now to sing frank's praise
(Used now to sing frank's praise)
If you sit and eat franks for days
(Sit and eat franks for days)
With a Costco guarantee
That even if I shart
I will eat one more with a frankful heart
I will eat one more with a frankful heart

In this segment, Mitch searches Google for 'holiday hot dog' and Nick uses Bing for "hot dog Christmas" and discovers the latest news about hot dogs. They then discuss!

For this episode, they hand out Costco hotdogs to the audience.

  • Nick finds an article about Sams Club offering holiday hot dogs that you could put any topping on (even candy corn or turkey). They don't like these.
  • Mitch has an article about the tastiest hot dogs in every state.
  • Joey Chestnut is named the Holiday Bowl's honorary chairman.
  • Mitch notes a story about Portillo's staffing its chains with corporate employees during the holidays.
  • Nick reads a British article about gross pigs in blankets.
  • Susser turns up a story about cute animals celebrating Hanukkah.
  • Lastly, Mitch shares how Santa visited Hot Dog Heaven.

Roast Spoonman[]

Luigiroast

Luigi Mangione

Luigi Manicotti

–The Roast King

#hashtags[]

  • #Doughkworker

The Feedbag[]

5-fork Hanukkah food?

–Tristan of Hotter Sauces

guest / host favorite Hanukkah foods
Tiger Wiger latkes with sour cream and applesauce
Mike Mitchell potato latkes
Evan Susser Sufganiyot
What's your favorite non-traditional holiday meal?

–Duncan

guest / host non-traditional holiday meals
Tiger Wiger
Mike Mitchell a secret Burger King Whopper
Evan Susser hometown Burger King
Amelia Marino Italian dinner (chicken parm, lasagna, meatballs)
Emma Erdbrink
If you had carte blanche to do a Super Bowl commercial for a chain restaurant, what would it be and would you star in it?

–Tim

guest / host fast-food commercial
Mike Mitchell The Doughboys and Jared in "Jared's back"

Quotes[]

I think this was our least rocky year of the podcast. Also, I went to a different country for three months.

–Mike Mitchell

We need more sexy grandmas. Why can't grandmas be hot? Why can't we sexualize a grandma? I don't mean my grandma or your grandma, but I mean grandmas in general. Why are people booing?

–Nick Wiger

Pizza by the slice is one of the great culinary inventions of America!

–Evan Susser

Drops and Plugs[]

reference notes
gochujang in Mitch's drop (by the Drop Despot, Cole Mapstone)

Related Episodes[]

end-of-the-year 🥩🥤 episodes Costco episodes

Photos[]

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