"Steak 'n Shake 3 with Evan Susser" is Episode 82 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Steak 'n Shake 3 with Evan Susser" was released on December 15, 2016.
Synopsis[]
Friend of the podcast Evan Susser (Wedding Crashers 2, Sonic the Hedgehog) returns for the 'boys third visit to a third different iteration of Steak 'n Shake, the midwest chain splintered into multiple parallel concepts by the owner Sardar Biglari. A discussion about the direction of the podcast turns contentious. Plus, a Rogue One edition of Dinner and a Movie.
Nick's intro[]
2016
1000 years in the future, if current trends continue, scientists estimate global sea levels will have risen nearly seven meters, a cataclysmic event that, according to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, would mean the doom of humanity, absent the colonization of space.
And these pessimistic extrapolations for Earth in 3016 may prove true, based on the events of 2016, when Americans elected as President a man who believes global warming to be a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
The endlessly despairing news of 2016 came on like the overwhelming floods of future millenia: a rash of global terror attacks, an endemic of domestic hate crimes, an Olympic Games in Brazil overshadowed by the Zika virus and a heavily politicized impeachment, a gutter brawl of a U.S. Presidential election between the two least popular candidates in history, and perhaps most troubling, the death of beloved gorilla Harambe at the hands of a Cincinnati Zoo sniper.
And this podcast made some history of its own: the contentious Tournament of Chompions which crowned In-N-Out as the world's best burger; the disastrous Doughlympic-Susser Games; Rocklobsterfest - our month-long tour of Red Lobster; we saw fifty new episodes and four new entrants to the prestigious Platinum Plate Club.
As we wrap up a momentous year in world events, and perhaps a more momentous year in Doughboys, we bring back an old friend to revisit an old favorite.
This week on Doughboys, we return once again to Steak 'n Shake.
Fork rating[]
This is the third trip to Steak 'N Shake (all with Evan Susser). The first time they went to one in Santa Monica, where they were surprised to learn it was a "Biglari" version, and not a full-menu Steak 'N Shake. The next time they drove all the way to Victorville, CA so they could review a full Steak 'N Shake. On that trip, they put Steak 'N Shake in the Platinum Plate Club.
In between those first two trips, Steak 'N Shake also competed in the Burger Brawl, where it lost to Five Guys.
This episode also reviews a Biglari Steak 'N Shake, though it had a fuller menu than the original one (albeit still limited).
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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2 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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2.5 shit mounds |
| Evan Susser |
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2 forks |
Thus, Steak 'N Shake was removed from the Platinum Plate Club, with quite a drastic drop in scores.
Susser also calls Steak 'N Shake's customer service to complain.
Dinner and a Movie 🍽️ 🎥[]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
What is the perfect dinner to have before a specific movie?
This week, the film was Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, so their food choices to eat during it are all Star Wars-related.
| beverage 🥤 | appetizer 🌽 | meal 🍽️ | dessert 🥧 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue milk | Portion bread (one full portion) | Buffalo Tri-Tip (Bantha) | Darth Vader's Famous Apple Pie |
| Foie gras (via The Force) | The Emperor's Corn Dog |
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| R2-D2 potatoes and C-3PO corn |
Roast Spoonman[]
Santa
| “ | Santa's drowned corpse | ” |
–@sadpizzaparty | ||
The Blow-Up[]
Nick and Mitch sort of break down in this episode, probably frustrated at having spent so much time with each other, their inherent personality clashes, and needing to figure out how to work together as a team since the show was starting to settle into a real thing. The show had been going on for about a year and a half at this point, and certainly the last few months of episodes, they'd been bickering a lot. It came to a head here in this episode, as Susser seems to be sort of both instigator (he plays clips from past episodes of them arguing) and mitigator.
They momentarily decide that this will be the final episode, until with Susser's help, they decide the argument was healing and they both can move forward if they work together better.
Unrelated, but to note, Yusong also calls in with a message from France (he had interned with the Doughboys, and then returned to school and went on a program abroad; he will rejoin the show officially later). He explains that fries are eaten with mayo in France; that in French supermarkets, they have smoked salmon cold cuts; and French youths like McDonald's.
Quotes[]
| “ | If you're listening to this podcast... maybe don't. Maybe it's time to cut ties. Abandon ship. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Maybe Doughboys is bringing the country together. | ” |
–Evan Susser | ||
| “ | I think you guys are doing the most noble of work. | ” |
–Evan Susser, speaking for all of us | ||
| “ | Have you ever met Biglari? | ” |
–Mitch & Susser to the Steak 'N Shake customer service employee | ||
#hashtags[]
- #DuttonsDong
- #PrePulp vs. #PostPulp
- #IRuinedMyChristmas
Sonic The Hedgehog questions[]
- Is Dr. Robotnik the main villain?
- Can you confirm the wedding they are crashing is between Sonic and Amy?
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I recently got into the podcast and have caught up on the back catalog over the past three weeks and you guys bring up Coke vs. Pepsi a lot and you often bring up certain companies' ethics.
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–Dr. Dustin Devore | ||
Restaurants[]
| official visits | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steak 'n Shake | Burbank, CA | Nick, Mitch, and Susser all went to this location (with Natalie) |
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Burger King | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Susser talks about the BK at the Chiang Mai airport |
Plugs and Drops and Things[]
| movies / tv | notes |
|---|---|
| Fist Fight / Sonic the Hedgehog / Wedding Crashers 2 | Susser's plugs |
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in Mitch's drop (by Duncan Pelletier) |
| Dave Matthews "Crash Into Me" | Sussers gets Mitch to improvise a new version called "Hot Pastrami" |
Related Episodes[]
| Steak 'N Shake episodes | end-of-the-year 🥩🥤 episodes | Star Wars episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
