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Episode 7

Perfectly Adequate: Our Olive Garden Musical

In this episode of Fine Dining: The Search for the Most Mediocre Restaurant in America:

WELCOME TO OUR MUSICAL EPISODE! Michael & Garrett review Olive Garden | The boys think they can top Olive Garden’s in-house soundtrack by creating one of their own! | JUB gets a real job | What's going on with there being SO MANY BIRTHDAYS at Olive Garden?? | Former Olive Garden employee Trever Jones recounts meeting the love of his love on the job | 3 year-old Yaretzi gives up on reviewing the kids menu, so her dad does it for her.

Picked by: Garrett

Location: Burbank, CA

You-Must Bowl: None, song plus YMB seems like a lot

Hosts: Michael Ornelas and Garrett Zwerk

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7 full-length songs about Michael & Garrett’s night at Olive Garden: ​

  • “We’re All Family Here” (10:15)

    • Music by Kyle Schieffer

    • Lyrics by Michael Ornelas & Garrett Zwerk

    • Performed by Nick Adams, Cristina Bidagor, Michael Ornelas, Garrett Zwerk, & Kyle Schieffer

    • Additional voices by Kyle Schieffer, Alessandra Hill, & Jonny from Fiverr

  • “All We Want Is You (To Be Our Server)” (featuring alice the g00n) (26:45)

    • Music by James McEnelly

    • Lyrics by Garrett Zwerk & Michael Ornelas

    • Performed by Michael Ornelas, Garrett Zwerk, & alice the g00n

    • Additional voices by James McEnelly, Gabe Alvarez, Natalie Paniccia, & Caroline Paniccia

  • “Send It Back!” (32:12)

    • Music by Gabe Alvarez

    • Lyrics by Gabe Alvarez

    • Performed by Michael Ornelas & Garrett Zwerk

    • Backing vocals by Gabe Alvarez

    • Additional Voices by Alessandra Hill

  • “Charge for Sauce” (42:39)

    • Music by Kyle Schieffer

    • Lyrics by Michael Ornelas

    • Performed by Ben Valdmets, Michael Ornelas, & Garrett Zwerk

    • Additional Voices by Kyle Schieffer

  • “Room for Dessert” (featuring Ghettosocks) (52:48)

    • Music by Fresh Kils

    • Lyrics by Michael Ornelas & Darren Pyper

    • Performed by Michael Ornelas, Garrett Zwerk, Ghettosocks, & alice the g00n

  • “Perfectly Adequate” (featuring alice the g00n) (1:04:19)

    • Music by Kyle Schieffer

    • Lyrics by Michael Ornelas

    • Performed by Michael Ornelas, Garrett Zwerk, & alice the g00n

    • Backing vocals by Kyle Schieffer

  • “We’re All Family Here (Reprise)” (1:08:49)

    • Music by Kyle Schieffer

    • Lyrics by Michael Ornelas

    • Performed by Michael Ornelas, Garrett Zwerk, Nick Adams, & Cristina Bidagor

    • Backing vocals by Kyle Schieffer

    • Additional voices by alice the g00n & Ghettosocks

VERDICT: Great tunes meh food, mediocre!

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