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Season 2 Episode 21

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Houston's Restaurant feat. Adam Macias (That Was Wild Podcast)

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

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○ Part 1: Houston's Restaurant aka Hillstone aka 13 other things is one of the more upscale chains, and Adam Macias from the That Was Wild podcast joins me to learn interesting facts about this restaurant

○ Houston's will let you BYOB without charging a corkage fee, and they are very proud of this

○ The Secret Menu: Bougier Restaurants

○ Houston's is currently embroiled in a lawsuit over price-gouging during the pandemic
○ My new favorite review of all-time: an unfashionable Yelper dressed terribly, and then complained that staff let him know he was breaking the dress code in this week's Yelp from Strangers

○ Part 2: Houston's Restaurant aka Hillstone is one of the higher-end experiences I've had for the podcast, and That Was Wild podcast's Adam Macias joined me on his own birthday to dine there with me

○ The art choices in here were bold (arguably Way Too Much) and their light fixtures straight up looked like a certain Pokémon

○ I straight up misinterpreted the meaning of the phrase "I'm Going to Hit the Head"

○ What's Going On Over There with falsely advertising their artichokes on the menu?

○ Manager gaslighting

○ What we ate: Spinach Artichoke Dip, Deviled Eggs, Warm Bread Plate, Thai Tuna Roll, Cole Slaw, French Fries, French Dip au Jus, Hawaiian Prime Rib, Brownie with Kahlua Sauce

○ A passionate discussion about our rating scales

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Location: Pasadena, CA

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Michael's Score:                                   8.39

Adam's Score:                                    7.05

Tchotchke of Mediocrity Score:     7.72

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Host: Michael Ornelas

Guest Host: Adam Macias

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Music by: James McEnelly

Theme Song by: Kyle Schieffer

 

Segment Transitions Voice by: Sandy Rose