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Season 2 Episode 22

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Perkins Restaurant & Bakery feat. Andrew Canada (Two in the Cooler 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: From the Two in the Cooler podcast, host Andrew Canada joins me this week to check out Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, a chain that I flew across the country to New York City to try, and he flew down from Buffalo to meet me there

○ Originally "Smithy's Pancake House" before changing their name and expanding across the region, Perkins' backstory is one of ups and downs

○ The Secret Menu: Sci-Fi Foods

○ Andrew's friends sound 100% made up
○ A Yelper gives Perkins 5 stars while continually dunking on Staten Island in pretty glorious fashion

○ Part 2: Perkins has a dingy atmosphere that acknowledges you'd rather be elsewhere

○ What's Going on Over There with advertising the arrival of Dr. Pepper to your menu, and then only serving Mr. Pibb? (This one really upset Michael)

○ Our server was emotionally affected by me not loving my burger

○ Andrew eats his pancakes in a real crazy way

○ What we ate: Orange Juice, Mr. Pibb, Chicken Fingers, Short Stack of Pancakes, Turkey Sausage, Tater Tots, Blueberry Pancakes, Sausage Patty, Avocado Crunch Burger, French Fries, Apple Pie, & Banana Cream Pie

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Location: Staten Island, NY

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Michael's Score:                                   3.61

Andrew's Score:                                5.87

Tchotchke of Mediocrity Score:     4.74

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Host: Michael Ornelas

Guest Host: Andrew Canada

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Music by: James McEnelly

Theme Song by: Kyle Schieffer

 

Segment Transitions Voice by: Sandy Rose