WEBVTT - 9 Surprising Restaurants We Can't Stop Talking About

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<v Speaker 1>Guess what will? What's that? Mango? So you know back

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<v Speaker 1>in high school, how we both loved the Polynesian sauce

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<v Speaker 1>at Chick fil A. And I know we've discussed it before,

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<v Speaker 1>but I feel like it was definitely in our top

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<v Speaker 1>ten of condiments. But have you ever wanted Chick fil

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<v Speaker 1>A to be more Polynesian? You know, Mango. I've thought

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<v Speaker 1>about a lot of things in my life, but I

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<v Speaker 1>can't say I've ever had that thought before. Why do

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<v Speaker 1>you ask, Well, then, my dreams of wanting a more

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<v Speaker 1>Polynesian Chick fil A have finally come true. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I actually think we need to make a pilgrimage to

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<v Speaker 1>this place. It's called true It's Luo, and it's known

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<v Speaker 1>as the most Hawaiian Chick fil A outside Hawaii. And

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<v Speaker 1>for the record, it's in Fayetteville, Georgia, and it's named

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<v Speaker 1>for a Chick fil A founder, Truett Cathy, And apparently

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<v Speaker 1>true It had this dream of bringing Hawaii to Fayetteville,

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<v Speaker 1>so he built this massive Chick fil A. He filled

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<v Speaker 1>it with waterfalls and South Pacific totems and also, for

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<v Speaker 1>some reason, they're alligator heads on the wall. That part. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>But Shrewd actually hand picked all the decor. And while

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<v Speaker 1>the menu features everything you can get at a traditional

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<v Speaker 1>Chick fil a, there's also like plenty of food with

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<v Speaker 1>Polynesian flair. So you've got like skewered shrimp kalu, a

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<v Speaker 1>pork pineapple top burgers, and you can wash all that

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<v Speaker 1>down with a frosty pineapple drink. Yeah, that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>first of nine restaurants we never could have dreamed up

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<v Speaker 1>that will be covering today, So let's dive in. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>their podcast listeners, welcome to Part Time Genius. I'm Will Pearson,

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<v Speaker 1>and as always I'm joined by my good friend Manges Ticketer.

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<v Speaker 1>Unfortunately I'm not fully joined by my voice today, so

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<v Speaker 1>I apologize in advance. But who I am joined by Mango,

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<v Speaker 1>sitting behind that soundproof glass wearing a pizza hat. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know that, said, I guess it's a pizza Hut knockoff.

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<v Speaker 1>And Iran, were you familiar with this Mega? I was not.

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<v Speaker 1>I was not either. Well that's our friend and producer

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<v Speaker 1>Tristan McNeil, always introducing us to new things. So all right, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I know we're talking about strange restaurants again. But before

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<v Speaker 1>we get started, we wanted to tell our listeners that

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<v Speaker 1>we're actually doing a live performance very soon. Yeah, that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>We're actually coming to Philly, which is right near my

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<v Speaker 1>home state of Delaware for those of you who don't

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<v Speaker 1>know where Philadelphia is. But we'll be there on July

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<v Speaker 1>first for the Philly Podcast Festival. And we're actually playing

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<v Speaker 1>at the Trocadero, which is just so insane to me.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've heard of this theater, but I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>a ton about it. So why do you say it's insane?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's insane to me because it's where my

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<v Speaker 1>friends and I used to go to concerts when I

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<v Speaker 1>was in high school, Like we'd see Rusted Rude or

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<v Speaker 1>Back or Um, Sarah McLaughlin Very Naked Ladies. Lisa Lope

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<v Speaker 1>mostly was free tickets we got from the local radio station,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was pretty great, and to be playing there

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty amazing to me. And I think we're actually

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<v Speaker 1>opening for Lisa Lobe, aren't we as that I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that's true. Well maybe not, but we aren't going to

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<v Speaker 1>be alone. We're actually gonna be there with our good

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<v Speaker 1>friends Ben and Null from Ridiculous History, one of our

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<v Speaker 1>favorite podcast two of our favorite people. It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a blast, so we'll be part of the same show.

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<v Speaker 1>The show is at four pm on Sunday, July one,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're just days away from this, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>get your tickets at Philly Podfest dot com. Again. That's

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<v Speaker 1>Philly Podfest dot com July one, four pm. We hope

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<v Speaker 1>to see you guys there. It's gonna be so fun. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait. And I promised to have my full

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<v Speaker 1>voice by that point. I'm just just saving it. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm only using part of my voice for that reason,

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<v Speaker 1>just to say enough for the show. Anyway, Mano, I'm curious,

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<v Speaker 1>why did you want to talk about these theme restaurants today?

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<v Speaker 1>So part of it for me is that I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>fascinated that these places are willing to stake their entire

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<v Speaker 1>success on like the novelty of a gimmick, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm also just kind of like amazed when it works.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was talking to one of my friends last

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<v Speaker 1>night and he he's originally from Kosovo, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>saying that he took his family to Baltimore and they

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't find a place to eat, and then they finally

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<v Speaker 1>spotted Dick's Last resort, which you know is famous for

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<v Speaker 1>the waiters kind of being rude to you. And he

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<v Speaker 1>was sitting at the table and the waiter just threw

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<v Speaker 1>straws at him and napkins at end, and he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know what was going on, and he was so insulted,

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<v Speaker 1>and he told me, like all the things that were

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<v Speaker 1>racing through his mind. He was like, I don't owe

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<v Speaker 1>money to anyone in Baltimore. I don't have a bad

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<v Speaker 1>reputation here, Like, why is this waiter being so rude

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<v Speaker 1>to me specifically? And you know he's got three young kids.

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<v Speaker 1>He was honestly afraid he was going to get into

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<v Speaker 1>fist fight. And then I think someone confessed that it

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<v Speaker 1>was just a gimmick. But I love that some entrepreneur

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<v Speaker 1>out there years ago, I thought, you know, what people

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<v Speaker 1>really want is to be treated super badly by obnoxious waiters.

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<v Speaker 1>And for whatever reason, that guy was right, Like there's

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<v Speaker 1>seven or eight Dick's restaurants around the world, and I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like they're doing great. Really actually didn't know this.

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<v Speaker 1>I've I've honestly never been to one. I remember we

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<v Speaker 1>had a friend that would would rave about it and

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<v Speaker 1>always thought it was a fun idea. Have you been

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<v Speaker 1>to one before? I haven't been to one either. Huh.

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<v Speaker 1>Well what a strange concept. Well it makes sense why

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted to do today's topic. So, um, why don't

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<v Speaker 1>we let you go first? What what restaurant do you

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about first? How about this heart Attack

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<v Speaker 1>Grill in Vegas? So I'm so confused by this place,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's definitely something I'm more interested in talking about

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<v Speaker 1>than visiting. But the heart Attack Grill is a hospital

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<v Speaker 1>teamed restaurant where if you're over three pounds or if

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<v Speaker 1>an actual heart attack occurs during your meal, you get

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<v Speaker 1>to eat for free. What so if if just anyone

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<v Speaker 1>in the restaurant has a heart attack, then you get

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<v Speaker 1>to teach your meal for free. Is that the I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't looked into the fine print. I know it's known

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<v Speaker 1>as a meal to die for, but I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if it's anywhere in the restaurant or just at your table.

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<v Speaker 1>I also love that it's you said, a hospital themed restaurant,

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<v Speaker 1>Like if it's just so strange, but weirdly, I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of want to check this out. But anyway, tell me

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<v Speaker 1>more about it. Yeah, so everyone's dressed up like nurses,

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<v Speaker 1>and the burgers come in categories of like single, double,

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<v Speaker 1>or triple bypass. In fact, it goes all the way

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<v Speaker 1>up to an octoobole bypass burger, but sort of the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of the road burger is the quadruple bypass burger.

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<v Speaker 1>And it comes with four half pound beef patties, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>strips of bacon, eight slices of American cheese, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>a whole tomato in there, which might be the healthiest

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<v Speaker 1>part how And I just imagine that it's not even

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<v Speaker 1>sliced up. It's just like a whole tomato just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of squished into there. Yeah. I mean, if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to compliment it with something else, you can also get

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<v Speaker 1>like candy cigarettes with your meal. Those are available to

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<v Speaker 1>what a bizarre place, all right, Well, speaking in places

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<v Speaker 1>I probably won't visit. Did you know that the North

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<v Speaker 1>Korean government actually runs a bunch of state run food

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<v Speaker 1>joints in other countries, So it's actually kind of their

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<v Speaker 1>way to promote soft power and get people interested in

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<v Speaker 1>North Korean culture. So if you go there, there's these

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<v Speaker 1>women servers. They're actually all women, and they're dressed in

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<v Speaker 1>traditional guard so they'll seeing and they'll play instruments for

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<v Speaker 1>the diners. And so you can find these Pyongyang cafes

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<v Speaker 1>in places like Russia and China. But the biggest reason

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<v Speaker 1>for them isn't actually the propaganda. It's the cash. So

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<v Speaker 1>the meals they're costs around thirty bucks or so, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the food is supposed to be pretty good,

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<v Speaker 1>but the restaurants actually generate about a hundred to three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand dollars for the North Korean government, which it

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<v Speaker 1>desperately needs for its coffers. Now, there's one other thing

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<v Speaker 1>about this, if you ever find yourself in one of

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<v Speaker 1>these places, is that you're not allowed to take photos

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<v Speaker 1>when you're inside of one of them. Oh that's crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't think I'll ever be going, but probably

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Um So, one of these things you hear

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<v Speaker 1>in Brooklyn Live is that people are just crazy for poutine.

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<v Speaker 1>I know people like it all over the country too,

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<v Speaker 1>but um these are these like fries with cheese, kurds

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<v Speaker 1>and gravy, and they come from Canada. And as I

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<v Speaker 1>was looking up this story, I actually found that the

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<v Speaker 1>guy who invented poutine has a frame certificate it from

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<v Speaker 1>the Canadian Intellectual Property council at this restaurant, like it's

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<v Speaker 1>just up there on the wall to show everyone he

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<v Speaker 1>invented poutine. Anyway, that this isn't about that restaurant, but

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<v Speaker 1>about a fast food place in Quebec called shay Ashton.

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<v Speaker 1>And the reason it's interesting to me is that it

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<v Speaker 1>actually has a poutine menu that varies with the temperature.

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<v Speaker 1>So if the temperature is negative thirty degrees celsius, First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, can you imagine having to live anywhere where

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<v Speaker 1>it can get and will not ever test that out?

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<v Speaker 1>That just sounds like such a mistake. But if it

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<v Speaker 1>goes to negative thirty degrees celsius, then you get a

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<v Speaker 1>thirty percent discount on the poutine, and for every negative

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<v Speaker 1>degree you get a full percent off. Like I just

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine rooting for it to get colder just so

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<v Speaker 1>I could get some fries. But apparently it works. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well here's one on the opposite side of

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<v Speaker 1>the spectrum, and I'm actually really into this idea. So

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<v Speaker 1>normally a shoes off place might throw some people off.

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<v Speaker 1>But in the Philippines, in a place called Via Escudero

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<v Speaker 1>in the city of Tien, there's this waterfalls restaurant, and

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<v Speaker 1>the restaurant is shoes free, because all of the tables,

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<v Speaker 1>like these beautiful picnic tables there in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>this small river, and they're surrounded by these giant waterfalls,

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<v Speaker 1>and the cook stations are actually right there too. It's

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<v Speaker 1>actually this really stunning setting. And not only are the

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<v Speaker 1>guests encouraged to dunk their heads in the rushing water

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<v Speaker 1>in order to cool off, but they're exotic birds you

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<v Speaker 1>can spot from the location. And of course the fish,

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<v Speaker 1>not surprisingly is incredibly fresh. That sounds pretty fun. It

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<v Speaker 1>actually reminds me of this place Christopher told me about

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds insane. It's called Eta, which I guess it

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<v Speaker 1>means Mother of Pearl, and it's the world's first all

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<v Speaker 1>glass undersea restaurant. It's basically this panoramic view of the

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<v Speaker 1>sea in the Maldives, and it's five ms below sea

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<v Speaker 1>level and people have actually said it's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>tumbling down a tropical version of Alice in Wonderland, like

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<v Speaker 1>down the rabbit Hole. I've seen photos. It's honestly so beautiful,

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<v Speaker 1>like the roof is domed glass, and their schools of

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<v Speaker 1>fish just swimming around you. Apparently the trickiest part for

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<v Speaker 1>maintaining the restaurant is that both sides of the glass

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<v Speaker 1>have to be cleaned every day. But being there is

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<v Speaker 1>this really intimate experience. There's only ever space for fourteen diners.

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<v Speaker 1>You can also only eat there if you spend a

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<v Speaker 1>night in the hotel that's adjacent, which starts at seven

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<v Speaker 1>pounds a night. But if you've ever wondered what it's

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<v Speaker 1>like to eat your meal in a giant fish tank,

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<v Speaker 1>like this is the closest you'll get to that experience.

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<v Speaker 1>That does sound like a pretty neat thing. Like, I

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<v Speaker 1>know that's expensive to be there, but I could see

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<v Speaker 1>why people would want to pay that. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>just seems like something you couldn't experience anywhere else. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's almost like you're in the submarine in

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<v Speaker 1>life aquatic. They're the way it's all set up. It's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty incredible. All right. Well, here's one I really wish

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<v Speaker 1>still existed, and it doesn't anymore, though there's some hope

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<v Speaker 1>that it might come back at some point. And it

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<v Speaker 1>was just called Tim's Place, and it was owned and

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<v Speaker 1>run by a young guy named Tim Harris. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a breakfast and lunch place. It was in Albuquerque, and

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<v Speaker 1>it had this delicious food with a Southwestern flare and

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<v Speaker 1>had all these great reviews on yellop in places like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But what makes it so interesting is that it was

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<v Speaker 1>the first restaurant owned and operated by someone with Down syndrome.

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<v Speaker 1>So Tim is a special Olympian. He likes to jokingly

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<v Speaker 1>point out that he has more medals than Michael Phelps.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's that's pretty impressive, a lot of it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot of metals. But what makes the place

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<v Speaker 1>even more special is that he liked to give hugs

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<v Speaker 1>with every meal, and he'd given out something like it

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<v Speaker 1>was like eighteen thousand hugs before the place eventually closed. Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that story, and it's a shame it closed. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, the reason it actually closed was because

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<v Speaker 1>Tim was in a relationship at the time, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was a long distance relationship, so he decided to choose

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<v Speaker 1>love over food, and in fact, he often said food

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<v Speaker 1>is food. But what made his place special was all

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<v Speaker 1>the hugs. How great is that? That's so great? Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got two more facts to give up before we do,

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<v Speaker 1>let's take a little break. Welcome back to part time

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<v Speaker 1>Genius where we're talking about strange and fun restaurants we'd

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<v Speaker 1>love to visit or at least peek into. So, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you've just told us about Tim's restaurant, which sounds amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, in that same feel good vein, I

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<v Speaker 1>just read about John bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>heard about this place? You know? I don't know that

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard about anything related to John bon Jovi in

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<v Speaker 1>quite a while, so I didn't know he was in

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<v Speaker 1>the food business though either. Yeah, well, I just read

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<v Speaker 1>a story on Tony bon Jovi, so read about something

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<v Speaker 1>related to John bon Jovi, but not food anyway. He's

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<v Speaker 1>actually got two of these places, And at first blush

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<v Speaker 1>there were like celebrity chefs from Top Chef there and

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<v Speaker 1>it just seems kind of fancy and the food look great,

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<v Speaker 1>but I just wasn't that impressed. But then I've read

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<v Speaker 1>that it's basically set up for people in need, so

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<v Speaker 1>you can pay for the meal like a regular restaurant,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you're hard up, you can volunteer in the

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<v Speaker 1>back of the restaurant for an hour and have your

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<v Speaker 1>complete meal paid for. They've actually served over eight meals

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<v Speaker 1>that way, and you know, for those of us who

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<v Speaker 1>can't pay, you can also volunteer your time there and

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<v Speaker 1>donate it, or if you're struggling, you can volunteer and

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<v Speaker 1>pay for your meal that way, and they just give

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<v Speaker 1>away a lot of really great food. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>remarkable and it made me like bon Jovis so much more. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty neat. Well, I'm glad we've got all the

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<v Speaker 1>heartwarming stuff out of the way because I got one

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<v Speaker 1>last one that I want to talk about, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>these roller coaster restaurants. So I just hearing that title, like,

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<v Speaker 1>it can't be where you get on a roller coaster

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<v Speaker 1>and then have a meal served to you during the

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<v Speaker 1>loop de loops, right, because that seems like a terrible idea.

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<v Speaker 1>It might sound like a terrible idea. It was something

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<v Speaker 1>I probably would try that was a fan of roller coasters,

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<v Speaker 1>But now this is this is very different, and I

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<v Speaker 1>guess this is a chain restaurant and they're in all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of fancy cities like Vienna, so Chi, Dubai, like

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<v Speaker 1>all over the place. But basically you order your food

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<v Speaker 1>on an iPad and then the food and drinks goes

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<v Speaker 1>on this roller coasters around your table. Like, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know how this works exactly, because the tracks have

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<v Speaker 1>these winding loops and crazy turns, and honestly, you would

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<v Speaker 1>think the food would just spill everywhere like on its

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<v Speaker 1>way to you, But it just pulls right up in

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<v Speaker 1>front of you. That's pretty amazing. You know. I used

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<v Speaker 1>to get a thrill from watching those like sushi boats

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<v Speaker 1>at restaurants, especially in San Francisco, where they slowly move

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<v Speaker 1>and you can just plucked the sushi off the floating boats.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know, like a roller coaster seems so

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<v Speaker 1>much crazier. But who do you think wins this week?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was thinking my Tim's Diner fact was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good and maybe that should take it. Your bon

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<v Speaker 1>Jovi soul food thing was probably a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 1>especially since it's still around. But you know, this week,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we should give the trophy to Christopher

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<v Speaker 1>hasiotis he he did a ton of work in helping

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<v Speaker 1>out with the research for this episode. I'm totally for it.

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<v Speaker 1>We should buy him a gift certificate to Pizza Hat.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great all right, Well, one more reminder, we

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<v Speaker 1>hope to see anyone that's in the Philadelphia area at

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<v Speaker 1>our show at the Trocadero on July one at four pm,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can get those tickets at Philly pod fest

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. But we'll be back with a full length

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<v Speaker 1>episode tomorrow m