Chili's 2 with Joey Janela

"Chili's 2 with Joey Janela" is Episode 255 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Chili's 2 with Joey Janela" was released on June 11, 2020.

## Synopsis

AEW wrestler "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela joins as the 'boys return to their first ever reviewed restaurant chain, Chili's, for a sampling of their to-go menu, and to discuss New Jersey food, travel eats, and more. Plus, another edition of Spoonman's Treat or Skeet.

## Nick's intro

In January of 1989, in the middle of the fourteenth season of *Saturday Night Live*, a new featured player joined the cast: a Toronto-raised and Chicago-trained sketch comedian named Mike Myers.

Even among a famously strong cast, Myers' character work made him a quick standout, especially as Wayne Campbell, a rock-obsessed slacker with a public-access talk show filmed in his parents' basement. The recurring "Wayne's World" sketches starring Myers and Dana Carvey as his beta sidekick, Garth, would become as much an *SNL* staple as "Weekend Update," and in 1992, the duo starred in the feature-film version of *Wayne's World*, directed by Penelope Spheeris.

Myers had successfully graduated from *SNL* player to movie star, and after following it with *Wayne's World 2* and off-beat rom-com *So I Married An Axe Murderer*, in 1997, he co-wrote and starred in *Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery*, playing both the titular frozen-in-time British secret-agent horndog and the film's antagonist, a cueball supervillain named Dr. Evil, purportedly based on *SNL* kingpin, Lorne Michaels.

With a laundry list of catchphrases that would be endlessly repeated by annoying kids at school, and annoying adults at work, the film became a cult hit and had a second life as a big seller on the new home-video format of DVD. In 1999, the same summer as the much anticipated *Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace*, Myers released *Austin Powers Episode II: The Spy Who Shagged Me*, a megahit that would become the third highest grossing film of the year, outpacing *Toy Story 2* and *The Matrix*.

The now-franchise added more outrageous characters, including pint-sized Dr. Evil clone, Mini-Me, played by the late Verne Troyer, and grotesque Scotsman, Fat Bastard, played by Myers himself in Klump-style prosthetics. And as the gluttonous Bastard, Myers would make theaters erupt in laughs of recognition by singing a beloved chain-restaurant jingle, expressing his craving for baby back ribs.

The meaty earworm, in use since the early '90s by the Dallas-founded Tex-Mex eatery, would lead to a surge in rib sales when deployed by its marketing team; in addition to the Fat Bastard cover, was also sung by boy band \*NSYNC. While the song, much like Myers, has been less prominent in recent years, its status, like *Wayne's World* and *Austin Powers*, is entrenched in American pop-culture history.

As for the restaurant itself, today, 45 years after its first location opened, diners across America still respond like Fat Bastard himself, saying to its offerings "get in my belly."

This week on *Doughboys*, we return once again to Chili's.

## Fork rating

The Doughboys have reviewed Chili's a couple of other times. They went in their very first episode, where Nick gave it 3 forks and Mitch gave it 4 forks. Then for episode 200, they celebrated by going to the Las Vegas airport and trying the Chili's Too (which both Nick and Mitch gave 4 forks).

For this episode, they focus on Chili's to-go menu.

* Side House Salad
* Cup of Original Chili
* The Boss Burger
* Chicky Chicky Bleu Sandwich
* Texas Cheese Fries
* Paradise Pie
 Mike Mitchell
* Southwestern Eggrolls
* Chips & Salsa
* Boneless Wings
* Southern Smokehouse Burger
* Molten Chocolate Cake
 Joey Janela
	+ Bone-In Wings
	+ Southwestern Eggrolls
	+ Original Chicken Crispers
* Chips & Salsa

**The Spoonman's Bite of the Night** went to the Molten Chocolate Cake.

## Treat or Skeet

In this segment, Mitch has a snack and decides if it is 'good' or 'bad.' (It's a re-branded Snack or Wack for Mitch alone.)

In this episode, he tries two items: Skittles Dips and Mountain Dew Charged Berry Blast Game Fuel.

Mitch calls the Skittles Dips "cummy Skittles".

After struggling to open the can, Mitch chugs some Mountain Dew Game Fuel and seemed to really enjoy it. He feels like he became a better gamer after drinking it.

Skittles DipsMtn Dew Game Fuel

## The Feedbag

What technically wrong preparations do you personally enjoy?

## Related Episodes

* 200. Chili's Too
* 255. **Chili's 2**
* DD. TakeOver: Chicago
* DD. or Nothing
* DD. WWE Cook-off and Biggie Feedbag XII
* 255. **Chili's 2**
* 267. Potbelly
* DD. All-Elite Podcasting: Tuesday Night Dynabite
* DD. Jingle All The Way 2

## Photos

Patron Mar-Go-RitaPatron Mar-Go-RitaTexas Cheese FriesOriginal ChiliThe Boss BurgerThe Boss BurgerChicky Chicky Bleu SandwichChicky Chicky Bleu SandwichChicky Chicky Bleu SandwichSide House SaladParadise Pie (unassembled)Paradise Pie