Chili’s with Eva Anderson

"Chili's with Eva Anderson" is Episode 1 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Chili's with Eva Anderson" was released on May 20, 2015.

## Synopsis

On the premier episode of *Doughboys*, fast food chain connoisseurs Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger discuss Chili’s with guest Eva Anderson!

🔓 *This episode would be "unlocked" and re-released on January 2, 2024.*

## Nick's intro

In 1975, Larry Lavine opened a casual full-service restaurant on the corner of Greenville Ave. and Meadow Road in Dallas. Lavine modeled its menu and atmosphere off of his passion for a Texas tradition, the chili cook-off.

Forty years later, this simple roadhouse grill has blossomed into a multi-national corporation with over 1,500 locations in places such as Egypt, Taiwan and El Salvador. Though purists cry foul, this restaurant chain is most responsible for popularizing Tex-Mex cuisine, introducing dishes such as fajitas and baby back ribs to the masses.

Today on *Doughboys*, we're talkin' Chili's.

## Fork rating

* Sweet & Smoky Burger
 Mike Mitchell
* Baby Back Ribs (Dr. Pepper sauce)
	+ fries and broccoli
 Eva Anderson
* Fried Pickles
* Baby Back Ribs (original sauce)
* Crispy Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers
	+ corn on the cob and steak fries
 Nick & Mitch shared
* Crispy Cheddar Bites
* Boneless Buffalo Wings
* Southwestern Eggrolls

Nick adds an asterisk to all of their scores, since the meals were so filling that they all felt bad afterwards.

## Snack or Wack

In Snack or Wack, The Doughboys have a snack and rate it either 'snack' or 'wack.'

For this episode, they try Chewy Chips Ahoy! Cookies made with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

They all agree that there should be more peanut butter in the cookies, and that they could easily just pass for a chocolate chocolate cookie. Mitch also comments that he'd rather have Reese's or regular Chips Ahoy than these cookies.

 Mike Mitchell
 Eva Anderson

## Unsatisfied Yelper

First, shame on us for resorting to eating here, but it was a cold winter night and we didn't want to venture too far from home.
Their food is so forgettable that I honestly can't even remember what we had. I just remember that it wasn't that great. I think we had some sort of sliders and maybe some tacos that we took some bites of and quickly got sick of.
The real reason that I'm writing, however, is to tell about a lame thing that happened to us when we visited - even lamer than the food! My boy and I were cuddling in a booth, his arm was around my shoulder and my hand was on his thigh. We were talking to each other and laughing to ourselves quietly. Nothing out of the ordinary, if you ask me.
We had ordered a dessert and eating when all of a sudden the manager came up to our booth and says "How's the dessert? Let's keep it a family restaurant."
Before we could respond, he was gone and we just turned to each other with a bewildered look for the next five minutes. We couldn't figure out what we had done and the more we thought about it, the madder we got. It's not like we were having sex on the table or touching each other inappropriately in the restaurant. We were simply sitting too close to each other, cuddling, and eating our dessert.
We were so mad that we blew out of that joint and left our unfinished dessert on the table. We have never been back and probably never will because we don't want to eat in a place that reprimands you for cuddling and having a good time. If a family restaurant is anything like Chili's, then I never want to eat in a family restaurant again. Family restaurant, my ass! There's probably more drug deals that go on there than anywhere in Scottsdale!

## Restaurants

* Chili's - Ithaca, NY [Mitch]
* Denny's - Seattle, WA [Eva]
* Guy Fieri's American Kitchen - Times Square, NY [Eva]
* TGI Fridays - Quincy, MA [Mitch]
* TGI Fridays - Seattle, WA [Eva]
* Times Scare - Times Square, NY [Eva]

## Related Episodes

* 200. Chili's Too
* 255. Chili's 2
* 34. California Pizza Kitchen
* AD2. After Dough with Joe 2
* DD2. Chicken Fight: Fat Chance Kitchen 2
* 100. Nugget Power Hour
* DD. Slice Is Right: Food Court Region
* DD. Mash-Off 2: The New Batch
* 200. Chili's Too
* 266. Mooby's
* DD. Mash-Off 3: Rise of the Mashines
* DD. Pie Noon: Shaken, Not Stirred Region
* 300. Guy Fieri's Flavortown Kitchen
* DD. Mash-Off 4: The Dream Mashter
* 371. Pirates Dinner Adventure
* DD. Mash-Off 5: The Revenge of Michael Mashters
* DD. Fight Club
* DD. Oops! All Segments!
* 420. Lucifers Pizza
* DD. Mash-Off 6: The Chompit: The Battle of the 5 Cookies

## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

El Nino Margarita and Blueberry Pineapple MargaritaMix & Match Baby Back RibsTriple DipperSweet & Smoky Burger