99 Restaurant with Nicole Byer & Dano (LIVE)

"99 Restaurant with Nicole Byer & Dano (LIVE)" is Episode 230 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "99 Restaurant with Nicole Byer & Dano (LIVE)" was released on November 21, 2019.

## Synopsis

For the last show of our **Feast Coast 2019** tour, we're joined once again by Nicole Byer (*Nailed It!*, *Why Won't You Date Me?*) and Mitch's childhood friend Dano to review a Massachusetts-based restaurant and pub, 99 Restaurant. Plus, a special Snack or Wack or Drank or Stank featuring Adam "WuTang" Woo with food from Majestic Dragon in Ipswich.

*Recorded live at The Wilbur on Sept. 8th, 2019.*

## Nick's intro

Few inventions have made such a consequential impact on human history as the horseshoe.

Before shoeing, a practice generally believed to have begun en masse in the 10th century C.E., workhorses would fatigue and suffer split hooves from overuse on uneven terrain. The advent of shoeing vastly increased the productivity and endurance of horses used for agriculture and travel, directly leading to the vast growth of civilization.

According to Irish folklore, the very Devil himself once approached a blacksmith, St. Dunstan, and demanded he shoe his feet. The clever St. Dunstan outsmarted the tricky Devil by taking searing-hot horseshoes straight out of the forge and hammering them into his tender hooves. And though Satan may make his home in a lake of fire, the Devil found the experience so painful, he vowed to never wear shoes again, and so the horseshoe became a way to ward off evil spirits and a symbol of good luck.

And so, in 1952, when Charlie Doe founded the first of his restaurants on State Street in Boston, at a numerical address that gave the eatery its name, his wife gifted him a horseshoe "to hold the good luck in."

A classic bar-and-grill setting serving an array of American favorites, including its beloved Gold Fever Wings, the horseshoe would become as much a part of its brand identity as McDonald's Golden Arches, or Taco Bell's bell. And over the decades, the chain would expand throughout the greater Boston area and all of New England.

Charlie Doe passed away in 2006, but the good luck granted by his wife's horseshoe has endured, and today, there are over 100 regional locations of the place named 99.

This week on *Doughboys*: 99 Restaurant.

## Kareem's intro

Hey, Nick. It's Kareem.

Mike wanted me to congratulate you for finishing the *Doughboys* tour. It took four days, huh? Hey, I was on the road for twenty years in the NBA, so don't complain about that.

I know the Spoonman gives you all these ribs about the Lakers and the Celtics. You know he's stuck with being a Celtics fan, but he's an OK guy.

Congratulations, I hope you guys have fun, continue to have fun, and be well.

## Corinne's intro

Hi Mike! It's your Mum!

I'm so happy that you're back home in Quincy that I'm cooking up your favorite dish: oven fries.

And I've just turned the heat up to make sure they're crispier... it's 450° and... ooh no peeking!

## Fork rating

* Three Course Meal:
	+ House Salad (with Bleu Cheese)
	+ Country Fried Chicken
	+ Peanut Butter Petite Treat
 Mike Mitchell
* All Star Burger
 Dano
* Original Crispy Chicken Tenders
 Nicole Byer
* Original Crispy Chicken Tenders
 shared
* Popcorn
* Boneless Gold Fever Wings
* Boneless Buffalo Wings
* Mozzarella Moons

## Snack or Wack or Drank or Stank

In Snack or Wack, The Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'

In Drank or Stank, The Doughboys have a drink and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'

For this live show, the Doughboys combine the two segments. Mitch's friend from Quincy, Wootang, brings them Mai Tais from the Majestic Dragon in Ipswich, MA. He also brings salt and pepper wings.

 Mike Mitchell
 Dano
 Nicole Byer

## Quotes

**Nick**: I think they did land on the moon... but someone murdered Jeffrey Epstein.

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