rant · moment 8 of 24

Hibachi Restaurants and the Choo-Choo Train Guy

from #267 - The D'Amelio Variant | The Tim Dillon Show · #267

5 min

Tim rants about hating hibachi restaurants, the fake showmanship of the chefs, and a story about a grown man filming the train-whistle trick at an Austin hibachi place.

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  • McDonald's ice cream machines require nightly cleaning cycles lasting up to four hours, destroying bacteria in the mix.
  • Tim has never had fun at a hibachi place and finds the experience demoralizing for the chef.
  • The food at hibachi restaurants is overcooked shrimp thrown in the air that tastes bad.
  • Sitting at hibachi feels like watching sea lions at SeaWorld rather than dining.
  • At an Austin hibachi, Tim saw a grown man filming the chef doing the choo-choo train trick with a whistle.
  • Receiving a text suggesting hibachi is as bad as being asked to volunteer at a homeless shelter at night.
  • Tim never wants to see happy children at a restaurant and would rather give them iPads to figure out who they are.
  • Hibachi food makes you feel like a refugee eating rice, overcooked shrimp, and onions.
  • The practice of chefs throwing shrimp into diners' open mouths like birds is an at-risk activity for choking.
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