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Michael Ornelas · 193 episodes with transcripts

Comedian Michael Ornelas dives deep into the stories behind your favorite chain restaurants like Domino's, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, and Long John Silver's before determining if they are better or worse than Chili's: the most mediocre restaurant in America.

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Wienerschnitzel: Swearing Off Pretzel Buns for Good

October 14, 2026

Michael Ornelas (0:00)

Is Wienerschnitzel the best chain to get a hot dog from? Take away my Midwest credibility card, but the Chicago style hot dog may have been better than any I've ever had, but I could smell the bathrooms from the front door, and yikes.

David Luong (0:15)

They're one of the few fast food chains that serves alcohol, but they don't let you drink it on their cool outdoor patio?

Michael Ornelas (0:22)

They made a fresh strawberry funnel cake mere seconds before delivering it to us, but the chili dog on a pretzel bun was a dumb food. Hot dogs are a food where the closer you look into them, the less you want them, but some establishments make them so delicious, you look the other way and power through. Is…

Hello there, welcome to Fine Dining. I am your host, Michael Ornelas, and of course, this is the podcast that uses Chili's, the most mediocre restaurant in America, to measure how good other restaurants are. By the end of this episode, we'll answer the question everyone was wondering when John Wayne was cast as…

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