Reacting To American Restaurants I've Never Heard Of Before 4
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- Continuing my list of American fast food restaurants I didn't know existed before I moved from Europe. In today's episode we've got Cracker Barrel, Cheddar's, A&W, Tijuana Flats and Cici's pizza. I hope you like it and don't forget to subscribe for more episodes.
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You should go back to what you did in London once. You had the food delivered staggered so you got to try each restaurant’s food while it was warm/hot. Food that’s served hot just tastes differently once it’s cold.
I work at Cracker Barrel - the sauce you put on your meatloaf was the pecan syrup you were supposed to dip your beignets into 😂😂😂
I didn't know exactly what it was but I knew it was a syrup and not gravy I went nooo why are you pouring syrup on the meatloaf 😭😱 😅
it used to be for the beignets. now it's meatloaf gravy ! i'm going to try it next time.
I just don't understand trying these foods without researching the food a bit first at least enough to know what goes with what. Like come on.
What? No way! That's fucking ridiculous. You'd think Europeans just don't know anything about sauces.
Also needed to warm the food up for a better taste!
Your major issue with Cracker Barrel was you were missing all of the sauces.
Fried pickles come with ranch.
Chicken fried steak comes with white pepper gravy.
Beignets come with caramel or chocolate sauce.
Peach cobbler comes with vanilla ice cream.
His major issue with Cracker Barrel is ordering from Cracker Barrel.
And the fact it was not hot or warmed up, Usually its really good but without the sauces and not warm it will not be as good.
I loathe CB, but yes, I think if he had the sauces for the foods, that they migfht have eeeked up at least a point or 2.
You need to try the chicken & dumplin's hot as well as the cornbread muffins....and with honey butter on them.
@@2011TinaBeantrying them hot won't make them less dry though and same for the chicken dumplings heat won't change how doughy it is.
I feel like these foods need to be eaten within 15 mins of purchase to get the full effect
I highly recommend you try some of these meals fresh at the restaurant. I love Cracker Barrel’s dumplings but only when they’re hot. It’s not a fair representation when you try something that’s been sitting around getting cold.
I agree he should try them fresh but tbh temperature isn't going to change the amount of seasoning in the food so if the dumplings are bland, the dumplings are bland (to him). I love chicken and dumplings but I'm not a big fan of cracker barrel because it tastes like school lunch food. And I feel like if a meal tastes good even when cold that's a good sign that it's good overall and not just when it's hot.
I get chicken and dumplings at cracker barrel and there never even hot there, mostly barely warm but I have to say I do love them I've never even eaten Cheddar's or A &W I'm very picky about the restaurants I go to
Piping hot with a little salt and pepper is perfection.
I'm half Asian. Hence, when I think of dumplings, I think of dim dum and postickers. It's a sorry looking dumpling to me if you do not have the filling the size of mini dumpling.
@@DerekMckean tbf it is a different kind of dumpling. These are just dough, chewy and soft and very good when made right. It's almost like a fat, uncooked, fresh noodle but like... Better. Hard for me to describe
You let the nachos sit "2 HOURS AT MOST" ?? Yes honey...those chips will be soggy after 30 mins! 😂😂😂😂😂
Raph... in what world would your covered nachos still be crispy after 2 hours 😂😂😂😂
The edge uncovered pieces would be.
@@gablisonNo they wouldn’t because of the steam condensation in the box.
@@TheRobotjane Maybe so, but they would still at least have the smallest bit of structural integrity. Those nachos were WET 🤣
@@gablison no they wouldn't
😂
You're giving that construction worker aesthetic
Or like the people sentenced to community service picking up garbage on the side of the freeway. An activity not without risk
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goku lol
I saw prison.
@@shleyasunshine6116 What does "Goku" mean?
As a server at Cracker Barrel, I eat that food everyday 😂 and in my first had experience 80% of the "cracker barrel experience" is sitting in the restaurant. You need to go, sit in the store and eat the food fresh ☺️
The slice of bread under the Chicken Fried Steak is there to absorb the grease so that the crispy coating does not get soggy and gross.
I came here to say that!😀
The gravy you got from Cheddar's was for the Chicken Fried Steak specifically. Putting it on the mashed potatoes was just a bonus move.
country fried steak*
@@jsskoolplayz600what would we do without the correction 😮😮😮
@@jsskoolplayz600🤡
Where are you now? I’m sad that there’s no Cheddars in California ❤☹️
@@naomikuroda2668 I'm also in California. No Cheddar's here.
only raphael can make me sit through a whole 40 minutes video of someone eating
Hi, Raphael. I think if you ate the food hot and fresh, you would get a different impression of the food. Also, just fyi, the monte cristo should have come with a side of raspberry preserves or jam to dip it in.
I prefer maple syrup.
I made a homemade Monti Cristo the other day. The jam on the side is a must. Also, a lot of these foods will not be good cold. I’ve noticed he eats a lot of cold food. 😅
I almost cried when I saw he didn't get the raspberry preserve with his Monte Cristo lol...that's the best part! Also, as someone who loves chicken tenders, he really needs to try Cheddar's buffalo chicken wrap!
Yes definitely need to eat the food hot
@@jessicabarker9000 I wish we had a Cheddar’s here in Oregon
CAN YOU PLEASE DO IN RESTAURANT FOOD REVIEWS?? I wanna see you try food hot and fresh! It does make a difference! 😊
Agreeeed!
I feel like he doesn’t care at all, in all his food reviews, people tell him the same thi’g and he just doesn't care 😅
Big facts
It would make a difference but he really hates bothering people, feeling unwanted and confrontation so he doesn’t love filming in public. Others I watch just eat in their car which he didn’t have until this dec.
@b.j.mosley2926 Yeah buy now with social media being a huge influence globally no one would bat an eye at him filming in public. Maybe it's social anxiety?
I cried when you said Tiajuana Flats was the worse restaurant. It is my favorite when I go to Florida. You must eat it fresh cooked at the restaurant, not after hours sitting at your house.
its his opinion,whats there to cry about?
Beignets like fries are best fresh and hot. You really don’t give the food a chance if you don’t it eat within 30 minutes.
Good nachos are not good after 30 minutes. The wet ingredients make the tortilla chips soft or even mushy.
Those were not beignets those were fried biscuits lol
Yes, bad food is always better served hot.
Agree.
Thank you, I love Raphael but he totally doesn’t give the food a chance when he buys it and lets it sit for an hour or more in plastic/styrofoam containers and then wants to critique it🤦🏻♀️
Also, best to get them in New Orleans at Cafe Du Monde. Cracker Barrel ones are trash.
You need an air fryer to warm up all those fried foods!
Such a good recommendation. Would really make it all taste fresher
In defense of red Robin french fries, they are delicious when you eat them when they are hot. Go into the restaurant sit down and order the food. Totally different experience.
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who hates to see the food eaten 6 hours later and then complained about for it not being hot.
They forgot the powdered sugar and raspberry preserves that comes with the monte cristo from cheddars!! I know it’s sounds weird but it’s sooo good! Not the most calorie friendly 😂 but good!
Most of this stuff needed to be eaten while hot to get the best experience. Give them all another chance Rapha.. And yes 2 hours was too long to still expect the chips, covered in toppings, to still be crunchy. Plus most stuff is in plastic containers and sweating making it even more soggy on top of being cold. Still love ya
I love his genuine reaction to everything 😂
Yes. All these places can't be judged by takeout. Specially with how long you take to eat it
I usually just get breakfast at Cracker Barrel,but I feel like all of the food in this video would be better hot. The chicken fried steak is served with white pepper gravy,and putting the gravy on the potatoes was a bonus move.
It's called Sawmill gravy.
“With all the spices in the world, they really chose…self-rising flour.” 😭😭 Raphael cracks me up omg
I'm glad someone else noticed it. lol......Definitely one of his best observations in this video and also hilarious!
I think you should do a state fair food video. I would love to see your genuine reactions and live vicariously through you
That sauce on the meatloaf was the Butter Pecan sauce for the Biscuit Beignes. They definitely need the sauce 😅 I personally prefer their breakfast honestly. I will have to try the other restaurants soon. Thank you for your honest reviews! 💙
I love that your outfit matches A&W colors and you were so passionate about their burger! I love your videos in general. 🙂 I have an ED and have trouble eating. When I watch your videos, I feel more relaxed and can eat! Thank you!
Hey good luck with overcoming your ed. It's hard but just keep pushing yourself
Reminds me of Dragon Ballz
how does Ralphael stay so slim in America eating like he does?!?!
The bread under the chicken fried steak isn't to be a sandwich lmao it's to soak up the grease and keep it crispy 😂😂
You can't wait to eat nachos and expect them to be crunchy
The white gravy is for the chicken fried steak! I'm addicted to them.
Beignet is pronounced "Ben yay" and are typically eaten piping hot and served with honey. Chicken fried steak should have white gravy on it, if you didn't get the raspberry jam that usually comes with the Monte Cristo, you missed the full experience...yum, even better!
You definitely need to try all this food fresh. Such a huge difference when eating at the restaurant
The White Gravy is actually supposed to go on the Country Fried Steak (AKA Chicken Fried Steak).
Also, yeah most the foods would taste better hot & fresh from the restaurants. Like Red Robbins steak fries, I usually get them, because they're bottomless = free refills!
When I went to Florida we fell in love with sonic burgers ,absolutely delicious
All the food is sooo much better when you eat it there. When delivered it sits to long and doesn’t taste fresh anymore
Oh Raphael, that was hilarious! The fried chicken as big as your head on the toast put me under the table! I’ll be laughing for days about it, thanks for your incredible comedic timing! 😂
OMG Raphael, I simply love you. You make me laugh so hard at ur reactions to food that you like. Keep it up and thx for another great vid.
I just want to say thanks for all the videos this month, I always know that whenever I watch your videos it will bring me laughter ❤
Tijuana Flats blackened chicken tacos in hard shells are fantastic. Also their hot sauce bar in the restaurant is great. Their burritos are also good. As far as the nachos, what do you expect? After 2 hours of course they are soggy.
White gravy is what commonly comes w chicken fried steak. Love the genuine reactions, hope you're having a wonderful holiday.
If you're European, bechamel sauce. Pretty close.
@@themoviedealers It's certainly similar, though white gravy tends to use the drippings from the fat in the pan instead of butter for the roux. It also tends to be a little bit thinner than your typical bechamel. That said, its roots are the same.
I've made plenty of both.
It's time for the best CZcamsr on this platform
That "honey mustard barbecue sauce" from Red Robin is Campfire Sauce and it's amazing! It's barbecue sauce, ketchup, and mayo. I make it at home all the time.
Raphael your commentary is just the BEST. You ALWAYS make me laugh, and so happy. THANK YOU for doing the BEST VIDEOS on CZcams ❤❤❤❤.
December came with tons of rapha uploads and I’m here for it 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Love A&W burgers. Cheddars; you need to put the white gravy on the chicken fried steak.
Having worked at Cracker Barrel for 5 years unfortunately you poured the butter pecan syrup on the meatloaf that you were supposed to dip the Biscuit Beignets in😂😂
You should go to bucees (its a gas station but its HUGE) they have food, gift shop, specialty grocery foods.
Just wanted to say Happy New Year and thank you so much for being the reason I smiled through many difficult days!
Raphael you helped heal parts of me with your content this year. I love and adore your content and channel and I am deeply grateful for the effort you put into each video!
Wishing you your best year yet, not the best year ever! Wishing you health, happiness and success!
Much love form South Africa!❤❤❤❤❤
The country fried steak is supposed to be served with the white gravy. The bread is to absorb the oil so the steak doesn’t get soggy.
It's sooooo much fun to watch you try all these foods for the first time. I agree with some of the comments that some of the problems you may be having with the foods is that they're no longer hot. Especially cheesy stuff that should be melted and hot. Love Love Love your videos!
Trivia time: the Monte Christo sandwich was invented at the Blue Lagoon Cafe in Disneyland, CA. This restaurant is located next to the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
I actually had one there back in the 80s. It was great then.
This sandwich was around a lot earlier than Disneyland. Various versions have been around in cookbooks since the 1930's at least, and also on restaurant menus. It wasn't invented at Disneyland. When they put it on their menu, more people had it and realized it was a great sandwich. I also had it at the Blue Lagoon when it first appeared and wow, it was fabulous. Basically this sandwich is based on a French sandwich called Croque Monsieur.
You're right. My memory seems to have glitched. And it was the Blue Bayou, not the Blue Lagoon. And you're also right that the restaurant did popularize the sandwich in America. @@retromoviefan944
Yay! Happy New Years, Raphael! Hope you have a magical 2024!
I’m glad you loved Cheddar’s! I love it too & Cracker Barrel, but I am from Tennessee… so, southern food is very normal and comforting for me. I’d love to see a continuation of this series too! 🤩
Watching you not put the gravy on the chicken fried steak as the dish is intended...ouch, I'm screaming inside. lol. however, you are so adorable, to watch! love it-xo
I love when Ralph posts he is so entertaining and funny🫶🏼🫶🏼
At the restaurant the "hot fudge and Caramel" would have been on the mud pie and they would be warm. I wish you heated up the gravy and put it on the chicken fried steak.
Lol.. you need to go to the restaurants and eat everything hot!
The cream gravy from Cheddars is supposed to go over the chicken-fried steak; you always eat chicken-fried steak with cream gravy! I'm from Texas - we know how to do chicken-fried steak!
Some of these items would most definitely be better when fresh.
It's worth trying them fresh but some are great even cold and that speaks highly to quality 😁👍
Awesome video! Love seeing these!
Many blessings ❤️
Every Tijuana Flats on the East Coast of Florida that our family has eaten at is delicious! That food you got looked horrible. You should dine in and experience the hot sauce bar.
This! I’m in fl and our family LOVES Tijuana but everything is much better as soon as you get it not waiting 2 hours to eat it and not reheating it smh
Love you're videos they always brighten my day and they are informative 😊
Yay a new video!! Thank you!! I hope you had a good Christmas!!
Why do I love watching you eat for almost 50 minutes more than any mukbang?
P.S. the gravy from Cheddars was for the top of the country fried steak.
Raphael is totally spoiling us this December ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤
Yay!! Another Rapha video. Let's gooooooooo!
Raphael I honestly think you could go head-to-head with Keith from the Try Guys in terms of the amount of food you just happily mowed through! 😂
I never met anyone who doesn’t love a beignet they are so amazing, go to huckleberries and get them again but try them fresh so good you’ll lick the plate 😅
The thing I notice most with foreigners who try to eat American foods for the first time is that very rarely, if ever, eat them with the proper condiment or sauce/gravy.
Fried Pickles are pretty much always served with Ranch Dressing. And are quite delicious that way. I had my first fried pickles at a local mom & pop restaurant 33 years ago. And instantly fell in love with them.
Country Fried Steak or Chicken is meant to be served with Sawmill Gravy. (Sausage Gravy without the chunks of Sausage) Sawmill Gravy is simply Flour, Milk, Sausage Grease, and then salt and pepper to taste. This gravy works well for Chicken Tenders/Fingers too. Certain restaurants that serve Chicken Tenders will often offer White Gravy as a side. SONIC and Dairy Queen, are two that I can think of. The hot Gravy helps soften up the Fried batter and brings in more flavor to the meat. My usual go to meal at mom & pop diner-like restaurants is Country Fried Steak with Greenbeans, Mashed Potatoes, and Corn Nuggets if they have them and a dinner roll of course. Depends if they offer 2 or 3 sides.
Lol you made my day. Making me laugh and smile. I loved this video. ❤ A and W is the best!
You never get a good experience taking it home and eating it cold. Cracker Barrel- Chicken and dumplings can be delicious if prepared properly. MUST be warm. Needs black pepper. That probably wasn’t gravy. Probably melted honey butter for the cornbread muffin, which probably would have been better if it was warmed.
Mud pie is great when you eat it at the restaurant! Yours is completely melted!! Sauces don’t come in plastic containers at the restaurant!
And he complained at the end because Nachos weren't crunchy, after sitting in a closed container and steaming for 2 hours. Of COURSE they won't be crunchy!!
Beignets must be eaten immediately
Chicken & dumpling are really good...just not from chain restaurants.
Also, like, nachos go soggy soo quick...
I agree Raphael. What a great time to be alive. luv your videos
I had the AW egg/burger. Simply delish......
Like always this video is super entertaining keep it up!❤
Should try Buc-ee's the barbeque brisket sandwich is so amazing 🤩 the closest one to me is 3 hours away but if you're ever around one try it. Love your reaction to everything 😂 would love you to try them again with the right sauce's and when you order nachos get chips separately so it's better that way in my opinion ❤❤❤
It's always so interesting watching you try the American restaurants.. In 🇨🇦 we have Pickle Barrel and A&W burgers are named mama, papa, teen burger etc.. I think you ate a double teen burger! I've never seen mini corn dogs or cheese curds but poutine.. now that's something we have at many restaurants! Lol
Canadian here. A&W in Canada and US are owned and operated separately. Which I find weird. Hence the simple menu here in Canada that slaps ever other fast food chain vs the atrocities on the American menu lol.
I love your food review vids -actually love all your vids. But you have a very unique way to bring constructive critique combined with humour. The world needs good info and laughs in equal measure and you deliver. Thank you - wish you all the best in 2024 and keep on doing what you do so well.
Oh no! Tijuana Flats used to be one of my favorites! 2 hours is way too long! It has to be enjoyed immediately… I wouldn’t even get it delivered. 😭 Edit- yours looked particularly bad. Our cookie dough rolls are usually crispy on the outside.
Love your videos. I like to say, "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you harder to insure."
I always thought A&w was a Canadian fast food 😭 I literally never saw anyone outside of Canada talking about it before
These are my favorite kind of videos you make .❤
Most of the establishments that was called "fast food" are not fast food. In the states I have yet to see a fast food place serve acohol (or with actual bars in them).
I agree with most comments about letting the good sit to long. Imagine how delicious the food that he gushed over was, while it was still fresh. Either stagger picking up/delivery & film, then the next order, go sit in the actual restuarant, or order less for each video (and still stagger lol).
🎉Happy New Years🎉
Now I really just want to make a homemade peach cobbler for Raphael to try. With my special salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. A lot of things he tries isn't the best version or first impression because it's cold or like warm and from a chain restaurant
But he'd let it sit on the counter for at least 6 hours before eating it and then hate on it. Lol
I'm surprised Cici's Pizza still exists! That was my go to pizza place when I was little because they had the best dessert pizza! But of course, I haven't had Cici's Pizza since I was really little. So nostalgia may be clouding my memory of that dessert pizza.
I am from Wisconsin and it’s funny how much you reference us and our cheese-Love it!
Those dumplings from cracker barrel looks like ravioli and chicken alfredo ngl
I laughed so much at that damn stringy meatloaf 🤮 I have a stomach bug so everything looks terrible. I do like cracker barrel but it has to be fresh and none of those items 😂
Was that a hair?
@@recoveringsoul755 I don't think so lol I think it was like fat or something
When Cracker Barrel says do you want biscuits or corn bread you should ALWAYS say biscuits they will give you little butters and jams !
Loved this and the influx of videos this month ❤ you
You should’ve went to the buffet at cicis! I believe this is the only reason they’re still open! Not to mention you can also order whatever pizza toppings you want and they will make it fresh+ salad and pasta bar!!! When you tried a&w you should’ve had a root beer float !!! I hate root beer but root beer float with their ice cream specifically is way too good 👍🏻 hope you also try some HOMEMADE chicken and dumplings idk what the heck those people at Cracker Barrel served you 😅
Dude the gravy goes for your chicken fried steak. In the Monte Cristo has raspberry jam to dip. Cheddar's is my fav.
The bread with the country fried stake is to soak up the oil so it isn’t just sitting in a pool of oil the white/ country gravy is for the country aka chicken fried steak
"To wake up in the morning and ... hear gunshots" lol 😅
You’re not supposed to eat the toast, the toast is placed under the country fried steak to absorb any excess oil !😊😊
That was a huge county fried steak but the gravy goes on it 😅
You need to go to a state fair (any state) and try the unusual foods there. The states seem to try to outdo each other with weird food combinations. Put it on your calendar for summer, although my family in Florida says their fair is in Feb.
I love that even if he already knows is going to be bad he takes a big bite ❤❤😂
The white gravy was for the chicken fried steak not the. Potatoes