The Great Fast Food Jalepeño Scandal

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  • @gustoonz
    @gustoonz  Před 3 lety +9040

    this is the most important issue facing our nation today. follow me on twitter (unrelated).

    • @notfrostyy-dp2rb
      @notfrostyy-dp2rb Před 3 lety +14

      Yes it is

    • @elij4h427
      @elij4h427 Před 3 lety +8

      you bet

    • @mrstanley4179
      @mrstanley4179 Před 3 lety +7

      @@notfrostyy-dp2rb agreed

    • @nug5743
      @nug5743 Před 3 lety +3

      True

    • @macjonas1720
      @macjonas1720 Před 3 lety +18

      Yea! We must stop this injustice! Its almost as bad as that problem in Africa where a minute is passing every 60 seconds

  • @fairlyknownstranger9471
    @fairlyknownstranger9471 Před 3 lety +9488

    Hi fast food worker here. We have a separate jalapeño container labeled: “Gus Johnson only” that is filled with like 65% stems if that helps your research

    • @TheExterminatorGuy
      @TheExterminatorGuy Před 3 lety +101

      @Vap Pri calm down you don’t have to post it everywhere lol

    • @steviegondoit8113
      @steviegondoit8113 Před 3 lety +155

      I just shoved a whole bag of jelly beans up my ass

    • @Paranitis
      @Paranitis Před 3 lety +56

      @@steviegondoit8113 Quick, get Jelly Belly on the case to duplicate the flavor!

    • @crissssseee
      @crissssseee Před 3 lety +4

      @Vap Pri ???

    • @wow-si6th
      @wow-si6th Před 3 lety +108

      I can corroborate this. I work at Starbucks and we specifically have jalepeno stems in the back for Gus even though none of our food items have jalapeños.

  • @ioozemayonnaise847
    @ioozemayonnaise847 Před 3 lety +2553

    My mom worked at subway when she was young. They received the jalapeños already sliced. She took it to heart to throw the stems in the trash. Even when her coworkers told her "it was pointless", that "people didn't notice", she'd still get rid of them. My mom is my hero.

    • @Yahntia
      @Yahntia Před 3 lety +164

      The o.g. woman in STEM.

    • @omniferousswan593
      @omniferousswan593 Před 3 lety +12

      Sounds like your mom is lying to you.

    • @billbobbophen
      @billbobbophen Před 3 lety +39

      Your mom deserves a nobel peace prize

    • @Zuzu00000
      @Zuzu00000 Před 3 lety +135

      @@omniferousswan593 Ah yeah, all these moms lying to their poor innocent kids about throwing out jalapeño stems in the job they had a decade before the kids were even born. Disgusting

    • @omniferousswan593
      @omniferousswan593 Před 3 lety +12

      @@Zuzu00000 it's almost like anyone can just go on the internet and make up stories.

  • @jacknapier8201
    @jacknapier8201 Před 2 lety +396

    "While arsenic is a naturally occurring element, we will be taking action to remove it from our baby food"

    • @Moonlakes
      @Moonlakes Před 2 lety +39

      "some babies might not enjoy it as much"

    • @alecnolastname4362
      @alecnolastname4362 Před 2 lety +4

      cellulose powder is fancy science talk sawdust by the way.

    • @bradyblue5269
      @bradyblue5269 Před rokem +2

      ​@@alecnolastname4362 but sawdust taste good

    • @sfr2107
      @sfr2107 Před rokem

      Lmao

  • @sirbarleypants
    @sirbarleypants Před 2 lety +47

    After hours of extensive research, viewing logo and copyright patents, I can assure you that Jacks pizza (although originating in the 1960's instead of the 50's as is the case with Jersey Mike's) was the first to use the iconic font and color scheme. Indeed, it hasn't changed much since it's beginning.
    Jersey Mike's, on the other hand, was actually just 'Mikes' until 1987 at which point it was franchised and took on the 'Jersey' moniker resulting in the current iteration of its company logo.

  • @unchartedchartz
    @unchartedchartz Před 3 lety +2178

    Some kid working at Carl's Jr. recognized Gus and decided to put as many stems as he could find on the burger

    • @gm2349
      @gm2349 Před 3 lety +11

      "stems" * rolls eyes*

    • @babarhead6956
      @babarhead6956 Před 3 lety +11

      No stems no seeds that you don't need

    • @aK_iraa
      @aK_iraa Před 3 lety +1

      Wait, really?

    • @unchartedchartz
      @unchartedchartz Před 3 lety +6

      @@aK_iraa idk maybe. It was just a joke.

    • @aK_iraa
      @aK_iraa Před 3 lety

      @@unchartedchartz ok

  • @gabewennekamp2861
    @gabewennekamp2861 Před 3 lety +1536

    “The bones are a natural part of a cow, but I guess some people don’t like that so we’ll try to cut it out.”

    • @krigely
      @krigely Před 3 lety +77

      the eyeball is a natural part of the chicken, but I guess...

    • @imghost3032
      @imghost3032 Před 3 lety +29

      @@krigely Tasty stuff when turned into a chicken nugget

    • @cohensmith6100
      @cohensmith6100 Před 3 lety +5

      @@imghost3032 No

    • @Clarkd87
      @Clarkd87 Před 3 lety +16

      Bone marrow is bomb tho

    • @imghost3032
      @imghost3032 Před 3 lety +5

      @@cohensmith6100 Yes

  • @NateIngy
    @NateIngy Před 3 lety +65

    At Papa John’s we cut our jalapeños in store, and have specific cutting methods to make sure we get rid of the stem and/or core of fruits and vegetables.

    • @alastorbutwithagun
      @alastorbutwithagun Před 2 lety +3

      daddy jonathen

    • @llab3903
      @llab3903 Před 2 lety +3

      Or... you know... literally any restaurant that doesn’t buy the pre-sliced.

    • @diablotry5154
      @diablotry5154 Před 2 lety +4

      @@llab3903 your comment was pointless but okay

    • @Cheezy_Bunz
      @Cheezy_Bunz Před 2 lety

      @@diablotry5154 Or… you know… literally any restaurant that doesn’t buy the pre-sliced.

    • @diablotry5154
      @diablotry5154 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Cheezy_Bunz Now that's a comment that's worth my time

  • @jimmykimble2529
    @jimmykimble2529 Před 2 lety +164

    I personally don’t like the stems that much so I don’t know why you guys ordered so many of them

  • @TheAsherShow
    @TheAsherShow Před 3 lety +16315

    The subway jalapeno scandal changed my life. Now I carry a pocket of pre sliced Jalapeno's with me in my wherever I go. They wont fool me twice

    • @kiros619
      @kiros619 Před 3 lety +18

      Ayyyy the AsherShow

    • @themathaces8370
      @themathaces8370 Před 3 lety +31

      Welcome to the dirty pocket gang

    • @maxstinkyfoot7366
      @maxstinkyfoot7366 Před 3 lety +4

      How did you even watch the video, did you click this and watch it at two times speed?

    • @laurenhawes7201
      @laurenhawes7201 Před 3 lety +5

      How old are they tho

    • @reflacius7377
      @reflacius7377 Před 3 lety +27

      I carry a pocket knife to stab the employees when they give me a stem.

  • @nav6098
    @nav6098 Před 3 lety +2050

    I’m a manager at a five guys and The reason we don’t have stems is because we hand cut whole jalapeño peppers every day and throw away the stems where as all those other restaurants have machine cut peppers

    • @logy650
      @logy650 Před 3 lety +151

      Love meself some Five Guys. Best fast food out there.

    • @forgottenmemory900
      @forgottenmemory900 Před 3 lety +55

      Is Five Guys an American thing?

    • @yusufthegreat1232
      @yusufthegreat1232 Před 3 lety +44

      @@forgottenmemory900 Si

    • @Cooprocks123e
      @Cooprocks123e Před 3 lety +63

      @@forgottenmemory900 There are a few in Southern Ontario

    • @betty_davis
      @betty_davis Před 3 lety +31

      You are doing the Lord's work 🙏 😂

  • @ENCHANTMEN_
    @ENCHANTMEN_ Před 2 lety +114

    I appreciate how much restraint it must have taken to avoid calling it "The Jalacaust"

    • @Rex-golf_player810
      @Rex-golf_player810 Před 2 lety +6

      By restraint you mean the limits of their geniusness

    • @bobsbuurgers3714
      @bobsbuurgers3714 Před rokem

      Oops, your bigotry is showing...😮 but seriously, why is genocide funny to you?

  • @lizc6393
    @lizc6393 Před 2 lety +30

    "These buns are like rocks" "how is this bag so wet?"

  • @that_dude_371
    @that_dude_371 Před 3 lety +999

    I like how he goes from "g-dang" and "freaking" to a blatant "what the fuck" when he first sees the stems

    • @roxypicasso66
      @roxypicasso66 Před 3 lety +19

      it’s startling and i love it

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 3 lety +1

      I was a boy. They were two girls. Can I make it any more obvious? I am the ULTlMATE L0VER on this platform. Don't enter the ch*nnel of me, AxxL, if you are not above a certain age, dear ql2f

    • @fortnitefunnymoments3859
      @fortnitefunnymoments3859 Před 3 lety +13

      @@AxxLAfriku whoa, this sure sounds enticing

    • @wasabisniffles
      @wasabisniffles Před 3 lety +16

      @@AxxLAfriku lol wtf. This is some bad advertising, guy. I care not at all about your channel after reading that

    • @erikverhelst5694
      @erikverhelst5694 Před 3 lety +5

      @@AxxLAfriku you are everywhere and I hate it

  • @CocoTheMii
    @CocoTheMii Před 3 lety +1352

    "we are working on ways to address this"
    *Options for addressing this:*
    1. stop using the stems
    2. shut down

    • @jcluttrell
      @jcluttrell Před 3 lety +48

      3. Do nothing until everyone forgets

    • @wiggledixbubsy98
      @wiggledixbubsy98 Před 3 lety +22

      They bulk buy jars of the stuff so they either gotta order better jalapenos, cut fresh, or *literally pick through a huge number of jalapeno slices to root out the stems and shoulders* which if you've ever worked in food service you know that last option just isn't feasible for their employees

    • @marisbrooding9347
      @marisbrooding9347 Před 3 lety +5

      @@wiggledixbubsy98 I feel like the first two options are pretty viable, right? Third definitely ain't happening tho oml. Imagine being on prep and being told "hey just sift through this BIG ASS JAR and find the ones that look kinda the same but are actually awful garbage."

    • @eliwixson8863
      @eliwixson8863 Před 3 lety +5

      I’ve never worked at Subway but I’ve worked at a place that slices jalapeños, and we cut the tops off the jalapeños and threw them away before putting them in the slicer. In the fast frantic world of Subway they can’t just add several seconds to prep time every day, that just don’t fly.

    • @marisbrooding9347
      @marisbrooding9347 Před 3 lety +2

      @@eliwixson8863 fair enough. The restaurant I worked at got crazy rushes around lunch (filling up the whole large interior and sometimes out the door), but that's also the only food service job I've had so can't rly speak to whether the number of employees in the store at once/the amount of prep time we had was normal or not. Also I guess the store I worked at focused pretty heavily on fresh ingredients, so that would kinda skew it. Thanks for the insight :)

  • @battlechick
    @battlechick Před 2 lety +18

    Watching them
    Open each sandwich has made fast food even less appetizing when you see the inside 😂

  • @nathanneuherz4144
    @nathanneuherz4144 Před 3 lety +19

    “Not many stems, but terrible burgers”
    “There are school level burgers”
    That’s a compliment compared to what they actually are” 😂

  • @sqxndal
    @sqxndal Před 3 lety +504

    why am I being entertained by two grown men interrogating fast food meals on whether they have a segment of a pepper that they don’t like

  • @nvmind4
    @nvmind4 Před 3 lety +647

    I wanted to know which chains were skimping on the jalapeños and who had the highest percent of stems, so I went through the video frame by frame because I have absolutely nothing else to do on a sunny Friday afternoon. Several sandwiches were difficult to see, like Wendys #4, Jersey Mike's #1, and all of the Jack in the Box sandwiches, especially #3. I didn't count super tiny pieces or banana peppers, but I did include the piece that went flying from Subway #2.
    First column is the restaurant, second is the total number of peppers counted, third is the average number of peppers per sandwich, and the last column is the percent of stems in the peppers.
    Taco Bell 31 6.2 12.90%
    Carl's Jr. 36 7.2 33.33%
    Del Taco 28 5.6 10.71%
    Five Guys 37 7.4 0.00%
    Wendys 29 5.8 13.79%
    Jersey Mike’s 22 4.4 9.09%
    Subway 101 20.2 6.93%
    Jack in the Box 30 6 26.67%

    • @sarahfeng
      @sarahfeng Před 3 lety +65

      i feel like this needs to be pinned lol

    • @DojoTheJo
      @DojoTheJo Před 3 lety +33

      The hero we needed.

    • @jacksonpercy8044
      @jacksonpercy8044 Před 3 lety +55

      I'm disappointed by how little attention this comment has received. By % Subway did very well.

    • @dummydino2
      @dummydino2 Před 3 lety +15

      wow thank you, this was bothering me so much that i didn’t bother to finish the video lmao. nice work

    • @kristen21023
      @kristen21023 Před 3 lety +23

      This dude excels.

  • @AudieHolland
    @AudieHolland Před 3 lety +31

    Congrats, Gus.
    You've made me a Five Guys customer.
    And I don't even like peppers.
    But I do like a decent burger.

  • @marmil2000
    @marmil2000 Před 3 lety +14

    This is STEM research if I´ve ever seen it

  • @stealthpoint
    @stealthpoint Před 3 lety +825

    It has come to our attention that some guests, even though it is completely natural, don’t like the salt rock on their meal. Since you are so PICKY, we will start grinding the salt for you.

    • @lumeas1039
      @lumeas1039 Před 3 lety +39

      That's exactly how I felt when I saw that statement like a year ago.

    • @zonatedspore97acamas
      @zonatedspore97acamas Před 3 lety +12

      I noticed that the quality of work in pretty much every industry is:
      50 % mediocre
      40 % bad
      10 % actually descent/good
      Edit: from my experience and the experience of people that I know.

    • @diamond_dogs
      @diamond_dogs Před 3 lety +33

      Back in my day we ate rocks without complaining. This generation is so entitled smh

    • @tungadilla
      @tungadilla Před 3 lety +6

      @@diamond_dogs back in my day we used to stuff rocks in our ass on the way to school and eat mud, this damn generation

    • @monochrome_soft9472
      @monochrome_soft9472 Před 3 lety +2

      @Lincoln Nazarchuk back in my day we stuffed technology up our ass

  • @broisyougobbling
    @broisyougobbling Před 3 lety +1287

    those teenagers at the subway probably just recognized gus and made his sandwich VERY well

    • @tyffaneelavely8087
      @tyffaneelavely8087 Před 3 lety +9

      don't think he went in himself. Prob for that reason.

    • @lostpockets2227
      @lostpockets2227 Před 3 lety +10

      at my subway theyre not teenagers theyre really old ladies that don't speak english

    • @benholroyd5221
      @benholroyd5221 Před 3 lety +8

      @@lostpockets2227 I find it interesting how immigrants end up specialising in and dominating one industry in a certain area. I remember going to university and being shocked that all the taxi drivers were white.

    • @lostpockets2227
      @lostpockets2227 Před 3 lety +18

      @@benholroyd5221 Indians have a huge hold on gas stations and smoke shops. I remember in highschool we used to make fun of the Indian with the funny accent, now that funny Indian drives a Ferrari and owns 3 gas stations

    • @tswan137
      @tswan137 Před 3 lety +4

      @@benholroyd5221 Subway is a franchisee. You buy one, and in cities typically they're not owned by local white folks. So they hire their friends and family and live together in a big happy house.

  • @jonahreed8019
    @jonahreed8019 Před 3 lety +16

    “The stem is just the top part of the jalapeño” that’s like saying the vine is just the top part of a grape

    • @tortron
      @tortron Před 3 lety +1

      The peel is just part of the banana

  • @leann4265
    @leann4265 Před 2 lety +6

    Every time I watch a video with Sven in it I’m always so baffled these two are brothers, looking nothing alike.
    Gus looks like Sven’s uncle on the moms side of the family.

  • @Berd
    @Berd Před 3 lety +3410

    i get mad if i get any part of any vegetable thats not the stem

  • @LonelySandwich
    @LonelySandwich Před 3 lety +5702

    I swear Sven gets taller every time I see him.

    • @dcr645
      @dcr645 Před 3 lety +273

      He's 7'15" don't ya know?

    • @sterlingsmith1486
      @sterlingsmith1486 Před 3 lety +83

      All you do is copy comments of other people and then you get 100x the likes

    • @MrNightpwner
      @MrNightpwner Před 3 lety +47

      He's only 16, got plenty of years left

    • @Starowicz9
      @Starowicz9 Před 3 lety +9

      he may have a thyroid problem

    • @diegomo1413
      @diegomo1413 Před 3 lety +38

      The world is actually just getting smaller

  • @elliottharris7496
    @elliottharris7496 Před 3 lety +69

    I was like "I've never had a jalapeno stem from a fast food restaurant, ever." Then I realized this man is out here redefining the word stem.

    • @petersbananabread1631
      @petersbananabread1631 Před rokem +5

      You like the hard solid bits of the fibrous top couple of millimeters?

    • @mattmattmatt2683
      @mattmattmatt2683 Před rokem

      "That's basically STEM"

    • @bobsbuurgers3714
      @bobsbuurgers3714 Před rokem

      ​@@mattmattmatt2683No, the *stem* is the stem... Genius.

    • @bobsbuurgers3714
      @bobsbuurgers3714 Před rokem

      ​@@petersbananabread1631he didn't write that... And Gus isn't going to recognize you being a Fan-boy.

  • @astrode.
    @astrode. Před 3 lety +3

    one of my new favorite video of all time. it's so good, it's in my top ten. a touch of seriousness, a pinch of analysis, a perfect amount of comedy, good microphone and editing quality, all requirements have been hit. 9.5/10.

  • @levi2408
    @levi2408 Před 3 lety +744

    The dude that said 'The stem is a natural part of the pepper' better eat his apples whole, stem, core, and all

    • @JMcAfreak
      @JMcAfreak Před 3 lety +4

      I mean, the only part of the apple (besides the stem) that isn't edible is the ball at the center of the core, which contains the seeds.

    • @camerondouglas2995
      @camerondouglas2995 Před 3 lety +63

      All things are edible if you show conviction

    • @THEMADDMAXX67
      @THEMADDMAXX67 Před 3 lety +11

      I've eaten a whole apple, just to try it. But I threw out the stem. It's not part of the fruit.

    • @TrueZutyro
      @TrueZutyro Před 3 lety +1

      I do. Whole with the stem.

    • @TheWarmotor
      @TheWarmotor Před 3 lety +3

      I used to do that in college. I'd get a free apple with my lunch but by the time I got to it I'd have to either eat the middle with the seeds or hang onto it for a long time until I could get to a place with a trashcan.

  • @randomchick901
    @randomchick901 Před 3 lety +781

    Five guys was obviously the only restaurant not using jalapeños from a jar

    • @ionalien
      @ionalien Před 3 lety +28

      They actually come in plastic bags lol

    • @remssa
      @remssa Před 3 lety +139

      I worked at 5 guys and had to chop whole fresh jalapeños as part of my job

    • @ionalien
      @ionalien Před 3 lety +60

      @@remssa sorry I meant the other restaurants that don't have fresh jalapenos. No shade on five guys

    • @h.thumbsthomas5479
      @h.thumbsthomas5479 Před 3 lety +14

      @@ionalien I was going to say bold of them to assume they even got the jarred kind. Lol

    • @reginalb124
      @reginalb124 Před 3 lety +38

      Yeah, most places use pickled jalapenos, it's a completely different flavor.

  • @zurbruggg
    @zurbruggg Před 2 lety +10

    Watching this while eating a Sonic Sausage Toaster with 3 STEMS.

  • @idontwantahandlethough
    @idontwantahandlethough Před 2 lety +19

    bruh, the reason 5 guys jalapenos looked "fresh" is because they aren't pickled. The more you know! **shooting star**
    On a related note:
    What did the nosy pepper do?
    It got jalapeno business.
    (say it like a really really white person)

  • @BiggestFudge
    @BiggestFudge Před 3 lety +249

    this is the most low stakes scandal that I've cared this much about

  • @Max-wl5ll
    @Max-wl5ll Před 3 lety +1085

    "as I went ahead and diversified my dietary consumption, to other fast food places" is the most American thing I've heard this month.

  • @ariallis
    @ariallis Před 2 lety +2

    My older brother used to work at Five Guys and they do a lot of preparation with fresh ingredients, there's also a plaque near the register where you can see where their potatoes came from that they used for their fries

  • @creedfromtheoffice6511

    I just got my ray on in and this happened to be one of the first vids I watched with them. They are very good with a variety of options. I do recommend

  • @nutringos5804
    @nutringos5804 Před 3 lety +1724

    “While the core and seeds of an apple are a natural part of the apple , some customers might not enjoy it as much as others “

    • @ImNotaRussianBot
      @ImNotaRussianBot Před 2 lety +17

      Am I the only one who loves apple seeds? I always eat them if they're not moldy.

    • @teamsmeak7278
      @teamsmeak7278 Před 2 lety +128

      @@ImNotaRussianBot yes you are the only one

    • @teamsmeak7278
      @teamsmeak7278 Před 2 lety +88

      @@ImNotaRussianBot bruh APPLE SEEDS CONTAIN CYANIDE. They literally will kill you if you eat too many...

    • @blaxidii7360
      @blaxidii7360 Před 2 lety +68

      “While the shell of a walnut is a natural part of the nut, some customers might not enjoy it as much as others.”

    • @e6486
      @e6486 Před 2 lety +53

      While the peel of the banana is a natrual part of the banana some customers may not enjoy them as much as others

  • @RxSOS
    @RxSOS Před 3 lety +285

    i'm so proud of gus investing his time into stem research

    • @ItsAsparageese
      @ItsAsparageese Před 3 lety +17

      They say it's the best field to be getting into right now

    • @chef_Jeremy
      @chef_Jeremy Před 3 lety +9

      Lots of career opportunities

    • @vars311
      @vars311 Před 3 lety +3

      Lots of branching potential for sure

  • @greennin
    @greennin Před 2 lety +5

    When I watch a video like this I like to imagine the various bosses and top marketing people watching these with loud reactions.

  • @barmetler
    @barmetler Před 3 lety +7

    0:48 "While the top portion of a Jalapeño is a *natural* part of the pepper"
    yeah and bones are a natural part of the cow. Leaves are a natural part of the carrot. Wood is a natural part of the apple.

    • @KnzoVortex
      @KnzoVortex Před 2 měsíci

      Carrot leaves are actually perfectly edible, along with the tops of many root vegetables.

    • @barmetler
      @barmetler Před 2 měsíci

      @@KnzoVortexlol my point was that that statement is absolutely useless, not that you can't eat it XD

  • @Emilygeee
    @Emilygeee Před 3 lety +558

    Not gonna lie, the second “New Jersey Michael” got me.

  • @Dumpliing
    @Dumpliing Před 3 lety +630

    "Jersey Mike's full name is New Jersey Michael"
    -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    • @mouse8669
      @mouse8669 Před 3 lety +4

      It's illegal for us to hear this

    • @cameronlee888
      @cameronlee888 Před 3 lety +1

      his real name is actually pat, jersey pat pulled the wool over our jalapeño-deprived eyes

    • @tweeleaf
      @tweeleaf Před 3 lety +1

      More like
      - Gus Jon, The Art of Funny

    • @michellgreenwood7532
      @michellgreenwood7532 Před 3 lety

      Thanks techno.

    • @Akunai_
      @Akunai_ Před 3 lety

      “Ayo the pizza here”
      -Sun Tzu The Art of War

  • @swanee2846
    @swanee2846 Před 2 lety

    I love this, Gus out here finding which places give you the best part of the jalepeno

  • @redman7412
    @redman7412 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for your hard work!

  • @JackHammer503
    @JackHammer503 Před 3 lety +250

    Ian the real mvp for his constant struggle to keep Sven's 8 foot tall body in frame

  • @colmpng
    @colmpng Před 3 lety +385

    Realised I just watched 21 minutes and 58 seconds of two guys rifling through jalapeños

    • @drefvelin6099
      @drefvelin6099 Před 3 lety +9

      And i have no regrets

    • @pasqualecurry7773
      @pasqualecurry7773 Před 3 lety +7

      A lot of us did. You're among friends.

    • @manuplier3133
      @manuplier3133 Před 3 lety +2

      Worth

    • @lerikhkl
      @lerikhkl Před 3 lety +2

      they should've gotten 3 more guys together smh

    • @justintiger9
      @justintiger9 Před 3 lety +2

      Additionally, I realized that I was hooked enough that leaving said video about two grown men surgically extracting jalapeño stems never crossed my mind

  • @mediocreanimator
    @mediocreanimator Před 2 lety +12

    "Those jalapeños are so green!"
    Me, colorblind: Uhhh... yes...

  • @carlsoll
    @carlsoll Před 2 lety

    This was absolutely hilarious, loved every minute of it

  • @Loregasmo
    @Loregasmo Před 3 lety +376

    Every time I watch Gus, I have a bowel movement. Normally, this may be seen as an insult however I have IBS and often cannot poo. My wife refers to this phenomenon as “Getting Gussy”. Thanks, Gus.

    • @robdavis4951
      @robdavis4951 Před 3 lety +22

      Fussy gussy bussy

    • @caramelapplejollyrancher
      @caramelapplejollyrancher Před 3 lety +37

      this comment is the only reason i learned how to read

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly Před 3 lety +5

      I thought IBS would mean you have more trouble keeping poop in rather than have trouble letting poop out.

    • @trejubei
      @trejubei Před 3 lety +1

      I hope your serious if so you are my hero

    • @maldto.1266
      @maldto.1266 Před 3 lety

      bruh

  • @whatamiwatching2183
    @whatamiwatching2183 Před 3 lety +806

    The system is flawed. We need a ratio system, Jersey Mike's was egregious when taking into account how many peppers were on those damn sandwiches

    • @reedplaysgames
      @reedplaysgames Před 3 lety +48

      A simple # of stems/# of peppers should work

    • @whatamiwatching2183
      @whatamiwatching2183 Před 3 lety +39

      @@reedplaysgames but what about the size of the sandwich? Shouldn't the real estate the sandwich artist has to work with be taken into account in order to standardize the jalepeño amount on these sandwiches, so if you have no stem but below the standard amount it won't count as much? Fast food has been yanking our chains for far too long and I'm sick of it

    • @trickybeatz5174
      @trickybeatz5174 Před 3 lety +13

      @@whatamiwatching2183 ratio of stem-pepper /in^2

    • @Thishandlehasalreadybeentaken
      @Thishandlehasalreadybeentaken Před 3 lety +27

      And you have to consider just how fresh the Five Guys peppers looked compared to the rest too. Amount and also quality

    • @trickybeatz5174
      @trickybeatz5174 Před 3 lety +18

      @@Thishandlehasalreadybeentaken they look more fresh because they aren't pickled. They don't taste that good though.

  • @hmankman2793
    @hmankman2793 Před 2 lety +2

    The way Sven looks for whats touching his hat at the beginning made me cry laughing

  • @ronrico7792
    @ronrico7792 Před 3 lety +3

    When he crossed referenced the peppers I was inches from my screen.

  • @korg47237
    @korg47237 Před 3 lety +482

    Next video: Gus and Sven find out there's a difference between fresh and pickled jalapeños.

    • @Smeali
      @Smeali Před 3 lety +33

      Lol I was thinking the same thing. They were so excited about the color, but pickled ones are generally darker and last longer. Now, I love me some raw jalapeños though.

    • @Origonial
      @Origonial Před 3 lety +2

      Just wait until they find out about the banana peppers and black olives.

    • @matthewcollins8189
      @matthewcollins8189 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Smeali pickled ones are usually mass produced too, which is more than likely a machine cutting them

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, they acted a little too surprised at Taco Bell's clean record.
      That's how they were packaged, Gus.

  • @CosmicKeyframeProductions
    @CosmicKeyframeProductions Před 3 lety +795

    When pandemic is over, I’d pay for a travel show of Sven and Gus going around the US exposing Jalepeno Crimes

    • @witchassbitch3
      @witchassbitch3 Před 3 lety +5

      Omg like a diners, drive ins, and dives but only chains

    • @damisnap3452
      @damisnap3452 Před 3 lety +3

      they do this same experiment but with the fast food restaurants in the area to continue to gather evidence

    • @apexkonchu2234
      @apexkonchu2234 Před 3 lety +7

      ​@@swiggityswagunion1223 No it fucking hasn't, and spreading such ridiculous lies is very dangerous. Most countries are through the worst of it by now, but it is very much still a pandemic.

    • @TheJeevo92
      @TheJeevo92 Před 3 lety +6

      @@apexkonchu2234 lol k

    • @MeestahBinks
      @MeestahBinks Před 3 lety +4

      @@apexkonchu2234 most people i know havent worn a mask in like a month or so now. Definitely not completely over but most aspects of life have gone back to normal

  • @chandleristhinking
    @chandleristhinking Před 3 lety +3

    call this Stem Sell Research

  • @charliegoldstein6135
    @charliegoldstein6135 Před 3 lety +2

    Always loved five guys, I thought they were expensive but just watching this, it’s totally worth it. Very happy with the score

  • @Dr.Turkey
    @Dr.Turkey Před 3 lety +314

    Accountant: It's only April, how did you already blow this year's budget?
    Gus: Have you ever been to five guys?

    • @koala201211
      @koala201211 Před 3 lety +13

      But I love when I order a little cup of fries and they fill the whole bag

    • @MSculls19
      @MSculls19 Před 3 lety +9

      @@koala201211 Hell yeah, great deal for 35 bucks.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety +1

      I imagine Gus's accountant is just himself dressed in glasses and holding a calculator.

    • @Dr.Turkey
      @Dr.Turkey Před 3 lety

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 we can both be right

  • @MainframeJeff
    @MainframeJeff Před 3 lety +229

    Gus at the beginning: We're gonna be fair to Subway.
    Gus after two restaurants: "That's some Subway tier bullshit."

  • @nikolashumphrey-howell2478

    man i love Jus Gohnson

  • @AshenSnow
    @AshenSnow Před 2 lety +1

    Honestly the first jalapeno scandal was what got me to sub. Such an inspiration

  • @milotj4866
    @milotj4866 Před 3 lety +333

    I hope this gets nominated for best documentary

  • @drknflx
    @drknflx Před 2 lety

    love the reaction they have whenever they find a stem makes me laugh

  • @nquiztor
    @nquiztor Před 2 lety

    New Jersey Michael! I love it!

  • @aprx2980
    @aprx2980 Před 3 lety +164

    We want every guest to have the best Jamba Juice experience every time they order their favorite smoothie. While the top portion of a pineapple is a natural part of the fruit, some guests may not enjoy it as much so we are working on ways to address this.

    • @gavinlewis2642
      @gavinlewis2642 Před 3 lety +10

      I cant believe subway came out with a statement saying that. While the fuck would enjoy eating a stem

    • @CaptainArthanos
      @CaptainArthanos Před 3 lety +2

      I like getting the little spikes in mine

  • @willdaniel1073
    @willdaniel1073 Před 3 lety +91

    Here’s my theory, these restaurants get their jalapeños from a common supplier. Gus, you need to take this a step higher and get to the true source.

    • @jak2767
      @jak2767 Před 3 lety +1

      If its anything like the city I live in, 3/4ths of the restaurants and fast food places all get their food from the same two or three distributers (Such as US Foods)

    • @snakebarber
      @snakebarber Před 3 lety

      Gus Johnson / Johnny Harris collaboration?

  • @space_1073
    @space_1073 Před 2 lety +1

    thank you Johnson brothers, you're out there doin the lord's work for us stem avoiders.

  • @TheFancyZach123
    @TheFancyZach123 Před 3 lety +3

    Its almost like these minimum wage employees just open a can and put then in a container or something

  • @phnoob8457
    @phnoob8457 Před 3 lety +440

    I shall move to your neighborhood, create a restaurant chain, oversee every second of jalapeño placement, ensuring I win you over and drive everyone out of businesses. It’s genius, really.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety +10

      I like the idea of one single restaurant chain singlehandedly destroying all others in Los Angeles.

    • @PugnaciousProductions
      @PugnaciousProductions Před 3 lety +1

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 has happened before.

    • @drakoinx
      @drakoinx Před 3 lety +2

      He would do free adds for you I'm sure haha

    • @JapiePapi
      @JapiePapi Před 3 lety +4

      And after, when monopoly has been gained. Use all collected jalapeno stems to replace every slice of jalapeno

    • @-Shoresy
      @-Shoresy Před 3 lety +1

      Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science

  • @danalevers651
    @danalevers651 Před 3 lety +50

    I used to work at 5 guys! The reason there's no stems is because they come into the restaurant whole and fresh, someone manually cuts off the stem, then they get sliced with a slicer. Maybe not every place but that's how we did it.

    • @kelkeep1467
      @kelkeep1467 Před 3 lety

      The only fresh jalapenos in the video for sure. Five guys isn't comparable to any of the others

  • @superevan07
    @superevan07 Před 3 lety

    The visual representation of “RKO Carl into Oblivion”...
    Thank you. So much. That was incredible. The attention to detail...

  • @CrimsonRand
    @CrimsonRand Před 2 lety

    Gus, you have such a Tim & Eric vibe with your comedy style and your effects. I love it

  • @sadiemcc9363
    @sadiemcc9363 Před 3 lety +304

    Theory: the Five Guys employees recognized Gus, connected the dots, and left out all the stems.

    • @orangepeacock
      @orangepeacock Před 3 lety +17

      Nah, Five Guys just doesn't put stems on their burgers. I get my burgers from them with (grilled!) jalapenos all the time and I don't think I've ever gotten a stem.

    • @L_e_o
      @L_e_o Před 3 lety +12

      Theory: they want a Five Guys sponsorship, and grew their own fresh Jalapenos to put on the burger and make them look good.

    • @trailblazer77
      @trailblazer77 Před 3 lety +2

      They've never not had pure non stemmed green as fuck good fashion jalepeno

    • @balmoraman4
      @balmoraman4 Před 3 lety +13

      @@orangepeacock I think the big thing is that their jalapenos seem to be cut in-house, whereas Subway, Jacked-up-box, etc are just grabbing a fistful from a tub of pickled jalapenos that likely just came out of a giant jar.

    • @humain1025
      @humain1025 Před 3 lety

      My first thought.

  • @johnsmithson4479
    @johnsmithson4479 Před 3 lety +122

    Damn, never knew Gus was starting STEM research. It’s really cool to see him changing the world like this!

  • @AqibA.C.
    @AqibA.C. Před rokem

    Thank you Sven and Gus for all your research into stem 🙏🙏

  • @loadedloaf
    @loadedloaf Před 2 lety +1

    1:22 when I go to a plug I don't know and I look in the bag 😂😂😂

  • @williamconville3604
    @williamconville3604 Před 3 lety +541

    the sequel nobody asked for but we all needed

    • @mikaroni_and_cheez
      @mikaroni_and_cheez Před 3 lety +1

      And we are thriving because of it

    • @tyleroats8419
      @tyleroats8419 Před 3 lety +1

      the prequel we should probably have a little more to the czcams.com/video/e8lOZ9YVZ-M/video.html

  • @mvieke
    @mvieke Před 3 lety +1193

    This is the hard-hitting investigative journalism that big corporate media is too scared to cover.

    • @hurpaderpp
      @hurpaderpp Před 3 lety +4

      its retarded they consider the top of the jalapeno the stem i thought they meant the literal stem. absolute morons

    • @xammeron3842
      @xammeron3842 Před 3 lety +11

      @@hurpaderpp go spread your hate somewhere else bucko, this ain’t the place

    • @daduckdatgames_7035
      @daduckdatgames_7035 Před 3 lety +1

      @@hurpaderpp if its hard, chewy, located near the top of the fruit/veggie, and taste like shizz then its a stem

    • @hurpaderpp
      @hurpaderpp Před 3 lety

      @@daduckdatgames_7035 if its not a physical elongated stem its the top of the fruit and its also not chewy or hard. it just lacks the seeds which make it spicy

    • @JohnWick-mt5jw
      @JohnWick-mt5jw Před 3 lety +1

      @@hurpaderpp It actually is the stem you moron, it’s like an iceberg there is more than just the tip, you see the stem has to connect to the jalapeño somehow, so the stem is partly in the jalapeño, therefore meaning the top of a jalapeño is indeed a stem, it is just the interior part.
      That is why it’s slightly more edible than the exterior stem because it is fleshy but tough.
      That’s what she said

  • @bluesubaru7338
    @bluesubaru7338 Před 3 lety

    Them running at the beginning made me laugh so hard

  • @masonstobin
    @masonstobin Před 3 lety +6

    "I wonder if Carl Sr. would've done better"

  • @noblerai3553
    @noblerai3553 Před 3 lety +285

    I’ve never found a jalapeño stem in my fast food, so I’d like to think that the universe has just decided to curse Gus and only Gus with this

    • @ibustanut
      @ibustanut Před 3 lety +9

      I wouldn't even care if I got stems in my fast food.. Taste the same

    • @MyHeadHz
      @MyHeadHz Před 3 lety +3

      It's only happened to me from subway.

    • @jx995
      @jx995 Před 3 lety +5

      He stems for our sins

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly Před 3 lety +11

      He also seems to have a pretty loose definition of what a stem is.

    • @SlitDiver
      @SlitDiver Před 3 lety +3

      @@Eidolon1andOnly Yea I agree, but in his defense the first video with subway had literal stems on the sandwiches.

  • @AlyAce2012
    @AlyAce2012 Před 3 lety +441

    As someone who doesn’t even like jalapeños, I am enraptured by this series.

    • @AlyAce2012
      @AlyAce2012 Před 3 lety +5

      A Bad Demoman there’s this really cool thing called “Google” that lets you search things you don’t know, you should try it sometime.

    • @witchassbitch3
      @witchassbitch3 Před 3 lety +2

      I’m allergic to peppers but I’m so invested in this drama

    • @miniatureman1
      @miniatureman1 Před 3 lety

      😂same

    • @MeigsmerlinMeigsmerlin
      @MeigsmerlinMeigsmerlin Před 3 lety

      Me too

    • @ViVi-ev3rx
      @ViVi-ev3rx Před 3 lety +1

      Moomin troll with knife supremacy

  • @aaronscott7639
    @aaronscott7639 Před rokem

    gotta love these goofy bois.

  • @nmmrg
    @nmmrg Před 3 lety

    The Bacon Double Del is amazing

  • @constonks
    @constonks Před 3 lety +294

    Both cuts to Gus and Sven stomping on a bad pepper killed me.

  • @keenanbartlome8153
    @keenanbartlome8153 Před 3 lety +322

    I want the video where Gus goes into a subway, looks the employee in the eye, and says “I want a ham and jalapeño sandwich”

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 3 lety +3

      But he has to say it really intensely, like he's an action movie protagonist.

    • @brisolo8586
      @brisolo8586 Před 3 lety +1

      That’s a cold cut combo, guy. Have some respect.

    • @roguesample
      @roguesample Před 3 lety +7

      “Nothing else?” “Nope. Literally just 3 ham slices and then a fistful of jalapeños”

    • @kaetispannbauer9082
      @kaetispannbauer9082 Před 3 lety

      Online ordering my guy

  • @brittanykreider
    @brittanykreider Před 3 lety

    I've been on keto for several months and I was watching this and at one point caught myself salivating

  • @nickgerardi3141
    @nickgerardi3141 Před 3 lety

    Best channel out there

  • @KCEPXELA
    @KCEPXELA Před 3 lety +444

    Gus violently ripped apart subway sandwich #2 and sent a peño flying. We need to know if it was a stem. The results are tainted

    • @hectorochoa1799
      @hectorochoa1799 Před 3 lety +7

      I noticed that too, guess we'll never knos

    • @jesse1086
      @jesse1086 Před 3 lety +5

      recount

    • @SenorTallon
      @SenorTallon Před 3 lety +4

      Doing a frame-by-frame analysis of that pepper at the apogee of its flight, it looks like that is one stemmed pepper.

    • @OMenzi10
      @OMenzi10 Před 3 lety

      Recount the stems!

  • @Slyfoxx
    @Slyfoxx Před 3 lety +209

    "we bought 5 sandwiches from 8 different fast food restaurants" took me longer than it should've to understand

    • @ellymac6173
      @ellymac6173 Před 3 lety +7

      Math hard

    • @Bee-bup
      @Bee-bup Před 3 lety

      ahh,,,, ohhh,,.,;;; 13 sandwiches;'.,`';.,'

    • @maxcheese382
      @maxcheese382 Před 3 lety

      @@Bee-bup no are you stupid? 5 X 8 is 58

  • @zachspielberger8737
    @zachspielberger8737 Před 2 lety

    Omg that Oblivion reference!

  • @yetanothermichael3702

    10:09 16:52 Fully ripened jalapeños are red. We distribute them while they're green because it's cheaper that way. The orange ones are because they started ripening.
    Anyway, Subway gets their peppers in a big bag, soaking in brine and pre-sliced. I would bet that every single one of those places except Five Guys are getting their peppers the same way from the same place. It's just a matter of if the person making the item knows or cares enough to pick out the stems.

  • @alexiscarmel4082
    @alexiscarmel4082 Před 3 lety +209

    y’all should’ve done it by fractions, like number of stems/number of total jalapeños from the order for a true quality count

    • @marcowing6612
      @marcowing6612 Před 3 lety +30

      They could also have measured the weight of every item and divide the number of jalapenos by the weight. So they could post their results in the globally recognized stem/gram format.

    • @kimfrankwatson4688
      @kimfrankwatson4688 Před 3 lety +15

      copernicus, lol

    • @NamaDoodoo
      @NamaDoodoo Před 3 lety +6

      They should have measured the diameter of each one, to see the impact of the stem.

    • @Erekai
      @Erekai Před 3 lety +2

      You're getting a lot of troll responses, but I TOTALLY agree. Because there were WAY more jalapenos on the Subway sandwiches than the New Jersey Michael sandwiches, so the ratio definitely was a lot lower. I mean, no stem is acceptable, but if you get 1 stem in 4 pieces, that's way more egregious than 3 stems in 32 pieces

    • @alexiscarmel4082
      @alexiscarmel4082 Před 3 lety

      @@kimfrankwatson4688 @Marcowing @Nama Doodoo @Erekai
      All of your responses are valid and gave me hearty chuckles

  • @KelseyDrummer
    @KelseyDrummer Před 3 lety +322

    I love how wholesome their language is until a stem appears.

    • @meme-xn6wr
      @meme-xn6wr Před 3 lety +13

      Yeah the “they literally cut these fuckers vertically!” Had me dead.

  • @SuPeRNinJaRed
    @SuPeRNinJaRed Před 3 lety

    Sven keeps on giving me the eyes and yea I likeed it!!!

  • @zeeklabbee3931
    @zeeklabbee3931 Před rokem +1

    Props on the mic spatula

  • @dawsonraney5289
    @dawsonraney5289 Před 3 lety +522

    “Yeah, I’ll have 5 footlongs. Ham and jalapeños, dry. No, nothing else on them.”
    Employee thought you were gonna go choke those down. Yeesh.

    • @downwiththedevil
      @downwiththedevil Před 3 lety +2

      LOL I was thinking that the whole time

    • @kittydollkori
      @kittydollkori Před 3 lety

      @@dillonprosser9340 it used to make me SO nauseated. I thankfully can afford better quality food now.

  • @Kronikman07
    @Kronikman07 Před 3 lety +269

    idk why, but when gus said "Oh my god, they're cutting these fuckers vertically" made me laugh probably the most out of the video.

  • @imdaniellight6390
    @imdaniellight6390 Před 3 lety

    9:06 - I was NOT expecting that 😅😂

  • @collmekj7234
    @collmekj7234 Před 2 lety

    The animation at the beginning with a buffed up gus was comedic genius😆😆