<description>&lt;p data-start="0" data-end="91"&gt;๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฅ‘ &lt;strong data-start="7" data-end="82"&gt;On the Border Review: Guacamole Glory, Taco Chips, and The Chili's Test&lt;/strong&gt; ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒฎ&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; We're back with Part 2 of &lt;strong data-start="109" data-end= "136"&gt;On the Border&lt;/strong&gt;, and this time &lt;strong&gt;Trent Tucker&lt;/strong&gt; (@TheGOTSPod) and I actually sit down to eat at the former Brinker sibling to Chili's. There are highs. There are lows. There is guacamole made tableside that absolutely slaps. We also encounter a manager radiating peak "Karen energy," raid a Little Free Library mid-meal, and hear "Cable Car" by The Fray so many times it becomes psychological warfare.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿฅ‘ Guacamole Live Is a Legitimate Triumph&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŒฎ Flautas That Do NOT Live Up to the Ornelas Family Name&lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿง‚ Chips and Salsa Are Decent, But Why Are the Chips Half a Taco Shell?&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŽถ "Cable Car" by The Fray Plays an Unreasonable Number of Times&lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ“š Little Free Library Raid Yields a Parody Songbook and an Education on Spiders&lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ˜ฌ A Manager Check-In That Screams "I'd Like to Speak toโ€ฆ"&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Trent Shares His Best Meal Ever: Ramen in Japan&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŒด His Worst Meal Ever: A Burger from Rainforest Cafe&lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ“Š On the Border Faces The Chili's Test&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ’ฌ COMMENT BELOW: Is tableside guac enough to overcome weird taco chips?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ“ข SUPPORT THE SHOW &amp; JOIN THE COMMUNITY:&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŽ‰ Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp segments &amp; more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast&lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ’ฌ Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŽฅ Watch full episodes: youtube.com/channel/UCLbraNhL6KhDPkdSWt2yiuw&lt;br /&gt; ๐Ÿ”— All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast&lt;br /&gt; ๐ŸŽค Guest: Trent Tucker | IG: @TheGOTSPod&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong data-start="1498" data-end="1520"&gt;Patreon Producers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="1520" data-end="1523" /&gt; Sue Ornelas &amp; Joyce Van&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong data-start="1550" data-end="1574"&gt;Patreon Subscribers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="1574" data-end="1577" /&gt; David Ornelas, Kellie Baldwin, Jeremy Horwitz, Herbert Amaya, Simone Davalos, Scott Bennett, Amy Reinhart, Josef Castaneda-Liles, &amp; Travis Langley&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong data-start="1727" data-end="1754"&gt;Free Patreon Followers:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="1754" data-end="1757" /&gt; Joe Warszalek, Lauren Cummings, Grace Krainak, Keri Estes, Robert Duran, Patrick Elliott, Michelle Elmer, Dave Plummer, Nicholas Volney, Michael Gerard, Tracy Molino, Phuong Duong, Tyler Robinson, Brandon Gully, Mason Cruz, Michael Milito, Mez, Aaron Hubbard, Steff, Robert McLaughlin, Jewell Hermann, Renae Michael&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;๐Ÿ‘‰ NEXT WEEK:&lt;/strong&gt; I take &lt;strong&gt;Emma&lt;/strong&gt;, my second cousin once removed to &lt;strong&gt;Long John Silver's&lt;/strong&gt;, and you KNOW we're gonna talk LJS history!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Fine" Dining

Michael Ornelas

On the Border's "Guacamole Live" Is a National Treasure

FEB 25, 202657 MIN
"Fine" Dining

On the Border's "Guacamole Live" Is a National Treasure

FEB 25, 202657 MIN

Description

๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฅ‘ On the Border Review: Guacamole Glory, Taco Chips, and The Chili's Test ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŒฎ We're back with Part 2 of On the Border, and this time Trent Tucker (@TheGOTSPod) and I actually sit down to eat at the former Brinker sibling to Chili's. There are highs. There are lows. There is guacamole made tableside that absolutely slaps. We also encounter a manager radiating peak "Karen energy," raid a Little Free Library mid-meal, and hear "Cable Car" by The Fray so many times it becomes psychological warfare. ๐Ÿฅ‘ Guacamole Live Is a Legitimate Triumph ๐ŸŒฎ Flautas That Do NOT Live Up to the Ornelas Family Name ๐Ÿง‚ Chips and Salsa Are Decent, But Why Are the Chips Half a Taco Shell? ๐ŸŽถ "Cable Car" by The Fray Plays an Unreasonable Number of Times ๐Ÿ“š Little Free Library Raid Yields a Parody Songbook and an Education on Spiders ๐Ÿ˜ฌ A Manager Check-In That Screams "I'd Like to Speak toโ€ฆ" ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Trent Shares His Best Meal Ever: Ramen in Japan ๐ŸŒด His Worst Meal Ever: A Burger from Rainforest Cafe ๐Ÿ“Š On the Border Faces The Chili's Test ๐Ÿ’ฌ COMMENT BELOW: Is tableside guac enough to overcome weird taco chips? ๐Ÿ“ข SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: ๐ŸŽ‰ Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp segments & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast ๐Ÿ’ฌ Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4 ๐ŸŽฅ Watch full episodes: youtube.com/channel/UCLbraNhL6KhDPkdSWt2yiuw ๐Ÿ”— All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast ๐ŸŽค Guest: Trent Tucker | IG: @TheGOTSPod Patreon Producers: Sue Ornelas & Joyce Van Patreon Subscribers: David Ornelas, Kellie Baldwin, Jeremy Horwitz, Herbert Amaya, Simone Davalos, Scott Bennett, Amy Reinhart, Josef Castaneda-Liles, & Travis Langley Free Patreon Followers: Joe Warszalek, Lauren Cummings, Grace Krainak, Keri Estes, Robert Duran, Patrick Elliott, Michelle Elmer, Dave Plummer, Nicholas Volney, Michael Gerard, Tracy Molino, Phuong Duong, Tyler Robinson, Brandon Gully, Mason Cruz, Michael Milito, Mez, Aaron Hubbard, Steff, Robert McLaughlin, Jewell Hermann, Renae Michael ๐Ÿ‘‰ NEXT WEEK: I take Emma, my second cousin once removed to Long John Silver's, and you KNOW we're gonna talk LJS history!