# The Old Spaghetti Factory: "Why the Trolley?", Mizithra Cheese, & the Nashville Bombing Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/the-old-spaghetti-factory-why-the-trolley-mizithra-cheese-the-nashville-bombing Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/the-old-spaghetti-factory-why-the-trolley-mizithra-cheese-the-nashville-bombing.md Podcast: ["Fine" Dining](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145) Published: 2025-12-03T08:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.finediningpodcast.com/season-3 Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9369c4b7-1e7b-4d55-9b95-8001ab364097/AUDIO_S03E27.1_The_Old_Spaghetti_Factory_Eat_Deets_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3605298 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fine-dining-5768145/episodes/the-old-spaghetti-factory-why-the-trolley-mizithra-cheese-the-nashville-bombing Duration seconds: 2571 ## Resource πŸπŸš‹πŸ•―οΈ The Old Spaghetti Factory: Trolleys, Mizithra, and Guss Dussin's Dream πŸ•―οΈπŸš‹πŸ This week, VyVy Nguyen (@cest_la_vyvy) joins me for a deep dive into the charming, old-world history of The Old Spaghetti Factory . We uncover how a humble warehouse filled with antiques became one of America's most distinctive restaurant chains, complete with a refurbished trolley car centerpiece and chandeliers that make every meal feel like a special occasion. From its signature mizithra cheese and brown butter pasta to a story of explosive disaster, this chain has us asking the question: is "meat sauce" a good euphemism for jizz? 🏭 Founded in a Real Warehouse Filled with Antique DΓ©cor πŸš‹ The Iconic Refurbished Trolley Car in Nearly Every Location πŸ§€ The Legendary Mizithra Cheese & Brown Butter Dish πŸ”₯ How the Nashville Bombing Led to a Lost Lease πŸ‘‘ Founder Guss Dussin Has the Best Name in Restaurant History 🍽️ A Reviewer So Petty He Roasted a Waiter from Another Restaurant Too πŸ’¬ COMMENT BELOW: Have you ever eaten inside one of The Old Spaghetti Factory's trolleys? πŸ“’ SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: πŸŽ‰ Patreon (Bonus episodes, full Yelp segments & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast πŸ’¬ Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4 πŸŽ₯ Watch full episodes: youtube.com/@finediningpodcast πŸ”— All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast 🎀 Guest: VyVy Nguyen | IG: @cest_la_vyvy 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… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fine-dining-5768145/episodes/the-old-spaghetti-factory-why-the-trolley-mizithra-cheese-the-nashville-bombing/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/the-old-spaghetti-factory-why-the-trolley-mizithra-cheese-the-nashville-bombing.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.