# Zaxbys: Good Egg Rolls, Terrible Fries, Mid Chicken Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/zaxbys-good-egg-rolls-terrible-fries-mid-chicken Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/zaxbys-good-egg-rolls-terrible-fries-mid-chicken.md Podcast: ["Fine" Dining](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145) Published: 2026-04-22T07:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.finediningpodcast.com/ Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9369c4b7-1e7b-4d55-9b95-8001ab364097/AUDIO_S04E08_Zaxbys_Pt_2_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3605298 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fine-dining-5768145/episodes/zaxbys-good-egg-rolls-terrible-fries-mid-chicken Duration seconds: 3223 ## Resource πŸ—πŸ”₯ Zaxby's Review: Fingerz, Wings, and a Whole Lot of Disagreement πŸ”₯πŸ— We're back at Zaxby's with Alex Stedman (@alex.paisley.stedman), and this one is...divisive. We did not see eye to eye on a LOT of these items, the vibes were aggressively brown, and one unexpected menu item rose above it all as the most consistent treat. πŸ— Fingerz & Wings Meal with Tongue Torch Sauce Sparks Debate 🍞 Texas Toast Holds It Down (As It Usually Does) for Michael Only πŸ₯Ÿ Veggie Egg Rolls Somehow Become the MVP πŸ₯’ Fried Pickles: Alex Says Nay πŸͺ Chocolate Chip Cookie Is Straight-Up Garbage 🍰 Fried Cheesecake Bites with Strawberry Sauce (Alex Only!) 🀠 "Retro Farmhouse" Decor That Feels More Like a Saloon 🎭 Alex's Best & Worst Restaurant Stories: Rule-Breaking Fallout vs. Recency Bias πŸ’¬ COMMENT BELOW: How does Zaxby's compare to the other chicken chains? πŸ“’ SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: πŸŽ‰ Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp segments & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast πŸ’¬ Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4 πŸŽ₯ Watch full episodes: youtube.com/channel/UCLbraNhL6KhDPkdSWt2yiuw πŸ”— All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast 🎀 Guest: Alex Stedman | IG: @alex.paisley.stedman Patreon Producers: Sue Ornelas, Joyce Van, & Robert McLaughlin 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, Jewell Hermann, Renae Michael, & Crystal C. πŸ‘‰ NEXT WEEK: I dive into the histor… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fine-dining-5768145/episodes/zaxbys-good-egg-rolls-terrible-fries-mid-chicken/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/zaxbys-good-egg-rolls-terrible-fries-mid-chicken.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.