{"podcast":{"title":"\"Fine\" Dining","slug":"fine-dining-5768145","podcast_index_feed_id":5768145,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/432342/rss","website_url":"https://www.finediningpodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/d/f/b/4dfb339f63440d2bd959afa2a1bf1c87/Spotify_Apple_Amazon_Podcast.png","author":"Michael Ornelas","episode_count":173,"summary":"Comedian Michael Ornelas dives deep into the stories behind your favorite chain restaurants like Domino's, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, and Long John Silver's before determining if they are better or worse than Chili's: the most mediocre restaurant in America.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145"},"episode":{"title":"Tony Roma's: King of (Chain) Ribs","slug":"tony-roma-s-king-of-chain-ribs","published_at":"2026-05-06T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/tony-roma-s-king-of-chain-ribs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145","url":"https://www.finediningpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9369c4b7-1e7b-4d55-9b95-8001ab364097/AUDIO_S04E09_Tony_Romas_Pt_2_FIXED_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=3605298","summary":"šŸ–šŸ¤– Tony Roma's Review: Robot Waiters, Trying All the Ribs, and \"Champion or Chumpion\" šŸ¤–šŸ– We're back at Tony Roma's with Gabe Legg (@gabe_legg), and this visit throws us for a loop almost immediately thanks to a ROBOT WAITER gliding through the dining room like Tony Roma's like a better Roomba. Between three different rib styles, Gabe trying lobster tail for the first time ever, and a human waiter who refused to accept me turning down his upsell, this meal was a bizarre little journey. šŸ– Ribs Ad Infinitum: Beef, St. Louis, & Baby Back šŸ¦ž Gabe Tries Lobster Tail for the First Time Ever šŸ¤– A Robot Waiter Steals the Show šŸ’ø The Human Waiter Judges Me for Declining a Bargain šŸ“ŗ We Rate the \"Show Us Your Rib Face\" Contest Winners šŸŽ­ Vibes Swing Wildly Between Medieval Times and Bank Office šŸ”„ Gabe's Worst Restaurant Experience: Bad Melting Pot Energy šŸ«• Gabe's Best Restaurant Experience: Literally The Melting Pot šŸ’¬ COMMENT BELOW: Would a robot waiter improve your dining experience, or make it weirder? šŸ“¢ SUPPORT THE SHOW & JOIN THE COMMUNITY: šŸŽ‰ Patreon (Bonus episodes, extended Yelp segments & more): patreon.com/finediningpodcast šŸ’¬ Discord (Food talk, memes, cursed Yelp): discord.gg/6a2YqrtWV4 šŸŽ„ Watch full episodes: youtube.com/channel/UCLbraNhL6KhDPkdSWt2yiuw šŸ”— All links: linktree.com/finediningpodcast šŸŽ¤ Guest: Gabe Legg | IG: @gabe_legg 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,ā€¦","meta_description":"šŸ–šŸ¤– Tony Roma's Review: Robot Waiters, Trying All the Ribs, and \"Champion or Chumpion\" šŸ¤–šŸ– We're back at Tony Roma's with Gabe Legg (@gabe_legg), and this vā€¦","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4078,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fine-dining-5768145/episodes/tony-roma-s-king-of-chain-ribs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fine-dining-5768145/tony-roma-s-king-of-chain-ribs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}