37 Mike's Mt Rushmore of Fast Food

37 Mike's Mt Rushmore of Fast Food

From Flyover Plates Podcast by Dr. Mike Brondon

March 7, 2026 · 1h 30m

About this episode

The episode discusses fast food favorites, local cuisine, and various food-related topics.

Tonight on FOP! We discuss Why Antarctica is better than Rochester Mike's Mt Rushmore of Food: What are your Top 4 big fast food favorites? What are your Top 4 obscure chains? Brinner: Why is it so venerated, and why do we frown on its opposite: Leftovers for Breakfast? Why did Wegmans slip in customer satisfaction? Where do we shop? White pizza - do non-Rochestarians know what it is? Pancake syrup Coaches who yelled at us, and why we're better off because of it We review Plate of the month: Naantastic's fried grouper - over rice, quinoa, cucumber, corn, craisins, chickpeas, drizzled with sweet tamarind chutney sauce. Insane. Rubino's Chicken French w potatoes Cafe Vesuvio's in New Smyrna Beach, FL Faircraft Brauhaus, Fairport, NY Sip N Jerk Jamaican Foodtruck, and Joe n Sal's Pizza, in Brooklyn, NY The Spicey Pickle, and Favorite's Pizza, Lewiston, NY Steak n Shake Gino's Pizza and Dolly's Diner, WV 7-11 in Seabreeze, NY Grand Super Buffet and China Buffet, Henrietta, NY Thanks for telling other escapees about the show, because I'm pretty sure there are no more inmates left.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mike Brondon

Topics covered

  • fast food
  • food chains
  • brinner
  • customer satisfaction
  • local cuisine
  • restaurant reviews

Keywords

  • fast food
  • brinner
  • Wegmans
  • restaurant reviews
  • local cuisine
  • Rochester
  • Antarctica

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wegmans

Places: Antarctica, Rochester, New Smyrna Beach, FL, Fairport, NY, Brooklyn, NY, Lewiston, NY, WV, Seabreeze, NY, Henrietta, NY

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