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Old 10-29-2009, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Durham, NC
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Callers report spotting the Food Network crew from "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" -- the show in which wild-haired Guy Fieri waxes philosophic (and enthusiastically hungry) about all sorts of places and specialties -- filming around town. Among the reported locations: Jake's Good Eats, South 21, Cabo Fish Taco, dish and Landmark Diner.

Helen Schwab: Food Network spotted in Charlotte
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Old 10-29-2009, 01:37 PM
 
Location: Matthews, NC
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That article is the first time I ever heard of Jake's & dish. The menus look pretty good. Any place with Fried Green Tomatoes is a place worth trying, IMO.
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Old 10-30-2009, 06:22 AM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Dish is great! It's a very homey place.
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Old 10-30-2009, 09:36 AM
 
Location: Autumn Cove, Lake Wylie, SC
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Weird...
I emailed the show that they should go to the Rock House BBQ in Stallings like 6 months ago. That place is AWESOME!
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Old 10-30-2009, 09:42 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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Weird...
I emailed the show that they should go to the Rock House BBQ in Stallings like 6 months ago. That place is AWESOME!
I've been meaning to try that place. Thanks for the review

Love Guy Fieri, he's one of the only Food Network stars that doesn't make my blood boil!
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Old 10-30-2009, 10:02 AM
 
Location: Some got six month some got one solid. But me and my buddies all got lifetime here
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I've been meaning to try that place. Thanks for the review

Love Guy Fieri, he's one of the only Food Network stars that doesn't make my blood boil!

He has this thing he does before diving into an oversized burger...it's like he's revving himself up. He studies it...looks at all of his angles...does his kind of a head bob or shuck and jive thing...and then just tears into it with neither shame nor regard for the shirt he's wearing.
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Old 10-30-2009, 10:17 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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He has this thing he does before diving into an oversized burger...it's like he's revving himself up. He studies it...looks at all of his angles...does his kind of a head bob or shuck and jive thing...and then just tears into it with neither shame nor regard for the shirt he's wearing.
Yeah I've seen him do it at the beginning of his show! It's like a predator sizing up it's prey
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Old 10-30-2009, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Autumn Cove, Lake Wylie, SC
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I've been meaning to try that place. Thanks for the review
Get the lunch special. $5.50. You get a pulled pork sandwich w/ slaw on top, choice of side, and a drink.
I could seriously take a bath in the vinegar sauce its that good...and the Brunswick stew is heaven.
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Old 10-30-2009, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Matthews, NC
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I like to watch the show but I think it is pretty fake. Guy seems to like everything, I have never heard him say a bad word about anything he has been served. Some of it has to taste bad or at least not be anything special.

I guess it is hard to say anything when the owner/chef is right in front of you but if you rely on this as a honest review of a restaurant, then you are kidding yourself.
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Old 10-30-2009, 11:20 AM
 
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I like to watch the show but I think it is pretty fake. Guy seems to like everything, I have never heard him say a bad word about anything he has been served. Some of it has to taste bad or at least not be anything special.

I guess it is hard to say anything when the owner/chef is right in front of you but if you rely on this as a honest review of a restaurant, then you are kidding yourself.
He is not there to critic the menu or tell his likes and dislikes. He just gives them some publicity. Of course he is going to say everything is great.
What a gig!
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