Episode 50: Plant-Based Restaurant

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Hi,

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hello Chelsey.

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Hello listeners.

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Welcome to Review That.

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Chelsey girl, how's that week going?

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The week is going well, I went to a friend's house that had cats yesterday,

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So that's where I'm at.

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what does it show up as like stuffy nose?

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Or do you have like hives and

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Stuffy nose, itchy eyes like throat kind of like scratchy.

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Flemmi just not like Adam lactic, God forbid, like can't breathe, but like,

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I think it is like, actually it's the dander that humans are allergic

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I always get like little like red hives.

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Like it's always right here on my hands and I have to like overload on allergy medicine

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Even when you like, don't touch them, you still get the I'm like so cautious.

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Like I don't sit on fabric chair.

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If I'm sitting on a chair, it's a wood chair.

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Like I'm very methodical about it, but even just whatever is in the air, it gets, I

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Right.

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Do the cats like come to you because you're so uninterested.

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Yeah.

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the cats are a big fan of mine.

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I, yeah, I get them all the time.

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And the thing is I love animals.

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That's what sucks.

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Like I found out that I was allergic to cats because I was staying at a

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And then, then I almost died.

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Cause I was like really in the cat space.

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So it sucks like cats, like one to come to me.

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Cause they think I'm playing hard to get.

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And I'm like, this isn't a game.

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This is like, Anyway,

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So is that your complaint

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don't know.

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I was going to say, I guess that could be my complaint.

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Lodge A Complaint.

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I'll let you talk about your week.

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Well, I w I wasn't even going to mention this cause I was

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And then I was like, I dunno, it's too.

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So I was editing an episode.

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I'll go ahead and say that it's episode 48.

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I had gotten all the way.

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Oh no.

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So the very end we had just concluded the Royal Highness and my laptop.

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I keep it plugged in all the time.

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Cause I work at an actual desk.

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So the minute it's unplugged, there's like a 12 minute shelf life before the battery just dies.

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Cause I've destroyed it.

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Well, it fell out and I was like, I don't I'm too lazy.

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Like I just want to hurry.

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You know, I was like, I bet I had forgotten.

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We had a Royal Review That episode.

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So I was like, I'm nearly done.

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Pounds through this.

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It'll be great.

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And then of course I forgot and my computer literally died and I was like, Oh Oh, no,

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I was like, don't forget.

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It's it's going to be like it, like auto saves.

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It's going to be okay.

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So then I plugged my computer back end and it was like the dead kind,

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And then there was like dash dash, dash, dash, dash dash uploading.

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And it fully uploaded.

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I tried to open it and it was like this closed without being saved.

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Would you like to open from a snapshot?

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And I was like, yes.

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And then it was like error opening 4 0 4, negative six.

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And I was

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Oh no,

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Okay.

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Let me look at my time machine.

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So I haven't backed up my computer since January, that wasn't going to help me.

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And then I was like, oh, okay.

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So cutting to the chase.

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I literally lost the entire episode and I had to start completely from scratch, which was fine.

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I love, I love spending that much time with our voices.

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I'm sure you do dry.

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Uh, know what lesson learned?

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The minute that, um, cord falls out, I can't be lazy cause I'm going to pay for it in the end,

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So

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God.

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I am so sorry.

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that was the high highlight of the pain of my week, which will

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Oh, guys just take the time, press save.

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Also like do your time, like my time machine, I think is on automatic.

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I hope it is.

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Oh, my gosh.

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Oh,

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I'm so sorry.

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Well, God bless you.

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Try it.

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I don't know.

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We would not have a show without you because Trey is so meticulous

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So thanks for doing it twice.

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well, everyone who loved our mothers to episode, just, just think

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It's a pleasure to be podcasting with you and for you listeners.

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Chelsey and that energy, should we move into online reviews?

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Do you think you're ready?

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Oh my God.

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So ready.

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Let's let's do it.

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As you know, we are your trustee Review!

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Queens.

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We each bring in our view from the internet that we feel needs to be inspected.

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when you read you the Review!, we break it down and rate the impact of the

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This is a very Regal process that we call.

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Assess That Kvetch

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And Chelsey girl, the floor is all yours.

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ready to bend and snap.

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Here we go.

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Review That Review.

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Oh, I just wrote, I wrote it, the scrubs Chelsey to say,

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I, it was in the scrapped.

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Okay.

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All right.

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So you know how much I love Yelp?

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So I was, let's just say doing some perusing and they came across this review by James.

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Cause you know, we love the name James, on this podcast.

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Yes.

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James P as in Paul, This is James one-star review of a restaurant here in LA in

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Yeah.

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Planta, which I think means like the good plant would be my

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This is a one-star review of Dwayne Atlanta.

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Okay.

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I wanted to love the hell out of this plant based eatery.

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I was absolutely misled by their plant based claims.

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Plant based eateries are popping up all over, and this place is masquerading

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Call what it is, plant forward, eggs and lactose in the back.

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We arrived and were very excited.

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The place was beautiful.

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The staff seemed friendly.

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The drinks were great.

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The menu looks so great.

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Super excited for a new plant-based restaurant.

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We ordered so excited.

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It was our first date night and months after accidentally overhearing a

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I panic.

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yeah.

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why didn't anyone tell us that?

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Was he wrong?

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It's vegan, right?

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I mean, they are plant based after all we had just ordered and I was already eating the guacamole.

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I was dying inside O M G.

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The guacamole is in vegan.

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With cohesive cheese and not the vegan spoof kind.

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You might find at actual vegan plant-based restaurants, real cheese in all my years.

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I've never hoped there would be cheese or any sort on my guac.

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Am I alone here?

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Every plant-based restaurant in LA crossroads, gracias Madre, veggie grill,

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A few has started calling things.

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What they are better known as in their normal.

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chicken.

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Isn't chicken, beef isn't beef.

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And she is isn't really cheese.

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Well, I, this self-proclaimed plant-based eatery.

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There is not only cheese in many dishes.

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There is also egg being used flagrant.

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Then try to make so many efforts to be plant-based expensive.

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P can chorizo the vegan.

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Fundido impossible, vegan nachos, et cetera, but they are really just hijacking the word.

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This is a gluten-free vegetarian restaurant.

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It is not plant-based and cow POS are not plant.

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I know they could edit the menu and be 100% vegan and claim steak among Les best

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We immediately modified our order with our server after realizing the

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And then the Caesar salad was served to us with cheese, not okay.

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They took that off our seat only to then charge us the same price for the one without cheese.

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We had a lengthy convo with the server about the restaurant being misleading to which we were told

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Okay, maybe I'm too sensitive.

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This was going to be a four-star review initially, but the one-star comes because

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yes.

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The depths of deceit continue to grow.

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Despite the menu that I really inspected after the initial mistake,

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My cemented mistrust for this place led me to confirm with the server are the churros that we

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Vegan as stated in the menu, she was taken aback, unsure.

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She quickly disappeared to the kitchen only to reappear moments later sitting

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There was ag in them now they just weren't working well without the egg update, the menu J F C.

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This is absolutely no.

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Okay.

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You can't write vegan on the menu and include eggs.

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This place is great.

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If you want a vegetarian.

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If you're vegan and got duped into thinking it's, plant-based beware.

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They aren't interested in catering to, or being honest with vegans here.

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So you best choose another place after seeing numerous complaints?

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I'm sorry, I didn't research this place deeply.

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The responses from management, the lack of attention to update menus with recipe

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They didn't even comp the cheesy guac.

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This place is beautiful, but poorly operated and management is out of touch.

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Okay.

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Just want to know that that James has also included four photos.

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Oh,

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of them is a reply, but not to their Review!.

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So it's screenshot of a reply from another view, which I'll quickly read.

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Hi eight.

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Oh, thank you for noting this.

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And we're listening.

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I promise almost every item except two on the menu has.

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Option to remove the dairy, which is why we believe we are plant-based plant-based

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This includes not only fruits and vegetables, but also nuts seeds, oils,

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It doesn't mean that you are vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat or.

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I understand where you're coming from and we're doing better adjusting menus and honing

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Thanks so much for coming.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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So I'll get into that in a minute.

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There's also a copy of the receipt, which shows that like, we were

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Also a copy of the menu where it says that the churros are clearly marked vegan and

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It literally says Dwayne up Planta as a plant-based Mexican

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Yeah, exactly.

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Yup.

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That's what it says.

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So also just like, as a side note, because when I first read the Review!.

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right.

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I'm not vegan.

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So like is plant like plant-based being vegetarian.

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Like I was like, struggling with that.

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So I wanted to just Google.

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What is plant-based like, what is the universal acceptance of plant-based?

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And I just want to say laziness upon laziness, the person that responded that I just read,

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From Google.

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if you go on Google and you Google, what is plant-based and like, you know how that

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does that include the sentence that says it doesn't mean you're vegetarian

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Yes, I think it does.

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Like, I think like literally the whole thing is just like, whoa, it's like, that

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But then I just like, again, just to do my due diligence because I knew

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I like asked a bunch of friends vegan and non-vegan, I was just like, just pulling the

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Would you assume that that is vegetarian vegan?

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What would, what would like be the assumption there and across the.

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Everybody's had that they would have assumed it was vegan.

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Right, because if you're vegan, you don't eat anything derivative of an animal.

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So it would have to be a plant.

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right.

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I was thinking plant-based like, okay, if the base of the item is plant, like, I don't know.

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I was just, I was looking for a tactic Haladi because I don't know.

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I was trying to figure out if I could just find the restaurant at all here, but I

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There are like synonyms,

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Okay.

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I okay.

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I have a lot to say about

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please.

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It seems like this restaurant is consistently faltering and the responsibility,

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This would be one of the best competing with all the major ones in LA.

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This could have been really great.

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So I appreciate that James is honoring, like, it is great.

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They're just like.

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To me, I think it's unforgivable.

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How can you say you're vegan and not be vegan?

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I like, I don't understand how also the most disgusting idea to

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What the fuck?

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I know.

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Well, that's the thing that's like, so agregious, to me about this review is like,

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Even though it's like common vernacular now that like cheeses and cheese

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Excuse that because there was items in the menu that like had a V and had a different, like,

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:06

No.

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call your restaurant, plant base is crazy.

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what?

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Like it's insane.

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It's criminal.

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It's like why there there's, there's zero reason to put cheese in Guam.

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No, it's so gross.

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Sounding

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And especially if it's the Coty Hutchie is like, that's almost like a garnish.

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So feels even more unnecessary.

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Like throw some pepitas on there.

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Like give me like something else.

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Like there's like, you can find something else to be a garnish.

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If you're going to try and be playing, it's just like so gross.

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It just reeks of like, Capitalizing on a market being like we're in Venice.

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We want to be a trendy new restaurant.

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So we're going to say that we're plant-based and just call yourself a vegetarian restaurant,

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but it doesn't make sense to me.

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Like you can't masquerade as the word James uses you.

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Can't masquerade here because day two of your business being open, people are going to

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What they ate at your restaurant, doesn't go with their lifestyle.

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I don't understand how they, like it's only going to cause you trouble.

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think it's so irresponsible and dangerous.

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Like if you're going to do this and call yourself plant base, then you

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And you better highlight, like, this doesn't mean that you're vegetarian or whatever upon entry.

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And the fact that they had an item on the menu that like was vegan changed to not vegan.

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And then they were still not updating the menu to let people know.

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And they were just ordering it, thinking, I mean, that is like so gross.

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That is like, uh, my buying something under false pretense, like I'm

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I'm being told that this restaurant is plant based and then you're

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The puss line was a little,

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I have a question.

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yeah.

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I definitely need to know what Cal pusses I'm also wait to your point previously,

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like the most offensive title.

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If you're going to be shady.

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just, I it literally blows my mind.

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I think the value here.

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It's like if the whole reply that you read from that, like picture.

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Like it doesn't mean that you're vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat

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Why would you take that approach if you're called the good plant?

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If you are presenting yourself as a plant base plant forward, why would

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If you're going to be able to have options, it just, it seems like the opposite approach rather

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like you would actually be plants with an option to be not plant-based, but, but

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It's like a vegan.

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You should call yourself a vegan friendly restaurant and, and like, you know,

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Please be clear because there are a lot of vegan friendly restaurants that I've gone to where

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:17

phrase flagrant egg use.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:21

Yes, me too.

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Also see, I'm looking at the menu that James posted and what's very interesting.

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Speaking of like the weird confusion over, like what is, what, so by the chiro.

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It has a capital V in parentheses next to it.

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Then by the trace latches, it says the word vegan.

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And then by the Mexican flowerless cake, it has a V in parenthesis and an N in parentheses.

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What the hell does that mean?

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Does it mean the wouldn't V as in parentheses, it means vegetarian and then it's only

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Cause that's even more insane.

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Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:01

Wait, I have a, I have like a higher question.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:05

When this restaurant open?

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:07

I want to say uh, James does not

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:11

it does seem to me like

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:12

well, it's, an, James mentioned that it's a new restaurant

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:18

I'll actually, so

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:19

'cause I'm curious about that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:21

I don't know,

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:22

I think like, obviously, like the joke that we don't want to walk into is like, how do you know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:26

someone's vegan?

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:27

They're going to tell ya, like that stereotype exists because you have to be Very meticulous

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:34

If you're being meticulous about what you're putting in your body.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:37

So how could you masquerade as a restaurant?

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:39

That's just like being very careless.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:42

I, I, I think I, I do trust James and the Review!, especially because they go into such

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:54

this has the potential.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:56

To compete with crossroads that excellent movie by Britney Spears.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:00

Now also veggie grill.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:02

I love veggie grill.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:03

I wish we had veggie grill's on the east coast and also like James alludes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:08

After being here, they looked at all these other not so great reviews,

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:14

More context here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:16

More allegiance with James experience that the restaurant has to, like you

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:22

Something very wrong here, which is highlighted by the other picture with the vegan versus a V.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:29

I mean, I think this is having a large impact on me.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:31

I I'm not even plant-based, but if I was, I would, this would be like, I mean, does seem criminal.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:38

You can't mess with people's digestion.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:40

Like if someone doesn't eat cheese and then they don't know there's cheese in the Caesar salad

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:46

Like that's what, I don't understand the end game

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:49

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:50

I just think it's all marketing and it's gross.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:52

And even on the receipt itself, like it clearly says plant based, like even on the, like they

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:02

It's literally the title.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:03

What's the

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:04

and grammar.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:05

We had a few mistakes peppered in there.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:08

Not, I mean, considering how long the Review!.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:11

Not like a ton, but I can't give James a perfect score

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:16

You know, what's me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:17

grammar.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:18

I feel like there was humor sprinkled in here, even though, like, I don't

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:24

Like I think they need to really be held to task this restaurant, but I appreciated like

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:32

Right, right, right,

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:33

What does JFC stand for?

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:35

Jesus f-ing

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:37

Uh, how did you know

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:39

I don't know, says the jail.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:41

I just, I

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:42

also.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:43

what I think it meant.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:44

Cause it says JFC and then No.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:47

Good.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:48

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:48

Do you think that was a typo or is it like, no, wasn't not good or no.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:52

Good.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:53

Cause that was really funny to me to just be, like, no, God,

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:56

is absolute.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:57

No.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:57

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:58

I

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:58

no.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:58

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:59

is supposed to, absolutely not.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:00

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:01

But that's kind of funny to me, like that could be like a lexicon of a teenager.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:04

I'm

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:05

Sure.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:05

Maybe.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:06

Ultimately here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:07

I think the impact deal breaker for me is one of the concluding statements and the Review!

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:12

is you cannot write that you're vegan if you're not.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:15

Yeah, that's it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:17

I mean, I feel like I could crown this.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:19

Anything else?

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:20

How are you?

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:20

I think I can crown James I'm.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:22

I felt pretty confident.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:24

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:24

So Chelsey and I each have our own set of zero to five crown cards and in an effort to

VOICEOVER: 00:25:36

The Queens are Tabulating.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:43

Oh, wow.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:44

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:44

So I'm holding up four crowns trays holding up four and a half crowns tray.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:47

You go first.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:48

Why four and a half for James.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:49

Well, I really was conflicted here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:51

I kind of wanted to do five grounds.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:54

The reason I didn't do five crowns, I don't know why.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:57

I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:57

I think now I'm feeling like maybe I should've done five crowns.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:00

I think that this is reeking with a lot of value.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:03

I think maybe the length would maybe keep me from reading it, but the reason I'm on the fence

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:13

Stands alone.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:14

Anytime you're on Yelp and someone includes images.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:16

I think like the algorithm pushes it to the top.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:19

I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:19

It stands out.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:20

I think.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:21

James is coming in hot to protect everyone in their community.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:26

And I really appreciate it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:28

Wasn't a full slanderous review to something that I think deserves to be slandered because

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:35

You know, I, I want to change I'm going to change it

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:37

Mike, a live change on

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:39

I do think that it is a Review Queen because even though there were some typos here

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:54

You're gonna injure your body.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:56

And there were sprinkled in humor, you know?

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:58

It's like, I definitely think it's common.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:00

They referenced the other negative reviews.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:02

Like you could read this one Review!

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:03

and get the point, which I think is queenly.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:07

So that's why I said five crowns after originally saying four and a half, because

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:13

Why did you say.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:14

I said four crowns.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:15

I loved that James was so thorough and you know, that I love when we have

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:22

Completely slanderous.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:23

Like whenever I read a negative review and they're still complimenting

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:30

It makes me believe the reviewer more.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:32

So that was hugely valuable.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:35

I took away a crown for spelling and grammar has gotta be perfect for me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:40

And a little bit of the lens.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:41

Those were the two things that kept me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:43

For making this a Review Queen, but I will say like kudos to James

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:50

And I hope I really do hope that the people that have owned this restaurant

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:58

Just say, you're vegetarian.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:00

Say your vegan-friendly like, that's it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:02

That's all you have to do.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:04

It is wrong to not have someone high alert when they have dietary restrictions.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:09

I don't like it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:10

I'm not happy about it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:12

And I hope that they do something to change it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:14

And James has made me impassioned about that plea.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:18

So for crowns, for Eugene,

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:20

I hear that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:21

Do you want to go get some Cow Puss?

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:24

Oh, is someone at the door?

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:28

Oh my

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:28

wow.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:29

Wait, this is new.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:31

Should we see who's behind door?

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:33

Number one,

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:34

Uh, who is at the door, please?

VOICEOVER: 00:28:39

The Reviewer Is Here.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:42

Surprise.

James Palmer: 00:28:44

Hi,

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:45

This is our James and he's been here the whole time.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:48

Hi, Jane.

James Palmer: 00:28:50

I snuck in the back door and then I right around the and rang the doorbell.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:55

Thank

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:55

Yes, to be fair.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:57

When we said it was James' audience, like you should have been tipped off.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:01

So

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:02

we have you here and you are a listener of the show.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:05

You've been very supportive, which we love, and we just reviewed you and your review.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:10

So

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:11

talk us through, talk through what was that like?

James Palmer: 00:29:13

I mean, I'm kind of shaking because um, it was definitely intense.

James Palmer: 00:29:18

Chelsey.

James Palmer: 00:29:18

I think you read it pretty, perfectly to how I read it in my head.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:22

Good.

James Palmer: 00:29:22

It came across.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:23

Oh, thank

James Palmer: 00:29:24

Um, I do think the help is out to get people with the auto-correct and just

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:28

Oh, good to know.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:29

That's important.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:31

Okay.

James Palmer: 00:29:31

Like, I know I submitted the Review!

James Palmer: 00:29:33

and I don't know when you guys screen captured it, but then I went back the next

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:37

Oh, that is very interesting.

James Palmer: 00:29:40

now, but yeah, I think that Yelp has definitely shady when it

James Palmer: 00:29:46

Yeah.

James Palmer: 00:29:46

I mean, it was just, it was really exciting to kind of hear that the things that you've taught.

James Palmer: 00:29:52

You know, to be nice, to be respectful, to throw in some humor, to use truth,

James Palmer: 00:29:59

It was helpful to me to know that that actually paid off and made for a really good Review!.

James Palmer: 00:30:04

I have to say definitely this was at the new location in Silverlake.

James Palmer: 00:30:07

first locations, which is where the screen capture is from, but just to be fair, I'm sure

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:13

Okay.

James Palmer: 00:30:14

I just, they came from my churros and that was really the.

James Palmer: 00:30:20

And my partner and I were kind of discussing the churros the whole time.

James Palmer: 00:30:23

I'm like those churros, like once we found out it wasn't vegan, I was like,

James Palmer: 00:30:27

And he's like, I'm like, I bet they won't be, oh no, they might be.

James Palmer: 00:30:31

And we get the menu and see the vegan.

James Palmer: 00:30:32

Yes.

James Palmer: 00:30:33

Oh my God.

James Palmer: 00:30:33

That Euro's.

James Palmer: 00:30:33

And then we couldn't have churros.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:35

Oh my God.

James Palmer: 00:30:36

are my favorite thing in the world so So what our dessert

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:41

Oh,

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:41

my

James Palmer: 00:30:42

So don't tell me you can't make a vegan chiro.

James Palmer: 00:30:45

It can happen.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:45

it can happen.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:47

Lazy.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:48

not come for James's chart.

James Palmer: 00:30:51

Do not come from my trust.

James Palmer: 00:30:52

I think what all the other reviews, like they almost have as many, one star reviews

James Palmer: 00:31:00

And I wrote this review before even seeing that.

James Palmer: 00:31:02

So just knowing that there's a huge community in the two weeks of this place has been opened

James Palmer: 00:31:08

You can not use the word plant-based plant-based is a diet.

James Palmer: 00:31:11

is a lifestyle includes.

James Palmer: 00:31:16

we made up the word plant-based plant forward is bullshit.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:20

right.

James Palmer: 00:31:21

That's just a marketing term.

James Palmer: 00:31:22

And I've been duped before at a restaurant by that, you know, and the problem

James Palmer: 00:31:30

They're so thrilled that they found a restaurant that it seems like everyone can eat at.

James Palmer: 00:31:33

They have a whole planet forward menu.

James Palmer: 00:31:35

Great.

James Palmer: 00:31:36

You got there and you can't even eat anything.

James Palmer: 00:31:37

It's like, they don't even make an effort to make a vegan dish as part of the plant forward menu.

James Palmer: 00:31:41

So.

James Palmer: 00:31:42

It's been happening and it just needs to stop.

James Palmer: 00:31:45

So I think those of us that are plant-based and like, I really haven't

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:54

Yeah, that's upsetting.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:55

Not that it's like, I don't know.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:57

You have to start over from day one or something like that, but like, it's still upsetting.

James Palmer: 00:32:02

it's not a.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:03

Right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:03

Exactly.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:04

That's what I was going to say, but it's still like, you know, you, you committed

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:10

And I think it's really shady and I hope that reviewers like you, and

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:19

into the hat.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:20

I, I hope that they really do change because it's still early days for this restaurant.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:26

Yeah, I do feel like they're going to have to,

James Palmer: 00:32:28

It's a beautiful restaurant.

James Palmer: 00:32:29

The drinks were fantastic.

James Palmer: 00:32:31

The lighting's a little difficult.

James Palmer: 00:32:33

maybe I'm just getting older, but to read the menus, the V's were very small.

James Palmer: 00:32:37

And then it's kind of got that, you know, string lights, 20 feet over your head

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:41

Yeah.

James Palmer: 00:32:42

really notice that there's a tiny V and I don't know what the R means

James Palmer: 00:32:51

So who knows?

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:52

There's no code and it's dark.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:54

So it's almost like they're purposely trying to get you to not see what's

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:59

being vague, which is like a problem.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:02

vague.

James Palmer: 00:33:02

It would be fine if every time somebody got sat down, every single

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:11

Um,

James Palmer: 00:33:11

Our server sweet as pie just didn't incorporate that.

James Palmer: 00:33:15

I did.

James Palmer: 00:33:15

I only heard it from one server actually.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:17

Wow.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:18

Overheard

James Palmer: 00:33:19

I over accidentally.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:22

But see my thinking is like, if you are a plant-based restaurant,

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:30

I don't think it should be a key.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:31

I think you're actually a restaurant with an intention, so I think it

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:38

The lighting.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:39

I think it should be in red letters.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:41

It shouldn't be smaller than the type font.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:43

It should be part of the description.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:45

There should be No.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:46

question that the whole point that you just said about you have lived your life a certain number

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:54

It's so disrespectful to have that power taken away.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:57

That it's not this isn't a joke.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:00

especially when you're capitalizing on those people.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:03

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:04

And that's why I feel like there's just, hopefully I do think that I think that this

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:20

Like there is a consequence calming and hopefully like your impact on the Review!

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:25

will be felt.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:26

And hopefully there'll be a change.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:28

I mean, crazy.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:30

Insane.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:31

My roommate went to Craig's and they are vegan-friendly like, they clearly,

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:38

They have like steaks and all, but they're a vegan friendly.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:43

And they have this amazing vegan ice cream.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:45

That's like what they're known for.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:47

And my roommate is pescatarian and he went there and he ordered the chicken

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:53

Cause that's like a common thing on the menu.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:54

Like you can say, I want the chicken parm, but I want it vegan.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:57

So he ordered it vegan and he like ate like the whole thing.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:00

And the whole time he was like moaning and then the server came back and he was like, this is the

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:09

is the most amazing chicken parm I've ever had in my life.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:12

How did you do this?

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:14

Like how could you make something vegan?

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:15

He's this good.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:17

And these, the waitresses faced face, her like lights and she like ran to the kitchen

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:26

Thing.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:26

Like they came out and they were like, I'm so sorry.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:30

Are you going to be okay?

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:31

Like, do you have an allergy?

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:33

We really messed up.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:34

Like, we're going to take it off your bill.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:36

And, and like, he was upset, but like, he was just a pescatarian and he's not allergic to it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:41

So, you know, life went on.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:44

But the point is that in that situation, when they made a mistake, it was like a really big deal.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:50

Like they really did a lot.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:52

So the fact that they did nothing.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:55

Like, they literally charge you the same amount after they just like mess up your

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:04

It's it's just, where's the customer service.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:07

Wait, James, what is Cal pus?

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:10

Cheers.

James Palmer: 00:36:11

little bit of Cow Puss in every glass of milk, just, just,

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:15

What is that though?

James Palmer: 00:36:17

it's like us, like not good,

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:20

From there outers or whatever

James Palmer: 00:36:22

from the abuse that their daughters go through on a daily basis for years.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:26

it makes those bones strong.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:29

Got milk.

James Palmer: 00:36:30

Yeah.

James Palmer: 00:36:31

Yeah,

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:31

do we have any final thoughts?

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:33

I appreciate you, your willingness to let us review your room view on the show.

James Palmer: 00:36:39

it was a lot of fun.

James Palmer: 00:36:40

I do suggest other people that listen to do it too.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:43

Yeah.

James Palmer: 00:36:44

I used to write those evil mean passive aggressive

James Palmer: 00:36:51

Good to have on your reputation.

James Palmer: 00:36:53

Like if you're going to read, Review!

James Palmer: 00:36:54

do it the right way.

James Palmer: 00:36:55

Make it a little bit funny and definitely spellcheck.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:01

and definitely spell check your spellcheck.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:03

Cause that's a really good note for us auto.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:05

Correct.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:06

Now I'm going to have to think about that moving forward, whether or

James Palmer: 00:37:11

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:37:12

say that I have a screenshot that I pulled up yesterday and it it's already.

Trey Gerrald: 00:37:17

And the week that this review has been up has one useful and two people found it funny.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:21

There you go.

James Palmer: 00:37:22

That's

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:23

Well, I guess following the Review Queen rubric can really

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:29

Thank you so much, James.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:30

That was so much fun.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:31

I'm so happy that you sent us that Review!

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:34

you slid into our DMS.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:35

You went for it and now you're here on the show.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:38

So that's incredible and brings a whole new perspective.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:42

We already learn new things like the spellcheck.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:44

So if you're listening.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:46

And you like James Love to write reviews and you be willing to submit it to us, slide

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:53

And maybe you like James can listen in on one of our shows and listeners.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:58

You never know when someone's in the house, just saying there could

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:04

Number one,

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:05

And watch out for Cow Puss.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:07

yuck.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:08

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:09

Well, James, since you're here and you are officially inducted into the queendom, would

James Palmer: 00:38:16

I mean, of course.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:21

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:21

So here we are.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:22

This is the One-Star-Zinger time.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:24

We are going to take a quick little spin on the Meryl-Go-Round.

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' VOICEOVER: I don't feel like an icon.

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that's with a.

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All right.

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Trey and James each have a rotten scaping, pithy One-Star-Zinger.

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And with 30 seconds on the clock, they'll try to recite the zinger in as many genres as possible

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:51

Just like queen Merrill, who does it all.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:53

before the clock runs out.

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Or I try, where is your One-Star-Zinger from today?

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:59

Okay.

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So today I have a One-Star-Zinger from Goodall, Amazon.

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We love her.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:05

And, um, as I found this, I was like, oh, this needs to be

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:09

This is for old spice, aluminum free deodorant for men, high endurance

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Supercalifragilistic XB.

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And this is written by N w T there one-star review.

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Subject is get something else.

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TBH asterick toxic asterick and their Review!

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is melted the skin off my armpits smells nice, but yeah, cry, laugh face emojis.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:45

God.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:45

Well, good luck because you're going to have to do that just like I had to do face Palm.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:49

I know it's a really long, but I had an emoji, so I had to do it.

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He also included an image of a disgusting, hairy armpit with nasty, nasty red rash.

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So it really did melt the skin off.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:02

Ah, ya all right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:04

I'm going to strap you into like some Neosporin.

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Cause I feel like you'd need that after you burned yourself.

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So let's protect you with Neosporin and are you ready?

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:14

I don't think this is going to be hard, but yeah, some red here.

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Okay, here we go.

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Three, Two, One, GO!.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:22

drama.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:23

the skin off armpits smells but yeah,

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:28

Rom com

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:30

the scan off arm pet smells nice, but yeah,

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:34

WWE

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it smells nice.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:40

soap, opera

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:42

Melted the skin off my armpits smells nice, but yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:48

spy.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:49

melted the skin off arm.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:50

It smells nice, but yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:52

Good

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:53

That was harder than I thought it would

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:55

but that was so five good job Quinn.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:58

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:59

All right, James, are you ready?

James Palmer: 00:41:01

am ready and I have reviewed rate my professor.

James Palmer: 00:41:05

It is a one-star review for a class of called micro 1 0 1 or 1 0 2, sorry, whatever.

James Palmer: 00:41:12

Um, and do you review his, uh, he's just so boring.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:20

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:21

there.

James Palmer: 00:41:22

are all been there, so,

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:23

all been there.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:25

James, I, as your competitor, I'm going to strap you into a boring textbook.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:32

That is just really big and has been sold at the library eight times.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:38

And there's a bunch of notes and highlights on it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:40

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:40

It's a used boring book.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:42

Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:43

All right, jams.

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:44

All right, you ready?

Trey Gerrald: 00:41:45

Here we go.

VOICEOVER: 00:41:47

Two, One, GO!.

Chelsey Donn: 00:41:50

Teen drama,

James Palmer: 00:41:53

So boring.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:07

superhero magic show.

James Palmer: 00:42:15

just,

VOICEOVER: 00:42:18

Two,.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:21

Oh my God.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:21

I'll give it to you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:22

Cause you got it in before.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:23

That's all.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:23

I'm pretty sure.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:24

One James, a way to come and impress You did great.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:29

Let's say for six for James Wu,

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:34

James, want.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:36

you took the title queen.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:38

You did that.

James Palmer: 00:42:39

Thank you so much.

Chelsey Donn: 00:42:41

Oh my God.

James Palmer: 00:42:42

wish the rest of my day now

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:43

Yay James.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:44

Wow.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:44

I'm so I was like, so nervous because I know that you like, you don't do this every week.

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Like we do, and you did so good.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:52

You slayed me.

Trey Gerrald: 00:42:53

How dare you.

James Palmer: 00:42:55

it was a really good re you know, short and to the point review and those that

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:02

I think that I think that we have really come to realize that, but I

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:07

I just, I, and I hate long real reviews, but my zinger is always too long.

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:11

Right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:11

well, listen, we were trying to get the great, the greatest of zingers and

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:18

We do our best, but try don't be embarrassed because James like really showed up.

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:25

Really shut up.

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:26

And also I feel honored that you listen and support and came on the show and schooled name.

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:32

It actually feels lovely.

James Palmer: 00:43:34

thanks.

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for having me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:36

Of course,

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:37

Duh, of course.

Trey Gerrald: 00:43:39

we

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:39

And before, before James, before we, we say goodbye to James who was so lovely

James Palmer: 00:43:50

Sure.

James Palmer: 00:43:50

I'm um, I'm a massage therapist in Los Angeles, but I also just started a wellness website called

James Palmer: 00:44:05

Well, that's kind of like a place where you can go and find some gleaned information

James Palmer: 00:44:16

So it's kind of like reader's digest.

James Palmer: 00:44:18

Um, I started the website to help, um, friends and clients that are going

James Palmer: 00:44:26

So I don't have to keep typing the same email every day.

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So, but it's now becoming

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:30

And the website is.

James Palmer: 00:44:31

that wellness guy.

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:34

That wellness guide.com, which will also be in the show notes.

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:36

So thank you again, James, for being here, this was so fun and we'll see

James Palmer: 00:44:45

We'll do.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:46

And give my love to Thomas.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:48

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:49

Uh, wasn't That so nice

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:51

so nice.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:52

like, so touch that James was like, I've learned from the show.

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:56

I know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:44:57

Like not me getting like teary eyes on our podcast.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:02

But so sweet.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:04

What a great guy.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:05

Wow.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:05

Amazing.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:05

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:06

Well, my with this like bubbly, warm, energy, we have reached the most Regal portion of our show.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:12

Chelsey.

Trey Gerrald: 00:45:13

Who are you inducting today for?

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:19

today in honor of James being here, I want to indoct James, all the James is,

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:35

And let us know that we've been helpful with you picking out your wedding dress because

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:44

Done a little extra to show Trey and I, your support.

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:48

I just want to take a moment to thank you so much, because I think maybe

Chelsey Donn: 00:45:55

Like, oh, I'm just gonna, you know, tell my friend that I love that episode or whatever

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:03

It just helps us to realize that we are connecting with you in a true way.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:07

And as you know, Trey just mentioned, just knowing that James even thought about

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:19

It's just so heartwarming.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:21

And I just want to say thank you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:23

I want to say thank you so much to anyone who's taken a little time out of their

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:29

Thank you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:30

Loyal listener.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:31

Trey and I love and appreciate you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:46:33

And I'm officially inducting you all as our Royal Highness.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:40

I love that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:41

I mean, I, Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:43

I can't even add to that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:44

I think I'm feeling so emotional.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:47

Um, anyway, I concur and Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:50

Yes.

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100%.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:51

Thank you for being with us and for sharing and, you know, supporting we'd love that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:46:56

Well, ironically, Chelsey, do think that we have a little extra time today to do a Royal.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:03

Yeah, of course, because we need to highlight one of our loyal listeners.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:07

Let's do it right now.

VOICEOVER: 00:47:10

Maybe it's time for someone.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:15

Clearly every review for our show is a Royal Review!.

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And today we have one from get ready, capital C money, sign capital E ampersand

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How would you, how would you.

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Read that see.

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:36

S C N dot.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:39

And,

Chelsey Donn: 00:47:41

I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:42

well, this is their Review!

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:43

five stars.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:44

I can't get enough.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:46

My only complaint is that I can't get enough.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:49

You guys are hilarious.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:50

I'm seeing reviews in a whole new light.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:53

I will always judge reviews.

Trey Gerrald: 00:47:55

I read based on your criteria now, emoji of a smiling nerdy glasses.

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Cry laughing face emoji, a ghost emoji and the two heart emoji

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:09

Well, thank you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:10

See money.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:12

That's so sweet.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:13

That's so sweet of you to say.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:15

And also really is yes.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:17

Handing what we just had in our Royal Highness.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:20

I know isn't that crazy?

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:22

I surely mean see any of that coming honestly, so amazing.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:26

Wow.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:27

What a wonderful energy here at the end of our 50th episode,

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:30

Oh, my God.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:31

I can't even believe it's almost been a full year.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:34

As you guys know.

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:35

Not only does every review for our show, make us jump for joy clearly, but they

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:43

Exactly.

Trey Gerrald: 00:48:44

And if you love us and want to show some support, leave us a review on apple podcasts

Chelsey Donn: 00:48:54

And who knows you might just be featured and have your own view read on the show.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:00

We did a queen.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:01

What a find episode.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:02

Oh gosh.

Trey Gerrald: 00:49:03

maybe been my favorite round on the R U a R Q a Ferris wheel of James

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:08

It's been my favorite round of an argue and RQ verse.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:11

We'll have James as well.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:12

Thank you for joining us today, James.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:14

And all of you listeners, if you like, what you heard, please do us a favor.

Chelsey Donn: 00:49:20

Share the show.

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Tell a friend.

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Join our mailing list to stay up to date with the goings on and the queendom at Review That Review

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You can also hit up our voicemail box, like all the James's

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You can follow us on all the socials at @theReviewQueens.

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I'm at @ChelseyBD.

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And I'm at @TreyGerrald

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on today's after show pod, we are rating and reviewing a one-star Amazon

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:05

From straight A's to triple X.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:08

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:09

All right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:10

it sounds like a porn.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:14

Funny.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:14

You should say that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:15

So to find out what made Chelsey say,

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:18

I think that the father never thought that this was even on the table.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:22

I think that that's what we're getting at and to find out what made Trey say.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:26

I feel like most female adult film entertainers have a lot of glamorous eye makeup.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:34

Then join our Patreon Page @Patreon.com slash Review That Review in order to

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:45

And remember

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:46

Ignore the haters.

Chelsey Donn: 00:50:48

You're a queen.

Trey Gerrald: 00:50:49

gender nonspecific James queen bye.

VOICEOVER: 00:50:57

Review That Review as an independent podcast.

VOICEOVER: 00:50:59

Certain names have been redacted or changed to protect the guilty.

VOICEOVER: 00:51:02

Executive Produced by Trey Gerrald and Chelsey Donn with editing and sound designed by me!

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With voiceover talents by Eva Kamensky.

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Our cover art was designed by LogoVora and our theme song was written by Joe

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:14

Ignorance is Cow Puss bliss.

Chelsey Donn: 00:51:17

I think that's the perfect way to describe it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:51:19

Don't come for James's churros.