Second Date Update PODCAST: Discount Dining

nice atmosphere in romantic setting? Do you look for a spot that does live music and entertainment? Do you look for someplace that has a dollar menu and toys with the met depends on the person, right. I saw two seven year olds in big wheels pulling through the drive through the other day. Hope they go out again. But it's different for everybody. And one of our listeners, Matthew, sent us an email asking for help, and in it he said he has a very unique and genius way

of choosing where to take his dates. So I'm excited to hear it. Maybe learn something useful. Matthew. Welcome to the show. My friend, Hey, guys, thanks for having me. Yeah, we'll get to your date strategy in just a second, but first, tell us about who we're going to be calling today and where'd you meet her. We're calling Julia and we met on the dating app Hinge. Okay, I'm not familiar with that one. My favorite one? That's your favorite? You like it more than bumble? Okay. You can see

the most personality in people, it's not just pictures. Okay. How do you put your personality onto a dating and you like personality? Well, I could see if they're boring. Okay, Matthew, what do you think? Why do you like Hinge? Yeah? Now I agree with her. That's the reason I like it is because it makes you answer questions about yourself, so you can kind of tell a lot more about a person, I think than some of the other apps. Okay,

and what could you tell about Julia? Well, one fun thing is that they make you do three truths and a lie. And I knew her lie right away. It said her favorite animal was a peacock, which is nonsense. That's nobody's favorite animal. I didn't know. They're beautiful, Yeah, they are beautiful, But name one person you know that's their favorite animal. I don't think I questioned people enough on that one. I'm not skeptical when I asked somebody,

what's your favorite animal and they say gorilla? Oh, you liar. You were right though Julia's Julia hates peacocks or something. It's not that she hates him, but that was her life. It was not her favorite animal. I mean, that's a good start to your relationship if you're already able to call her on her bs exactly. I mean, obviously you guys started off with a good connection. What did you guys end up doing for your date? We met at a restaurant, at Greek restaurant to have dinner, okay, and

how did you choose that place? Because you said you have a unique way of choosing Yeah, yes, I do have a unique way of picking a restaurant, And sadly, I think maybe this was my downfall with her. One thing I do is I wait until the restaurant has experienced like a problem like a public fluid born illness or something. What No, just hear me out. Hear me out, Okay, I wait because then afterward, One, the lines are always

shorter for a reason. Yeah, right, But two, the kitchen is going to be immaculate and on their best behavior because they just got in trouble because you hope. But that's why restaurants get shut down all the time. You get warning, they get war, and then they don't follow up on the warnings, and then they get shut down by the health department. Well, yeah, I don't go when they are shut down, though. I wait until they're cleared and reopened, and then I go, oh, yeah, you see it,

but you said it maybe your downfall. Please tell me this didn't backfire for Juliet. Is there like a big f on the front door before you walked in from the health department. Now they had a passing grade, which I thought was good on a roll. Oh passing grade. This place isn't good enough. What happened? What went wrong? Well, they brought out our entrees and then it came up like how did I pick this place? Because we were having a nice time? So you told her? I did?

I told her, Yeah, I won't get a restaurant that had like mice run on the food line. We didn't even get shut down. How to get shut down? Yeah? Did you want to know the name of that restaurant? Just in case the second day. Yeah, you can get that to me off the air one Alexis write it down for you. That's a lot of information to give Julia on a first date. You know, not only is she now scared to eat the food? Had you already

eaten at that point or had you not? We were in mid meal when it came up, and I should have thought twice about it. It It just kind of happened naturally. Yeah, did she stop eating? She did flow down pretty hard, yes, okay, oh man, And then I'd just be sitting there scared, like, am I gonna get food? Pois starting And it's not that you're cheap because it's like the same price. Well no, actually, I mean, to be fair, they had slashed the prices

a little bit to get people in the door. Were you able to get the date back on track after revealing that to her? I mean, we changed the subject and I thought we had a good time, But at the end of the night she got into her uber and she kind of lept in a hurry. Yeah. I mean you could see where that'd be a red flag. I mean, you obviously know that maybe you shouldn't have brought that up on the first date. I mean, I get sold. But we did have immaculate and exceptional service.

We had like three waiters at our table basically the whole time. There was nothing else for them to do. They had nothing to do. Yeah, no one else was there. There may be a reason. Yeah, I don't know. It could be something else. So that's why I was calling you guys. I was hoping we could find it out and maybe you guys could help me get an answer from her. I feel like this is more of a health and welfare check. Yeah, who knows. She made gotten something and that's why she left. How you guys gonna

be shocked. And we call her and she's like, oh, I loved the chief discounted Greek food. That wasn't it at all. I'm gonna be shocked. We'll find out. Let's play a song, we'll come back. We'll call Julia for you, and we're trying to get you a second date up to date. All right, great, thank you so much. Good. If you go to a restaurant and you see a little sign up in the window giving it a D rating, remember that D stands for date worthy equals diploma too.

That's right, you're going to pass at least it does for one of our listeners, Matthew. He recently went up with a woman named Julia and took her out for dinner, and in the middle of the meal, he told her about his unique method for choosing where to eat. He purposely seeks out places that have been shut down recently for health violations, because when they reopen, they have no weight time, the chefs in the kitchen are on their best behavior, and the food is sometimes even offered at

a discount. Yeah. After sharing all that in formation with Julia, she kind of lost her appetite and ended up leaving shortly afterwards. So now he's reached out to us asking for help. And I'm wondering, Matthew, did you ask our morning show for help because we have a D safety rating and we just reopened. Well, you guys did say that D stands for diploma but also for delicious, Right, Okay,

there we go. Don't but you know, I actually think that this could work out for you because we are her security blanket because we will give you, guys a date at a restaurant that has a good rating with the health department. At the end of this, she can't say no to that. Oh. I thought you guys were giving gift cards and I could use it at any place that I wanted to. No, man, definitely not for you. Stop going to ye. I'm sure we can find a

spot that was recently shut down and get you. Dude, if you really want to, will to help our listen, it's just a mild case of giardia. It's fine. Yeah, all right, so you're ready to do this. Matthew about to Julia's phone number. Sounds great, let's go. Okay, let's do it. Hello. Hi, I'm looking for Julia. Yeah, this is she. All right? All right, good Las, nice and healthy. My name's Jeffrey. I'm calling from the radio show Broken Jeffrey in the Morning. How are you doing today? Oh? Um, well,

you know I'm good. But you said your radio station show. Yeah, well we are the station. Let's be honest. I like that confidence, Jeffreystening. Yeah. But we do a segment on our show called the Second Date Update. Have you ever heard of that before? You know? I now that I think of it, I have a friend I think who likes those segments. Um. So somebody emailed us after they went out with you. His name's Matthew Uh, yeah, I

know who he is. Okay, what was that? Well that Matthew told us a little bit about your date together and he admits that he may have made a couple mistakes, just about the possible salmonella that you may have gotten from the restaurant. I mean, what Brooks talking about is that he shared with us his strategy for choosing a restaurant and he said he told you about it during the date too, where he's trying to pick out places that have recently been shut down for health violations. Oh yeah, yeah,

he told me about that. And you know, the thing about it was the timing he picked to tell me. It was like when our entrees came out and we were in the middle of eating want food if later? I think I think he just felt connected to you, though, and he wanted to share and be one hundred percent honest with you. And you have a nice moment, Jeff. Not everything needs shared. I mean, he knows that it was a mistake, That's the thing, Julie. He knows he

shouldn't have told you. He feels like that he does this often and it's a very safe practice according to him. I mean, do you really think it was mistake, because I got a feeling that this was not going to be the last time he did that. It might be the last time he does it if you end up together. Oh no, I don't think so. I mean, well, you can appreciate a man. You can appreciate a man who's good with money. He thinks these things through. He has a plan, Like it may not be the best plan,

but at least he has a plan. Yeah, remember too, I mean he's alive, he's healthy. No, but he doesn't drink at these places. When he said that, in the middle of the meal, when our entrees came out, it all made sense, like it all clicked because before when we sat down, he brought out his own silverware, and he brought out his own little juice box and a travel cup. And I was like yes, And I was like,

what is all of this? And every time I asked about this weird stuff that he was bringing that he didn't bring any for me, he was like, Oh, it's just the thing I do. Don't worry about it. Oh, that's why he brought his own set of silverware and didn't have anything for you. No, And then the entrees came out and he was like Oh, the food is really good, don't you think? And I was like, yeah, I guess it's okay, it's fine. And that's what he told me how he picked the restaurant. Oh my gosh,

that's weird man. So was there anything redeeming about him or was that just too much? No? It got worse. At the end of the meal when we were wrapping things up, he says, you know, I really like this place. I want to keep the cross down. And he holds out this fake plastic cockroach from his jack hip pocket and he says, will you go into the kitchen and slip it into some of the food without the cook noticing and take a picture? Oh gosh, it's got to

be something. They're just trying to have a little bit of fun. Then what are you gonna do, Just walk into the back of a kitchen at a restaurant look the other way, please, I gotta slip this in and get a picture of it for the year behind you. You think he was being serious? Yeah, I think he was serious because he went on to say, you know, I'll distruct the chef and tell him it was an

amazing meal while you do it. That I just can't get over the fact if someone would have the audacity to just walk into a restaurant kitchen, just maybe all those restaurants that have been shut down over the years was because of Matthew. Seriously just leaving these plants around. Oh my god, man, I need to know whether or not he was being serious. And Julia, we have a way to find out, because I need to let you know. Matthew's on the other line listening. He wants to talk

to you. Oh my god, No, cockroach boy, you there, I'm here. What's going on? Well, if you want to keep the lines down and the prices down, it couldn't hurt the snaff a quick photo hurt. Okay, I'm just joking, like, I'm not serious. I'm joke with her. I'm joking with you, funny. Your timing needs some work because I'm not able to get a read on you. What are you doing just walking around with a fake cockroach in your coat? Ready for the joke at all times? No, it's in my jacket,

all right. And I don't understand why you bring silverware for yourself but you don't bring it for her. Well, I told her I was quirky. I particularly like that silverware. It's more contoured to fit my hand. I will say, a good fork in the hand feels so nice. I mean, Julia, Julia, Wait wait, I'm not joking, Juliet. Things taste better when they're off of certain material. Do you agree with that? I'm not you seriously don't think it was because the place got shut down and that's why he wanted to

bring his own cheat. You're don't gonna get sick from the utensils. You're gonna get sick from the food. I mean, everybody knows that. Don't trust Brooks. She brings in like old cabbage and crawfish salad. I'm saying I get what he's saying, and I don't think that's a reason to hate on him, Julia. You know what, even if it was a joke, like I don't want that to be a first date, I felt like I was being punked if he wasn't being serious. Yeah, I agree, Matthew, I

think you've really put yourself in a hole here. You need to talk to Julia and try and dig yourself out. All right, Well, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to like ruin our first date. I thought, other than the cockroach bit we had a pretty nice time, is that true? I mean it was a weird date, and I mean he's like, okay, conversationalist, he's got a funny sense of humor. But it was just too weird. Yeah. Yeah, but weird

isn't always bad. I'm just saying weird can be good. Like, if you give weird another chance, maybe weird grows on you. I mean, as long as you go out on a date with somebody and they're not sniffing their fingers, that's a good thing. That I agree with Jeffrey on that one. That's right. That is wrong with you? What do you guys need for me? At this point? I need to ask you something, Julia, and that's would you be willing

to go out on one more date with Matthew. We will pay for it, and we'll make sure that it's out of place that has at least a B rating or higher, and will make sure they have nice silverwear for you. Honestly, I think because of everything he did, you guys should just give me the gift card so I don't have to watch him bring his own silverware everything. You just you just haven't had the right spoon. Once you have the right, spoon, you'll understand what Matthew's talking about.

Old tell you I have the sweetest knife in my hands. So Matthew Man, I'm sorry. It sounds like she's not interested in seeing you again. I could bring you silverware. No, I don't broken Jeffrey in the bawling