Taste Testing Gourmet Restaurant Dog Food

Exploring Restaurant Dog Meals

• 💡 The video explores the growing trend of restaurants offering special dishes for dogs, allowing pets to dine on patios alongside their owners.
• 🐾 The hosts, Rhett and Link, undertake the task of taste-testing these human-safe dog meals themselves, rather than solely relying on their canine companions.
• 🎯 The Mythical Crew sourced top five restaurant dog meals from Los Angeles, all prepared with ingredients safe for human consumption.

Ranking Criteria and Initial Dishes

• 📊 Dishes are ranked on a scale from "bad" to "good" using dog-themed categories like "shih-tzu" to "Gold Medal Retriever."
• 🍽️ The first dish, Mess Hall Kitchen's Dog Day Delight, featured grilled salmon, whipped cream, and berries for $19, noted for being expensive and human-like.
• 🧇 Next, The Waffle's Wooffles, described as house chicken patties for $2 each, were bone-shaped and dry, but significantly cheaper.

Evaluating Unique Offerings

• 🌭 Tail o' the Pup's Doggy Pup, a skinless hot dog with bacon-flavored dog cheese for $6.95, and a non-alcoholic doggy beer made from coconut water for $7.50, were presented.
• 🍺 The doggy beer was noted for its strong coconut water taste, while the hot dog was a "dog's dream" and reasonably priced.
• 🍚 The Frankenweenie from The Morrison consisted of chopped hot dogs with rice for $7, considered simple and boring for human taste but good for dogs with sensitive stomachs.

Dog Reactions and Final Verdict

• 🐶 The hosts' dogs, Barbara, Sean, and Jasper, were present to corroborate opinions and demonstrate their preferences, often showing great enthusiasm for the food.
• ✨ Burgers Never Say Die's Bee Dogs, unseasoned meat dog treats made in-house for $2, were the final item, praised for their affordability despite lacking human appeal.
• 🏆 Ultimately, Tail o' the Pup was crowned the "Gold Medal Retriever" for its themed offerings and high enjoyment from both dogs and hosts, while Mess Hall Kitchen was downgraded due to its high cost for a human-like dish.

Additional Insights

• 💰 A recurring theme was the cost-effectiveness and dog-specific appeal of the meals, with cheaper, dog-centric options often preferred over expensive, human-grade dishes.
• 🐾 The video highlighted the joy of watching dogs enjoy their special meals, particularly Sean's persistent attempts to escape his pen for food.
• 💡 The hosts noted that some expensive dog meals were essentially human dishes marketed for dogs, suggesting that sharing a human meal might be just as effective and less costly.