I tried Celebrity Owned Restaurant and Mall Food!

[@guga]

Go to San.com/guga to stay fully informed. Subscribe through my link and/or download the app.

[@trbob13]

I'll comment here too in hopes you see it 😅 Hey brother! Ive watched hundreds of your videos and learned a ton. I recently opened a small steakhouse in a brand new food hall in Pennsylvania and would love to offer you a meal if you want to come check us out. All the food is fantastic. Minus one anyways 🤣

[@zwojack7285]

lmao, the founder behind SAN is just another rightwing billionaire, who donated millions to Trump. Unbiased my ass.

[@jesipohl6717]

chick filet is not a filet and it's just low quality and dry. every single time. i guess the employees are always nice, but not if you look "different" as some of my friends do.

[@GrandpaGii]

Inedible...not unedible

[@seanyjizz]

Guga ordering a steak from a food court might be his craziest experiment yet

[@beaverr7230]

It's out there I wouldn't even food that to a dog

[@pierceromeyn8433]

And medium rare nontheless

[@pinkasteriodea3480]

next to the dry aging angel experiment

[@beaverr7230]

@pinkasteriodea3480 haven't seen him in a min or I missed a video or 2

[@AsuranDiablo]

@@beaverr7230 He is still dry aging.

[@11679MRT]

"Found in every mall in America..." never heard of Ben's Pizza

[@amcdubbins]

Commented the same, but realized... Names are different east of mississippi... Wetzls pretzels = Auntie Annes , think Hardee's and Carl's Jr

[@Fr33dan]

​​@@amcdubbinsWetzel's Pretzels is definitely not the same as Auntie Anne's. I've never seen them both in the same area personally but another channel I watch called the company man did a video where they compared the two. Completely right about Carl's Jr and Hardee's though

[@AnonymousCapybara2050]

Sure, maybe not this brand specifically, but there's always a quick serve NY style pizza place in almost every mall. Sbarro or some equivalent.

[@jasonlowery2935]

We have both in Lawrenceville Ga.

[@mduvigneaud]

Apparently Ben's Pizza has exactly 1 location: in a specific mall in Miami, FL.

[@loserjuise4259]

guga really slimmed down, love to see the progress man.

[@BuddyDanger]

8:41 Biggest smile Guga has EVER had on his face and I know why!!! YEEEEAH!!!! Respect to Guga!!!

[@AshleyAnthony]

I came here for this comment.

[@sambrahmana4148]

yeaaah boii xD

[@greglopez8206]

That’s every corner in Miami

[@kerrypetersen4024]

i thought he was excited and pointinmg at something else at first 😂

[@moblegames4833]

Hahaha I’m not the only one who noticed

[@nickriggs7840]

i love how chefs always talking fresh this fresh that. then open a fast food that uses frozen.

[@annother3350]

Sometimes these chefs just sign up for their name to be used and not much else. Like Gordon Ramseys poor burger chain

[@lennysteinberg9199]

If anyone is wondering, this is at the Dadeland Mall in Miami, it’s a high end mall which is why you’re not seeing some of the more typical food court restaurants

[@javaskull88]

Yeah, I was wondering g where he found a mall with customers and businesses and stuff. Most of Americans has only empty and closed malls.

[@koomar341]

@@javaskull88 Lol yeah, sadly 😢

[@freedomfighter4990]

Thanks for the 411.

[@Dannyf35]

Dadeland is nice, but I wouldn't call it high end. Aventura mall, Shops at Bal Harbour and Merrick Park are way nicer.

[@alexlim1275]

@@Dannyf35 if you compare dadeland with most malls in america! its is high end. we are spoiled have really high end malls here in south florida. but you already know that.

[@RogueHero]

i live in the Midwest and never heard of Ben's Pizza , all we have in malls for Pizza is Sbarro

[@videostash413]

same on west coast

[@DMSProduktions]

DW it's NOT 'pizza' anyway!

[@youtubelicksmytaint7482]

CASEY'S!!!!

[@megendoherty380]

Happy Thanksgiving Guga! and your Family and Friends!

[@johndcoffee632]

Nice to see you looking so slimg Guga, i've recently lost 40lbs myself but in a way that allows me to still cook delcious meals and it feels so nice to strike the balance between the two.

[@Catchiesystems]

Happy Thanksgiving, Guga....!

[@verts_tv]

Fake holiday

[@jaquestraw1]

Haven't been to a mall in twenty years

[@LoneWolf_RO]

malls are trash

[@Sniperboy5551]

I was just there yesterday, I had to get my license renewed and that was the closest (and quickest) DMV. Mall DMVs are great.

[@poluticon]

I went to the mall a couple weeks ago

[@roadhoundd.]

DMV at a mall sounds peak.

[@78alJ0vle]

Last time went was 8 years ago and it already was so different from the last time I had went. Today i simply have no reason to go there and pay more for food, cloathes shoes, toys, etc. Simply no reason at all. Its the same for drugstores. No reason to buy medication there when you pay less online and send to your house.

[@SebastianGrama]

I'm so excited for your trip to Romania! Can't wait for your video! As an American born Romanian, I would invite you to Chicago to try my grandma's recipes because my favorite of hers are sarmale, zacuscă, găluște de prune, and cozonac. For street food, keep an eye out for them because sometimes they might be better than restaurants. We're not known for steaks so try our pork, lamb, etc.

[@biggary9602]

Be safe! Travel in Romania puts you at risk of getting scammed, robbed or worse.

[@DMSProduktions]

Bine!

[@desdee7615]

Sorry my guy but "American born" whatever is always just American with roots from other countries

[@DMSProduktions]

@@desdee7615 Correct, same here!

[@SebastianGrama]

​@@desdee7615 thank you for my 500 word fill essay. In three words, I said what I am. How else do I describe it? "My parents were born in Romania, and they immigrated to America, and I was born in Chicago, Illinois." Isn't it an amazingly simple statement with only 5 words? "As an American born Romanian...?

[@outfuhduck]

0:13 Malls in America are Dying ….. Proceeds to show Dubai Mall

[@DMSProduktions]

You mean Doodubai?

[@GygaxGame]

You say that, ironically I know that mall cause I’ve been inside it a lot, that’s Dadeland mall

[@ChozoBrain]

Oh man if you ever get the chance, try out Middle Eastern food, the good places are insane, amazing flavours and very fresh.

[@DMSProduktions]

He's BEEN to Turkey a few years ago!

[@fiqighbal]

You can never go wrong with Auntie Anne's Original Pretzel Dog and Sweet Almond Pretzel with a Caramel Sauce on the side

[@kennethmiller2333]

You say Ben's is in every mall across the US... I've never heard of them before. And in the past five years, I've lived in Virginia Beach, Southern Maryland, and Jacksonville.

[@ringtyler]

It's in exactly 1 mall, the one he's at. It's the only location.

[@martinarcher1503]

Guga in bed, at bedtime with his wife: She turns over to go to sleep and says, "I love you Sweetheart. Goodnight!" Guga replies, "Goodnight everybody!"

[@awyea1801]

I think mall food is why malls are clinging to dear life. Last time I was at the mall (in the summer of 2024) the food court always had the most people. There were people meandering around store to store but the food court is what tied it all together imo.

[@youngkingyoungking1481]

Day 31 of asking guga to dry age steaks in rendang paste

[@SAILINGDIRTYBIRD]

He's a bigshot now 😮

[@paradoxparade1]

Can you stop posting this cringe trash please?

[@Bayofthe91st]

He may probably still attempts to create the paste, it took quite some time to make and definitely not want to the use instant one

[@paradoxparade1]

@@youngkingyoungking1481 No, you didn't. This is a bot account.

[@youngkingyoungking1481]

@@paradoxparade1 my guy i have go search all the vids on all the channels of guga you'll see my comment will be there even if they didnt get likes or none at all

[@Kryptonian4449]

The Bourbon Chicken from Cajun Grill is a classic. 😋

[@finance.101]

Guga turning from a cook channel to a food review channel is a change I didn't see coming

[@caseyjones3522]

you can only abuse steak so much man

[@derpizzadieb]

the only issue i have is honesty and overacting. Like when he bites into anything there's an instant reaction, but when you want to taste something properly, you chew a few times, let the flavors mix. When he bit the burger he was like "HMMMMMMM" and then it hit him that it wasnt that good.

[@PaxIesus]

@@derpizzadieb Yeah, I've been following Guga from the early days - when he still acted like a regular person rather than a KZbinr. He has changed quite a bit since those days, sadly.

[@fengstar1]

no offense to guga, and I watch more or less every single video he posts on any channel because he genuinely has very cooking content but he should be a little more considerate to the workers and people around him when he's doing these reviews

[@synkknys]

The weird thing is how the format is almost beat for beat identical to Sonny’s videos.

[@wayneomatic]

Im not sure if you've ever been to Hawaii, but as someone who grew up in Hawaii i would love to see Guga go to the different islands and try the popular cuisines on each island.

[@heavyq]

My local mall has a single restaurant in the food court. It's a local greek place that does amazing gyros and has the best baklava I've ever had. Well, that's not entirely true. We also have a locally owned "Orange Julius" as well. So there are two places. IDK if I'd count the second place as a restaurant though. They only serve hot dogs and fries.

[@azernakg6767]

The look of disappointment at 3:15 I felt that.

[@santiagopulido4001]

Hey Guga! Colombian folk here. Thank you for that review of Don Jediondo, it was really transparent. As locals we don't like it either, on the mall restaurants at Colombia that's the one place where nobody wants to go, the food is overpriced, underseasoned and overall terrible. (Also, what's up with those curly fries? we Colombians never eat anything with curly fries or mash potatos like that) that place is terrible, has a bad rep, no one in their right mind would buy there. Edit: WHAT? NO WAY THAT'S AN AREPA, I THOUGHT IT WAS MASHED POTATOS, IT LOOKS TERRIBLE, THAT'S A PREFABRICATED PLASTIC AREPA, YOOOO

[@Donotcareabyouropinion]

imagine being a struggling mall restaurant owner and seeing guga standing in line to order a steak from you, then seeing him across the food court making the worst faces a human can make lmaoooo

[@decode.666]

2:33 Asmongold would be proud.

[@grahambambeck7452]

Guga!! You look fantastic! Good work, bro.

[@floridamaninmaine]

When I used to live in Boynton Beach, I loved going to Kelly's Cajin Grill at the mall. I went there so much they knew my order and just had it ready 🤣🤣

[@dominikkaros8923]

Pretzel. an American classic 😂

[@PossumGaming_]

I always enjoy your videos Guga because of you positive energy. Please don't change.

[@YoKnow]

Guga you are absolutely looking fit! I had to do a double take! No wonder no one noticed you in the mall. They probably thought you were a Guga look alike!

[@autorepair2321]

Hello from Kenya love your channel

[@sabbialmighty7249]

Nairobi?

[@Sniperboy5551]

Malls are awesome, it’s a shame that so many of them are going out of business because of Amazon. I still remember hanging out with my friends after school and not really buying anything, but having a good time.

[@trollhunter8842]

My cholesterol level is going up just watching Guga eat all this food.

[@justinbellpa]

My man Guga getting fit. Looking good bro 🤜

[@abhinay.mylavarapu]

Happy Thanksgiving, Guga! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes and experiments with us!

[@toddhall3389]

Cheese pizza. Guga knows the rules.

[@TechzSpecz]

GUGA we love you, and want to see more of you, please don't eat yourself to an early grave

[@RicardoMontania]

Fat doesnt mean unhealthy

[@anonymousalligator4375]

@@RicardoMontania Source??

[@timscharf3289]

4:29 Eh, what? Never heard of it.

[@Angeltelron]

Same, must be a southern place. Don't have it here in Ohio or in Michigan

[@11679MRT]

Yeah, me either. People on the coasts assume that the entire U.S. is exactly the same.

[@MrVovansim]

If you go to the website, that location at that one mall is literally their only location. I just think he meant thin crust pizza is everywhere, not Ben's, specifically.

[@riuphane]

​@@MrVovansim let's hope, cuz otherwise there will be a lot of confusion and frustration

[@jstewlly4747]

None of them stores found in Every mall in America except Auntie Anne's.......

[@nimakavoosi2146]

I am also a resident of south Florida like Guga and at my local mall there was a version of Cajun grill that was privately own called Cajun “cafe” grill and it was different from Kelly’s Cajun grill. It was 95% the same to kellys except that they had the best spicy chicken I’ve ever had in my life. It was unique to that Cajun grill and was completely different than Kelly’s spicy chicken. I had been eating there for over 20 years since I was a little kid because my mom would always buy it when ever she took me and other siblings to the mall and it stayed a staple for us until Covid happened and shut it down. A Kelly’s Cajun grill opened in its place years later but nothing beats those old Asian ladies who had been working there since I was a kid giving me bigger portions since they liked us and that incredible spicy chicken. I’m 29 now and soon to be 30 and I think about this spicy chicken all the time and I will never know the recipe :(. But! seeing guga enjoy that bourbon chicken from that Kelly’s Cajun grill did make me happy and feel a ton of nostalgia! I remember the flavor, taste, and texture of that chicken to this day and hope to be able to try it again one day.

[@jordythebassist]

Guga: this steak tastes dry and old Restaurant: you're eating our dry aged steak

[@AlbandAquino]

9:00 I'm just picturing my cardiologist signing the cross. 😂

[@sza95]

Some context on the Colombian restaurant, Don Jediondo is a comedian and his restaurants aren't doing well, now about the food, I know I'm gonna take some heat for this but that's how we eat meat here, thin cuts cook to well done, most of the time salt is the only seasoning, some people add garlic powder or cook them with some onions, sometimes it's marinated in a mix of onions, garlic, peppers, etc so yeah, our stakes aren't good because people is too scared eat something different from well done or add more seasonings because of the "red fluid is blood" bullshit. Personally, Guga has been one of the reasons I started to be more daring eating meat and so far I have found it more enjoyable.

[@acwright]

That slice of steak looks like it still has cow hair on it

[@CarterJBurke]

Only Guga would order a mall food court steak and complain that it's a food court steak...

[@jockfanshaw2931]

For someone who doesn't 'like chicken', Guga was awfully enthusiastic about the two types of chicken he tried. Also, 9-out-of-10 of these places don't exist in Canada, so no, not everybody loves them.

[@AllenWixson]

Happy Thanksgiving Guga and crew!

[@cootingram6265]

I love auntie Anne's! Our mall in montgomery has become so ghetto though that we don't bother going there anymore

[@tacitus_]

Demographic shift hurts communities...

[@cootingram6265]

@tacitus_ facts

[@carloseacalona5099]

The colombian food is logical to be bad taking in consideration that the restaurant name means mr. Stinky lol

[@ricardonavarrolopez2889]

Fun fact: this is the restaurant of a comedian in Colombia. His restaurants are bad everywhere. He's filing for bankruptcy right now.

[@chupapi4040]

Is Guga at dadeland mall?? That’s like a few minutes from me 🤣🤣 maybe I’ll see you some day Guga, good video

[@Ridvan..0]

8:40 smth cought my eyes (GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT)

[@arkansasrebel348]

There is a tourist spot in Southwest Missouri called Branson, they have an outdoor mall. Paula Deen has a restaurant there, and Guy Fieri has one. I have been to both restaurants. Both are really good. Guy’s is a sit down restaurant, it is called Guy Fieri’s Branson Kitchen + Bar. There are other restaurants at the Branson Landing, even a Joe’s Crab Shack.

[@spoder5691]

This video gives me some Best Ever Food Review Show vibes, definitely taking inspirition from Sonny

[@amarenee2020]

I’ from the States but have lived in rural Costa Rica for over 30 years so I don’t know mall food at all anymore! But I could go for a good pretzel! 😊

[@gringo335]

Back in high school, I had a Foods Teacher, and he told us that "If it looks good, it tastes better." You eat with your eyes first, nose second, mouth last. So if something looks good, it'll smell better, and should taste amazing. A lot of Mall food, fails these metrics and ends up being average at best, but often ends up being just bad. Even me who doesn't eat steak at all, knew that the steak Guga got was gonna be horrible, because it looked so terrible.

[@JamieReneeVonTeez]

Great episode! What mall were you at so we can visit there and try it for ourselves. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 to you and your family and wonderful crew Guga!I am very much thankful for you and your culinary and entertaining brilliance! God bless you always!!!

[@lennysteinberg9199]

This is at Dadeland Mall

[@MrCaffeine2]

Guga, you need to come to Baltimore and try Pit Beef, Soft crab sandwiches, crab cakes, etc!

[@roadhoundd.]

I wish malls were still a thing… social media and the internet killed malls so bad… arcades, movies, hanging out with friends at the food court and checking out new music at FYE.. man…

[@ArthurZakaryan23]

If this memory of the mall is decades old then yes I'd agree. My favorite memory of the mall is from the 90s. Those days I could spend hours browsing in a mall, between the arcades, the music stores, the toy stores, no cell phones to waste time posting on social media or commenting on others posts.

[@OrbObserver]

It depends where you're at but there are still some very popular and busy malls. There's one near me that stays packed.

[@odysseus2k1]

come to malaysia. we have malls every 2-5km😂 in my neighborhood alone, we literally have 6 malls. i think malls are only 'dying' in the u.s.

[@mrpersianality6363]

They priced themselves out of business

[@seanswinton6242]

​@mrpersianality6363 Mall and retail rent costs are a huge part. The Landlords got greedy. The rent was often a double hit. You paid per square foot and a percentage of the gross profit. Greed did it also Amazon. Clothing stores would have survived better of the rent wasn't so outrageous. People can't always buy decent clothes online.

[@IvanOrribo]

it just blows my mind that there is a restaurant that is called Islas Canarias and has latin american food hahaha. Im from the canary islands and we are part from Spain but our typical foods are from cuba and venezuela. Kinda wild to think that probably that restaurant was created by someone who emigrated probably

[@ayricaLC]

Guga have you been to every mall in America 😂 the irony of the bad info ad after the bad info on Ben’s

[@Alex-pw3ny]

Saluditos desde Canarias 🇮🇨🤙🏻

[@thezemag]

Guga this a great series

[@conexant51]

Lol, when Guga makes his disgusted-face it's like watching a 7 year old trying to play charades.😂

[@rosafitzgerald4163]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Guga!!! I'm learning so much 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@StrikerEureka85]

finding an actual decent steak in a food court alone could be a years-long endeavor

[@Alex-zi1nb]

dang the first stop looked amazing

[@XxuniaxX]

Guga eating in a Venezuelan place makes me happy ❤

[@ruocaled]

out of all the celetrities chiefs, I did not expect Guy Fieri is actually the one has good food.

[@rickybryan1759]

It’s because Americans do Malls wrong. It’s just retail and food. In Australia our essential services such as groceries and chemists, dentists, banks etc are all in the malls so you can go for retail therapy and then get your groceries before you head home.

[@sge3853]

Bretzel, an American Classic😂😂😂😂

[@dannyschaible7112]

Yeah, we gotta get some...churros! 🤣🤣

[@roygoss7556]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[@biggary9602]

Dude has a bite to eat at some random restaurant in a mall... "I tried Celebrity Owned Restaurant and Mall Food!"

[@user-neo71665]

Before our local mall closed there was a little old korean woman (and every few times her husband) that sold real asian food. She had a few stples all americans knew from the fake chinese joints but if you wanted the good stuff you just asked for her daily special. The only time I've had really good food from a mall food court. I felt so bad for her after the mall closed. She tried to open a stand alone but it was a few months after. She couldn't get the word out and non of the local regs learned in time. I think she just gave up and retired.

[@trekkiejt3177]

Auntie Anne’s is the only food shop left in our mall. There is only a dozen stores left. It’s a ghost town.

[@sr7312]

There are several small, struggling malls in Southern Ohio. One has nothing left in the food court. The only eatery in the entire place is a pizza parlor by one of the doors. Very sad. When I was a kid half the fun of going to the mall was eating something a little different from the food court.

[@deminybs]

forget turkey for thanksgiving!! about to take this prime rib out of sous vide,pat dry and hit it with the flamethrower 🤤

[@kristinewilson5353]

How close are you to ohio? Lol

[@deminybs]

@kristinewilson5353 ha too far away, also sorry family gobbled that sucker up 😂

[@DrGaryGreen]

It's usually horrible. Come to Indonesia. Malls are flourishing and the food is great.

[@TheJtyork420]

Sometimes the best pizza is in the food court. Richardson square mall in the dallas area had this amazing indipendent pizza spot that had amazing crust that I havent found since.

[@tumblweed80]

I don’t even know if our mall is open and if they have restaurants anymore. Back in the 80’s it was packed and hot Sam pretzels were the best. They were right next to the arcade. Hung out there a lot

[@Blumoonsikraver]

That steak looked fuzzy.... can't believe u ate it... bens too expensive for that slice lol cant go wrong with aunty anne's tho!!! Islas looks good. those churros looked AMAZING!!! Chicken guy on point!!!

[@pilot.sergio4]

I think indoor malls are dying here in the USA, but outdoor malls are still thriving.

[@HyperInvest210]

Guga: medium rare please. Don Jediondo: QUE?! Guga: MEDD-IUMMMM RARRREE. Don Jediondo: Oye Juan, ¡cocínalo noooo muuyyyyy rraaaappiiidooooo!

[@15oClock]

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone on Guga's team! Except Leo because he’s Canadian.

[@paradoxparade1]

Yes, it's a sign! You should go to turkey after eating chicken. That's the magic of delicious chicken. 🤣😂

[@ultratronger]

I don't know if your next trips are already planned, but you should definitely go to Argentina at some point!

[@clintmiller3654]

i love the Cajun Grill, eat there a lot, You the Man Guga

[@ferraricarpaccio1811]

There is a reason they call it Don Jediondo, Jediondo in Mexican Spanish at least translates to Don Smelly 🤣😭

[@cheeseburgerlazers]

ive NEVER seen any of these except charlies what kinda crazy ass malls are you going too

[@michaelb1761]

I've never been to any of these places, but I rarely eat at a mall food court, only twice in my life. One was a mall version of a local cheesesteak place that I had eaten at several times and loved. The mall version was barely edible. I gotta' say that I've never heard of Ben's Pizza, so I don't thnk it is everywhere. Maybe Sbarro? (Not that I've ever had their pizza.)

[@Matteffinawesome]

Love the mall Chinese food. Nothing beats it. It's a guilty pleasure!

[@darkpsyjunkey]

You have to come to Germany and try our pretzels. You will be overwhelmed!

[@shredhed7719]

Bro you literally ordered from a restaurant called (foul smelling) “jediondo” and expected good food 😂

[@m_18rikiki41]

8:41 we see you GUGA 😂😂😂

[@salvatory2012]

Guga language of food if Mmmmm ✅ Yummukkkkk ❎ Value ❎💲

[@flame-fl3yy]

Damn Guga is at Dadeland Mall! I work near there and ate from Cajun Grill two days ago 😂

[@TheHamedfay]

I've seen food tray in prisons looking more appetizing than the steak plate.