The SPICIEST RAMEN NOODLES in Los Angeles CHALLENGE! With Sonny From BEST EVER FOOD REVIEW SHOW

Hanging out with Sonny trying some of the best Chinese food in greater LA. Then taking on the SPICIEST Ramen Noodle in greater Los Angeles.
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[@BestEverFoodReviewShow]

Heya Mike. Thanks for taking me out for three lunches and for trying to kill me with spice. Better luck next time! Stay tuned. My COLLAB with Mike coming soon on my channel!

[@grassnogr423]

Man I love the collabs

[@madbyinstinct]

Can't wait 🙌🏾❤

[@nebbles]

Awesome

[@Nwihsphysio]

The wait is over now finally 2 legends together,

[@skyedreamerz282]

Ah peace✌✌

[@fulosophy724]

Mike is like the classic Asian aunt that will constantly put food in your bowl and tell you to try it because "it's good"

[@Montklein]

Auntie Mike then? 😆

[@SuMtOnE]

@@Montklein that's when his wife comes in. later on when she's more comfortable being on video =)

[@tylerrose2226]

this made me laugh more than it should have lool

[@jeanniecrochet1423]

🤣

[@jinalmintlover2710]

Tbh all Asians behave like this when it comes to the food they love the most

[@RantingGreekGamer]

*Best foodie collab ever. EVER!!!*

[@elgeekos6535]

what about Mike meeting Guga , this would be the ultimate collab no ?

[@cycletime2238]

Agree

[@agentkirifuda_shank7071]

Yes, it's all coming together now

[@wenifredonacor5412]

@@elgeekos6535 \a Ada\

[@jackjoseph4788]

Yup✅

[@MohitWason]

Mike is that friend who would suggest u a movie he has watched, then watch it with u and look at you for every scene he liked to check if u like that too ...thats too much pressure my friend 😂😂

[@slayme]

Ya I felt that

[@Videodiaries29rossi]

🤣🤣🤣

[@everythingyousayiscorrect]

Im that person lol

[@azooz3w]

Exactly how I felt watching this 🤣

[@WynterBytch]

I'm surprised he didn't just eat the food for Sonnie, tell him what he tasted and whether or not he liked it.

[@willieho4386]

“Uncle Roger doesn’t recognise those people”. I spilt my precious beer on that. Lol

[@luminousdreams8405]

same

[@karrenfernandez9955]

I spat out my wine hearing that comment! Hahaha!

[@stephen129]

Respect for him calling him out.

[@smurfij4212]

timestamp?

[@Ray-ce4sn]

@@smurfij4212 21:44

[@neill3040]

I love how excited mike gets when he feeds people Asian food. He wants them to love it as much as he does and almost gets a little annoyed when they don’t 😂

[@yakuza2123]

Yes, he does XD

[@b1k2q34]

I don't know how I feel about this Mike guy. I'm not real familiar with him, but he is a bit offputting.

[@xzibit8teen799]

@@b1k2q34 how is he offputting

[@KC-yv3zo]

@@xzibit8teen799 I love watching all mikes videos but when he’s with someone not Asian, he mansplains a lot lol

[@janicehuang8641]

@@KC-yv3zo agreed and I think he’s way too pushy

[@SpenceR774]

I had never seen Mike with that many big smiles on his face, he looked like a happy kid spending time with his best friend. Very enjoyable content, hoping for more !

[@biohazard724]

Mike's pride and enthusiasm for his culture's food, especially the region he grew up in is such a joy to watch him share and to be shared with vicariously through his guests.

[@anisgilos]

THISSS!!!❤️❤️

[@Briguy1027]

As a Chinese person, I'm also proud of the food from where I grew up -- Mexican food!

[@biohazard724]

@@Briguy1027 congratulations on making me laugh so hard I got hiccups

[@Briguy1027]

@@biohazard724 Ironically, I grew up near many of these restaurants that they went to. However, when I was growing up in the 70's, they didn't have these places in the East LA area, but the Mexican food was super yummy. To this day I always enjoy getting a burrito de pastor or flautas or a chili relleno.

[@audreandre]

@@Briguy1027 how about make burrito with chinese dishes inside ? That would fusion

[@anonymouse6703]

I was a white kid who moved to Monterey Park as a teen. My new Asian friends introduced me to homecooked Asian food and I had never tasted flavors so delicious. Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese food have been my all time favorite foods ever since!!

[@funnybeastvibeo]

tasty foods

[@OnlyOneElton]

No cap I think they are both unconsciously super competitive. 😂 it honestly felt a little hostile but love them both tho.

[@tmck4138]

I love how Mikey just grabs food and put it on Sonny’s plate like a grandparent it’s so sweet

[@todapower82]

yes and also infection control.

[@cookingwiththereidstutorial]

I second that 💯💯💯💯💯

[@Hankxiong]

Its what we do in many asian culture. You feed your guests.

[@Hankxiong]

@@faym2350 yes good call on that

[@basilsini9739]

i like how mike is radiating that asian uncle vibe where he takes the family to restaurants tells his nieces and nephews to try out everything and make sure to finish it on one of those big asian family trips overseas

[@JimAlaska49]

"Uncle Roger doesn't recognize those people..." So true!

[@mustwereallydothis]

We don't recognize him either. .... oh wait! Wasn't he that nasty, two faced racist?

[@josephprice1623]

@@mustwereallydothis what happened

[@mikeus69]

❤️ Hellz yeah Uncle roger is a pos

[@brydiebray5017]

@@mustwereallydothis do tell!

[@jonno718]

😂😂😂😂

[@Seafoodguy42069]

I love mike buy my man exudes that toddler energy.

[@Matthiascosta2006]

"This is how I smell stuff... especially in LA" Sonnie is always low key joking about cocaine hahaha

[@lilyt3699]

My two favorite youtubers of all time finally collab! What a dream!! 😍😍😍

[@canaanjolo6756]

Fav food channels to watch

[@apexzikri9364]

100% true

[@cartman7570]

Saymeeeeee

[@shubhangimalusare1059]

Same thought of mine

[@MissyChiyo]

Love how Mike just slaps stuff onto Sunny's plate like an Asian Mom 🤣

[@lowlo6673]

Mommy sorry Mommy sorry

[@josephrkennedy845]

lol. My best friend's dad is Chinese and his mom is Filipina and damn if they didn't tell me to eat more and more and more. "Dr. Pung, I already had the noodles, and snails, and chicken, and shrimp." "But none of the lechon and lumpia. Eat up."

[@stifton1]

@@josephrkennedy845 I learnt the hard way that an empty plate means you're still hungry in some Asian cultures, I went to my Lebanese friends house for dinner once and she kept piling my plate and was shocked at how much I could eat, I was in pain I was so full but I was taught it was the polite thing to eat everything you're served hahaha (UK) it did help that the food was absolutely delicious though

[@iiAMnina]

Hahaha yes, this was exactly what I was thinking. I love how proud he is of his culture and their cuisine.

[@GT45000]

"Uncle Roger doesn't recognize those people" Haha brilliant!

[@mugensamurai]

LMAO right? That shade thrown.

[@hshuiyi]

I come to comments section for this LOL One point for the shadiest food show ever

[@Hmuzammal786]

LOOL this was savage, but I am glad they somewhat addressed the Uyghur people

[@AdityaWaghmare]

Timestamp

[@mugensamurai]

@@AdityaWaghmare 21:40

[@keepingsane101]

I am from Assam ,India where ghost peppers grow, we have a jar of ghost pepper pickle at home that we don't mess with too often ,please be cautious, it's only good for you in small amounts

[@NevadasHackerman]

Their personalities compliment each other so well! I’d love to watch more videos with these two!

[@My2cents369]

I love how easy the KZbin community collab with each other. Humanity is the winner here.

[@BiscuitCultist]

Honestly, I think Mike would be amazing taking people to places like this and teaching them. I'd love a chance for something like that with someone as knowledgeable as he is.

[@lizj7217]

When Best Ever asks "So how many people should this feed?" Mikey "one!" 😂😂 what a great collab - great food, funny, dad jokes, boy band references- its got it all!!

[@plaguedoctor6847]

Its so refreshing to see Mikey teaching an American who knows about the food and textures a little bit, but has no idea about specifics but is open to all of it. I love this type of content. I learned so much and I already know tons about traditional Chinese food.

[@tealappeal80]

Almost everyone :"Who is this guy?!" Me: Knowing who he is and already being subscribed from the start. ♡ Love you both guys!

[@brettm3431]

sonny's watch gave me a timeline for these three meals and it was impressive what these two took down in three hours- tbh i thought mikeys videos were shot over a few days and then mixed . mad props to those two!

[@rustyshackleford8531]

Probably the funniest video I’ve ever seen from Mikey. Their banter is on point and I want to see them together again

[@KingAlly]

I second that 💯💯💯👍👍 Loving this 😍😍❤️💯

[@nadinehoogenboezem4798]

They are funny. They are so sarcastic

[@AL-ws5yi]

Ah the collab that we’ve been waiting for. Happy Halloween!

[@phantominception2881]

Happy Halloween

[@philljakso9949]

Literally

[@TheSign0]

Omg the boyband references 😂

[@UzumakiX5series]

Pika Piiii

[@motchiee]

I love the way they went through it like best friends trying out one of the other's comfort food. Really made me feel like I'm part of the bunch and gave me the urge to "join" the conversation. This is so good!

[@chany6336]

This is how you know he s a real foodie = sharing his love with someone else makes him happy!

[@9Fashionista411]

That comment about uncle roger was so subtle but so savage 😂 Im glad they kept that in LOL

[@BobTheHilkin710]

wat was the reference

[@xAssassin24]

@@BobTheHilkin710 uncle roger support the ccp

[@kia9541]

Timestamp please 😁

[@Piemasterjelly]

@@kia9541 22:16

[@Jstimp927]

What’s up with the camera work

[@OniNoFro]

When Mike mentioned an Asian grandmother, I was all like "No but I had an asian 'auntie' who knew me right after I was born". She always put good food on my plate and encouraged me to try everything. Miss visiting her place and seeing POTS of food ready to go. Miss you so much Auntie Rosie!!!!

[@harryjang3408]

22:20 The shade on Uncle Roger lmao

[@MedalionDS9]

Fuiyohhhhhh burnnnn

[@BlackJackRaiden]

Can someone explain it to me? I thought oncle roger is malasian, what does he have to do with the uygurs?

[@snowwhite3794]

Uncle Roger is Malaysian. So idk lol

[@ishicucked]

@@BlackJackRaiden something with him supporting to get rid of the Uyghurs iirc? I maybe be wrong and if I am I apologise

[@MedalionDS9]

@@BlackJackRaiden He is, but I think he has family in China. He wants that Chinese Market appeal.

[@benjaminberkey2920]

Sonny and mike have amazing chemistry and they both describe food so well. Definitely food experts.

[@kRzlamchop]

“Took it behind the barn, and broke his legs.” Shit made me crack up.

[@OhKillSwitch]

Sonny’s face on the camera during 05:25 when dropped his freaking chopsticks is the cutest thing I have ever seen 🥺

[@kerryanne28]

It’s hard not to get hungry and smile at Mike when you watch him… such a nice man 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@slytherinsky]

This is one of the collaborations I was waiting for and I can’t wait to see the one where you guys are at the state fair in Dallas!!

[@slytherinsky]

@Jamie Byford heck yes

[@dense-as-blackhole]

Who in the world would call himself a food lover and don't know Sonny! People will know you because of Sonny Mr. Mike

[@tim.e.l]

Two of my favority foodies coming together. This collab is something I didn't know I needed, but I am so glad that we got.

[@Biggy111]

I love when foodies collab, It feels like The Avengers getting together.

[@thetiredworm2100]

😂😂👏

[@amyoung101]

So accurate!

[@andyC95]

Especially the holy four

[@Black0bsidian]

Yes!!!!

[@alirichmond9251]

mikes hunger to teach and sonnys hunger to learn just makes this the best collab ever.

[@weedman0824]

I always wanted to have a bite with Mike bc of his experience, now I'm good with the idea alone as he's waaay too aggressive with hoping you like his food pallet 🤣🤣🤣

[@dysfunctionalisme]

My two favourite food review guys! Love the collab and the respect and the love of food they have with each other :')

[@Bigb3ar11]

I just dont meld with Mike's energy. Always leave his videos exhausted

[@blibeliuebuu]

Mike's passion explaining every dish is beautiful to watch

[@sherpatrailers150]

The "two branches" for chopsticks cracked me up. I went on Outward Bound in southern Utah and forgot utensils. Made two branches for chopsticks the whole month. Worked fine.

[@Loleng_]

Omg i can't believe this is really happening !! I love them both 😭 You guys are the only food vlogger i watch!

[@elconde0013]

Killed me at 17:20 the “this is how I smell stuff… specially in LA” 🤣🤣🤣

[@Espanyol_Espaghetti]

Sonny and Jackie Chan together in 1 amazing episode 😊😊😊

[@jacobbowerman8633]

Mike looked like he was feeling it a lot more! He hid it well but his micro expressions said other wise hahahah was fun to watch as well as the reaching for the drinks realizing he couldn't hahaha

[@yakuza2123]

He gets pissed when people do not enjoy what he does XD. But that is very chinese so culturally accurate

[@jamiecooper7201]

I enjoyed the progression of your interactions. It went from awkward to best buds bonding over pain. Good stuff.

[@denishaheibam2806]

The most pleasant, kind and loving KZbinr with the most buff, awkwardly funny guy in KZbin. Lots of Love and good Vibes coming from the both of you. ❤️❤️❤️

[@KingAlly]

Lol😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@rasterdude]

It's so refreshing watching two food vloggers nerding over almost every single plate. Satisfying to see and informative.

[@Aschentei]

"Any other dishes you wanna name from Olive Garden..." LMFAO got me rolling

[@t0xicichig0]

For some reason all those Chinese food reminds me of my dad. Makes me miss him so much. I can not visit his vault due to the pandemic but this video somehow comforted me of the fact that I couldn't hang flowers on his vault. The food reminds me of all the times my dad would bring us to Chinese restaurant for lunch every Sunday.

[@MrBboyhomer]

I miss him too

[@restorationhomestead5305]

Thank you to both of you, for joining up and doing this video. Please, please, I beg of you, please do more videos together! This was so totally awesome!! Much love to both ~ Pam

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Having had many days of not getting much to eat in my youth, I love watching people eat and enjoy themselves. :)

[@MorningOnMars]

I hope you are eating well now.

[@joelo4372]

You two are one of my favorite foodies I wish so much you two make a show together like an actual discovery or independent show . I know you guys have to watch certain things said and done to not infringe and everything else but once you two had that last spicy bowl I seen a true spark of character between the two and I feel you guys have so much to offer if you keep doing it . but I am only 1 fan maybe you guys should take a pole to see if and who would watch a mini series of you two together

[@lilhagan]

I love this!

[@BlackbodyDmv]

Definitely appreciate the content. The chemistry wasn't there for me to be honest

[@MissFost]

I thought they meshed well. Yes, they have quite different personalities, but they seemed to genuinely like each other's company. I thought it was cute that Mike acted a bit like the responsible parent!

[@Jon-6969]

Vin diesel and the rock have better chemistry.

[@momoko6481]

True, it's not their fault but they just don't mesh well

[@JheMeeMaps]

I can agree, Mike has what he loves, and Sunny is trying to process what he's technically tasting for the first time.. I Love Mike's home food passion, I also Love Sunny's way of dissecting and comparing these dishes with what he has had before. Great content, but felt like both were figuring out how to takes each others opinions. Still made me hungry non the less..😭

[@haroldareyou]

Agree. They are really not clicking for me. Feels like Mike is forcing his own words about the foods to Sunny

[@aliofarabia974]

Such a wonderful collab and Mike’s excited to bring out all the comfort food cards on this episode! You’re both great guys!

[@AmericanHothead]

Don't worry Mike. You'll always be our Millennial Dumpling!

[@KingAlly]

Lol I second that 💯💯💯👊👊👊🇯🇲

[@ahmermohiuddin244]

honestly one of my life goals is to spend a weekend eating out with Mike Chen😁 Im absolutely obsessed with your videos love them, hoping to see some more Tokyo 7/11 or convenience store videos again

[@reedabook905]

The ONLY two people I watch eat food on KZbin. This was so much fun to watch. I have been watching both of you for so long. I was so excited to watch this and was not disappointed. 😊

[@chuckontal9962]

"I've lose all sensation in my nostrils. It's LA..." love it

[@jomape2700]

Been waiting for this collab for years. At last, the wait is over.

[@ericktjhin1749]

Love it when Sunny doubled down and refused to drink the milk tea. Mike looked like he was dying

[@StormsEyeScepter]

Really love watching a fellow Chinese American talk about food on YT like this, it always gets me excited to recognize and understand what Mikey's talking about a lot of the time. Unfortunately the one downside to this is that I always get SUPER hungry watching, and now I really wanna go to LA. Been years since I've been to Xi'an and my god I want biang biang noodles so bad

[@3Axel1996]

Good to see you in my hood. Sad to say Shaanxi Garden and Killer Noodles are both gone from the SGV. Killer Noodle is still available in Japantown on Sawtelle in West LA. Tsujita is the parent company of Killer Noodle and they converted the KN location in San Gabriel to another Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle. Also, the spiciest ramen in LA is actually at Orochon in Little Tokyo.

[@captainpatches7407]

This dude is super funny, please keep doing collaborations with him.

[@owlison22]

"How many people is this suppose to feeed?" No hesitation ... "One!" 😂😂😂

[@bryanpark8098]

Two great food channels coming together for the collab we all need right now!

[@eunicee999]

Mikey!! You’re such a great host…. Showing all these different styles of authentic Chinese food!!!

[@nicolahurlstone7927]

I'm 55 and from England and we grew up on pigs feet ,we called them trotters and put vinger and pepper on them.

[@hibiscusangel7376]

I love them together ! Their jokes and passion for food. Everything looked yummy.

[@Xaukz]

Idk how but your videos help me when I feel down or not myself it's soothing and makes me feel at peace. Thank you Mike 😌

[@PoorPumperSociety]

I’ve been waiting on this collab all week!

[@jinical3642]

Saaaame!

[@cookingwiththereidstutorial]

I second that 💯💯💯💯

[@Katherine_inthehouse]

For a person who love both of them for years, this is always make me happy hahaha

[@LAR-hs2qt]

What a charismatic team. You guys really shine with that humor and food. Learned so much.

[@OmegaSunsLight]

This is EPIC! Love both of these channel. Best Reviewed and Strictly Dumpling. AWESOOOOOME!

[@HenryDarr]

Mike reminds me of my Samoan Aunt who force feeds you more food than you can eat with the underlying potential threat of violence if I didn't eat everything served. RIP Aunty Emily 💯❤🙏🏽

[@x3Stoopid]

Loved how Mike’s eyes were constantly beaming when looking at Sonny’s approval/reactions to the food he was serving him! 😄😄

[@AnnexF]

Do another video please! You two have great chemistry! Food culture rocks!!

[@2002milf]

Omg...I love you both! I needed that laugh at the end! 😁 Definitely need more collabs like this one!!

[@hsvmalooute944]

Yes finally my two fav food review shows together in 1 place thank you guys so much

[@mutantxdoll]

Mike, I know you are very passionate about Chinese food but it’s okay when others don’t have the same palette as you. You don’t need to keep pushing them to like it if they’ve already said they are not used to the food.

[@iloveentertainment]

This video just confirms, for me, that Mike Chen will just smash Hot Ones with Sean Evans (although Sean could probably match Mike). Would love to see that video one day.

[@AwesomeFish12]

I think Hot Ones has moved past interviewing youtubers, they get nothing but A-listers and massively popular musicians on the show now. It would be a good video though.

[@brianthompson8697]

Funny how this guy is trying to educate sonny on food sonny eats daily from the countries he basically lives in, buddy lives in LA and is trying to put him onto local food spots lmao

[@TutoringPotential]

You know best ever is legit when he confidently picks up the marinated egg with chop sticks

[@crystalwynn3910]

When Sunny said “ It’s interesting!” that means no bueno. lol

[@wawawho18_adventures]

ya i dont think he enjoyed any of the food LOL

[@wawawho18_adventures]

@Boy George everyone got their own liking man

[@tjpak3499]

This is some information I did not need and did not want .

[@sagarmoyjana6837]

Uncle Rogers won’t recognise those people. This line made my day 😅

[@padtag1742]

Mike should not push it. Lad needs to tell his genuine preference.

[@tijay8507]

He is a fully grown man so he is more than capable of speaking for himself! when someone is teaching you and introducing you to new foods and you already know that is happening prior to the video then your snowflake point is null and void!

[@sarawinardi6745]

You’ve obviously never been to an Asian household 😂😂😂😂

[@rumahsihijau]

🙄

[@alanyates4048]

Pork belly is sold in most grocery stores here in Chicago. Uncured pork belly is something I cook once a month!! So good!!

[@krill300]

YES I’ve been begging for you guys to collab for so long!!! You are 2 of the 3 food shows I actually watch! Love the content guys!

[@jordy8059]

"I've lost all sensation in my nostrils. It's LA!" HAD ME CACKLING

[@joetrump7527]

Seeing them talk about their food tours, reminds of two war vets talk about their deployments.❤️

[@chelchelchel2749]

Mike getting super defensive about the food has got my anxiety up 😂😅

[@b1k2q34]

Yeah, I'm not sure how I feel about his personality.

[@jong9379]

Mike is giving that total asian mom energy at Mike lol

[@chelchelchel2749]

@@b1k2q34 I love watching Mike's videos but I would definitely feel a lot of pressure if I was out to lunch with someone like that lol. I would still go though!

[@kated2847]

Really I thought he was so funny, lighten up people, this was banter between friends.

[@caht00]

@@faym2350 He definitely lacks table manners and needs work on his social skills.

[@PeenchPeench]

unpopular opinion but Mikey is so aggressive with his opinions that its hard for his collaborations with people to be genuine and authentic. Mike: "ITS SOOO GOOD RIGHT? RIGHT?!" Guest: "Uhhh yeah it is." It makes me a little uncomfortable to watch lol

[@shabir121]

I felt that too

[@PeenchPeench]

@@shabir121 OK, glad I wasn't the only one LOL. I love Mikey on his own but with people, he can be too pushy lolol.

[@beeMOB]

Bros aggressive lol