>> THANK YOU. I’LL SEE YOU TONIGHT AT SUCH EXCITEMENT. >> I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH THAT.
BUT NOW LET’S TAKE OUT TUESDAY.
SO GET READY FOR CHICKEN WINGS.
CHICKEN SANDWICHES, PLUS CHICKEN
AND WAFFLES. AND SO MUCH MORE
FROM A RESTAURANT IN YPSILANTI
AND JASON MAGIC COULD NOT BE
MORE EXCITED.
>> OH, LET’S SEND IT OVER TO OUR
RESIDENT FOODIE, MICHELLE
OLIVER, TO GET THE SCOOP ON THE
PLACE THAT’S SERVING IT ALL UP.
JASON, I SEE CHICKEN TENDERS
HERE FOR YOU ON MY WAY.
>> WELL, COME ON OVER IN A
LITTLE BIT, GUYS. I AM HERE WITH
HUSBAND AND WIFE, TEAM CASEY AND
LAURIE, NIPPLE. THEY ARE THE
OWNERS OF MARLA’S FRIED CHICKEN
IN YPSILANTI. WELCOME TO THE
SHOW. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
SO LET’S GET INTO IT. WHAT’S THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAME OF YOUR
RESTAURANT? MARLA’S MY LOU’S IS
ACTUALLY NAMED AFTER A
GRANDMOTHER, GRANDMA LOUISE. SO,
MA MALU MALU, I LOVE THAT. ALL
RIGHT. NOW RECENTLY YOU GUYS GOT
AN ACCOLADE AND YOU GUYS, YOUR
HOT CHICK SANDWICH WAS NAMED THE
BEST IN THE BEST CHICKEN
SANDWICH IN MICHIGAN, ACCORDING
TO THE WEBSITE LOVE FOOD. AND
YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE IT FOR US
RIGHT NOW. SO LET’S LET’S SEE
HOW YOU MAKE IT.
>> SO THIS IS THE HOT OIL, ALL
RIGHT?
>> AND THIS IS SIGNATURE TO ALL
NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN. YES,
ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, THIS IS YOUR
OWN VERSION OF IT, BUT YET SO
HOT OIL. YEP.
>> AND PAINTED.
>> NICELY PAINTED. WE WHAT DOES
THE PAINTING DO TO IT? INSTEAD
OF LIKE, OH, IT ADDS MORE
FLAVOR.
>> OH, DUNKING IT IF IT WAS A
FASTER PACED OPERATION, WE WOULD
DUNK IT. BUT HERE IT’S PAINTED
DUNK IT. BUT HERE IT’S PAINTED IT. >> GET MORE. ALL THE NOOKS AND
CRANNIES THAT WAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ADD MORE LOVE.
>> ADD MORE LOVE. I LIKE THAT.
SO THIS IS A HOUSE MADE SPICY
RANCH.
>> OH, NICE.
>> HERE, I’LL MOVE THIS OVER TO
YOU A LITTLE BIT SO YOU HAVE AN
EASIER TIME REACHING THAT. AND
THEN WE GOT SOME LETTUCE TO TOP
IT WITH AS WELL.
>> LETTUCE. SO AS YOU’RE MAKING
THIS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR CREATIONS?
>> I MEAN, BEST CHICKEN SANDWICH
IN MICHIGAN. THAT’S THAT’S A
PRETTY STRONG STATEMENT. IT’S
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. BACON ALL
RIGHT. WE GOT BACON.
>> WE GOT TOMATOES WE PUT ON
THERE AND THEN IT’S TOPPED AND
GARNISH IT OFF. OH, THAT LOOKS
SO PRETTY. YUM. OKAY, SO LET’S
LET’S. THAT. YEAH. DO YOU. DID
YOU GUYS GET THAT? LET’S GET
THAT ON THE CLOSE UP THERE
AGAIN. THAT WAS GORGEOUS. AND
HOW SPICY WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS
HOW SPICY WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS ? >> THIS IS A MEDIUM RIGHT NOW.
MEDIUM.
>> OH. SO YOU CAN GET IT KICKED
UP.
>> YEAH. YOU PUT THE SPICE
POWDER ON IT AND IT KICKS IT UP
TO ALL THE WAY. NICE.
>> SO YOU CAN KIND OF CHOOSE
YOUR HEAT LEVEL. YEAH. SO LET’S
GET INTO IT. WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE OTHER ITEMS YOU GUYS HAVE ON
YOUR MENU HERE? SO THIS IS FROM
OUR CATERING MENU.
>> THE FRIED CHICKEN SLIDERS
NUMBER ONE SELLER ON THE CATER
MENU. NICE THIS IS THE CHICKEN
BY THE PIECE. THESE ARE ALL
DIPPED MEDIUM. WELL, THIS IS OUR
FRIED BISCUIT DONUT. ONE OF THE
BEST SELLERS IN THE RESTAURANT.
>> DID SOMEBODY SAY DONUT?
>> DO YOU WANT THE DONUT OR DO
YOU WANT THE CHICKEN FINGERS
WITH THE WITH THE WAFFLES?
>> WAFFLES WOULD BE AWESOME,
TOO. I’LL GRAB YOU THIS ONE
BECAUSE I CAN ACTUALLY USE THIS.
I LOVE THIS. I WILL JUST, YOU
KNOW, BE PART OF THE BACKGROUND
HERE.
>> LEMON, LEMON PEPPER, CHICKEN
WINGS.
>> LEMON PEPPER, CHICKEN WINGS.
OVER HERE ON THE CORNER THERE IS
OUR BIG SELLER. AND THEN LET’S
GO TO THOSE TWO SANDWICHES.
>> THIS IS THE OG. THIS IS WHAT
STARTED IT ALL JUST FRIED FRIED
CHICKEN.
>> AND THAT’S JUST THE PICKLE,
YOU KNOW?
>> AND THEN THIS IS THE BOMB.
THIS IS A FAN FAVORITE, TOO. OH,
YEAH. SO LIKE THE VIETNAMESE
SANDWICH WITH FRIED CHICKEN.
WITH FRIED CHICKEN.
>> AWESOME. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS THE KEY TO MAKING A DELICIOUS
FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH? IT’S
GOING TO SOUND CLICHE.
>> GO FOR IT, LOVE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT.
>> I LIKE THAT. THAT I LOVE WHAT
YOU’RE GOING TO SAY.
>> CHICKEN. YEAH YEAH. BECAUSE
YOU GOT ME WITH THE LOVE.
>> DO YOU LOVE THAT?
>> THIS IS AMAZING. ALL GOOD.
THIS IS AMAZING. CHICKEN TENDER
AFICIONADO.
>> YES. LIKE THIS IS ALL YOU
GET.
>> LISTEN, ONE IS ALL I NEED.
>> ALL I’M GOING TO SET THAT
OVER THERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MY POCKET FOR LATER?
>> I’LL JUST HOLD IT.
>> I’LL GET YOU A TAKEOUT BOX.
THAT’LL WORK, TOO. FUNNY. SO CAN
YOU LET EVERYONE KNOW WHERE
YOU’RE LOCATED AND HOW PEOPLE
CAN FIND YOU ONLINE? YES.
>> WE’RE AT WEST 15 ON MICHIGAN
AVE IN YPSILANTI, RIGHT
DOWNTOWN.
>> AWESOME. SO I WANT TO I
DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY THIS, BUT
YOU DIG IT. I’M GOING TO BE
HONEST. I CAN’T GET MY MOUTH
AROUND THIS ON TV, SO I’LL HAVE
TO EAT IT, START SLOW AFTERWARDS
. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
ON.
>> THIS IS THE ONLY REASON I
CAME ON.
>> HE’S HAPPY. WHAT CAN I SAY,
JASON? MAGIC. AND CAN I JUST SAY
ALL OF THIS LOOKS BEAUTIFUL?
BECAUSE YOU EAT WITH YOUR EYES