The premise works because the five selections are not merely obscure menu items but dishes that employees at individual locations reportedly identified as their least ordered. That gives Rhett and Link an amusing reason to venture beyond the obvious choices at Buffalo Wild Wings, Del Taco, KFC, Dunkin’, and Sbarro. The limitation is equally important: the rankings are definitive only for the food they taste, while the “least ordered” status comes from informal calls to restaurant staff rather than chain-wide sales data. The video mostly acknowledges that limitation through its running joke about disguising the calls as research for a school volcano project.
The Southwestern Black Bean Burger from Buffalo Wild Wings establishes the format well. Online complaints about frozen patties and a supposed former employee claiming the burger is microwaved provide some context, but the hosts appropriately treat the employee claim as uncertain. Their actual tasting is more favorable than the setup suggests: the burger is tender, slightly spicy, and acceptable as a meatless option, though neither finds it compelling enough to justify seeking out. That contrast between internet reputation and firsthand reaction is one of the episode's stronger recurring ideas.
Del Taco's queso-loaded fries produce the first genuine surprise. Rather than struggling to understand why anyone would order them, Rhett and Link immediately enjoy the combination of fries, meat, sour cream, jalapeño, tomato, and other toppings, eventually placing the dish near the top. The enthusiastic reaction is entertaining precisely because the food does not need an elaborate defense. At the same time, the episode never establishes whether these items are broadly unpopular across their chains, so the concept functions better as a taste test than as meaningful evidence about customer preferences.
KFC's chicken pot pie becomes the clear winner, despite online anecdotes about customers finding bones in their pies. The hosts do not encounter that problem themselves, and their attention instead turns to the hot filling, crust, and unexpectedly satisfying overall meal. Their recommendation to buy one alongside another order and save it for later is exaggerated for comedy, but it also communicates the most useful discovery of the episode: an overlooked menu item they would genuinely order again. The pot pie feels like the strongest fulfillment of the premise because it moves from apparent oddity to convincing recommendation.
The powdered donut from Dunkin' and baked ziti from Sbarro provide less surprising results. The donut remains enjoyable because it is still a donut, but the hosts see powdered varieties as inferior to stronger alternatives available at a donut shop. Sbarro's ziti receives an even flatter response, with its soft texture, ricotta, mozzarella, and lack of seasoning leaving them repeatedly wishing it tasted better. An online comment attributed to a Sbarro manager offers some interesting preparation detail about the cheese, but that information cannot overcome their basic conclusion that the dish is bland.
Much of the entertainment comes from the deliberately flimsy “school project” justification and the volcano occupying the ranking table. The recurring attempts to prove that calling restaurants under that pretense is somehow legitimate become increasingly absurd, culminating in sacrificing a piece of ziti to the volcano and struggling to get the baking-soda-and-vinegar eruption working properly. Rhett and Link's improvisation keeps a straightforward five-item tasting lively, although the sponsor segment, merchandise promotion, internet comments, and extended volcano routine make the episode substantially more elaborate than the food comparison itself requires.
The final ordering is coherent with the tasting: KFC's chicken pot pie wins comfortably, Del Taco's loaded fries take second, the Dunkin' powdered donut lands in the middle, and Sbarro's baked ziti narrowly beats Buffalo Wild Wings' black bean burger at the bottom. What the episode does especially well is resist forcing every supposedly unpopular item into either a hidden-gem or terrible-food narrative. Two are strong discoveries, one is familiar but decent, and two are understandable low performers. The premise would have been stronger with more rigorous sourcing for the ordering data, but as a comedic taste test it delivers a clear ranking and a couple of legitimate menu recommendations.
Pros
- The chicken pot pie and queso-loaded fries emerge as convincing hidden-menu discoveries rather than predetermined punchlines.
- Rhett and Link distinguish their own tasting experience from negative online anecdotes, particularly with the black bean burger and pot pie.
- The five-item ranking remains consistent with the reactions shown throughout the episode.
- The volcano school-project gag gives a simple tasting format a memorable comedic throughline.
Cons
- “Least ordered” status relies on informal reports from individual restaurant employees rather than chain-wide ordering data.
- Internet comments and anecdotal complaints provide colorful context but little reliable evidence about the items generally.
- The sponsor, merchandise break, and extended volcano material sometimes distract from an already simple and effective food-ranking premise.
This is an entertaining exploration of overlooked fast-food choices that works best when an apparently neglected item turns out to deserve more attention, especially KFC's pot pie and Del Taco's loaded fries. The sourcing cannot support broad claims about what customers order across entire chains, but the hosts' willingness to praise, dismiss, and occasionally reconsider the food gives the tasting enough spontaneity to make the final ranking satisfying.
