I Wasted $5000!! Flying EVA From Chicago to Taipei!!
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who cares for your waste....
Great show and that besty awards. Hilarious stuff on questions😂. Thank you for encouraging people to try new stuff!
You made a mistake, not to "book the cook," before you left = Lobster Thermador!
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Woware you in Taipei, can we meet together?
I have flown EVA from NY to Manila with stopover in Taipei about 20 times in evergreen Deluxe or Business class & never had a problem, every flight was on time or early, the staff was outstanding & food was FAR better than on any US carrier. The lounge in Taipei is great, large with lots of comfortable seating, good variety of drinks, alcoholic & non & decent variety of food. I have made this same trip on Delta & it can not compare, also have made trip on Philippine Airlines, it was better than Delta but far from EVA..
Any Asian airline is better than delta except Philippine no offense.
Totally agree.I take these flights from US CA to Taipei on to Cebu, always been fabulous
I love how Sonny literally gets more and more powered up the further into asia he goes
He has a basement full of asians. He sucks Thier souls for nurishment. Production crew included
Obvious, since the food is getting better
lololollllllllllSpiderman2Playstation5
Asia is one popular girl
@@Darkstar..... etc wrg, no such thing as powerx or upx or better fx or not or popux or girlx or etc, doenst matter, talx etc 1uferiox bloat, doesnt matter, man, do, be, outx any nmw and any s perfx
I have to comment because you made the mistake that many new business travelers make: you went to the lounge the staff told you to go to instead of the lounge you have access to. You could have accessed the Polaris Lounge because Eva Airlines is Star Alliance carrier and you are flying star alliance long haul. The Polaris Lounges are probably the best domestic business class lounge in the USA.
Is Polaris lounge access complimentary for business class travelers?
@@Fluuuv Yes. Any biz class passenger on Star Alliance departing internationally from O'Hare. It's good to take advantage of the best lounges on offer in your partner group, wherever you fly.
EVA departs from terminal 5 in ORD. Polaris is in terminal 2, which is a seperate terminal which is a ~5min bus/train ride away.
wrr
- Interesting. Good to know!
You didn’t waste that money, you sat in comfort and had some privacy not to mention chef prepared food and unlimited good quality drinks
Sonny is getting a little spoiled, i am used to sitting hours and hours on a hard bench at airports. Are there lounges everywhere? I am baffled
Yes, but obviously poor people such as yourself wouldn’t know
Excess money makes u feel privileged
@@cannibalronny7314if he's paying 5 thousands he has the right to 😂
@AngelDollGypsy if he's bored then he should.. But what gave you the impression that he is?
Sonny is turning Bougie now that he's Rich. 😂
Totally agree with Sonny about the food gets better when you get closer to Asia LOL!
Hey Sonny, not even sure if you are going to read this comment but me (German) and my wife (Taiwanese) would love to see you making a food tour through Taiwan! It’s a beautiful island with incredible food! I know you have been in Taipei several years ago but you barely scratched the tip of the iceberg of the food piramide😁 Nevertheless keep doing the work you do! We enjoy it anyways! Many regards from Germany!
Würde ihn sooo gerne endlich mal in Deutschland sehen😂!
Das würde ich auch abfeiern 😂
Also surprised that Sonny didn't recognize the wrapped pasta dish is a Cheong Fun. It is very common in many parts of Asia including Vietnam and can come with a variety, or no, fillings.
All dim sum restaurants have that with different fillings, and no, teriyaki sauce is not related to that dish. I can’t believe he said that.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm sitting next to Sonny trying to get some rest and I have to listen to him talk about food the whole time
The jadedness is creeping slowly into this man’s views
The hot dog segment just kept getting funnier and funnier lol
*Love the Mark Wiens face at **12:18* 😂
No worries brother, once you get to Taipei it will blow your mind. My bucket list destination for street food
I havent flown EVA in about 25 years but it's nice to see that the quality and service are still great.
China Airlines business class flights to Taiwan from US are the best. Not including the meals on board are exquisite delicious Michelin collaborated meals, the midnight snacks offered are yummy as well. Spicy wontons and cheesy wagyu burgers (big burgers too, not sliders) just for onboard midnight snacks. Beverage and wine options are incomparable. Interior cabin decor and lounge aesthetics are tasteful as well. Highly rec😊
A hot with mayo only is honestly one of the most disturbing things I've seen Sonny eat.
Mustard with a dog. No mayo, no ketchup. Chili if available is acceptable, or sauteed onions.
Can’t believe a lounge in Chicago wouldn’t have Chicago-style hot dog fixings (steamed poppyseed bun, neon green relish, mustard, chopped onions and tomatoes, pickle spear, sport peppers and celery salt-NO ketchup).
omg thought the exact same thing
Hello Kitty pillow….and that goodie bag! Too funny.
The fact that we get free food & travel videos from Sonny on UA-cam is priceless; keeping the knowledge and entertainment alive.. 👏👏👏👏👏
Knowledge.
It's not free. You pay with your views....
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I always fly Chi-Taipei-BKK via EVA air. I also purposely book the EVA Hello Kitty Plane.😂
As a fan of his show, this is how I would sum up his food preferences in a few words: Sonny is super fond of juicy meat and has a peculiar distaste for fresh cucumber. He must be born that way.
Funny cuz the man will Litterly put anything in his mouth in great big bites, even his FAVORITE food BILE.
@@pinkythechihuahua3156ugh I danger even STOMACH the thought of eating bile. No pun intended. Some things you just dont do lol.
This really could be 2 separate series’. One for airline/airline food review, and the other for airport/airport food (and not just the lounge but, all of the airport food that is unique to that airport/city/country) review.
Respect for Sonnys honesty ❤
for real what other straight man would squirt mayo on a weiner and eat it for millions to see
Years ago my wife and I flew EVA from San Francisco to Bangkok (transiting Taipei). We had business class seats and food for a lot less than other airlines. It was a great experience.
Love your natural comments. Good editing on the sandwitch too😂
Keep your brand,Sonny
Only Sonny can make reviewing sad airport lounge food hilarious and entertaining while still being as quiet and respectful as possible to the other guests!!
I just love learning from his simple to understand videos ... I respect this man immensely. 👍👍👍
Yeah.
I love flying with EVA, way better quality compares to airlines in US and Canada!
That beat drop build at 12:15 was fire! You gotta pay your editors more Sonnyboy.
Those Swissport Lounge sandwiches said "Bri Inc" on the labels. So I looked up Bri Inc, who operate in Missouri, Kentucky and yes -- Illinois where O'Hare is: "BRI specializes in the application and service of fluid pumping and treatment equipment and serves as a regional distributor of rotating equipment."
With the mayo packet move, I know your my spirit animal 🐐
The way you deliver these subtle jokes are hilarious!
Thank you for visiting Puerto Rico. I am Puerto Rican and it’s so amazing that people go to our island and experience all the different cultures we have.
I grew up in Mayaguez so looking forward to that video too. I was always hoping Sonny would do a video there!!
- I'm Puerto Rican, Sicilian, Irish && Italian ❤
Chinese American immigrant here. Just a gentle public announcement, never buy business/first class unless you are ultra rich or the company is paying for it. If you are upper middle class, save up good credit card points to transfer/buy the business class on the once-every-few-years long haul international flights like this. Google is your friend.
how does your wife not lose it laughing while filming these 😭
11:50 Your about to get some fizzpoppers from that Frobscottle! lololool
Lounges in the US are generally depressing. Even the ‘exclusive’ lounges like Centurion lounges are probably underperforming almost every international lounge.
man I was hoping you would get on the hello Kitty wrapped Eva airplane. Literally in the plane the utensils were hello Kitty, the blankets, cups, pillows and bathroom decor 😂. It was the best experience I’ve ever had flying from San Francisco to Taipei and then Taipei to Manila.
Love you Sonny❤ your humor 😅😅 Glad you made it safe. But the lounges were pitiful...lol😊
When you threw a fit on the airplane, the guy behind you was like...what the? ... LOL So funny. Happy thanksgiving Sunny!
Sonny your charisma is off the charts 😂
UGH, yeah. I worked for swissport out of terminal 5 (international) out of o'hare. By contract for a few airlines. Was hired as a ticket agent. Ended up basically running a daily flight for royal jordanian, supervising ticket desk and the gate, training, load control, weight and balance, you name it. Also did weight/balance for ANA cargo flights. ANA flew me out on business class to Japan for a week of training. Royal jordanian did nothing, and swissport paid me the royal sum of $13.25/hr with no training. With the saftey of the flight in my hands..... so i am not suprised by your experience in the lounge.
I love when sonny wastes money so we don't have to
Hey Sonny! At Chicago O'hare, you could've travelled to the B/C Gates and head to the United Polaris Lounge (as you have EVA Royal Laurel Class ticket), but overall, great video! Happy to see you back in Vietnam.
not worth going through Chicago TSA twice though! T5 seriously lacks in lounge offerings even before Airfrance lounge closed.
That flight seemed really cosy! I'd happily fly that long if I got served food like that, comfy seat an TV to watch 😂 x
Sonny, have you ever thought about doing a confab video with a couple of survivalist UA-camrs? I would ove to see you with the wooded beardsman , and Fowlers mischief and makery... You 3 are all in my top 5 favorite content experts
Unbelievable! You're back to Taipei again. Looking forward to seeing you. Cheers!
Making food taste good on a high altitude flight is like making food taste insane on the ground, cause at high altitudes the taste buds don't work properly on high altitude flights.
Puerto Rico to Chicago: 5.5 hours
Chicago to Taipei: 16 hours
Taipei to Saigon: 3.5 hours
Total flight time: 25 hours.....
Yeah, I didn't understand why the flight from Chicago did not go west to Taipei, instead of East. But I guess they know what they're doing.
@@metaforcesaber it should have been a western flight, which is a similar route when I fly ANA to Japan and Korean Air to South Korea.
@@maestradequimica6489 When I go ANAL, I always take the South route.
I have flown EVA about 22 times & always had great experiences. Free upgrades from premium economy to business class. The food is always good & if you want more they feed you as much as you want.The staff is polite & the Women airline hostesses are pretty hot. Comparing to United's dog food & Deltas & Southwests whale watch attendants that are rude. I will always look for EVA when I fly in the states so I don't have to settle for steerage class travel.
Free upgrades from premium economy to business class. How do you make that happen ?
Putting mayonnaise on a hotdog is questionable. Putting ONLY mayonnaise on a hotdog is insane.
Yeah, I thought it was just me. I've never seen anyone ever put mayonnaise on a hot dog. I thought I was gonna puke.
i was at the eva air lounge in taipei a week ago its called garden or something idk and i was really impressed. they had a diy beef noodle station, hagen daaz self serve and some dimsum so it was pretty decent. i was there at night though so im assuming the congee station gets switched out for the beef noodle
Im glad that swissport lounge is so sad compared to my life.. 😂
Lmaoooo the dollar store of lounges😂😂😂
6:34 I'll take Chilean Sea Bass EVERY TIME
As a long haul airline pilot I can tell you the issue with your meal from USA to Asia, airlines are restricted to a few companies that provide the catering for the aircraft on the said sector, airlines can only offer requests on how the meal is made, yet the catering companies apply their own restrictions and recipes. American is notoriously bad for the meals it provides. This is by no measure the fault of EVA…
We always fly EVA from Sea to Malaysia and never have any problems with EVA
Before the pandemic I flew a lot around the world for my company, business class fortunately.
The very best airplane food and the very best lounges where always the Asian ones!
Ma favorite lounges on this planet are in Beijing China and Incheon/Seoul South Korea!
The nicest flight I had was with a smaller Chinese airline called Hainan Airlines.
It was a 10 hour direct flight to Beijing in a small airbus a330.
The special thing about that plane was that it’s a pure business class jet.
No eco seats on that flight.
Because of that the personal as extra good and food perfect since they could use the whole storage for premium stuff.
It was better than my business class experiences with Emirates and Lufthansa.
Also the flight was only 1500 bucks, which is insanely cheap!
My 11 hour Lufthansa flight to Incheon/seoul with Lufthansa was over 5000 and was worse!
The best food review podcast by far and always entertaining
At least with EVA out of SFO you get to use the United Polaris Lounge. Congrats on getting a pillow from the Hello Kitty Flight. I hate the breakfasts on EVA. I can't stand congee (or any porridge whether Eastern or Western) and their Western breakfast options are lackluster at best.
I 've flown EVA a few times including just two months ago from San Francisco to Hong Kong through Taipei. Didn't get the business class treatment as was stuck in coach. I will take the coach EVA treatment over US carriers anyday as the food is much better even there. When I flew EVA back in the 90's when you would go to Taipei they wouldn't let out in the concourse during transit but keep you in a transit lounge similar to the one in Chicago in this visit. Main thing I remember about that was the food was probably worse than what Sonny got in Chicago and they kept the AC going at freezing temperatures.
As someone of Tuscan descent, there is nothing more annoying than American cooks labeling random stuff as "tuscan" to make it sound fancy. Tuscans don't eat turkey and only recently started eating sandwiches at all.
It's annoying to me and I'm half Scottish
Sun roasted tomatoes make any dish Tuscan in the USA. 😅
Of Tuscan decent but not from Tuscany?? Kinda like the sandwich ?
So you're an American who thinks that you have a special connection to your heritage and pasta noodles being mislabeled bothers you? Okay.
@@metaforcesaber Yes. And if I was Chinese American I would have a problem with tuna casserole being called chow mein. Same thing.
5:50 - is that a sponge?
Isn't it lovely watching Sonny, great and not-so-great food, with all the laughs along the way? Smashing. 👍👍👍👍
I live in Illinois, and that lounge sums us up in so many ways. Boring decor, boring and stale food, and just overall dreary. At the University of Illinois basketball games, they have these "high end" areas that you can pay and exorbitant price for, and they are exactly like that lounge. In other words, rich people in Illinois have no taste and they don't know better. Because they're from Illinois.
I'm considering flying with EVA but it seems impossible to get a hold of customer service through the phone
Prawn is the fancy way of saying shrimp
Why have I never heard of Mayo on a hot dog lol. It's almost like a warm bologna sandwich 🤣
Almost sounded like he pulled his teeth out with that salami sandwich LOL.
putting mayo on a hotdog is nuts
Especially when it’s been in a warm pocket for 16 hours 😂
Deezz nuts
I always put mayo, mustard, relish, and onions on my hotdogs. No ketchup.
im flying to the philippines vis business class on eva this december. Im so effing looking forward to spending time im that lounge.
Looking forward to the PR episodes! You're catching up to your buddy Mark on travels. You two are _the_ vloggers now. And all hotdog buns should open from the top. Side splits always fall apart 😂. Mayo all day. With horseradish. Nom.
😥😢😭. Deepest Sympathy for your tragedy and loss. 🙏
I just flew business on EVA from Taipei to SF and I agree w/ Sonny that the feel is nice but the vibe is dated, but the Chinese food served was eye-openingly good with a very inventive menu. I initially had envy as I watched my neighbor be served from the Western menu, but that changed pretty quick. It might help if the food is being catered from a kitchen in Asia (like where the beef noodle soup came from) as opposed to Chicago.
Sonny, you’re such a shining star, keep it up ... Wishing you continued success. 💖
यह इश्क है जनाब यहां पर इंसान निखरता भी कमाल है और बिखरता भी कमाल का है 💖
Imagine paying 5k for you upper class seat/bed and a dude next to you is loud continuously making YT review videos....I'm bringing the plane down
It’s always fun to watch his episodes 100% thrilling
Took EVA/Evergreen to Taiwan. Nice staff and pretty good food.
will you be home for the holidays? The 43rd Hmong new year was November 25-26 at Saint Paul River center 2023. It gets as many as 40,000 visitors from all over. It might be a fun episode best ever food review show next year. Maybe a special hour long with other guest food reviewers that you have worked with.
Toronto to Taipei Then 4 hours wait And Manila 18hrs total flight time ----- EVA Air The service was fair To good The food was lacking However they had free Buns And cakes at the back of the plane We loaded up on those Note to anyone flying EVA Eat large before traveling
Not so bad compared to the lounge i've went to un cancun, mexico airport. Compared to this, this one is soooo classy! lol
The bite from that second roll. 😂
I’ve done this flight several times. You are spot on with your review. Next time check out some of the other lounges in Taipei as they have better food options.
I love to fly business class with Emirates on the A380 the stand up bar and service is amazing. My favorite longe is Dubai's business class B lounge it's huge has what ever you want and for me the smoking lounge it's open and huge, a nice way to relax between flights.
The Eva Star Alliance Gold lounge in Taipei is much better than whatever lounge you ended up in. :(
Mayo on a hot dog and we should trust your judgement?
the airline reviews might be my fave
The worst lounge is the priority pass lounge at HNL. No booze or food. Just soda, water and juice.
I absolutely love this guy! He s a great presenter and balanced comedian. 👍😊
Hi yes, uh I'd like the Italian sandwich with old dish sponge bread and extra despair please? 🤣
that was pork floss. mix that in with the congee. very good! too bad you didn't have pickled daikon.
It’s fish floss
We need more airline reviews Sonny!! Make it happen or hire me to do so 🙏🙏
Sonny is so cool and funny, I love every review he does !!
The Chicago lounge reminded me of the continental breakfast at a Motel 6.
Hello Sunny Side, I love your show and I think you are great but I am one of those people with Three Passports (US one included) and lived and worked in FIVE continents in Hospitality. I am a HUGE fan of EVA which I took many many times from LA X or SFO to Taipei than on to Cebu where I have a house. Yes truly I flew at least Economy Plus but mostly business and besides Singapore Airlines is pretty much the only Airline I take when I go back to SEA. I also lived in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh . I will continue to fly EVA, love you show, I knew Bourdain, I loved him and you are in his footsteps, good for you mate
Love your videos! I recently flew Swiss Air business class from Boston to Zurich. The lounge food was so awful we went and ate at one of the places near the gates. Same returning Swiss lounge was almost as bad. Pre covid it was so much better. I ate at Guy Fieri in NYC it was awful! chain food
Coming in late, but you can order your meals ahead and they have many more choices and some unique. Love Eva airlines!
Based on the title of the video, I thought this is about how bad the food was, but it wasn’t - the food from Taiwan is fantastic!
The Swiss lounge at o’hare is a mighty depressing hurricane bunker. It’s a shame. Hello Kitty pillow without a matching blanket will make all the little girl emotions inside a grown man cry.
You guys got me there with "guest appearance" of Owen with his signature "Wooooowww"
I too am a fan of mayo on a regular hot dog. great vid again.