CHEAP EAT$: The Depot

A RESTAURANTKNOWN FORQUALITY FOOD.THE PUSH FORVOTES AHEAD OFTHIS YEAR'S IOWACAUCUSES PUTONE IN THESPOTLIGHT...THANKS TO STOPSBY CANDIDATES...THEIR STAFF...AND SUPPORTERS.TYPICALLY WESTAY IN THEMETRO...BUT FORTHIS WEEK'SCHEAP EATSSEGMENT....I MADETHE TRIP MANYPOLITICAL FIGURESMAKE TOSHENANDOAH TOCHECK OUT THEDEPOT.21:15 - 21:24"WELL THERE'S NOMAKING IT TO THEWHITE HOUSEWITHOUT MAKING ASTOP IN IOWA ANDFOR POLITICALFIGURES, THE DEPOTIN SHENANDOAH ISA MUST STOP."LOCATED ABOUTAN HOURSOUTHWEST OFOMAHA....THE DEPOT INSHENANDOAH,IOWA IS A KEYDESTINATION FORPOLITICS....58:05 - 58:10"BIDEN'S BEEN HEREA LOT."0:38 - 0:49"WE'VE HAD A LOTOF CANDIDATESCOME THROUGHHERE AND THESTAFFERS, HAVE ALOT OF MEETINGSHERE SO THECAMPAIGNS ARE INAND OUT THEDOORS ALL THETIME."ESPECIALLYAROUND THE IOWACAUCUSES.51:14 - 51:19"ALL THE TVS WILLBE ON.IT'S KIND OF LIKETHE SUPER BOWLAROUND HERE."51:24 - 51:35"IT'S REALLY AGOOD THING FORIOWA.THAT WE'RE IN THESPOTLIGHT, THEYHAVE TO LISTEN TOOUR BEEF.WE JOKE THAT WEDON'T EVER VOTEFOR ANYBODYUNLESS THEY SITDOWN AT THEKITCHEN TABLEWITH US."IT'S A HUB OFHISTORY ..48:25 - 48:34"THERE'S A LOT TOLOOK THROUGH.WELL, WE HAVE ALOT OF JUNK.WE HAVE 36 YEARSOF JUNK ON THEWALLS.YOU SAY JUNK, I SAYHISTORY.WELL HISTORY."FROM MUSIC...48:47 - 48:57"SO THIS CASE HASBILL LEACOX'S CASE.HE WAS THEDRUMMER FORAMERICA THE BAND.AND THAT'S BEENAROUND THEWORLD LIKE 50TIMES."49:27 - 49:32"THAT SAYS, TO THEDEPOT, ROCK ON!THAT'S AWESOME."TO POLITICS.50:10 - 50:23"THERE'S GOVERNORDEAN, OBAMATHERE.AND JOHN KERRY,HOWARD GANEAGAIN, AL GORE."OWNER BILLHILLMAN OPENEDTHE RESTAURANTIN THE 80S.SINCE THEN IT'SBEEN KNOWN FORITS SENSE OFCOMMUNITY.3:01 - 3:07"MOST OF THE TIMEYOU WALK IN HEREYOU KNOW JUSTABOUT EVERYBODY.WHETHER THAT'SALWAYS GOOD ORBAD YOU NEVERKNOW."WHAT IS GOOD....ISBACK HERE IN THEKITCHEN.7:09 - 7:24"THIS IS ALLEN.HE'S BREADINGPICKLES.IT'S ONE OF OUR -BEER BATTERPICKLES.TRY TO SAY THAT.BEER BATTLE - BEERBATTLE PICKLES.THAT WASN'TRIGHT.BEER BATTERPICKLES.THAT'S ONE OF OURAPPETIZERS."BILL DESCRIBESHIS FOOD ASAMERICAN.WITH ALOT OF SPECIALTYDISHES.6:44 - 6:56"WE HAVE SPECIALSEVERY DAY -BREAKFAST, LUNCHAND DINNERSPECIALS.AND DRINKSO EVERYDAY IS ALITTLE DIFFERENT.SPECIAL."A SPECIAL DAY FORME ....THEY LET MEHELP OUT IN THEKITCHEN.11:45 - 11:49"WE'RE GOING TOGET SOME WORKOUT OF YOU.ABSOLUTELY.I'M HERE TO WORK."11:52 - 12:01"DO I NEED A HAIRNET OR ANYTHING?YES.I WANT TO MAKESURE I'MFOLLOWINGPROTOCOL.I DON'T WANT TOGET FIRED ON MYFIRST DAY."13:13 - 13:23"YOU JUST ROLLTHAT ONE AND ADDIT IN THERE.THIS GOOD?

YUP.JUST SET IT THEREON THE PLATE."24:31 - 24:48"YEAH JUST DRIZZLEIT RIGHT OVER THETOP.QUITE A BIT MORE.YEAH JUST SQUIRTIN THERE.LOTS OF SAUCE.MORE?

OR IS THATGOOD?

WE'LL STIRIT AND WE WANTTHEM COMPLETELYCOATED."24:54 25:06"SO WILL YOU BETHE ONEULTIMATELYDECIDING IF I WILLGET HIRED TODAY?WELL I AM THE ONEWHO DOES THEHIRING.OH SO WE GOTTAMAKE SURE I'MDOING IT RIGHT.I MEAN, YOU'REPRETTY QUICK.YOU'RE CATCHINGON REALLY QUICK."26:14 - 26:24"WHOO!IS IT HOT?

THEY'REHOT.LIKE SPICY?

NOTEMPERATURE."26:38 - 26:58"YEAH THAT SAUCEIS GOOD.MMHMM.IT'S GOT A LITTLE BITOF A KICK ON ITBUT I CAN HANDLETHE KICK.I'M ALL GROWN UP.I'M ALL GROWN UP,MOM!"30:57 - 31:04REPORTING FORDUTY.30:57 - 31:04REPORTING FORDUTY.THESE TWO?

OKAY,I'M ONLY DOINGDUTY.THESE TWO?

OKAY,I'M ONLY DOINGTWO BECAUSE I'MGOING TO DROPTHE OTHER ONE.31:04 31:11 - 31:18"DID ANYONEORDER THESE?

WHOORDERED THESE?WE'VE GOT SOMECHICKEN, SOMEMASHEDPOTATOES."31:28 - 31:30"DID YOU ORDERSOME CHICKEN ANDMASHED POTATOES.NO.NO I DIDN'T."BESIDES THEIRGREATSERVICE...THEY'REKNOWN FOR THEIRPORK TENDERLOIN.34:10 - 36:15"I DON'T MEAN TOPLAY WITH MYFOOD BUT I JUSTWANT TO LIFT IT UPAND SHOW - THIS ISLITERALLY THE SIZEOF MY FACE."35:22 - 35:36"LIKE THIS?

IS THISOKAY?

I MEAN YEAHTHAT'S ONE WAY.I'M MEXICAN SO INATURALLY MADE ITINTO A TACO.OKAY, YEAH, THEREYOU GO.THIS IS WHAT FEELSNORMAL I GUESS."36:54 - 37:02"DID YOU JUSTWANT ONE OFTHESE?

OR?

YOUTHINK I CAN EATTWO OF THESE?"41:46 - 41:53"SHE MADE THEFOOD TODAY.YES, I WAS IN THERECOOKING.I'M ON MY BREAKRIGHT NOW."AS FOR THEIRPRICES ....NEARLYALL OF THEIRMENU IS UNDERTENDOLLARS...WITHTHE EXCEPTION OFSOME LARGEENTREES...WHICHCAN BE OFTENSHARED.AND IF YOU'RE NOTONE TO SHAREFOOD....HERE - IT'SALMOSTGUARANTEEDYOU'LL SHARE AGOOD TIME.3:42 - 3:47"I TRAVEL ALLAROUND FORDIFFERENT FOODS.THIS IS A COOLATMOSPHERE,GOOD PLACE, GOODPEOPLE - SO COMEON DOWN."YOU CAN FIND THEDEPOTRESTAURANT ANDLOUNGE INSHENANDOAH ONRAILROADSTREET...JUST NORTH OFWEST SHERIDANAVENUE.IT'S OPEN EVERYDAY OF THEWEEK...FROM SIX A-M TOMIDNIGHT.THE LOCATION ISON YOUR SCREEN.THEY DO PLAN ONHAVING A PARTYFOR THE IOWACAUCUS.