Tonight is the premiere of Kandi And The Gang so it is time for the first Kandi and The Gang recap. I was really looking forward to this spinoff. However. I just watched some of the preview and it isn’t giving me the same vibe I thought it would. But, let’s see. The story arc for this show is about how OLG was once the place to be and then when Kandi and Todd opened up other restaurants, the staff at OLG went to shit and now they need to fix things and put in better management.
Getting To Know All About You…
So, they have hired Phillip, from Blaze, to fix OLG. Kandi and Todd are claiming Blaze is doing good but word on Mama Joyce’s streets is that is so not true. Lots of complaints and IIRC a few failed inspections by the health department. IJS that’s what the streets are saying. But who cares, because Phillip is hot as fuck. So, I can suspend disbelief. Oh look, Don Juan is on the show. Who is shocked? I see no hands. Apparently, the hostesses are lazy bitches. Or maybe it is all of them. Dom’unique is the bartender who is a professional dancer. She is quite talented. At least as a dancer. The manager is Brandon is not qualified for the job.
Kandi and the Gang has a long way to go at OLG. They are shocked to see Kandi and Todd, and introduce them to Phillip as the HBIC. The staff are rude to Phillip. So some of them will have to move on. Phillip, sends Shadrica home because she can’t keep her mouth straight. Then we we see Kandi meet up with Mama Joyce and the rest of The Old Lady Gang. They basically say most of the staff including Brandon the former manager needs to go. Kandi tries to reign them in from the restaurant. She just wants them to do photos with customers and share recipes.
Kandi And The Gang Seems To Need A New Gang
The employees at OLG all seem to be incompetent. Nevertheless they all have a “reunion mixer” for morale. The thing that was making a buzz about this show is there are black men on it. Torin, has been called back to do whatever he does. Brian is apparently coming back to bartend. Atlanta is the gay capital of the south. It makes A LOT of sense that Rashard and the others are coming to work at OLG. The gays are coming to take over the jobs from the bitches. 🙂 Rashard is the new host and he dresses to impress. Unfortunately he had to work with Shandreca the host that smarted of to Phillip and puked at the reunion. Shandreca is late to work as usual.
Rashard is my favorite person. Brandon and Dom’unique have a thing going on. I do not believe people are waiting 2-3 hours to be seated. Then the power “mysteriously” goes out. All that said, this looks like it could be interesting though. Thanks so much for reading.
The show was kind of a slow start but I’ll give it a few more episodes. It didn’t have my undivided attention. From what I saw Shandreca is a problem. She needs grow up. But one of the biggest problems is Kandi. She condone the staffs’ behavior, excusing it for loyalty.
I actually LOVED the show. It wasn’t drama packed but it kept my interest. I liked meeting all the new people. It was sort of like beating the drum slowly. They nicely set up all the storylines for the season. It seemed like most of the current staff aren’t interesting enough or they need some people to actually work at the restaurant while the rest sit around talking on camera.
They seemed to do a good job casting. I can believe that they have a long wait, Wasn’t that always the case? The have had a lot of customers since they opened. The blackout situation seems staged. How convenient that it’s the day cameras are there, and everyone is coming. Although the staff didn’t seem too phased, maybe it has happened before? But it’s Atlanta the city knows they need power for all the air conditioners. I did not realize the restaurant was three floors.
I am really excited about the show. I watched WWHL after. For some reason after, I miss Phaedra and Kim and Nene.
I didn’t believe the power outage storyline either. But I love Rashard and a few of the guys. Mostly the gay ones because #faghag ( I’m just going to have to die off because I am not a fruit fly LOL) .
Kandi is one of my all time favorite Housewives. I’ve always liked her realness and authenticity. So I decided to tune in for the shenanigans to support my girl’s attempt at a Vanderpump style spinoff at her OLG restaurant.. however… this staff she’s hired is appalling to see for anyone who’s ever worked in the hospitality/service occupation.
How are you a business owner condoning the type of appalling behavior this staff exhibited in the very first episode?! Im not including the drinking or fraternizing displayed b/c although questionable it happens in these kind of work environments even on Vanderpump’s show.
However, the biggest difference between Vanderpump and this show aside from race, is the total disrespect for management by these employees. Who do they think they are speaking to your boss aggressively like they owe you anything?!(i.e. Shawndreca, Dom, and Brandon) where they do that at?!
I cant tolerate watching folks get away with being rude or disrespectful to their bosses without getting immediately reprimanded or fired for that type of behavior. It’s a total insult to average hard working viewers everywhere. I was also shocked to hear Kandi acknowledge she’s aware of the issue but refuse to let them go based merely on…LOYALTY?!
I will give it one more chance but I highly doubt I make it beyond episode 2.
Thanks TT. Based on our recap (love your style with this one) , I will give it a try. I saw it last night but didn’t record.
I’m having a fibro day, so everyone and everything is on my last nerve…and I have to work today. So I started her with the TT family and a recap with a intro paragraph that had me chuckling. Maybe there’s hope for today.
I actually liked the show more than I thought I would. I really give it to Todd and Kandi for being what I thought was brutally honest about their restaurant and not really glossing over it (i know thats what they’re supposed to do). I also have a very hard time watching people be so disrespectful to others. That’s not entertainment for me. It also convinced me I dont want to eat there lol..if everyone is lackadaisical there, no thanks but i did enjoy the show and kudos to Kandi. I hope she gets the people in place she deserves so she can have some peace.
This restaurant is a train wreck. No generator for the frequent blackouts? Workers with attitudes and no respect? 2 hour waits outside? My cousin reported waiting 45 minutes for her food when she went, after waiting 2 hours outside, and the food was meh, she said.
I have always liked Kandi, she seems pretty genuine.But her laugh….makes me cringe and I can’t hit the mute button fast enough.
I will continue watching but I hope the hostess gets herself in check!