At Angelina's the meeting is already off with Dom talking about Tony D and his meatballs. Tony D claims he makes the best. Well, that automatically sounds like a challenge to me! Side note: I have had Janine's meatballs. Delish! Not sure I would want to challenge hers! However, Tony D isn't having it. He is hollering about how nobody can beat his! A cook off is scheduled! Poor Ron isn't paying attention. He's dreaming about meatballs now.
Down to business. Mike is talking about making a taxi service. However, NYC regulates that a taxi service is required to have a medallion, a type of permit to pick up passengers. His friend has some to use and Ron has friends who has older, classy town cars to use. They want to make a high end taxi service, one with cigars, magazines and other amenities. Dom wants to know who is driving these cabs. They want to see if it would work first, then sell the company. Tony D loves the idea. The new hustle is born!
At Dom's house, there is a gender reveal party going on. Dom and Janine's son Allie and his girlfriend, Ariel are expecting a baby and the gender of the baby is going to be revealed at the bash. Tony D and the other guys arrive at the party and Mike is confused and here's when I lost it laughing. Ron and Mike are talking for the camera and Ron says how ecstatic he is for Dom. Mike looks at him like he's nuts. He wants to know why Ron is happy that Dom's son is becoming a woman. Ron wants to know what he is talking about and tells him it's a gender reveal party. Mike says Dom's son is male and so now he's becoming female. WHAT?!!!! NO! Ron explains that Dom's son is having a baby, not becoming a female. Mike shrugs it off and asks how he's supposed to know because Dom's house is "crazy."
At the party, Dom shows off Janine's creation which is a money cake. She makes a "cake" with rolled up dollar bills of the person's choice. Dom sees a money making idea! He says Janine will charge a fee on top of the amount that a potential customer would want and he would get half! Janine isn't happy about that little twist. Back to the gender reveal....it's a....GIRL! Dom is emotional. It's a touching moment. Since the episode is a little older, we now know the baby, due in June, is named Savannah. Congratulations, everyone!
At the garage where Mike works, Ron brings in one of the town cars. They look over it to see if it can be used. Mike says the car needs a lot of work. Adolfo pops the trunk and shows cologne, whiskey, glasses. Mike isn't impressed. Did Adolfo rob a bathroom attendant? :) Ron is convinced they can make it work.
They fix up the taxi and Mike, Ron and Adolfo take it out for a test run. It's snowing out and they are looking for a potential customer. They find a guy on a bus stop and they offer him a ride. Adolfo explains what they are trying to do. The guy wants to know if there are bodies in the trunk, but the guy likes it! They find a few more potential customers and everyone seems to like riding in the vintage town car! They are excited. Ron throws some of the cologne on Mike, because you know these two...they don't stop!
Janine and Dom go to see Maria at Isabella Creations to show her the idea of the money cake to maybe sell them at her shop. At first, Maria is hesitant, but Janine explains there will be a 10 percent commission. Maria agrees and the deal is made. However, Janine sees that the ones in the cake are rolled bigger than usual. There's money missing. Hmmm....a mystery?
Adolfo and Ron have two Gentleman Taxis out and is looking for potential riders. They are getting lucky with customers. People don't mind paying an extra 5.00 for all the extras in the back. One guy is drinking whiskey, another is using the cologne and another is using the shoe shine. Everyone seems to love it. Uh oh, Ron finds a woman to pick up. She has a lot of questions and says there should be things back there for women, too. She has complaints, as well. Oh, well. You can't please everyone.
Back at the Detore home, Janine says she immediately started receiving orders for her money cakes. She needs some more singles to make the cake she's working on and money is missing again. Dom says he's got seven mooching kids in the house so of course there's money missing. Well, have no fear, Ronnie is going to help out. Ronnie says it's a loan and is charging a 100% interest rate and that its' due in 2 days. Everyone hustles on Staten Island!
Back at the Detore home, Janine says she immediately started receiving orders for her money cakes. She needs some more singles to make the cake she's working on and money is missing again. Dom says he's got seven mooching kids in the house so of course there's money missing. Well, have no fear, Ronnie is going to help out. Ronnie says it's a loan and is charging a 100% interest rate and that its' due in 2 days. Everyone hustles on Staten Island!
Back at Angelina's, Adolfo shows up looking sharp in a suit. Ron explains that the runs made with the Gentleman's Taxi were successful. However, Tony D says that they want to see if the idea works outside of Staten Island. So, they are going to try it out in the big city. Off to Manhattan it is!
Adolfo is riding shotgun while Ron drives. Another part I was laughing at. Ron isn't the best driver. He's getting too close to the curb and other vehicles. Adolfo is getting paler by the minute. He says an eyelash couldn't have fit between their car and the car next to them. He's in fear of his life. We will have to see if they have luck in the city.
Back at Dom and Janine's, the meatball challenge is happening. Tony D shows up in a tuxedo apron. He's ready to go. He brought his secret ingredient. Mike is there, too. They are off to the races! Everyone is watching, including the Detore dog, Charlee.
In New York City, Adolfo and Ron find a customer. The guy gets in and he's scared of Ron's driving. He asks to be let out. He didn't like it. They hope the next one will be better. The next customer gets in and seems to like it a lot better than the first guy. The next customers are a couple. The woman is not impressed with the liquor or the pretzels. She thinks they need to upgrade a lot. They also aren't happy with the fee. They did a lot better on Staten Island than they did in the city and are a little discouraged.
The meatball challenge is ready to be judged. Ron is more than happy to be a judge. Meatball #1 wins....and the winner is...Janine. I had no doubt about that. They are delicious. Tony thinks that a woman can't be beaten in her own kitchen and this is why he didn't win.
Back in New York City, Dom is visiting his friend Vinnie who is a private investigator and wants to set up a camera to see who is stealing the money from the money cakes. Dom thinks it is Ronnie, but he wants proof. Dom is on a hustle again to get the camera price lowered. He gets a good deal and leaves.
Ron and Adolfo pick up the potential investor for the Gentleman's Taxi. They are fully committed to impress him. The investor, Myron, tries helping them with advice for the business and says it's "nonsensical." Adolfo isn't deterred. He explains about how they are different than other ride services. Then Myron calls them morons and says the idea just isn't profitable. Adolfo and Ron are bummed.
The guys are back at Angelina's. Adolfo and Ron have to break the bad news about the Gentleman's Taxi and how it isn't going to fly. Ron explains that the clientele of Staten Island are different than New York City. Oh, well. There are other ideas to be had. The hustlers woes are soon forgotten when the food is brought out!
Finally, at the Detore home, Dom is watching the camera to find the money thief. Dom was right all along. Ronnie is the culprit. But, wait, what's this? Janine is guilty, too! There's one more episode to be discussed. Tune in soon for the blog on Episode 6.
The meatball challenge is ready to be judged. Ron is more than happy to be a judge. Meatball #1 wins....and the winner is...Janine. I had no doubt about that. They are delicious. Tony thinks that a woman can't be beaten in her own kitchen and this is why he didn't win.
Back in New York City, Dom is visiting his friend Vinnie who is a private investigator and wants to set up a camera to see who is stealing the money from the money cakes. Dom thinks it is Ronnie, but he wants proof. Dom is on a hustle again to get the camera price lowered. He gets a good deal and leaves.
Ron and Adolfo pick up the potential investor for the Gentleman's Taxi. They are fully committed to impress him. The investor, Myron, tries helping them with advice for the business and says it's "nonsensical." Adolfo isn't deterred. He explains about how they are different than other ride services. Then Myron calls them morons and says the idea just isn't profitable. Adolfo and Ron are bummed.
The guys are back at Angelina's. Adolfo and Ron have to break the bad news about the Gentleman's Taxi and how it isn't going to fly. Ron explains that the clientele of Staten Island are different than New York City. Oh, well. There are other ideas to be had. The hustlers woes are soon forgotten when the food is brought out!
Finally, at the Detore home, Dom is watching the camera to find the money thief. Dom was right all along. Ronnie is the culprit. But, wait, what's this? Janine is guilty, too! There's one more episode to be discussed. Tune in soon for the blog on Episode 6.
On a sad note, on May 14, 2018, Tony D passed away after a short battle with cancer. Social media exploded with tributes from all of his cast mates and friends from Staten Island Hustle. Condolences also poured in. I enjoyed Tony D on the show and I was deeply saddened to hear the news. Tony D brought his unique personality and his own "steak and sizzle" to the show. My condolences go out to his friends and family. Rest in peace, Tony D.
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