pat lafrieda just helped us kill two birds with one stone. gives us our kids' menu item and the larger dog provides a non-burger alternative for our customers. and at less than 30% food costs, both items are right where we want them to be. now it's time to show john, our potential franchisee, and see what he thinks. so, john's on his way. do you feel like we have a good understanding of everything? sammy: yeah. lemonis: i think things that john wanted was understand that our food costs are down around 30% or below. we've gotten that done. he wanted to see a variety of menu items, and so we've gotten the dogs solved. kids' menu stuff is solved. we've got the right price on top. i mean, really, this is our shot, right? -todd: right. -lemonis: him really coming is kind of making sure that we have everything in line. he should be here any minute. so i thought it thanks might be times, dad. to talk about a financial strategy. you mean pay him back? so let's start talking about your long term goals. knowing your future is about more than just you.

in the case of pat lafrieda, he's willing to make those concessions because he knows we're building aants to be a vendor for all of the businesses -- not just this one. [ laughter ] just by calling and asking, we saved 10%. why don't we go outside? -joe t.: let's do it. -lemonis: let's go sit outside. i hadn't had a one-on-one conversation with joe since the construction site, and i could tell he was still on edge. so i asked him to step outside. you know, when it comes to sammy, you have a difficult time letting him talk. i know you don't realize it, but... joe t.: no, i realize it. lemonis: you keep cutting him off. joe t.: i'm trying to cut him off. lemonis: he feels like your bull[bleep] me. joe t.: i'm bull[bleep] you? lemonis: that's what he feels like. -joe t.: on what front? -lemonis: i don't know. let me get him. hey, sammy! sammy: yeah? lemonis: come on up. so, i was having a conversation with joe. and i told him that you felt -- you told me this, so you got to be a man about it -- that you felt like he was bull[bleep] me a little bit. -sammy: a little bit, yeah. -joe t.: wh