Staffordshire's Spud Man has stormed social media – so it was time to see if his baked potatoes lived up to the hype. Here's what I thought...
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00:00 Guys I've only gone and done it. I'm here at Spud Man in Tamworth. I had to see what the hype was about
00:05 I've heard the queue is two hours long. So let's have a look. I'm approaching now. I'll show you what it looks like from here
00:13 Oh very short queue definitely not two hours long
00:20 So I'm just gonna get in the queue pay for my order I'm very excited
00:28 I'm so excited
00:30 Hey
00:38 How are you guys doing? I'm Lauren from the Express and stuff. Can I get a beans and cheese please?
00:43 I've been so excited to come here. Yeah, what's your name?
00:45 Jordan nice to meet you. Yeah, just one jacket
00:48 Beans and beans yeah, butter please. Yeah. Thank you
00:53 How far have you come? Pretty much part of the furniture these days. I love Tamworth and I love promoting Tamworth
01:00 Hopefully this is bringing lots of trade into Tamworth. I'm sure it is as well and are you riding the wave?
01:06 Are you really enjoying this new thing?
01:08 We know we're behind top and this is a wave and it's gonna come back down
01:12 But we've got a good product that I'm proud of and people keep coming back again and again
01:19 We've had a good business before and we'll have a good business afterwards
01:22 We're just having fun
01:24 Hi guys I'm gonna give it a try
01:26 So I managed to find a wall to sit on
01:28 Because the benches are all taken up by people enjoying their potatoes
01:32 Now there's a pigeon over there that seems really interested in my potato as well
01:36 Alright let's do a cheese pull
01:39 That's looking pretty good
01:47 Okay, let's give it a try
01:52 *Cheese pull*
01:54 It's just a really good baked potato isn't it?
02:03 A good hearty meal and a good cheese pull as well
02:07 Loads of cheese and loads of beans
02:09 The potato's really fluffy
02:11 *Mmm*
02:14 *Mm mm mm mm*
02:18 I'd give that a 10 out of 10 for baked potato
02:21 I mean, everyone loves a baked potato
02:23 They're very generous with the toppings
02:25 You get a potato and a half, loads of beans and loads of cheese
02:28 And it tastes really good
02:29 I mean what would you expect from a bunch of carbs and beans, hot beans and melted cheese
02:35 It's gonna be good isn't it, really
02:37 Okay the ultimate question
02:39 Would I wait two hours for a Spudman potato?
02:42 I must say I don't think I would
02:44 I think the reason why there's such long queues is because of the novelty of it
02:48 It's such an experience because it's become so viral on TikTok
02:51 The potatoes were delicious, don't get me wrong
02:53 And chatting to Ben and the team was great
02:55 They're all really lovely
02:56 But if you're really hungry
02:58 I wouldn't recommend going and waiting in the queue for a long long time
03:02 You wanna just go and get something quick and easy
03:04 But I think everyone should definitely go and experience it
03:06 And look at his crazy looking van
03:08 And speak to the lovely staff
03:10 And have a lovely delicious hot potato at the end of it