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Dining with Gus

@diningwithgus

Language: EnglishCountry: United States4 years old

  • Persona: Gus · Retired professional · Senior
  • Sells · $19 cookbook
  • Restaurant secrets
  • What not to order
  • Dining out
  • Food markups
  • Saving money
  • Restaurant industry
  • Seniors
Subscribers
3.23K
Total views
385K
Videos
16

Stats updated Stats from YouTube

Growth

Subscribers · daily totals we stored, UTC days

Dotted: 2 days without a fresh subscriber total stored in this range. Left out, not filled in.

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Subscribers per UTC day, last 30 days, newest first
Day (UTC)Subscribers
Oct 14, 20263,230
Oct 13, 20263,200
Oct 12, 20263,180
Oct 11, 20263,160
Oct 10, 20263,140
Oct 9, 20263,110
Oct 8, 20263,070
Oct 7, 2026not available
Oct 6, 2026not available
Oct 5, 20263,030
Oct 4, 20263,010
Oct 3, 20262,950
Oct 2, 20262,890
Oct 1, 20262,830
Sep 30, 20262,660
Sep 29, 20262,610
Sep 28, 20262,480
Sep 27, 20262,280
Sep 26, 20261,840
Sep 25, 20261,250

Top videos

Most viewed

What they sell

From the public store pages the channel links to, checked Oct 13, 2026.

How they sell it

  1. 1Video
  2. 2DescriptionSince 2026-09-19 descriptions open with the Gumroad link or a 'Save $2,400 A Year' headline with the link on line two
  3. 3Landing pageGumroad · gushartley.gumroad.com
  4. 4CheckoutGumroad
  • Store link in 86% of recent descriptions
  • Link in descriptions since Sep 19, 2026
  • Entry points: the About page, the first line of descriptions, the description body

The channel sells one book on Gumroad, 'The 31-Year Menu'. The about section opens with 'Save $2,400 A Year By Cooking The 31 Restaurant Meals I Served For 31 Years' and the Gumroad link, and 6 of the 7 stored descriptions carry the same link at the top, either as '👉 Get The 31-Year Menu' on the first line or under the 'Save $2,400' headline on the second; several add that the video covers 15 dishes and the book has all 20.

Analysis

Our own reading of the channel’s public titles, descriptions and thumbnails, not data from YouTube.

Persona

Gus

Retired professional · Senior · Male · Restaurant kitchens and diner dining rooms; a living room in the channel avatar

Niche

Restaurant insider tips: what never to order and where the markups hide

Audience

People who eat out often and want to spend less and order smarter, with some videos aimed at diners over 60 (inferred from the about text, titles such as '12 Menu Items Seniors Should Never Order' and descriptions).

Avatar
  • Realistic avatar
  • A photorealistic older man with white hair and glasses in a maroon zip jacket over a white collar, wearing a 'GUS' name badge, shown in diners and commercial kitchens beside plated food.
Format

A numbered countdown of about 12–15 restaurant items or practices (dishes, drinks, breakfast items, cuts) told by a retired 31-year restaurant manager: what to avoid, why, and what to order or cook instead.

Content pillars
  • Dishes and drinks never to order
  • Hidden restaurant practices
  • Menu advice for seniors
  • Budget alternatives to pricey cuts
Title patterns
  • [N] [Items] I'd Never Order After 31 Years Running Restaurants
  • [N] [Things] (31-Year Restaurant Manager)
  • [N] Menu Items Seniors Should Never Order (31-Year Restaurant Manager)
  • [N] Things Restaurants Do To Your Food And Never Admit
Thumbnails

The persona on the right reacting (raised palm, whisper hand, pointing, finger up), a food or drink item on the left with a red curved arrow, and a two-line bold caps caption in white and yellow; diner or kitchen background, letterboxed.

Their thumbnails, most viewed first

Why it works
  • One credential repeated everywhere: all 7 titles cite '31 Years' or '31-Year Restaurant Manager'
  • Warning-style hooks: 5 of 7 titles use 'Never', and all 7 open with a number (5 use 15)
  • One breakout: the first upload has 224,268 views, about 72% of the channel's 313,508 total
  • Seniors as a target: the second most viewed video (57,662 views) is aimed at diners over 60
  • Fast start after the breakout: 235,777 views and 1,700 of 2,990 subscribers came in the last 8 days

Where the channel points

Links from the channel’s About page and its video descriptions.

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