Wed
Nov 14 2012
08:51 pm
By: R. Neal
I'll admit to watching Guy Fieri's Diners, Dives and Drive-ins show on occasion, and secretly craving some of the unhealthy food he promotes, and even stealing a couple of recipe ideas. (Plus, he gets points for featuring Pizza Palace on one episode.)
Unfortunately for Guy, though, he opened a restaurant on Times Square in the vicinity of a New York Times restaurant critic, prompting one of the great restaurant reviews of all time.
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wow
That's some genius writing right there. Kind of how I feel about Tupelo Honey, but never mind that.
" Fieri looks like a child’s
" Fieri looks like a child’s crayon drawing of what a cool guy is"
Expectations
Seems as though the reviewer had higher expectations than mediocrity. Or perhaps Wells was having a bad day.
I think I'd rather have a can
I think I'd rather have a can of pork and beans at home.
The menu
My youngest son, who cooked most of the time he was going to UT (LaCosta, 31 Bistro, Sangria) thought the review was hilarious. He then went on line and looked at the menu and concluded two things: that the reviewer was right and that a lot the crap on the menu would sell well in Knoxville. (Parental bragging: he graduates in December with a degree in English, but whether he goes to grad school or culinary school is still up in the air. Probably goes to Korea and teaches for a year just to see a little more of the world)
Exactly.SERVICE The
Exactly.
SERVICE The well-meaning staff seems to realize that this is not a real restaurant.
At least the staff was not reported to be stoned as the staff appeared to be in a restaurant we recently visited in the area.
A fake Guy's American
A fake Guy's American Restaurant website with a hilarious menu.
Harsh.
(Reported as a hack, but it doesn't appear to be. His real website appears intact.)