First off, appropriate name.

Secondly, hell no I won’t forgive you for your rant. You made personal attacks even though you just stated that you don’t know me. So why the fuck would I forgive you? You kinda suck.

Thirdly, yeah, I like small businesses, too. I just think they should be good in order to succeed. So I hold them to high standards. I see no correlation between demanding quality and the rise of chain restaurants. What on earth are you talking about?

Fourthly (is “fourthly” even a word?), the whole point is that these are restaurants which are OVER-HYPED. So why the hell would I do an internet search to see all the awards they’ve won? Wouldn’t that just prove my point that they are over-hyped?

Also, please don’t use “Google” as a verb. And the word is “palate.”

And lastly, no, I don’t really like the food at a lot of these places. I think I made that quite clear in the post. But I also do not like the ambiance in several of these locations as well, which, in my opinion, contributes to the overall enjoyment of a restaurant.

Now, please calm the fuck down. If you want to contribute to the discussion, that’s fine. If you want to be an insulting asshole, we already have one in residence (me) and I’m way better at it than you.

Sincerely,
The Everywhereist

P.S. – In answer to your question of who died, maybe it was your sense of humor.

What this list seems to describe is food that’s good but environments and people that YOU don’t like. Even if a place has just one great dish, a line out the door means that people enjoy it. These business owners work hard to make their dreams and concepts come to life. That’s more than can be said for you (at least from what I’ve gathered from your website). I give every one of these restaurants credit for going out in the most challenging economy and making it happen. You seem to have enjoyed something about the food in all your reviews, so to tell people not to go is a shame. It’s people like you who so easily write negative things about small businesses, thus making more room for the big corporations to come in and take over.

Forgive me for my rant as I do not know you, but I do know many of the restaurant owners you had so easily shit on and these places do have great food that deserve mention. Someday you should google and check out some of the awards they’ve won and maybe you will re-evaluate whether or not your taste pallete is qualified to write such reviews.

As an east coast food snob myself, I also have to admit the “street food” phenomenon escapes me. If I have to stand in line to order it, it better come fast, and not cost me more than $10, drink and chips included.

And finally, in a super top secret whisper… I, errr, wasn’t all that impressed with… Tilth. THERE. I said it.

So I don’t come off as a total negative nancy, I’ll say the sushi at Ototo on Queen Anne is consistently delicious and I rarely have to wait, and EVERYTHING on the menu at Branzino pretty much rocks.

I liked Paseo – didn’t love it, but liked it. I agree the corn sucked.

Huge fan of Kisaku – that place has better than “solid” sushi. Philip and I will take you back and you’ll remember It is really annoying to have the wait, though – agreed. And when you make a reservation for 8pm and can’t get seated until 9pm, that makes even really good sushi taste remorseful.

Great post, BTW – instantly inspires emotions and feedback. If I had time, I’d write my own!

Tell me you punched him in the throat.