Pardes, World's ONLY Bicyclist Restaurant Critic

[SadieKate]

Welcome back! Great write-up. We heavily depend on local restaurant bloggers for their opinions and the best ones are the funny ones. I give them more credence for being thoughtful about the meal and service, and not just being cranky.

Poor reviews give restaurants a chance to improve before business can permanently die off. Panning can be a good thing when the owners pay attention and do something about the problems, and blogs give them a public place to tell the critics "come back, talk to me and we'll make it right" before too much time passes.

Let's hope the Eagle Diner owner is eagle-eyed and finds your post.

[pardes]

Welcome back! Great write-up. We heavily depend on local restaurant bloggers for their opinions and the best ones are the funny ones. I give them more credence for being thoughtful about the meal and service, and not just being cranky.

Poor reviews give restaurants a chance to improve before business can permanently die off. Panning can be a good thing when the owners pay attention and do something about the problems, and blogs give them a public place to tell the critics "come back, talk to me and we'll make it right" before too much time passes.

Let's hope the Eagle Diner owner is eagle-eyed and finds your post.

The interesting thing is that at the end of the meal (actually I abandoned it after a few bites), the waitress asked me "How was it?" I pointed to the overcooked steak. She replied, "Honest, I told the chef you wanted it rare."

I replied, "Too bad I'm a restaurant critic." It didn't seem to register on her radar and she replied, "Have a nice day."