Friday, February 27, 2009
In case you were worried about my red X's, people, worry no more, because I have been keeping the red X's at bay by reviewing practically every business establishment in Boulder over at Yelp.com. A link to my reviews can be found on my left sidebar all the way at the bottom, in case you are the type of person who enjoys reading a snobby judgmental person hurl thorns at helpless small business owners.
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regarding 'saxy's cafe' - "P.S. The bathrooms smell like sushi."
So it's got something going for it..
73 reviews?
you should get paid for this..
is there a comment limit? no?
the 'jason's deli' review is very funny. that's all.
No comment limit, I would be perfectly thrilled if you left a hundred comments.
For awhile I really wanted to be a restaurant reviewer as a job (but who doesn't, I mean, you get paid to take your family and friends out to swanky places and be critical while you eat tasty food) but there's not a big market for it. I still apply for part-time ones every once in awhile though.
it's like another blog. i have derived hours of pleasure from the insane amount of reviews.
two apologies:
1. i said 'blog' (and again).
2. it may have seemed like a backhanded compliment ("insane amount") when it was meant to be entirely fronthanded and entirely complimentary.
Oh no, you said 'blog' on a blog!
I'm actually pretty flattered that you're entertained by reviews of restaurants that you've never seen or wondered about. Other peoples' reviews of restaurants in other cities are always extremely boring to me.
The problem is, when I spend so much time reviewing food, that I get ravenously hungry and could easily go out for fancy food every night.
But my friends aren't really into that (nor is my checking account). Going to be in Boulder anytime soon? We can tear our critical way through every sushi restaurant we see. I could use another descriptive opinion.
no, not any time soon, but eventually it will have to be done. considering how much i now know about boulder's food and shops.
also, (as i was coming to comment before i realized you had said anything, obviously,) do you realize that your reviews follow a bell curve? i hate to point it out on the off-off-chance you haven't noticed and now you will and it will prey on your reviewing mind, but apparently i don't hate it that much.
and i have no idea why i enjoy your reviews, perhaps because you seem to: not pull punches; make an effort to describe things very specifically (no matter how odd that description must be to capture the sensation/idea); and, actually say things more than, "this place is good!" (except in all caps and lots more punctuation.)
oh, also i like that you (masochistically?) try places more than once. i'm not sure i would, given similar experiences to ones you have described, but in general i try to follow that mantra (with new foods, people..), try everything at least twice before setting an opinion in stone.
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I have noticed the bell curve. I just wrote about it in the entry above this one. Other people on Yelp have noticed too and have messaged me going 'Why is everything only average to you?' I would prefer to see it as a quest for a truly good restaurant. But sometimes I'm jealous of those who think every restaurant they go to is the most amazing, life-altering experience in the entire world. It must be fantastic to live like that! I do always enjoy going out though. Reviewing ensures that I will enjoy EVERY experience... the good ones because they're good and the bad ones because I get to rip them apart with words later.
I don't always give restaurants more than one chance. If they give me food poisoning they're out, if they charge $40 for a tiny mound of anything not completely out-of-this-world, they're out. But you're right, I'm totally masochistic otherwise.
You give new people more than one try before you set down your opinion? You are a more mature and patient person than I. I guess I'm more forgiving with food than with humans.
I'm not saying that I do not form an opinion about someone immediately, as I believe we are biologically or anatomically or sociologically or psychologically programmed to do so. And often times my initial reaction sticks regardless. And I don't always give people second tries. But sometimes.
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