Restaurant reviewer busted

sf wrote:
I saw a sign on our hospital's McDonalds that said it was 60 cents for
Senior Citizens, limit one cup. I have no clue how old one has to be to
be "Senior". When I get closer to that age I'll ask.
 
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:09:00 -0500, Dave Smith
wrote:



This doesn't really have to do with what the reviewer said about the
restaurant, though. It has to do with the behavior of the owner
towards the reviewer and her party.

I am not even offering judgment on whether the reviewer's insistence
on anonymity in her line of work is sensible or defensible or
necessary or logical. That doesn't matter either.

If the owner of the restaurant did not want the reviewer eating there
he could have discreetly asked her if she intended to review and if he
did not like her reply or even lack of one, he could have asked her to
leave and come back at some other time. It was soon after the opening
that she appeared, much earlier than she usually does to review, but
supposedly she was just casing the place casually. Quien sabe?

But under any circumstances there was no need to take a photo and
splash it all over the net. Stupid move and very unprofessional. THAT
would be a reason not to patronize the place.

Boron
 
On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:42:11 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:


why would you believe the reestaurant owner is 'objective' and the reviewer
is not? sorry, saying bad things about a co-owner's other restaurant
doesn't automatically translate into 'unnecessarily cruel.' maybe the
joint wasn't up to snuff.

blake
 
On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:09:35 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:

Why not just use the ever so easy to spell "Bob"?


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.
 
>>How many people even read restaurant reviews or take them seriously?


I think it would be the crowd that rely on newspapers like the LA Times for
"accurate" news. Or those who follow "White House News Releases". Ala
1984. Just a guess.

Steve
 
In article ,
"Steve B" wrote:

And sometimes, those who can, do; then they retire and teach others how
to do.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On 04/01/2011 4:25 AM, [email protected] wrote:



I used to go to a vet who was a friend of my brother. He was the only
vet I took my dogs to for a long time so I had nothing to compare to,
but I was under the impression that it was a lucrative business. I would
take my dog in for vaccination, and he would have a look at him, poke
and prod him take his temperature, give him his shots and I would get a
bill for about $150. When I got a second dog I was concerned about
paying double that cost. A friend recommended a new vet in town. I went
in with the two dogs, worried that I would be paying close to $150.....
times two. It was $75 for both of them.
 
On Jan 1, 8:09?am, blake murphy wrote:


As far as I know, under various iterations of public accommodation
(PA) laws, a business may refuse to serve anyone, unless the refusal
involves a specified category of invidious discrimination. The
California Unruh Act is phrased differently. On its face, it appears
to prohibit discrimination across the board. The interpretive problem
is that this renders the Unruh Act's inclusion of a list of
prohibited
categories superfluous. I haven't recently researched how CA
appellate courts have interpreted the law.

The legal relationships involved in PA laws are essentially
contractual.
I begin with the premise that I can contract with whomever I choose
(basically a federal constitutional freedom of association right) in
the absence of a specific law involving invidious categories to the
contrary.

Don't open a restaurant (at least not in CA.) You'd have to serve
Andy and Sheldon.
 
In article ,
Dave Smith wrote:


People's ideas of what constitutes a vacation differ. One of my sisters
was irate that our sister-in-law chose to sit by the pool and do nothing
instead of availing herself of the organized activities at the resort.
Sitting by the pool doing nothing sounded good to me, too.
Does your SIL's preferences cost you anything?

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:56:11 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:


if she sometimes gives out bad reviews, i can understand that. if you ran
a dump, you wouldn't want health inspectors publishing their ratings,
either.


i'd say being made to wait for forty minutes and then being kicked out
constitutes getting poor service, yes.

blake
 
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:54:43 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:


you gotta take these things with a grain of salt. it's also helpful to
have an idea of the reviewer's track record. has he reviewed places you
know? do his opinions jibe with your own?

sometimes i find opinions about a restaurant's best dishes helpful.

your pal,
blake
 
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:24:21 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:


i doubt it is legal in l.a. (or anywhere else, really) for a public place
to refuse to serve someone unless they're obviously drunk or otherwise
disorderly.

your pal,
blake
 
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