Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I'd rather use Bisquick and gasoline to make my own pancakes than eat here again.

Edible Arrangements
Fremont, CA
"I have personally seen their delivery drivers unironically perform sustained air drum solos in their van lasting in excess of five minutes. If your delivery is late, rest assured, it's because some dirty kid got a new Rush album and is too busy pretending he knows how to play double bass in the middle of the intersection to continue driving."

IHOP
Brooklyn, NY
"Don't get me wrong, I love me some IHOP. But this location is a disaster. When my boyfriend and I went there on a recent Saturday, there was a crowd out the door. We were finally seated about 20 minutes later. Our overly friendly waiter greeted us, took our orders without writing anything down, and then disappeared for what felt like eternity. While we were waiting for our food, he brought the food to the table next to us and got EVERY SINGLE DISH wrong. All three people had to send theirs back. When he brought the corrected dish to the man, it was wrong again. We laughed about it... until the same thing happened to us. I ended up just eating the wrong dish since I didn't want to wait another year for what was likely to be something else I didn't order."

"This place sucks. I like IHOP but this place just SUCKS. Horrible, lazy staff. Probably the worst I've ever had in my life. The place (I refuse to call this a restaurant) is dirty and smells like garbage. The food is blah compared to any other IHOP I've been to. On top of all that, the prices are too high, even for IHOP. Skip here entirely. I'd rather use Bisquick and gasoline to make my own pancakes than eat here again."

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Bastard machines

Kinkos
Reviews from Detroit, MI, Brooklyn Heights, NY and San Fransisco, CA
"Kinko's is like the bane of my academic existence.
... we're all stuck with this miserable company. I truly believe Kinko's is ran by- and employed- by sadists."

"I wish there was a zero star rating in Yelp, then I would have given this place the ignominious title it deserves. Even though there are no other Kinko's in the downtown or Clinton Hill area, do NOT relent and bother visiting this place: go to the City, just do NOT come here. My wife went to print some things out for her Art School project today, and they were the rudest, mismanaged kinkos that she has ever been in (been in lots). She was sternly told 'wait your turn' by the manager after waiting for a 1/2 hour without anyone coming to the counter."

"Have you ever seen that 'Pop Copy' sketch on Chappelle's Show? I swear Dave must have visited this place because I experienced it in real life this afternoon. OK, I had to send a fax. Simple enough, right? Think again. The paper I was faxing was smaller than standard size so the guy behind the counter told me I should make a copy of it and then feed it into the machine. OK. Unfortunately making a single xerox is much easier said than done since none of the machines take change. You have to purchase a copy card from a machine that only takes dollars to make a single copy that only costs 10 cents. Great. So I'm making my copy and theres an old lady at another machine yelling for assistance for about 5 minutes while the staff completely ignore her. Then I finally fax my paper and go to pay and the girl at the counter just puts her hand out for the money without even telling me what I owe while she has a conversation about chicken with another employee with her head turned completely away from me. She actually burped when taking my money. Lunch musta been finger-lickin good. Then as I'm finally ready to leave after a 15 minute ordeal that should take about 2, a disgruntled customer storms out yelling various F words at the staff too explicit to repeat here. She proceeds to pick something up off a shelf and throw it in the general direction of the counter. It came about an inch from hitting another customer. 'That's how people get shot in this city,' she said. I would have to agree. Do yourself a favor by never setting foot in this dump."

"Whoever runs this location made a brilliant choice in hiring the load of luddites that waste space in this shit hole. Their copy machines are bastards that eat your money, staple your papers wrong, fuck up two-sided copies, and break down with any other request besides one one-sided copy. Bastard machines."

"Don't mess with Kinko's unless you wanna break down and cry with the end results of your printing needs."

"One person was staring at the computer monitor for 5 minutes. I didn't see the screen change or any other activity that made it seem like she was doing anything. One guy was trying to figure out how to load paper into the copier. Then, when another associate came out from the back, she stopped to admire something that was 'oh, so cute' on a piece of paper that was lying on the table for another minute...what gives? I mean, I love spending my time waiting in lines and all, but usually it'll result in me getting on a roller coaster if I'm waiting that long."

"Due to Yelp's family nature, I cannot use the amount of profanity needed to make this review accurate."

Monday, January 25, 2010

what a soggy bottom boy.

(Note from the Blog Editor: This guy, who goes by Spark V. should be in the comedy writing business. Maybe he is, I don't know. But I do know this: his Yelp reviews are pee-your-pants funny. This is a very small sampling of his brilliant material. Enjoy.)

White Castle
New York, NY
"sweet jesus.
what a soggy bottom boy.
the sliders look and smell the same going in as going out.
this particular location is disgusting.
covered in a thick layer of slime, grease, and general filth.
so awful.
whyohwhy?"

Con Edison
"$203 bill?
i no think so.
we power our refrigerator, our computers, and an A/C maybe half the day.
at night we operate almost entirely on candle light -
spare bedside lamp for reading occasionally, though mostly we read during the day.
service is terrible,
they're robbing everybody blind,
they don't even generate their own power,
simply overcharge the entire city of new york for their shit service.
please go choke on the smallest dick in the world."

Prosperity Dumpling
New York, NY
"i used to live in this neighborhood.
and i'd always go here with the intention of eating dumplings to black out.
so, my idiot friend, ron, and i often set out and order 3 orders of fried dumplings each.
douse each one of them in an assload of sriracha,
grab two beverages,
find a stoop where we'd like to destroy our bowels,
and eat eat eat till next thing we know we're waking up in the street dizzy and nauseous wondering what time it is."

Sunday, January 24, 2010

SERIOUSLY, FOXY MAMA, LAY THAT COOL STUFF ON ME.

Cool Stuff Food & Tobacco
Chicago, IL
"The first time I saw the sign I almost fell off my bike with excitement. 'Cool stuff?!' I shouted, out loud, 'That's exactly the kind of shit I'm into!' I mean, you have to admit, cool stuff is pretty f'ing sweet. It's cooler than sweet stuff, right? Except when they're the same thing. But you get the idea. I am totally into cool stuff. So I go in, all like, 'What's up babe? Hit me up with some dope THINGS. Bring on the cool STUFF,' and the small, pleasant Arabic woman behind the counter stared at me nonplussed. I was all, 'SERIOUSLY, FOXY MAMA, LAY THAT COOL STUFF ON ME,' and she sort of shied away from me, probably because I'm so sexy."

Cowboy Cool
Austin, TX
"$220.00 FOR A FUCKING T-SHIRT!"




Hot Woks Cool Sushi
Chicago, IL
"Flavorless Woks Average Sushi?"

"Bleah. Nearly everyone with whom I was dining did not enjoy their respective meals. I should have sensed that lousiness awaited when it appeared we had been seated in the 'no-server section.' Started with the spring rolls. Maybe I'm crazy but I'm used to spring rolls not overloaded with cream cheese, instead concentrating on the vegetables and/or meat, and with the sauce on the side rather than drowning the rolls like Augustus Gloop tackling a plate of waffles with maple syrup. After a bite, nobody could stomach another piece."

Where the eff am I?

Fantasy Unlimited
Seattle, WA
The booths smell like crack (both ass and freebase varieties) and man-naise. And for god's sake, DON'T go in the theater.


Eros Boutique
Boston, MA
"Ever seen a bad car accident and couldn't look away? This is it. I needed some essentials and this happened to be the closest adult store within walking distance. I apologize to any and all blood relatives who read my reviews. When I first walked in I noticed the entire staircase/flooring was made of steel and smelled of lemon scented Mr. Clean. Where the eff am I? I made my way upstairs into a dark room lit only by a couple windows in front and neon lights on the walls. Ok.... I started walking through the shop - lions, and tigers, and bears OH MY. The woman behind the counter was friendly enough and left me alone - good - I don't want help. There was an awkward man in the corner. Um, halp? The selection of goods isn't extensive but some of them definitely caught my eye. Like that chair lingering over in the corner - ummm - no thanks."

"Note to shopper: if you pump up any of the rubber whosie-whatsits, don't forget to let the air out, or the clerk will yell at you in front of the other customers, and then you'll feel grosser than what the item is actually used for."

Shitty of Angels

Silverlake Craft Fair
Los Angeles, CA
"It's pretty shitty."




Haifa Restaurant
Los Angeles, CA
"The staff's stares, whispers, stink eye, and intimated finger pointing was annoying and exceedingly intolerant. The food was overpriced and substandard. Lots of Israeli pickles, bland meats, and fresh vegetables sadly drowned to death in soupy tahini. Shitty food, shitty people, shitty prices, shitty dining experience."

Aju Travel & Tours
Los Angeles, CA
"If you want to be pissed off wasting half a trip making 100+ mile detours to switch buses so they can save money, then please go with Aju.
If you love to go to shitty hotels and shitty restaurants and spend a lot of travel time going to said shitty hotels and restaurants, then please go with Aju.
If you want the owner of the business to walk out on you to hightail it to his car while you're trying to ask him why they do any of the above, then please go with Aju."

Cora's Mexican Food
Culver City, CA
(Note from the Blog Editor: This is long, but it is worth the read.)
"Cora was an example of a too highly efficient waitress. Before the last word of whatever I was saying to her would be out of my mouth, she'd already walked away. Although my b/f and I were not overtly rude to her in any way, we did talk about how bad the food was to each other. I'm assuming Battleaxe Cora overheard us and got a bee in her bonnet about it. When check time came, she came over to us, slammed the check down and walked away in a huff. The check had the word FREE written on it in large letters. When I asked her what it was she snidely spelled the word out for me. At that point, I was like F--- this b----, let's roll. But my b/f felt bad for some odd reason (why? shitty food and a shitty attitude??) and wanted to leave some money, so we did. I was the last one out of the restaurant (since my b/f decided to hightail it out ASAP) and as I was walking away I heard Cora behind me yelling What is this? I turned around to see her waving my money at me. I tried to be nice and tell her we had to leave her something and she drew herself up to her full 4'8" and yelled Don't argue with me ma'am! Is not nice and threw the money at me and walked away."

I kept waving my hand in front of my face to see if it was me or something.

Diamond Appliance Service
Chicago, IL
"When the hooberedoober breaks, you might just be fucked."




Wendy's
Chicago, IL
(Note from Blog Editor: All comments related to the same physical store.)
"I was NOT amused by the way one staff member manhandled my frosties (2 of them, but only one was for me.) She looked so piissssssssssed and was shaking the shit out of those poor cups before nearly throwing them at me. With that said, let me also state, that in retrospect, it was hilarious to watch her violently shake two cups and then move in front of me to block my view of the dairy abuse. I will be back, but only when they have their premium fish fillets again."

"This place is awful. The employees are some of the most moronic individuals I have ever seen in my life."

"I'm tired of this place. Every time I am in here the wait is ridiculous. This time I stood in line 15 minutes. There were three people in front of me. I like to think I'm patient, gentle, and kind so after this (almost) uncontrollable rage began to build up inside of me I knew I had to leave. All I did was stand. There was about 12 of us in line. We were just standing. Not moving. Not talking. Hardly breathing. Everyone behind the counter seemed to be moving in slow motion. I kept waving my hand in front of my face to see if it was me or something. Nope. While the rest of us in the real world moved at normal speed there was some kind of time distortion behind the counter."

P.S. Fuck You

Ray's Deli
New York, NY
"I went in this morning for a sausage, egg, and cheese. The three guys across the line started repeating 'sausage, egg, and cheese' over and over and giggling up a storm. I smiled wondering what was so funny and just kind of went along with it, smirking, wondering what they were laughing at. I don't KNOW if they did anything to my food because I didn't see... I returned to my office space which is directly across the street. I happened to turn and look over at the store and all three idiots were laughing hysterically and looking at me. I threw out the sandwiches. I didn't even feed them to the dog.
p.s.
Fuck You."

Z's Oyster Bar & Steakhouse
Indianapolis, IN
"We then moved on to an Iceberg Wedge salad. The head of lettuce was clearly past it's prime, the center had yellowed and was bitter. For dinner, I ordered scallops, only to learn that they were sold out. I then moved on to walu, and what do you know, sold out again! I finally settled on choice three, ono. Then we waited on the main course. And waited, and waited. After more than 40 minutes, our main server approached the table and said, 'Well, did anyone save room for dessert?' No joke, she assumed that we'd not only already been served dinner, but the plates had been cleared. Naturally, we voiced our frustration to this very red-faced person and she finally served our meals a few minutes later."

Do not eat here unless you are considering ending your life.

Tequilas (Now Closed)
Danvers, MA
"Do not eat here unless you are considering ending your life."


The Penalty Box
Providence, RI
"I repeat.. this is a shitty DIVE.. not a club."
"... when we finally left I walked up to the owner and said 'you guys treated me like an asshole.. this is the worst bar I have ever been to and I'm never coming back.'"
"Stay away.. stay far away. Go to the E&O tap, the scurvy dog, or jesus I can't believe I'm saying this but ANYWHERE downtown.. stay away from this place.. it suuuuuuuuucks."

Italia Pizza and Restaurant
Brooklyn, NY
"10 minutes became another 10 minutes, this better be DAMN good pizza, and i know it doesn't take that long cause i saw the doughs were prepared already. i waited 45 minutes in there and i got a '2 more minutes' of course that became an extra 5-10 minutes. THIS BETTER BE THE BEST FUCKING PIZZA OF MY LIFE! Running a pizzeria should be an honest business! if you wanted to run a dishonest one, go sell drugs. as far as im concerned THEY SHOULD BE IN JAIL!"

Cafe Nuovo
Providence, RI
"The shitty table really bothered us."

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Tasted like sewage smells.

I Love Mexico Bar & Grille
Providence, RI
"I would rather eat out of the garbage."
"Tasted like sewage smells."
"DON'T EAT HERE!"

Cha Cha Cha
San Francisco, CA
"The host, a 55 year old skinny caucasian gentleman, is an asshole. An unapologetic, rude, snippy, asshole. Cha Cha Cha? Don't don't don't."

Jamms Restaurant
Mystic, CT
"What a dive. It is like a really bad hotel restaurant: dirty, still smells like cigs years after the smoking ban, horrible food. You know what the grub is like, a college cafeteria. Or if a Chili's was a meth den. Worst BLT ever. Only to be topped by the double worst nachos ever, the 'spiced chili beef' tastes like plastic. Rancid plastic. And the chips were stale. And the guac was brown. And the salsa was watery. Repugnant. The water tasted like chlorine."

Pizza Pie-ER
Providence, RI
"Total poop. A T-Rex couldn't chew this crust. Not cheap. Worse than Dominoes. They have had a 'Help Wanted' sign in the window for half a decade. I think their pizza wrote it, and wants help because it realizes it is fucking terrible. Fellini's is two blocks away. Go there."

Nordstrom EBar
Providence, RI
"So, I ask them, before I order if they have espresso cups 'for here.' Generally that's shorthand for 'not paper.' When my shot emerges from behind the machine. It was presented in a flimsy little paper cup. You know, like they have at the dentist. After asking for my 'for here' cup, I was told paper was all they had. Peh."