I’m new to this blogging game, a bit behind the times I suppose, but in the past I’ve never been one to put much stock in reviews. Things like movies, events, etc. vary so much from person to person that I can’t imagine anyone that can take a single reviewer as law for everything they review, without looking at alternatives or doing a little outside research. Maybe I’m putting too much time into finding out about things I like to do/watch/eat, but it makes me feel like I have a more holistic view of something if I do a little research.
When I started reading local food blogs it was because I was excited. Randomly one day, I discovered someone online who had an endearing love for Korean food just like I had, and it was thrilling! I binged on her reviews of places I’d been and ones I wished to go, jumping from tag to tag like a basset hound on the scent of a bacon strip. Then I read some comments…
*Ouch!*
Places that I love, whether for camaraderie, locale, or just fun food, were being lambasted for single dishes, or, worse still, being written off ENTIRELY due to a single factor (like flour tacos or non-freshly-made pasta)! I have very much respect for bloggers, reviews, and editorialists who try to find something good in a bad time (or something that needs improvement in a great place), but it just stings a little when people write off somewhere that I’ve loved for years or say something awful about a place because it was not to their taste.
My favorite sushi place might not be the most authentic, and my favorite BBQ buffet may be the unhealthiest thing this side of Paula Deen, but I don’t want to hear about how it should be closed down and the operator hung from his toenails on the highest pillar, it just brings me down. I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don’t feel…. like crap.
~Stegosaurus
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