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Restaurant reviews by a handful of friends, mostly around Tampa Bay and mid-Michigan, written between 2009 and 2012. Crab legs, coney dogs, hookah bars, an Irish Whopper and at least one sardine.

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Tom Yum Thai & SushiGrillfish Bone The.Da-Shiki SushiCrab-tasticObligations – Schmobligations.They’re good, they’re REEEEAAAALLL!!  No, they’re not.These Steamers aren’t from Cleveland.Never-Ending Pasta Gluttony, Only at Olive GardenSpaghetti, Bacon, and Garlic Bread sandwich. Need I say more?
Verdict
Where
Reviewer

2012

6 reviews
Enjoyable$$$$

THE GREAT SARDINE REVIEW OF CHARLEVOIX

Charlevoix, Michigan

There are three videos, one of which is quite long. Enjoy -Matt Failure to record properly: Properly recording: TL;DR:

Matt

2011

14 reviews
12
DeliciousEnjoyable$$$$

Who dat Po Boy!

Tampa, Florida
Dan2 comments

Too lazy to write? GO READ SOMEONE ELSE’S WRITING!

I just read a (as my British colleagues would say) brilliant article by former food reviewer Steve Silberman about his last meal. He gives a lot of background into his relationship with food.…

Dan
4
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Meh-yro

Tampa, Florida
Dan

2010

16 reviews
Mediocre$$$$

Chili’s in South Tampa

Tampa, Florida

I’ve been shitty and haven’t posted a review in ages. Swamped learning our product at work and supporting it so I haven’t had much free time on that front to get things rolling. Anyways, Matt and I…

Dan

New Home

Howdy everyone, I ended up migrating halfton to my http://liquidweb.com VPS. Apparently it’s good I did this before transferring the domain to my godaddy.com account because after the domain transfer…

Native
8
DeliciousEnjoyable$$$$

Rocked by Hard Rock

Niagara Falls, New York
John2 comments

2009

34 reviews

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Reminder

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Matt
11
AwesomeDelicious$$$$

Da-Shiki Sushi

Clearwater, Florida
Matt
2
EnjoyableGood

Fusion Cafe

Lexington, Kentucky
Dan2 comments

My Rubric

Before I begin to review there are a few things that I believe need to be addressed: When one evaluates food, how is it to be done? What criteria does one use when evaluating, what is more important…

Chris3 comments
Mediocre$$$$

Wild Wing, You Almost Made My Heart Sing

Okemos, Michigan

Wild Wing Café 2085 West Grand River Rd Okemos, MI 48864 P: 517-349-2321 Food [rating:3] – Tasty. But it is kind of hard to mess up chicken wings. Service [rating:3] – Hostess was a dummy. The actual…

John3 comments
4
DeliciousEnjoyable$$$$

Crab-tastic

Clearwater, Florida
Matt5 comments
Mediocre

Maru – Okemos, MI

Okemos, Michigan

New sushi restaurant? In my neighborhood? It’s more likely than you think. What is unlikely is that it will be any good. I was right. The sushi is obviously made with care and was VERY well…

John
Mediocre

The Red Fin – Hotel Max, Seattle, WA

Seattle, Washington

After living in Japan and then having the unfortunate experience of having to come home, I’ve always been on the lookout for good Japanese food. The key part of that statement isn’t the “good” it is…

John
DeliciousEnjoyable

Resort at the Mountain – Mt. Hood, OR

Welches, Oregon

This resort had recently been remade, and the restaurant was the hardest hit. They brought in an executive chef, new staff, and new lineups aiming for fine dining. I ate here several times during my…

John

IT HUNGERS, FOR MORE

SO, basically the purpose of this blog is for me and my co-conspirators to bring you the word as it pertains to places of eating. It was an idea of mine a while back, and my lady friend basically…

John2 comments

Solid.

I am getting the Blog up and running. Figuring the ins and outs. Trying to get everyone registered. Cheers!

Matt