368386 Tue Feb 06 18:22:31 -0800 2007 7 33 Food Media and News 0 2266746 anyone ever see a place get as bad of a review as kobe club. i was shocked. It's nice for a reviewer to actually call somthing like it is. I'm so sick of hearing how bad places are "good." http://nymag.com/restaurants/reviews/27282/index.html Tue Feb 06 18:22:32 -0800 2007 46136 Denial 1 2267068 interesting that he admits he called it one of the best new places to eat in 2007 without ever going there. well, thank you the Times review is not much better: http://events.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/dining/reviews/07rest.html?pagewanted=1 Tue Feb 06 20:46:56 -0800 2007 2266746 64416 nuxvomica 2 2267147 No, no, no, re-read, he based the original "best new place" mention on one visit, then obviously regretted it when he returned to check it out more carefully. I bet he was even harsher on it because he was embarrassed by the props he originally gave it. Tue Feb 06 21:45:26 -0800 2007 2267068 16728 kenito799 3 2268747 you're right, i read again. what a bloodbath, Cuozzo hating on them too today, yikes http://www.nypost.com/seven/02072007/entertainment/food/a_beef_with_new_meat_street_hits_food_steve_cuozzo.htm?page=0 Wed Feb 07 10:44:31 -0800 2007 2267147 64416 nuxvomica 1 2269489 God, it sounds so gimmicky! The first thing I thought was that having nearly 2,000 swords pointing down at you is terrible feng shui. Wed Feb 07 13:06:09 -0800 2007 2266746 12045 gloriousfood 1 2270131 I like Bruni b/c he doesn't hold back... Kobe club is not the only place to get reamed by him... check out the reviews for Ninja and Lonesome Dove. All three places are very gimmicky. Despite that, I think if the food was good he'd tell us so. Wed Feb 07 15:27:57 -0800 2007 2266746 25120 mr_fro2000 1 2271645 I've eaten at Kobe Club. It's ridiculously expensive and over the top in so many ways, but for those who seek unabashed excess. . .and there are many in New York and around the world, it is great fun. When I went, despite the prices, the place was packed. It's really a nightclub; the food is secondary here. I think Bruni and Platt should have understood that; did they really expect the food to be the main attraction? Thu Feb 08 05:36:20 -0800 2007 2266746 59965 BronxBoy 1 2273724 My favorite restaurant bash of all times belongs to Ruth Reichl in her review of Roy's financial district outpost: "If clowns had a cuisine, this would be it." Thu Feb 08 14:30:16 -0800 2007 2266746 47220 diropstim