476855 Mon Jan 07 06:56:06 -0800 2008 15 33 Food Media and News 0 3269029 http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=474230 Found this on reddit with the lead: Best Restaurant Review Ever? It is actually a somewhat emotional and philosophic review. Mon Jan 07 06:56:06 -0800 2008 11368 Dennis S 1 3271920 Very emotional and sad, I just feel like this place is in a horrible location to boot Mon Jan 07 19:07:43 -0800 2008 3269029 15821 jdestes 2 3271947 Wow. That's the saddest review I''ve EVER read. I feel sorry for everyone involved, and glad that I live at least two time zones away, thus eliminating the possibility that I might actually stumble in there. Mon Jan 07 19:13:56 -0800 2008 3271920 102895 Cheflambo 1 3273284 Oh dear! That IS sad. Tue Jan 08 08:42:55 -0800 2008 3269029 52499 ChefJune 1 3273608 I don't know if that's actually a restaurant review as much as an essay on the decline of a restaurant. For example, it never gives a rating for the restaurant (that little green star at the end of the story is just a graphic element to close the story). It was an interesting read, but the writer never gets into WHY he chose this restaurant. Was it once popular and he wanted to see what's happening now? Is it new? Is it owned by someone famous? There are tons of average restaurants out there that's not worth the review. So why pick on one like this? Tue Jan 08 09:53:24 -0800 2008 3269029 43882 singleguychef 2 3274399 I would assume that he reviewed the place because it just opened, it has only been open for a couple of months. Tue Jan 08 12:36:40 -0800 2008 3273608 15821 jdestes 1 3306866 The page won't come up now. Can you give us the name of the restaurant so we can search it and see what you guys are talking about? Thu Jan 17 19:34:56 -0800 2008 3269029 89496 ddavis 2 3307468 Sorry - forgot by now. It's in Seattle. Fri Jan 18 04:35:04 -0800 2008 3306866 11368 Dennis S 1 3313045 It was a review of The Thomas Street Bistro in Seattle. The Stranger has an interesting rep. Certainly at least when it comes to their restaurant reviews they are not to be trusted. They tend to be missing the culinary knowledge at times, as well as occaisional bits of journalistic integrity. Sat Jan 19 19:44:24 -0800 2008 3269029 66403 dagoose 2 3315597 Yes, Stranger reviews should be taken with a grain of salt. The weekly alternative paper is all about hipness, attitude, etc, nothing wrong with that and frequently entertaining, but reviews of anything can sometimes be more personal than professional. Sun Jan 20 19:59:26 -0800 2008 3313045 13150 babette feasts 1 3314213 I would like to have read this review but it appears to vanished from this site unless my searching skills are not very good which could certainly be the case. Sun Jan 20 10:27:04 -0800 2008 3269029 109992 Hooda_Guest 2 3315977 Try this link: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:VLYFDMHfThcJ:post.thestranger.com/seattle/Content%3Foid%3D474230+stranger+thomas+street+no+exit&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us&lr=lang_en It comes up with a Google search on "no exit" and McCann (the author), but only on the cached version of the page. Mon Jan 21 00:11:19 -0800 2008 3314213 22319 waldrons 3 3316300 Thanks a lot-I appreciate it. Very interesting reading. Mon Jan 21 06:57:22 -0800 2008 3315977 109992 Hooda_Guest 1 3316613 this place looks like a great candidate for gordon ramsey's kithchen nightmare/makeover show. Mon Jan 21 08:42:37 -0800 2008 3269029 12267 xman887 1 3334079 Here is a rebuttal from another alt-weekly in Seattle http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/blogs/dailyweekly/2008/01/stranger_eats_its_words.php Fri Jan 25 19:23:05 -0800 2008 3269029 15821 jdestes 2 3346616 Good catch - odd turns of events Tue Jan 29 19:02:18 -0800 2008 3334079 11368 Dennis S