Iggy C wrote:I grew up eating at Prince's and Mr. Boo's. In Nashville there are at least 3 other places besides Prince's that serve solid Nashville-style hot chicken, and there is a pretty clear standard I didn't think Joella's met. The breading was soft and the "hot" wasn't hot. I didn't hate it, but I was disappointed. I trust other people when they say Joella's has improved, and I will give them another shot now that Royals doesn't serve quarters anymore, but that was my experience. The fact that they're threatening to sue a random person over a harsh blog review is the only thing I can imagine getting mildly worked up over in this whole discussion.
Iggy C wrote:Honestly, I imagine that if I owned Joella's, and I had a good business with steady customers and solid yelp reviews, I probably wouldn't care if a local chef posted a harsh review on his blog. I still don't see how the fact that the blog host (or author) is a local chef "makes it personal" or even important at all.
Jason G wrote:It may not be "up to par" with Princes, I don't know I've never been. But that doesn't mean it's bad. This is not a bad restaurant, period. Clearly the majority of Louisville disagrees with most people on this forum as it has a 4 star rating with over 300 reviews on Yelp. Yes, I know let me guess..."its yelp". Well from what I've seen yelp restaurant reviews in this city are pretty accurate for restaurants I've eaten at. If they are crap...they get slammed. Sort of like...America the Diner or any other restaurant GP was associated with.
Regardless if you like the food or not, for a fellow local business owner to put this hit piece on his blog is disgusting. I don't see how its a "joke". It would be one thing if Joellas was an awful restaurant and Tony P was a bad business owner who deserved it, but neither of those are true. Honestly he seems to be a hell of a lot better restaurateur than the guys criticizing him. I am also a small business owner and we work our ass off to put out a good product like Tony probably does and if another local business owner published this trash on their blog trying to slam us I would be FURIOUS. Irascible. If you think the review is "funny"...let "Marcus Weston" put it on Yelp or his own blog and disassociate yourself from it.
For the record I have zero association with either party in this scuffle. Wouldn't know either one if I saw them on the street or they served me dinner at their respective restaurants. But from what I've gathered in this forum and other places online one is a big-talking hater with a lot of failed restaurants and one is a successful businessman who actually has places people like to eat. Does he deserve to get sued over a blog post? Prob not but I can see why Tony would want to pop him in the mouth.
End rant.
Jason G wrote:lol not tony.
I've been a member of this forum for almost a decade. I don't post much mostly lurk to see if anyone has anything to say about new restaurants or openings. But this just really rubbed me the wrong way so I feel compelled to speak my mind. Others I'm sure disagree with me but i feel strongly about it.
Robin Garr wrote:Jason G wrote:lol not tony.
I've been a member of this forum for almost a decade. I don't post much mostly lurk to see if anyone has anything to say about new restaurants or openings. But this just really rubbed me the wrong way so I feel compelled to speak my mind. Others I'm sure disagree with me but i feel strongly about it.
That's fair, Jason. I do try to be pretty consistent about letting opposing opinions stand and avoiding "group-think," as long as we can keep it civil.
I do detest trolls, though, and I keep catching a trollish scent at points in this thread. Not you.
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