Keith Lee exposes Atlanta restaurant scene

TikTok food critic Keith Lee visited Atlanta, Georgia with his family and exposed the city’s restaurant scene.
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[@MicMaine]

In a world full of lies, the man who tells the truth is hated the most.

[@bonesnharmony3422]

come on now, preach

[@whydoimevenhere]

Also this man keith lee is good, he's honest and still give respect 👍🏻

[@jonp799]

​@@bonesnharmony3422ironic someone asking truth to be preached with an Israeli flag 😂

[@Mz2Much2You]

💯💯💯‼️

[@Loljjkb]

He’s not hated

[@andrewfontaine4833]

dude wasn’t even being malicious he’s just telling it how it is

[@CuriouSteve]

Try being an actual Christian see what that's like... The truth can still conjure up hatred and violence no matter how nice you are. Just the way it is

[@tylerriojas6250]

It is the mark of an educated man to entertain a thought without agreeing with it.

[@johnd6535]

Cause it's mostly black owned businesses if it was white owners he would go off

[@valeriag9443]

@@CuriouSteveyou’re not a martyr

[@swifftpurchase6490]

@@valeriag9443you just proved his point

[@show2ime]

He isn’t lying- and a lot of times the food isn’t even good. Customer service is terrible in a lot of them too

[@Professor-Scientist]

At least you are not served gutter oil

[@show2ime]

@@Professor-Scientist probably is better for you that that crap

[@monk7946]

Never had that service and I'm from there

[@Lonestar1017]

I would like to know where you eat at because no that’s simply Bs 😭😭

[@show2ime]

@@Lonestar1017 almost 800 people agree- we all can’t be wrong

[@BarryBlockZay617]

I seen a video he sent his family in the said a 90 minute wait. Then he walked in and they said we have a table ready for you, so he walked right out. I think it was Kandis Restaurant. The fact that they treat ppl differently based on status is disgusting. Protect this man at all cost. Hes doing Gods work exposing these janky businesses

[@BarryBlockZay617]

@@Jeremiah13tears this man changes the lives of small businesses that conduct great business, and deliver great customer service with his 14 million follwers. I didn't know statements had question marks after them 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@dianahiggins8791]

Having worked in a restaurant, you can seat a party of 1 a lot faster than a party of 5 so that really doesn't prove anything.

[@wonderwoman1700]

@@dianahiggins8791exactly.

[@ibrahimhassen1784]

​@@dianahiggins8791The table they offered wasn't for one. After he walked in and other patrons recognized him and asked for pics with him and his wife, they gave the whole fam a table.

[@rosegoald]

but in that situation he said he had a party of 7 and his family member that went in first said they needed a table for 5. Please do your research before commenting blindly@@dianahiggins8791

[@saitama6705]

This guys seems genuine too, doesn’t really send off vibes of destroying a business for no reason. I’ll believe him

[@MattSeconds]

Yea, why not. Heck that's pretty much how I do the internet now..

[@miwawilliams1339]

He's never been shown as a liar. His rep is pretty solid & well established.

[@WeirdClipzz]

Not saying he is lying but I would definitely record the bad experience I was having.

[@monique5305]

I'm sure there's other reviews other than TikTok or KZbin.... What is there to believe? TF .. 😅😅😅😅

[@kdeet3566]

The business did nothing wrong. They have rules. I don’t understand why Keith lee posed that review.

[@UnitedEmpire]

Atalanta is a place where entrepreneurs go to start business without prior experience just for money. That’s why you have all these cash grab restaurants valuing the money over customer service and hospitality

[@arlenerandolph979]

Facts!

[@mrrjh5609]

Black Businesses love to sing kumbaya but hate a critic or their standards being questioned. Customer is king in service provision and a lot of businesses forget to focus on their customers

[@kayk2899]

Most people can not handle criticism. They will immediately holler “hater” when you point out the obvious. I believe everyone benefits from constructive criticism, the business grows and customers are happy.

[@diodelvino3048]

Once they get some money and buisness they forget where they came from, and who supported thier buisness. Cant even take criticism

[@jonathanparker2213]

Calm down

[@mrrjh5609]

@@jonathanparker2213 it's the truth bro customer service should differentiate you from competition

[@Vhiolah]

who else but their community?😭

[@brianal7143]

It's the culture! 💁🏾‍♀️ And it's crazy to me because here in Texas I can't recall ever being confronted with a list of rules as I walk into a restaurant smh

[@judohunter1]

lol I walk out of any place like that. As you know the owners are fools and the place WILL be going under within 2 yrs.

[@RonnieStanley-tc6vi]

If you wait in those long lines and deal with their clown shoes rules, you encourage the restaurants to keep doing it.

[@topG-4xchamp]

Nah 🐒 be dining an dashing that’s why they like that

[@ricksgiggle8852]

Exactly

[@piggypooo]

You have to wear clown shoes or they refuse you service?

[@kashmoney7421]

​@@piggypooopretty much.

[@leohopkins71]

Yet so many of us do anyway. They don't care about principle. They just want to eat, even with mediocre customer service and food.

[@PamakaOemang]

The restaurants are doing exactly what the people accept and tolerate. They deserve each other.

[@BB-rn2ks]

Love how he says go check it out for urself. Thats the best way and then people can talk to managers and leave reviews. Helps the business get better and keep people working ❤

[@user-vu8pm4dw6d]

He was very polite too

[@dt1913]

Living in Atlanta, I can confirm this. And the food isn’t even all that. Especially compared to other major cities.

[@999yemy]

Why does it seem like all they make is breakfast food and only diets heavy in meats?

[@lamasterbatonlll1383]

I almost guarantee you live outside of the city.

[@Since91Too]

It's hilarious how some commenters in here clearly work in the ATL restaurant scene - don't get mad for this man speaking the truth

[@therev2100]

Don't get mad at restaurants for knowing the clientele they serve have the worst dining out etiquette 🤷‍♂️

[@Since91Too]

@@therev2100 Don't ignore bad customer service - at the end of the day, clients are paying for the restaurant's services, NOT the other way around

[@accordblaze]

​@Since91Too but imagine dealing with cheap non-tippers every day 😂

[@nb2078]

@@therev2100so you refuse to serve the man that’s job is dinning out? How does bad service improve dining etiquette?

[@therev2100]

​@@Since91Toobad customer service is a direct reflection of your main clientele. If most people coming in are acting trashy, you're going to have bad service, it's not rocket science.

[@desirealamb2496]

I believe it. It's not just Atlanta. I live in Jacksonville now. I have worked in Las Vegas as a server. Was trained there. Was a server in Colorado springs. Moving down here. Makes me hate this industry now. No customer service skills. No proper training. I became a manager here and stepped down because of the young entitled girls that were hired. I am sorry this industry is going down.

[@eternal1099]

My customer service experiences have been horrible in Atlanta. I never stop for food or gas when driving through there anymore.

[@johncrane1594]

Atlanta has been treating people like this for awhile. It's the home of overrated uppity black business. The people who MOVE to Atlanta are horrible, but the people born there are alright. Keith lee did them a favor

[@childishgambino4845]

100%…I moved from atl 2020 bc I noticed that the “oh imma move to Atlanta and come up” people were just way too much to bear😖AMD were driving up prices

[@miwawilliams1339]

So... only the black businesses are bad? Really? And... can we please let go of "uppity" in 2023? It's been problematic for long enough.

[@RJL612]

​@@miwawilliams1339who do you think runs Atlanta. White people are a minority.

[@johncrane1594]

@@miwawilliams1339 Never said White businesses treated people great in Atlanta or any other city, but if you're not a high class, high status black person they'll give you mid to low level service. Again, the people who lived in the city their whole lives are just normal folks trying to live life, but these reality show chasing, clout influencers are ruining it for everyone.

[@kimburlyvirgo]

Thank you for clarifying for us locals. I sometimes do not recognize this place anymore Atlanta used to have a deep rich soulful flavor..all is not lost as of yet if ya know where to go. I'm hoping these trasis ts will be on the move again soon...and to say it's not all y'all moving here some of y'all are adding a good mix of attitude,it's just those who can't to GET rather than live and contribute with character fun and hospitality .

[@chuckdiseal6008]

I bet a 1000$ they were all Black owned restaurants

[@lizzie2301]

Exactly

[@maverick1436]

Facts

[@higherrealms5309]

As a black woman, I agree and I said the same thing…as a people we gotta do better with business and customer service frfr

[@RonnieStanley-tc6vi]

It's Atlanta. It's predominantly black in the city. It's not the type of city where you concern yourself with what color the owners are. Crappy service is crappy service.

[@erik222]

@@higherrealms5309 i’m sure he would have acted differently if they were white owned restaurants maybe not he actually seemed and sounded like a kind and educated person honestly speaking i could be wrong though. 💯

[@deeperspace9]

Everyone (who travels regularly). KNOW NOT TO GO TO RESTAURANTS in Atlanta. ... Plus you will be treated Differently if you🥱 don't Fit the idea of the Clients they want.

[@31webseries]

True

[@MattSeconds]

So black restaurant owners want white customers or?

[@TheDukeofDavid]

He's referring to black owned businesses so what is the desired customer?

[@Jjreiner]

@@TheDukeofDavida white person. Black servers will forever love white people over the black and obvious Jew tables they serve

[@bethanywashington1243]

@@TheDukeofDavidthe desired customer are ppl who are in the KNOW. The ppl they want are either wealthy, influencers, on tv, hang out with celebrities, or are celebrities. They gave him a table within 5 minutes once they realized he was a very popular influencer, but his family had to wait an hour.

[@MattSeconds]

This is African American owned businesses fed up with African American customers. Exactly whats going on here. That combo never seems to work out well. No respect is given from the customers and the owners and staff have no problem with treating them the same, neither are willing to be the "bigger man" in a conflict and that creates all the problems. Watch any Waffle House conflict and you'll see this.

[@Floridaman457]

That’s a great summary. Life’s too short to keep spelling it out for everyone.

[@SkillShoe-f11]

Came here to say this same thing. Imagine if ghetto culture like the one Cardi B promotes was crushed and people stopped acting a fool then blaming everyone else. I bet theyd see a drastic change.

[@chanell1491]

Other black businesses seem to be just fine serving other black people. This is an ATL problem, not a black problem.

[@clemfandango5908]

Wakanda forever ✊🏿

[@MattSeconds]

@@chanell1491 Serving industry is different. You should know this, but you don't..

[@trinaija]

The thing is that even aside from all of this the food they serve is trashhhh. And full of either sugar or salt! They want people to die from eating here.

[@piggypooo]

Oh no, not salt! Salt is life

[@andywei3092]

Any restaurant that can't even provide basic service should not be in the industry

[@jessej.nelkie5978]

Restaurants have learned, some people don’t pay bills, don’t tip, or disturb other patrons.

[@SolanaTrue]

Ive been fortunate enough to visit many restaurants and quick dining here in LA. The service over the past few years has gone out the window. Wait times are crazy due to shortage of staff and waiters show their stress on their face and speech.

[@CSSsunshine]

The random face zooms get me every single time 💀✋

[@Peachey2]

I honestly had one of my best experiences eating and vacationing in Atlanta. The hospitality was insane to me. Maybe I was lucky but someone even let me stay at their place for a night at no cost when I missed my flight. True story.

[@ownedbymykitty270]

Black customers tend to be more difficult, more demanding, cause more drama, tip less and more prone to dine & ditch than others so it appears these black owned restaurants know all too well how to deal with their customers. Can’t blame them for setting up such rules.

[@dawnturner7055]

You got that right!...I'm a server...that's how they are

[@elifoster4367]

Black Business owners tend to be more obnoxious, more entitled and more arrogant towards their own. Just because a Black Person owns a business doesn't give them the right to act like the new oppressors. I own a business as a Black Man and I am grateful for all of my customers. However, I've dealt with too many Black workers maybe family of the owners who's service was so bad that I stopped patronizing their businesses. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BB-sw9lu]

1 thing I love about America you have the freedom not to spend your money and give them your business! Plain and simple.They may think they have the freedom to treat you like dirt and as a customer I got the freedom to spread the word and not spend the money there ever again!

[@DamianAntonio4126]

That's all over the world. If you are paying for a service and you don't get the service to suit the price then you have all rights to complain. It is your hard earned money and customer service is how most of these businesses make money. No one can/should tel you how to spend your money.l

[@PeterReefman]

Wait - Where in the world do you think you don't have the freedom to eat at particular restaurants?....

[@BB-sw9lu]

@PeterReefman exactly and thank you.

[@WhatsupPattaya]

exactly. In Thailand they don't let you leave bad reviews on places if you do you can be put in jail. Google it Koh Chang tourists leaves hotel review and you will see what I mean. That's the one good thing we have.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

Charging a dollar for butter? Meanwhile, in the rest of the country, it's not unusual to get as much butter as you'd like and they even throw in bread. Except Mexican restaurants where you get chips and salsa. For free.

[@user-vu8pm4dw6d]

I was thinking maybe some customers kept taking more than they need, so done restaurants charge now perhaps

[@TheArchersTungsten]

I’ve worked in restaurants and they start acting like that after years of crappy customers, restaurants don’t start out acting like that, the customers usually force them to make ridiculous sounding rules . For example there’s a crab restaurant in New York that had to start making parties of 6 or more have automatic gratuity after large party’s with 1000 dollar plus bills were leaving the server 10 bucks or stiffing them, and now those same customers are complaining about how unfair that is .

[@ibrahimhassen1784]

But that opens up a whole other conversation about why servers are not paid fairly by the establishment like basically everywhere else in the world, and making the customers subsidize their minimum wages by foced tipping?

[@jfm14]

Most restaurants in the US charge an automatic gratuity for larger (usually 6+) groups, just FYI. That's become the norm.

[@jfm14]

​@@ibrahimhassen1784 Exactly.

[@mslowe77]

The Black Lux Life is not for the weak or those who care about their financials or the stipulations… I can cook I’m good

[@JustListen2Mi]

Same lmao and I cooked for many years in nice restaurants so I can cook better than most anything I can buy.

[@MarkVirgulto]

Wish people encouraged for no destruction of businesses during the riots in 2020. So many innocent businesses were destroyed.

[@itismeIamher]

I went to ATL and had the same experience. I wonder how those businesses survive.

[@sugalovely1238]

Tourism....bc, the locals have hidden gems they frequent, unknown 2 tourist!

[@victormartinez3460]

This is happening more and more and not just Atlanta, restaurants in general are starting to make up fees like banks

[@Miller_Time]

Same thing in Mississippi. If they don't like you, they won't serve you. It's a culture thing.

[@rodniegsm1575]

No, that's not culture. it's rude and uncivilised. People are people whether you know them or not. They are your guest.treat them like you would treat gues in your home. What's so difficult to understand??

[@dongtr00]

Mississippi is rich state right?

[@thedarkestowl4224]

​@rodniegsm1575 Lol. If you had ever visited Mississippi you would know.

[@chrisreynolds6152]

It's tribalism. Very typical in black culture.

[@tylerriojas6250]

​@@rodniegsm1575unfortunately they are treating their guests as their own. You probably wouldn't be welcome in their community or homes. So what. They live there so just eat somewhere else. Is it mean sure. But it's very human. That isn't going to change today. Like he said you don't know what people have been through and can't take it personally. At the end of the day you are a guest. Apparently not a welcome one. I'm a mixed breed so I get it from both sides of the fence. Not the positive usually either.

[@jackiekjono]

I suspect that if a restaurant started charging a dollar for butter it is because they had problems with people taking extra butter and wasting it. Other restaurants have probably had issues with people reserving a large table and holding it while not ordering and then the rest of the party shows up a couple of hours later. I don’t think any of those rules exist in a vacuum

[@freddyman7967]

In other words, ghetto customers.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Lmao $1 for a cent piece of butter.... Naw, it's called greed

[@childishgambino4845]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠1-taking extra butter?? Unless we’re talking about the Waffle House-🤔who goes to a sit down restaurant, eats bread & butter-orders EXTRA butter, then takes it home. Idk where you frequent, but the type of places I dine at, it’s extremely cumbersome to take a stick of butter 🧈 off of its serving dish, find something to ‘wrap’ it in, hide it, THEN eat an appetizer and/or dinner and possibly desert and THEN leave with said (now) MELTED (& likely inedible) butter. If one can afford a $100 meal, surely a $16 roll of the ‘good’ butter from the grocery store, isn’t far fetched. But let’s say the butter is in packets…again, bread & butter are served prior to appetizers, main courses or deserts. So even then, taking packets of butter would result in a mess as it would melt! So ‘stealing’ butter doesn’t make sense! Oh, and at the Waffle House, THEY hand you the butter & im SURE they aren’t handing out heaps. As far as restaurants NOT willing to serve water🥴. 1- 99.9% of parties that ask to be seated before everyone arrives, has at BARE minimum 75% of the party there. 2- why would ANYONE arrive HOURS late to a restaurant? (Did you even think that through?) 3- why on earth would ANYONE drive to a restaurant, wait to be seated, ‘reserve’ 5 extra seats, and only order water? (Since u said ppl reserve tables & don’t order food😵‍💫) Besides, like I said previously-normally the majority of the party has already arrived. So the 4-5 empty chairs that are sitting at a table that seats 20 wouldn’t really matter-unless the restaurant suddenly had ANOTHER party of 20/20+ WITHOUT reservations (rare). (And that’s because each table has a set amount of chairs soooooo the table for 20 holds 20 chairs. No other table should ‘need’ the chairs🥴! But then again, ​@@freddyman7967 you did say ‘ghetto’ so maybe you’re familiar with tricks that don’t normally occur in my area, so I therefore am unaware of.

[@bethanywashington1243]

@@squibbelsmcjohnsonit’s not even a piece of butter I know what restaurant they talking about that place only serves butter melted from the kitchen. Therefore no one could steal any butter. As far as the other comment I had ghetto customers and they always show up at the same time for birthday dinners. Nobody is showing up hours late. That’s crazy.

[@AJ-iy8oq]

Go Keith! Sore spot for me for years! Nice work and thank you!

[@J_131]

Even pretentious LA or NY restaurants will squeeze you in if they have an open spot or cancelled reservations.

[@Va.2Az]

It’s Atlanta, too many ninjas. 😂

[@jeffreyrobert3342]

We all know why they have these rules

[@ormand3000]

I don't know - tell us 🤔

[@Grimreaper45705]

Crime

[@dharling97]

Why?

[@cutienerdgirl]

Why? The restaurants are owned by Black people too.

[@TheMissiIe]

​@@dharling97they have these rules for non-black people, manly whites. Amd this isn't unique to black restaurants, restaurants in Japan are known to have a separate menu in English that has prices 50% higher because they want to get more money from foreigners. It's a massive issue across the world

[@anut8733]

Them: "You should go to Atlanta and review this blackowned restaurant there!" Also them: "How dare you speak about your bad experiences of your own people's restaurant?! You supposed to lie about it and be happy!"

[@miaohmya92]

The vibe in ATL is to charge and make money for every tiny thing you might ever need. They think it's good business.

[@chexnfx7161]

Which is hilarious and shows a level 1 mind 😂😂

[@eio4528]

The fact he has to tell people not to tear down the business speaks to the state of society we are in and his fanbase.

[@mk3fordfocusRS]

This is what a food critic should do... judge the food not the people 💀

[@RG-mk9fn]

LMA😂!

[@mteokay1246]

Food critics take in & analyze the whole experience from making reservations to welcoming to customer srvc to food to price to ambience. Its the WHOLE EXPERIENCE that adds or takes away from what is presented on the plate. And its the whole experience that determines whether you will tip or not and whether you will return as a repeat customer ... or not.

[@BeautyQueen-6]

@@mteokay1246i know that matters to me for sure as a customer. Customer service will quite honestly almost always determine if i stay or go. I think energy transfers, and i don’t need it transferring to my food & tasting nasty bc everyone’s attitude is bad 😂

[@Imthatguy8797]

@@BeautyQueen-6you never seen kitchen nightmares it’s a show to explores the whole premise of a restaurant.

[@Watersart___]

That’s Atlanta for you. I live on the outskirts, plenty of restaurants that have great food, ambiance and service. You want to pay for who owns the restaurant, or actually what you pay for?

[@jeremy.thejeweler]

Atlanta is one of the worst, most god-forsaken places in America.

[@shaggysmokes5193]

Been watching kieth for a long time bc of his brother, Kevin Lee, in the UFC. He’s always been honest and genuine when he reviews food

[@loliver9660]

I went to Atlanta in July for a film contest. We stayed at the Omni Hotel and there were a few restaurants within walking distance. One night, our entire party walked down to Margaritaville, and it was packed. We were waiting for over two hours but never got a table. The hostess allowed us to get free drinks and offered to put our order in while we waited, but that was part of the reason the kitchen was so slammed. They were taking orders for tables they didn't have. We decided to leave and walk down the road to a sports bar, but the wait time was just as bad. I've never experienced anything like that before.

[@MariaRodriguez-dx6sm]

Because you can't kick out "campers" (the people that stay in the table for hours after they finnished their meals and drinks), or the people that makes reservations and never comes in. Believe me when I say that the servers want them out, but the owners/manager won't do anything about it

[@NoahMorales-k8u]

I love how you guys just said so much without saying anything

[@vitme0090]

People scare to call out this bs attitude, just like white people are scared to call out the jews for killing people in Palestine

[@jmanuelvillalobos4971]

Slow day at the news station

[@Ms9mmBeretta]

No, the reaction to him was that bad. I saw it myself. I'm furious. And I'm embarrassed.

[@shurikamumphrey7296]

@@Ms9mmBerettaRight!

[@pattycakes1439]

As an Atlanta resident, I fully agree. The customer service is horrible and the food rarely lives up to expectations. Good down south soul food does not really exist out here, you have to go to Louisiana or Texas to get that

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

I live in Central TX. I'll let you know as soon as I find good soul food. BBQ, Mexican, and TexMex , yes. Soul food, not so much.

[@alexmendez1759]

Nahhh atlanta did it to themselves lol i wonder why.....

[@jirenthegray]

As an African-American who lived in Buckhead, Atlanta, I can tell you that he's speaking facts. Atlanta restaurants are a thing of their own. Prepare to always wait to get your food. Even if you do Uber Eats.

[@TonyFromSyracuse101]

This is what is referred to as “blow back”. If restaurants have continued bad experiences with certain types of customers you can expect them to be strict about rules. Sorry, its just the reality of dine and dash, fights and all other manner of behavior these establishments have to suffer thru to make a living in places like atlanta.

[@childishgambino4845]

If that’s ethical, curious as to why it doesn’t work in reverse🤔? As in-if restaurants ‘have continued good experiences with certain types of customers’-why don’t they become ‘strict about (GOOD) rules?! Also-I have a sneaky suspicion that your address is NOT within the city of Atlanta nor do you frequent establishments in the city of Atlanta

[@TonyFromSyracuse101]

@@childishgambino4845 neither is the food reviewer himself from atlanta. there are no "good rules". these places are simply trying to survive and they themselves have determined what a known issue is. unfortunately black people are seeing the effects of their behavior.

[@bethanywashington1243]

I don’t think that’s the case here. Atlanta is no saint angelic city but even black restaurants in New York and California where ppl actually be raiding the place don’t have these stupid rules. You must not have seen some of the dumb rules these ppl make in Atlanta and not just for restaurants but hair too. My city not great and we don’t even have those dumb restaurant rules like no water🤦🏽‍♀️when you sit down.

[@cpg8000]

Atlanta back in early 2000’s was great. Now it sucks worse than ever, no charm, and total cash-grab mentality. The crap corporate restaurant businesses have encouraged me to stay home and cook.

[@JustNardo]

Keith seems like a good dude.

[@MrNinjakid2]

I love Keith lee keeping real all the way through

[@woodyharrelson2624]

Remember, it’s black folks in Atlanta. So they have to make up unique rules to survive due to the clientele.

[@Vmgs94]

I believe it. I tried going to brunch to the former 10th and Piedmont, they put us on a waiting list only to be told after waiting 40min that they were no longer serving brunch when there was still 2hrs plus left in brunch time.

[@regdesousa9763]

I feel ya !!I went to Atlanta about 10 years ago and I was so proud that even if they were a big city everyone was nice .Fast forward 10 years lol and I went back and everyone seems angry and unhappy .I asked an Atlanta cop a question and he was downright rude !!!

[@SamuelStephen28]

I’m sure Cardi B is clean as a whistle

[@Hiddenangell1270]

You should try Austin next. Food and service here is really challenging too.

[@xeno_threat]

The last time I was in Atlanta, there were black people everywhere. Perhaps that has something to do with it.

[@HIMSTRAIGHT]

Lived in Atlanta most of my life. The customer service really has been on the decline in the last 20-25 yrs, especially the last ten. There's still plenty of great places to eat, just have to be local to know where not to go. The food in most places is still good though.

[@Mr.aAdDies]

When I went 2 Gladys knight’s Chicken and Waffles in Lithonia they had this wierd rule about no shorts or denim jeans in the restaurant, it’s a casual dining restaurant next to a strip-mall🤨

[@s13rr4buf3]

Weird.

[@RJL612]

The one off Winters Chapel? By Stonecrest?

[@stephanielemons2995]

We are so frickin proud to say he is a Las Vegas local. He has helped so many of our own local restaurants I can't even count. And I love the fact that he still didn't have a bad thing to say about the restaurant owners or workers. He wants all these businesses to have a chance to shine. Keith, Las Vegas has your back and we always will...

[@Johnny_Silverhand1]

Who tf cares what Cardi B says

[@Ms9mmBeretta]

Forget it's cardi b for a second. It's a celebrity using their platform to say "hey, I'm a celebrity and I'm trying to let y'all know that the service is bad in Atlanta no matter who you are or how much money you have." She's adding validity to the guy's claims, gotta give credit where it's due.

[@RedNuii]

@@Ms9mmBerettaI would agree if it was literally anyone but cardi b

[@hakshustletv]

@@RedNuiiWe need to find Ja😂

[@mastershakes]

my thoughts and prayers go out to the brave few willing to subject themselves to living in parts of our world that are completely inhospitable to human life such as new york, atlanta, los angeles, houston, seattle, new orleans, etc

[@guybeingaguy]

As long as Candy B gives her approval! Her opinion is VERY IMPORTANT to me!

[@davidbenji1]

That's the same thing I was thinking! Thank GOODNESS for Carbi B!!

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Sarcasm right?? Hopefully 😂😂

[@paynomind]

Live in Atlanta. Restaurants can have delicious food. Can have a*hole policies. They are independent, but customer service tends to be WAY TOO Low on the list.

[@nlabanok]

In fairness, Atlanta has a much higher ratio of Karens and Chads who walk through every door thinking the room in front of them is there to serve them and only them.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Black Karen's and Chad's too yes?

[@irregulargamer1352]

At least they have the money to make up for that attitude.

[@Edwardsjm]

​@squibbelsmcjohnson that's Gofundmeeshias and Tyrones

[@obsidian00]

Take it from someone who IS from Atlanta...the "Dining Scene" here is TRASH!!! 🙌🏾

[@mjwbulich]

I can actually sympathize with the restaurants on some of these issues. I worked at a restaurant in Oakland,CA. About 30% of our customers were high melanin. They were the vast majority of the problem customers. The hostess would distribute them evenly amongst the servers so everything was fair. I can't imagine trying to run a business where the majority of your customers were high melanin. Nightmare fuel.

[@linagarett]

I need some context. What does high melanin mean? Does it pertain to dark skin or a certain type of person?

[@ABS-oh8jt]

What does this comment mean, are you being racist? Seriously confused!

[@coolbreeze5683]

I've worked in a restaurant where 95% of the customers were "low melanin" and would deal with dine and dashes, drunk behavior and people treating the wait staff as their servants. This was from people who would dress up nicely for a night out but still act like trash.

[@theuniquerep8080]

@@coolbreeze5683There’s always an expectation to the rule….Doesn’t make it the rule though

[@BarryBlockZay617]

​@@coolbreeze5683Real nightmare fuel 😂

[@user-vh5pb2cq8l]

Keith Lee is an Awesome dude! How some people don't like him is wild!!

[@chefboyarleezy4162]

i'll pass and stay in California with the best restaurants

[@ANTHONY65157]

Yup Mexican restaurants ran by mexican people 💯🇲🇽 A1

[@ormand3000]

I think your auto correction mistakenly said California when you meant to say Texas 🤠

[@chefboyarleezy4162]

@@ormand3000 yall got the best brisket fasholy

[@SuperEgo19]

This was 60 seconds of my life I’ll never get back. It’s literally about nothing. What a vapid society we have and I was routed to this garbage by NBC, your trusted news source.

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

Why bc he’s black or something else 😮, isn’t Atlanta like 75% black

[@kcisthe1st]

No because atl is ghetto AF and poor people have no respect

[@ryanc7652]

He was making nothing about race just the customer service in most restaurants in Atlanta and overall experience for the price isn’t worth it. And he’s letting everyone know.

[@higherrealms5309]

No one is insinuating that he received this type of service bcuz he’s black, if anything, ppl are calling out the much needed improvements of black owned restaurants, specifically in the area of customer experience .

[@WarrenPuffet]

@@higherrealms5309exactly. They get somewhat of a pass for this reason as well. If it was in Texas, and poor treatment from a bunch of white/Mexican owned businesses, it would be treated differently by the media.

[@twatnocker7694]

Black people are always insinuating that it's about race.

[@HarryBosch-]

“The doors are wide open and it’s people eating inside” Where did this trend in the English language where people replace “there” with “it’s”? It sounds ridiculous.

[@toejahmsammich]

Did you watch this just to criticize his "english" Story must have hurt your feelings little crybaby.

[@MindRegulatorMusic]

SOMEBODY FINALLY said it!!! Thank you! Now, let's mention that "I" and "seen" ("I seen you eating lunch there.") DON'T GO TOGETHER! It's "I saw you...." Sigh....

[@toejahmsammich]

@@MindRegulatorMusic English grammar teacher? No one cares.

[@MindRegulatorMusic]

@@toejahmsammich "No one?" You speak for all of the 8.1 billion people on earth? That's quite a feat.

[@SmedleyButler1881]

It’s blaq cultcha you wouldn’t get it

[@cookiemonster3420]

That’s everywhere in the US we’re in a recession. You’re better off eating at home.

[@Edwardsjm]

It's not everywhere, absolutely WRONG. I never experience the things he's talking about.

[@arnodobler1096]

In the USA everything is politicized, even beer.

[@mycryptolingo5974]

The food in Atlanta is salty and overwhelmed with fried options.

[@ebiyejombo]

ANYBODY can be a food critic or any kind of critic! There's NO talent involved in the "profession"😂

[@nic8277]

I mean. You have to be likable.. I've seen plenty try and fail

[@Since91Too]

Fair but I'm glad he's speaking up on Atlanta's HORRIBLE restaurant scene - it's truly awful

[@slumped378]

He’s a respected critic on social media because he’s an honest, kind, and genuine person, which you don’t see much of nowadays. Maybe some people should take after his values… 👀 (you)

[@joeblobyisme3708]

“My disappointment is immeasurable. And my day is ruined.”

[@Chrimbuh-pk9du]

Anybody can be a cop too. At least they don’t give food critics gun and no training.

[@LEM19284]

The fact that he had to choose to stay in the car while his family went in to the restaurant is an absolute disgrace. 😢

[@sunnys5150]

Sooo true! Jus go to Waffle House

[@sugalovely1238]

Ok! At least u get your money's worth! Food & service my be subpar, but so is the price & expectations....🤷‍♀️

[@user-dt5vq9te4q]

Atlanta is… getting wild man.

[@erik222]

at least he’s not promoting violence 💯

[@assassin8636]

Oh you're wrong for that

[@erik222]

@@assassin8636 how so?

[@assassin8636]

​@erik222 I think this comment was trying to use the race card, but maybe I'm overlooking at this

[@erik222]

@@assassin8636 i definitely wasn’t trying to pull a race card i just meant that no one can claim he was promoting violent protests and riots because he did say at the end not to attack the restaurants and to try eating there before judging them. unless he was being sarcastic but i normally look for the good in people first instead of seeing the bad. plus i can’t pull a race card because im not black.

[@JB-iw1lt]

Might as well say at least he didn’t rob the restaurant. Truly insane comment

[@johnqualls5990]

It’s not just Atlanta,sadly, it’s world wide. Cooking for others brought joy. Long Hours, bad quality food, low pay, and the pandemic changed that. It’s not worth the risk for a lot of people.

[@davejuniorsimracer]

Gotta love the narrative they putting out for a reason. 🧐 Hope this bug prevent move ppl from moving here honeslty. All this talk yet city seems to have new ppl flocking on the daily.

[@ConflictedYouth]

She's quoting Cardi B like she is a scholar. That alone ruins your video, unless it's made for teenagers. I don't own a restaurant but I believe any owner has a right to run it however he/she wants. If you don't like it, don't go there. Don't go online trying to ruin people's businesses, it's already hard enough

[@johngregory4410]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@bl1429]

You know how the folks be acting when they go out to eat. The restaurants have to do this to keep the bad ones out.

[@ASAL2022]

I don’t blame these restaurants at all. Have you seen how loud and unmannered minorities can be at these restaurants? It’s terrible. You have to drive 30 min to the suburb just to go eat.

[@goodone5590]

Did you just make a racist remark?

[@brandonwayne6131]

Sound like Atlanta need to get back to home cooked meals with large family tables, granny mamma and family sharing in cooking for the entire family. Back to the basics of the family unite and let the restaurants experience families staying at home.

[@hassimyousef9683]

Maybe if Atlanta wasn’t 50% black they wouldn’t have all these issues.

[@therev2100]

Or if black culture started making changes to dining out etiquette, instead of acting trashy when they went out, they wouldn't have these issues.

[@memjay9932]

Call these restaurants out by name! Yelp reviews are a great way to get feedback to owners and make them change their ways or lose business.

[@ericrussell1999]

Food critics are the lowest form of life.😂

[@MH-fm8fd]

Atlanta restaurant owners are the real low life forms

[@thanos8914]

I’d rather do that than be named Eric Russel 😂

[@magneto44]

possible most absurd comment ever made on KZbin 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@slumped378]

Not when you’re doing it with a genuine intention. Look into someone before attacking them… he’s a very good person.

[@DaveyBooBoo]

Not as bad as KZbin critics

[@sircasm6578]

Do you know how many pounds of butter and biscuits were probably stuffed into fake Gucci bags😅

[@Edwardsjm]

Untold thousands

[@CrazyHustlerTV]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but just be careful playing with people’s money and customers

[@matesetowns]

Eating in a fancy restaurant in Atlanta is the reason why I ordered my steak medium well done. I ordered a steak well done and they brought me out a burnt steak. I figured that all restaurants do this, so from that point on I ordered my steaks medium well done because they will not be burned.

[@matesetowns]

@@Cob____ Explain...

[@BarryBlockZay617]

Medium Well? Just get a burger at that point 😂

[@Frank_Reynolds__.]

​@@BarryBlockZay617yeah I tend to agree. If you're ordering well done steak you don't really like steak. It's okay to order something else.

[@matesetowns]

@@BarryBlockZay617 Thank you for your judge on my personal preference. I'll remember it when I order my food the way I like it.

[@JessieBanana]

I can understand not taking orders for the party until everyone’s arrived. That’s pretty normal, but water!!! If you’re going to seat people, you should be bringing them water.

[@Ihateclownsjt]

As a person from Atlanta i humbly apologize for our restaurant experiences

[@GAPOWERade]

All of the Atlanta menus are the same, the drinks are the same, the entrees are the same …and his experience is not unique. He’s not telling us in Atlanta anything that that we didn’t already know… he’s just the match that struck.

[@804AllDay]

SPEAK ON IT, KEITH!!!!! BLAST DATASSS!!!!!!