[jimkerr]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

In follow up to my post from a few weeks back, where I sorted and listed the top ten highest rated restaurants on Yelp in TV, I’ve done the same, sorting out the bottom 10 rated restaurants that are within the confines of “the bubble”, excluding fast -food type franchises. Here are the dishonorable mentions:

1) China Wok
2) Panera Bread
3) Cody’s Roadhouse
4) Margarita Republic
5) Beef O’Brady’s
6) Orange Blossom Country Club
7) Bob Evans
8) Golden Corral
9) Ay Jalisco
10) Gator’s Dockside

😂😂😂

[Bay Kid]

Yelp usually only gets bad reviews.

[asianthree]

OP posts something from Yelp. The posters are unhappy about the content. Again its yelp…it’s info coming from a website, that others post on about everything..read don’t read, will it really change your day?

[wbilbrey99@gmail.com]

Best fried chicken in tv metro diner.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Yelp usually only gets bad reviews.

Maybe, but I trust Yelp a lot more than Google. I have seen business websites where they post 70 or 80 Google reviews and they are all 5 stars. And, none of the reviewers are identified by location. How does that happen?

[mikeycereal]

Long as I don't see my favorites on that list, I'm good to go!

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by rustyp

OK - Don't care. Not taking the bait.

No one asked you to eat it...

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

LOL - but you cared enough to take the time and post - I can always count on you Rust to comment and be engaged in anything I post. I guess I should be flattered that you have taken an interest in me.

Yes you should be flattered Mickey. I regularly search for your posts when I am at the peak of boredom. Thanks for filling the gap.

[Ken D.]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

In follow up to my post from a few weeks back, where I sorted and listed the top ten highest rated restaurants on Yelp in TV, I’ve done the same, sorting out the bottom 10 rated restaurants that are within the confines of “the bubble”, excluding fast -food type franchises. Here are the dishonorable mentions:

1) China Wok
2) Panera Bread
3) Cody’s Roadhouse
4) Margarita Republic
5) Beef O’Brady’s
6) Orange Blossom Country Club
7) Bob Evans
8) Golden Corral
9) Ay Jalisco
10) Gator’s Dockside

Are you the daily orchestrator? Everyone has a different opinion.

[bilcon]

I was never a big fan of people who down restaurants. While some on your list aren't my style, I keep my opinions to myself. You obviously have never run a small business and experienced the problems that come with it.

"I have never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong."

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

Golden Corral: BEST
FRIED CHICKEN IN THE VILLAGES !

A reason to try it.

[airstreamingypsy]

I like Orange Blossom CC, their Butterfish dinner is delicious. I also like Golden Corral, I would eat there more often but its hard to find someone who wants to eat there with me, and I don't go to restaurants alone. My favorite things there are chicken livers and mashed potatoes. Delicious.

[b0bd0herty]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

1) China Wok
2) Panera Bread
3) Cody’s Roadhouse
4) Margarita Republic
5) Beef O’Brady’s
6) Orange Blossom Country Club
7) Bob Evans
8) Golden Corral
9) Ay Jalisco
10) Gator’s Dockside

Please clarify. Is #1 the bottom or the top of the 10 lowest rated? Thanks in advance.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

In follow up to my post from a few weeks back, where I sorted and listed the top ten highest rated restaurants on Yelp in TV, I’ve done the same, sorting out the bottom 10 rated restaurants that are within the confines of “the bubble”, excluding fast -food type franchises. Here are the dishonorable mentions:

1) China Wok
2) Panera Bread
3) Cody’s Roadhouse
4) Margarita Republic
5) Beef O’Brady’s
6) Orange Blossom Country Club
7) Bob Evans
8) Golden Corral
9) Ay Jalisco
10) Gator’s Dockside

I consider Ay! Jalisco the best Mexican restaurant in The Villages and one of the very best restaurants in The Villages, period. (I’ve loved Mexican food for fifty years and lived in Southern California for years, so I’m used to the spice.). Try their Cadillac Margarita. I love the Enchiladas Rancheros. It is also one of the few good non-chain restaurants open on Monday night. (Outside The Villages, south of Wildwood on 301, I recommend Casa Agave.) On the Villages Gourmet Club site, Ay! Jalisco has the same high rating as Coastal Del Mar and is half a point different from Chop House.

The difficulty with all of these rating sites is that while they serve a useful purpose, the ratings can be affected by people who don’t understand the food. That’s why it is useful to actually read what the reviewers write instead of going by the numbers. Some people give a restaurant 1* because there was no lemon in their water, or too much ice. Or the salsa was too spicy or not spicy enough, or the guacamole was different from how they had it at some other restaurant. (There are so many delicious but different ways to make guacamole.) Or the texture of the beans is different (not realizing that the runniness of refried beans shifts all day as they cook.) Or the rice isn’t the way they like. Go by reviews from people who know what they are talking about.

For example, Amrit Palace in Ocala has superb Indian food and draws a lot Indians to eat there. The waiters are knowledgeable and can guide you in your choices. But if you have never eaten Indian food, or you grew up in some benighted part of the country where people cook without spices, you may hate it. In that case, ideally, you should not be allowed to review the restaurant. That’s why I say, read the reviews and look for reviews by people who know what they are talking about. Discount the comments by cranks and those who have never eaten that sort of food. Some are legitimate, but others are overrated.

I’ve also enjoyed Cody’s a number of times. I’ve had much worse here in The Villages. I don’t have anything to say about the others on the list. But disliking Ay! Jalisco is perverse and just plain ignorant.

[merrymini]

Hardly ever listen to people who review restaurants because lots of people do not even have taste in their mouths.