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McClure's BBQ (4 Viewers)
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Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
JoeT: "So I guess that's about Twelve-fitty a sleeve, huh?"
Tipsy: "Yeeaaa, about"
JoeT: "K, lemme get one"
Tipsy: "Right on. One T-shirt."
JoeT: "No, no... no, no... one sleeve."
Tipsy: "Yeeaaa, about"
JoeT: "K, lemme get one"
Tipsy: "Right on. One T-shirt."
JoeT: "No, no... no, no... one sleeve."
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
man...wow. Some people are really jerks. I think I know exactly whom that was too.Evilgrin 72 said:
Worm
slimy ninja
Don't you have better things to do than sit around and bull#### with the help? Slacker!
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
we may have sounded like we were gloating...but it was an unreal 2 weeks and that day in particular. we were more astounded that we could have run out again. and when I greeted her with the brisket/butts only speech it was to keep them from deciding an order before they knew those things had run out....
She also gave the joint a bad review. clearly she is an entitled busybody female dog. I should be more quiet about "gloating" or being so cocksure.... Maybe she also needs to notice when it is complete happiness mixed with exhaustion.
But...ill never engage that stuff on yelp.
She also gave the joint a bad review. clearly she is an entitled busybody female dog. I should be more quiet about "gloating" or being so cocksure.... Maybe she also needs to notice when it is complete happiness mixed with exhaustion.
But...ill never engage that stuff on yelp.
I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
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Insoxicated
I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
did the same thing (referencing her bottom heavy review record and clearly not being a legit account).
Buckfast 1
Footballguy
I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
$25? good lord that's a lot of money! how about i give you 82 cents and you give me just a collar?
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
link?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
I was so annoyed by that "review." After reading through this thread and knowing how well-liked and respected you are by customers all over New Orleans, I felt like her dog #### conjecture was way out of line. I wanted to hack Yelp and delete it. Hopefully, everyone reading that will blow it off for what it is in light of the other reviews, if it causes one fewer person to eat at your place after all the BS you went through to get it open, I'll hunt that ##### down and sew her ### to her face.
tipsy mcstagger
Footballguy
most readers of yelp know a troll when they see it. don't worry about flagging these guys. last thing i need is to be in the news for how my yelp page is combative & such. let slepping dogs lie.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Hopefully you won't end up in the news when I sew her ### to her face. It could have been a fan of any one of the apparently myriad restaurants she's crapped on on Yelp.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Thanks. never been on Yelp.google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
### to her face. Is that a human centipede or millipede or one legged centipede? Not really sure on that, maybe the human donut?
Bob Sacamano
Footballguy
Are you Amish?Thanks. never been on Yelp.google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
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Insoxicated
What is this book of faces you speak of?Are you Amish?Thanks. never been on Yelp.google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
ffldrew
Footballguy
It's probably the first of many. Yelp reviews are really wild for the highly rated places - everyone wants to be a critic and let you know that they know all that about food. A couple of my favorite restaurants that I've had some really awesome meals at get crappy critical reviews over the minute things(My favorite #####ers are for Mama Fish House in Maui complaining about the prices - in Maui). I think some people try to gain some kind of satisfaction being an armchair restaurant critic. If there are enough 5 star then you know it's ok to ignore the idiots posting 1/2 star - the places that always get 2/3 are the ones that I tend to stay away from if possible.
Never been on Yelp don't see the point.Are you Amish?Thanks. never been on Yelp.google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
Don't do Facebook either. Again see no point to it. I got you guys.What is this book of faces you speak of?Are you Amish?Thanks. never been on Yelp.google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
so, when looking for a restaurant to eat at, you don't see the point of learning about other people's experiences?
Joe T
Footballguy
I agree with NCC. Most of the reviews on Yelp seem fake to me...
Not worth the time it takes to read them."OMG the food was totally fabulous and the service was amazing as well!!! Will be back with my friends and I'll be sure to get there early!"
ugh.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
just oldAre you Amish?Thanks. never been on Yelp.google: McClure New Orleans Yelplink?I threw in another flag on Cinnamon's Yelp review for good measure.I flagged her review and told her to try McDonalds next time.
She's got a 1,000 word review, only one sentence of which describes the BBQ itself. If anyone is "portly" and "self-important," I have a feeling it is Cinnamon.
regardless of whether you think Yelp is a good source for valid/honest reviews of various businesses, saying you "don't see the point" in a website that intends to collect and organize those reviews in a useful way is strange to me.
I guess the alternative is to try every restaurant yourself and go back to the ones you like. Never listen to anyone's recommendations or advice either, b/c what would be the point?
I guess the alternative is to try every restaurant yourself and go back to the ones you like. Never listen to anyone's recommendations or advice either, b/c what would be the point?
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I don't know those people so I don't really care what they think. In my experience in general people think because they eat at restaurants they know something about how they should be run or how food should be prepared, they don't. That's a big part of why so many restaurants fail. Further once you give someone a megaphone they feel the need to use it whether they should or not. And most folks shouldn't. I have no problem going in blind and making my own assessment that's half the fun to me. As someone who has spent years in the biz I have a pretty good feel for what I am getting into when I walk in. I rarely steer myself wrong. And I will listen to people I actually know and have a feel for what they like and what they are going to not like.
Lastly Yelp is wide open to manipulation and so the trust factor for any review should be very low. Whether it is good or bad. I mean I love Tipsy. I know he is doing good work. I would love to get down there and give it a try because I know it will rock. But people here posted Yelp reviews when they have never been in the place or eaten one thing he has made. Sure he is our guy and that's what we do but we aren't the only ones who could be fibbing a bit. It's like professional movie reviews too many are written by people who get goodies for doing so and a Yelp reviewer could be doing the same.
I would rather ask you guys. I am going to get better tips IMO and the shtick is just the cherry on top. And I kind of know you. I have some idea whether or not I should trust your opinions. I don't know that about cinnamon buns 143.
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Buckfast 1
Footballguy
Yelp really is a great resource, and you would be foolish not to use it. Not only is it great for finding awesome restaurants that you would have never discovered otherwise, it is also great for finding the restaurant's best dishes to order. I never go anywhere without Yelping it up first.
Sure, there are some "shills" and "trolls," but most of those biases towards one extreme or the other will be generally be cancelled out once all of data is aggregated. Often, you just have to look at the particular reviews to get a feel for their legitimacy. Any veteran user of Yelp would dismiss Cinnamon's ridiculous review because it was based largely on vague service complaints and only mentioned the quality of the BBQ in one sentence over a 1,000 word review. It is easy to dismiss outlier reviews like that.
Based on how things are looking now, I am sure that Yelp is going to help bring in a lot of business to McClure's.
Sure, there are some "shills" and "trolls," but most of those biases towards one extreme or the other will be generally be cancelled out once all of data is aggregated. Often, you just have to look at the particular reviews to get a feel for their legitimacy. Any veteran user of Yelp would dismiss Cinnamon's ridiculous review because it was based largely on vague service complaints and only mentioned the quality of the BBQ in one sentence over a 1,000 word review. It is easy to dismiss outlier reviews like that.
Based on how things are looking now, I am sure that Yelp is going to help bring in a lot of business to McClure's.
coyote5
Footballguy
Does this include all the reviews from FBG posters for McClures that have never been there?
Other than Abe,who has posted fake reviews?
And the whole point of statistics is separating the signal from the noise. The more reviews a place has, the less importance fake or clearly biased reviews have.
If you think a restaurant sounds great but find hundreds of negative reviews on Yelp, would you still go?
And the whole point of statistics is separating the signal from the noise. The more reviews a place has, the less importance fake or clearly biased reviews have.
If you think a restaurant sounds great but find hundreds of negative reviews on Yelp, would you still go?
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coyote5
Footballguy
Actually I'm pro-Yelp, I use it. I was just pointing out that there has been some tomfoolery with the McClure's reviews as well and my sense was that Abe's wasn't the only review of that sort. So maybe I picked the wrong post to quote to point it out.
That said, I have little doubt that his BBQ is fantastic and hope I can make it down there in the near future to try a heaping platter for myself.
If you have Brisket on hand, nothing else matters really.
Otis
Footballguy
I hear you, I just don't recall going to a restaurant and being told they're out of food. I'd be really confused, and wondering if they had their crap together. I'm talking everything up to high end restaurants. Is this a southern thing? I mean, I've been there when a particular special is out, but the rest of the menu is still available and it's not a big deal. But to be out of food??
Aren't you setting yourself up to lose customers if this happens regularly? (not just the day's customers, but others who may be annoyed at the inconvenience?)
I get the cool factor of coming away impressed that the place is so good it ran out of food. Still just strikes me as odd.
Carry on.
Nipsey
Footballguy
Who the hell would ever take the time to write a yelp review? Only time I could imagine writing one would be for a place that I frequented and I wanted them to change something. "this place could really use some new & delicious bar apps.." This cinnamon girl is clearly nuts, right?
Brady Marino
Footballguy
I had no idea Tipsy was portly and self-important until Cinnamon informed me tonight.
Wait, he's an FBG, so if he wasn't portly and self-important, I'd be concerned.
Wait, he's an FBG, so if he wasn't portly and self-important, I'd be concerned.
it's a BBQ thing. Anyplace that's any good is going to cook the food slow over low temps so it takes a ton of time. If you're not cooking to order, it's easy to run out when the demand is sufficiently high.
My pretty much elderly mom has become an insane person. She attempts to get free food every time she goes out to eat by complaining. It's to the point where my sister (they are all back east) refuses to go out with her anymore.
She and my poor, beaten father went and had breakfast at Denny's. When she was done, she complained to the manager by saying, and I quote: "I just don't think the chef was innovative enough."
Denny's.
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