tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138981966224661293.post7487873200243985781..comments2023-04-25T05:45:00.157-07:00Comments on A Bite Out of the Buckeye: A Miami InstitutionAnnabellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756550966580640289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138981966224661293.post-60615897975014110182011-08-29T10:28:28.537-07:002011-08-29T10:28:28.537-07:00Hi Annabelle,
I know it is almost a year since you...Hi Annabelle,<br />I know it is almost a year since your sparing review with Lowell, but I just wanted to say you won! You came off as smart, articulate, and making all valid points! It doesn't matter that you are a Blonde (in fact it is somewhat suprising that a beautiful blonde has a brain too, since they are not usually required to develop it), but you should consider a side carreer as a food reviewer - your fairness and unbiased comments are what the rest of us depend on! Anyway, thanks!RockManFreehttp://www.tripadvisor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138981966224661293.post-47534967382658394262010-10-28T16:47:19.513-07:002010-10-28T16:47:19.513-07:00Lowell,
I agree service is huge part of the rest...Lowell, <br /><br />I agree service is huge part of the restaurant experience and while I can't tell you the name of our server since we went months ago, I can tell you I could still pick him out of a lineup. Not interacting with my server is not a problem of mine and I actually felt the service at Joe's was pretty good. <br /><br />I never said the crab cakes were made from Stone Crabs, I only mentioned I thought Joe's should be able to make a good crab cake. <br /><br />I love restaurants and I am well aware you can love the same type of dish at many restaurants for different reasons, just as you love your children in different ways. <br /><br />However, a dish can also be poorly executed and therefore not as good as another's dish. If that weren't true restaurants wouldn't go out of business for serving poor quality food and restaurant ratings and awards wouldn't exist. Thinking that every dish is good in it's own way is unrealistic. <br /><br />I also find it odd you feel that because my opinion of this restaurant does not agree with yours, or that I don't have 20 years restaurant experience, somehow my critique is not valid. <br /><br />Since you are in the restaurant business I would think that you would know that all patron's "critiques" should matter and provide something to learn from. <br /><br />But on the other hand, just as you tend to suggest I should only post my opinion in my house, I will suggest that you are not required to read everything online. <br /><br />A blog is one's thoughts and an extension of one's personality and "home". Just as you are not required to visit my home, don't feel you have to visit my blog.Annabellehttp://abiteoutofthebuckeye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138981966224661293.post-44172845967382858252010-10-23T10:40:47.195-07:002010-10-23T10:40:47.195-07:00I order to fully enjoy any restaurant, you must in...I order to fully enjoy any restaurant, you must interact with the server who is taking care of you. What was your server's name at Joe's?<br /><br />If you had pointed out that you wanted "sauces" to go with your Fried Green Tomatoes, you should have asked your server, they would have brought you several. FGT are not normally served as appetizers, they are a side dish.<br /><br />Crab Cakes are not made from Stone Crabs. They are made with Maryland blue crab meat. I have been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years and whenever I hear someone say "They are not as good as some other restaurant's" I ask them "Which of your children do you love the most?" Every restaurant is different and to knock one because you "think" or "feel" another is better, well your "critique" should be posted on the wall of "your" home, not online.<br /><br />I am sorry you did not find Joe's to be everything I find it to be. But what do you have to lose? All of your favorite food is at another restaurant and now I do not have to wait in line behind you for a table.Lowell Kuvin, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11826272790778691481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138981966224661293.post-73815420278447946522010-08-04T06:51:33.827-07:002010-08-04T06:51:33.827-07:00Yeah, I knew I was going to get some flack for thi...Yeah, I knew I was going to get some flack for this review and believe me I wanted to love Joe's and I'm sure there is a reason they've been around for so long, but I write what I experience. <br /><br />I know that we didn't order what Joe's is famous for and I admit that was likely a mistake. But a place that has been in business for decades should be able to master the vast majority of their menu. Not every patron that comes by is going to want stone crab and key lime pie. They are famous for crab and they should be able to put out a great crab cake.Annabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756550966580640289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138981966224661293.post-71024630639301050402010-08-03T10:03:26.291-07:002010-08-03T10:03:26.291-07:00You did Joe's wrong.
1. After May 15 they ar...You did Joe's wrong. <br /><br />1. After May 15 they are in summer mode and the wait is much less.<br /><br />2. How do you not get stone crabs which come cracked already and the medium claws are reasonably priced<br /><br />3. There are several dipping sauces they could have provided<br /><br />4. Not ordering the keylime pie is as bad as not getting the claws. You didn't get one thing they are famous for. There is a reason why they have been in business for 100 yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com