Kinda funny that it's mostly other influencers/celebrities that are criticizing him. Almost like he's setting a higher standard of being famous and rich, and they wanna continue to be assholes and liars that are easily influenced by bribes and ad revenue. Like now we see that it is possible to be rich and famous and a good person. Like of course that NFL player doesn't get it. He gets great service and great food for just being famous so wtf does he care if that same restaurant treats their other customers like shit.
Its absolutely disgusting that having your own opinion and Not wanting to be a famous gets you so much hate. The world is evil.. People are so evil...😔
Because people feel called out when Keith Lee said he didn't want any special treatments. Even though his statement isn't directly aimed at anyone, those who use their celebrity statuses to get special treatments and into places are offended because they feel guilty. They feel the needs to defend places that give out preferential treatments because they can continue to take advantage of that. In situations like this, celebrities and influencers words have no weight because they're always gonna get treated nicely for their fame (since people recognize them ). Thus, Keith Lee's strategy of sending out his family members in first to get the authentic treatments. Because as an average ordinary customer, you probably don't wanna go to some places which will treat you accordingly to how famous/rich you are.
Agreed but like also his reason why is a really good reason he wont get the average treatment so he can’t properly evaluate the food if they knew to put their absolute best witch isnt the normal into serving him.
Chad Johnson (Ocho Cinco 85) was an American football player his number was 85. He is a show boater whenever he comes to town he eats at expensive restaurants and leaves $1000+ tips and it makes the news so absolutely he expects to have his ass kissed. He loves attention so this guy refusing preferential treatment had to feel like a personal attack to him. 😂
Why are people going after Keith Lee??? From everything i've heard about this situation, the way restaurants are run in Atlanta just sucks balls. I wont go to businesses with inaccurate or inconsistent hours of business, weird and unclear rules around when they do and dont offer takeout, god awful customer service, etc. Consistency is bare minimum for running a business unless you serve until you run out of food. Even then you should open at the same time on days you're open. Are the people of Atlanta being gaslit into believing sh*t customer service and innacurate biz info should be status quo? Hold them to the bare minimum standard instead lmao
Not all restaurants in Atlanta suck balls. In fact, as someone who grew up in Atlanta, I have never had a bad restaurant experience there. You just need to do a bit of homework and check the reviews of a restaurant, like how it is at literally every other place in the world. Are there shitty restaurants in Atlanta? Of course. There’s shitty restaurants everywhere tho.
@@Anze99there's a higher concentration of restaurants with shitty experiences, wait time, price and staff than most other places (including other big cities). Most of the time the food is good but about 85%+ of the time it's extremely lacking in one or more of those ares. Maybe you just don't see it that way bc you're used to it? Of the places i've been, Atlanta restaurants (independent AND chain) have been the worst across the board.
@@auroracorveseparsonsIm confused how? All he says is that hes not the target audience for them trying to give him special treatment. If they feel targeted because they accept the special treatment with open arms then thats on them oh well. Now if people are going after them for it thats still not Keith fault as he has no control over them no matter how much he says he doesn’t condone any of those things.
the reason he wants to be treated like every other person is because he wants to genuinely review the place...how can he do that if the ppl watching his reviews wont get the same quality?
'Don't criticize my restaurant because no one asked" Better yet. I know a way to avoid all criticism if that is what you really want...Don’t own a restaurant. Then you don’t have to deal with criticism to your business. The unfortunate thing about owning a business and putting your things out into the world is that there will always be people who have an opinion. It is up to the business owner to evaluate what criticism they will be taking in and what they won't. All Keith did was give his opinion. If you didn't ask, why does it matter what he thinks?
Exactly. It's like becoming an artist and expecting not to be critiqued by an art critic. The whole point of a restaurant is to provide good food AND good service. The whole experience should be worth it to anyone who's willing to pay whatever they're paying.
The ironic thing is that they DID ask! They just didn't get to do the full suck-up part, which 99% of restaurants do when they know a critic is coming/in the restaurant. He does it incognito, by sending in his wife and kids, to get the HONEST service - not the celebrity special!
This! 👍 Years ago, my cousin ran a pub that also served food. Ordinarily, she got great feedback but, on a particularly busy Sunday, a critic from the local paper came in and gave her a not-so-great review (it wasn't negative, but wasn't positive, either). So she contacted the paper and invited the critic back. Showed her round the kitchen, introduced the staff, showed how the food was prepared, and they discussed what might have gone wrong on the day of the initial review. The critic had a lot of experience and my cousin had only been in the business a few years at that point, so she kindly gave her advice and my cousin took in on board. A few weeks later, the critic came back unannounced, ate as a normal customer, and gave a great review. But the piece in the paper was set out differently. It included the visit, the tour, and the fact that advice had been willingly taken on-board and implemented. Food trade shot up - not just because of the review, but because many of the customers said they were impressed by a business that handled criticism well and took the opportunity to learn and improve. *That's* how you handle criticism. You don't get snarky, you learn from it and improve your craft.
Most restaurants in Atlanta are obsessed with exclusivity. They want to serve the “celebrities” with the best of the best and forget that the “ regular” people are their company’s backbone. Keith Lee came to New Orleans and he gave honest reviews/critiques. We love him down here.
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
I think the only influencers/celebs dogging on Keith Lee are just worried that it might make the restaurants start treating _them_ like ordinary customers too & they will lose their "special" treatment. Either worried their money can no longer buy preferential treatment or their social infulence can no longer get them free meals with their "do you know who I am" attitudes. Like... "What do you mean he wants to be treated like everyone else, pays for his food _and_ tips well when he likes the meal/service?!" Why else would that Chad dude be so bent out of shape over it all. Or does he know the restaurant owner that got dissed?
"I get special treatment because I'm famous, how DARE you plebs expect the same!?" That's literally it. A bunch of insanely entitled cretins are just pissed that the place they go to be treated like royalty might start treating the "common pleb" better. It's all about hierarchy and entitlement. I GUARANTEE YOU that Chad guy gets free personal service at every restaurant he enters, and he's so insanely entitled he's convinced himself that he's somehow "deserving" of it.
why are they mad at the man pointing out the flaws instead of being mad at the naughty restaurants who made the mistakes?? The man speaks the truth as he experiences it. I fail to see how he is the problem here The problem is the restaurants with the bad practices that he experienced
Sounds to me like that guy is just mad because Keith Lee is being praised for his integrity, while this guys admits to taking advantage of the broken system.
My cousin is a culinary arts instructor and he always says you listen to the smaller “unskilled” voices because they will bring people in. Plus Ocho has no damn room to talk about reputation or qualifications. Keith Lee is relatable because he’s every man. And no way in hell am I waiting 2 hours for food.
He pronounces his name like: Oh-Cho-Sinko. It’s 5 and 8 in Spanish. It was his jersey number when he was a mediocre American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals. His ego has no end.
@@annenelson5656 that's..... pretty embarrassing tbh 😑 I'm glad I never heard of this dude even as an American... He doesn't really seem worth knowing so far from what I've seen and heard. At least not on any topic I would care about.
"I just wanna eat food and mind my business" how can anyone be mad at a guy who just wants to be treated like a regular customer? You don't need a certain set of credentials to have an opinion, the criticism of Keith Lee is just so wild to me. I hope he can get back to making the content he enjoys
The problem was the owners of the restaurants assumed he would kiss their ass to get pictures and business. The food scene out here in ATL is mad weird and entitled. Like they want US to be grateful for the service they chose to provide.
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
I think the funniest angry response I saw was someone upset that a famous person didn't want to be treated like they were super special awesome and better than everyone else. Really telling on themselves with that!
So that guy understand he is angry because someone on the internet wants to be as genuine and truthful as he can but some restaurants didn't want to let him?? Wth is his problem??? 😂😅😂😂😂
This just reminds me of a bit by John Mulaney on one of his Netflix specials (I don't remember which one) where he talked about being a writer for SNL and how everyone thinks celebrities must be secretly weird and he says they absolutely are, he talked about meeting Mick Jagger who barely only really spoke in one word sentences and rejected his ideas by say "No!" and accepted other ideas by just shouting "Yeah!" he also talked about how Jagger would just say "diet coke" and "one would appear in his hand" (obviously referring to the assistants around him who get him whatever he wants when he says so) and he talks about how normal people are taught to be nice and say please and thank you (typically) but that if an ordinary person could just say "diet coke" and one appeared in your hands that we'd do it all day even if we didn't like diet coke I think it's interesting when celebrities remain ordinary people, like Keith Lee
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
Didn't know who Keith Lee was until your videos but now I love him. Heaven forbid someone actually function as a normal human being. Also, Twitter is a cesspool and I wouldn't trust it for anything these days.
I was a fan ever since he was on those videos on famous cartoon foods cooks recreate and you must try not to eat it lol he was always so wholesome and nice .
Fun fact markie! In a lot of places in the United States "Tip workers" are only legally required to be paid UNDER 3$ AN HOUR with the rest of the already failing minimum wage to be made up by tips (last I checked federal minimum was 2.17$ an hour
It’s not that they’re legally required to be paid that, that’s incorrect. It’s that restaurant owners are legally allowed to pay that. There’s nothing set in stone about what the wage needs to be only that it can’t be lower than 3$ an hour
I didn’t know who Keith Lee was before this drama but from the clips, I really love his calm and straightforward demeanor. I can totally see why folks trust his opinion and I hope he keeps on doing exactly what he’s been doing!
Isn’t he the guy who apologized for promoting that pickled vegetable lady? Once he found out she wasn’t doing it the proper way? He seems like a good guy.
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
In many establishments servers make $2.13 an hour and then a percentage of their sales is given to the nontipped employees out of their tips. My last job I paid 6% of my sales to everyone else, and one of those people wasn't even at work (the busser) so I had to do their job and pay the non person. Anyway if you're in America, if you don't tip your server is likely paying out of pocket to serve you
It's so crazy to hear that because in Washington either normal pay or tipped wage is the minimum wage which is $15.74 right now. So it's crazy to me other states are only paying $2-$3.
@@bayleefaye5877yeah. The federal min wage hasn’t changed in 20 years. It’s $2.13 for servers and $7.25 for retail/etc. a few states and cities raised the minimum wage. But I don’t think a city in North Carolina could raise the local min wage if they wanted too. I think it’s actually against state law.
@@louhortonsculpture State legally set their minimum with means they don't go by the federal standard. Washington set the minimum no matter what to our minimum wage which is $15.74 right now. No matter what anyone working in our state gets $15.74, normal wage or tipped wage. It's different for each state. Only a few actually go by the federal minimum limit. So it's crazy that some choose to stay at that low, I get $15 seems really high but when I was looking some state even tipped or normal wage was $2-$3 and I feel for those who get bad customers that leave like $2-$5 tips. (Sorry if this comes off bad, I did not intend it too 😂)
They're just bad businesses. If a business cannot accept that they did something wrong and double-down on their arrogance instead of admitting an issue and wanting to change it, they have already failed basic business 101. Your customers are your business. If you cannot understand that you have no business being in business.
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
"what are you qualifications to have this firm stance on this topic" EXACTLY like qualifications? That makes 0 sense I think Kurtis Conner was talking about someone telling him he can't have an opinion on American politics because he's Canadian and he was saying he's not spaghetti but he can have an opinion on that
As a waitress I made about $3.75 hourly because it was a tipped job. And I had to pay company fees from $3.75, so I basically made nothing hourly, it's all tips.
Honestly, he is giving a customer's pov. Businesses need to see & hear what their customers are experiencing. Other restaurants & businesses can watch his videos and start finding their own blind spots. Customer service is everything. People will eat okay food if the service is great.
The minimum wage under federal law is $7.25 per hour. Under the FLSA, though, tipped workers are not even entitled to that minimum wage. Instead, employers only have to pay them a minimum cash wage of $2.13 per hour. I’ve only worked as bartender/server in the US, idk about anywhere else.
Anyone else agree that bad service is worse than bad food? Like if I go somewhere for the first time, and the food isn’t super great, but the service was awesome, I’m more likely to go back for another try. If the service was shit then I’m not going back regardless
I’d never heard of Keith Lee prior to your last video on the gentleman. But, from what I’ve seen since watching your last video on him to today’s video, he seems like a genuine and honest man. That’s the ONLY kind of qualifications I’d be concerned with if I were a restaurant owner! There are no ulterior motives for Mr. Lee. He’s here to give his honest opinions on the restaurant as a whole. The service, the food, and the treatment of other customers as well…with the treatment of others being especially important in my eyes. That means he’s paying attention to EVERYTHING, not just what he’s getting. I don’t see why anyone would dislike what he’s doing. Seems like a wonderful approach to being a food reviewer!
It's so weird that he's being dragged the way that he is... he's honest, down to earth, and all in all is someone that I would trust when it comes to food and opinion.. it's so weird to see him getting so much hate for being honest....
Ugh 😩 living in Cincinnati all my life, I’ve had to deal with Chad Johnson’s BS for years. It’s always been the Ocho Cinco show when it comes to him. He wants the special attention everywhere he goes. He even drove around Cincy with an ochocinco personalized plate. He needs to go take a nap
Even when Keith doesn’t like a dish, he would be kind about it and say why he doesn’t like it. For example, he has always said that he doesn’t like Mac and cheese, so tries not to review Mac and cheese or he prefaces the review by saying that he doesn’t like Mac and cheese in general, but he knows that other people do like it. He’s never mean or disrespectful about it.
The fact that he's catching so much backlash from being honest about Atlanta restaurants doesn't surprise me in the slightest! Not one bit! There are some really good restaurants out there, but there are some really nasty ass rude ass people out in Atlanta as well! You don't need qualifications to know if someone's an a**hole or not! You don't need qualifications or schooling to know if the service is trash! That's just a cop-out!
For all of those who are wondering why people are upset about this its simple. He is shining a light on the Atlanta Restaurants showing how they blatantly favor either the rich and famous or just the locals. This has upset both the resturants and those who get the special treatment as they don't like getting called out.
Speaking on the tipping culture thing- for most, if not all places, within the US the LEGAL minimum wage for servers/bartenders can be 2-3$ total meaning nearly all of it is taxed and pulled. Their wage is made up ENTIRELY from tips. When I was a server I made $3.25 an hour and it was considered a GOOD wage in the area I was working. Meanwhile, the minimum wage in other jobs are $7.25. IF servers don't make tips, they're essentially working for free. They're not paid a livable wage by their employer, they're expected to "make" that money whilst working by pleasing the customers. That means if they don't make tips, they could be earning a paycheck of $40 dollars? Maybe. Like it's very dependent on where you live, the taxes they pull, etc but for the most part it's nothing more than a reminder to save money to pay your taxes because- oh yeah, they tax your tips, too, so you will end up owing during tax season every year.
I think it just depends on the state. Washington set their minimum tipped wage and normal wage to $15.74, so it's crazy to me some in other states are only making $2-$3.
Which is sadly why many employers advocate for servers to not claim their cash tips - so they will only be taxed on their credit tips and the gov won’t know what cash they take in. When I first started serving, I had a table of servers from another restaurant write on my receipt “here’s your tax-free tip!!” And gave me all cash…. But everyone knows that as a server you never get a real paycheck, you get a piece of legal paper showing how all the taxes were taken out with a paystub that says “this is not a check”
This is just as much ignorance as the shit Ochocinco was saying. 1. He doesn't throw a ball lmao 2. They don't all make millions 3. You're not saying that about the many NFL players that mind their business, donate to charities, attend school events for kids, basically giving back to the world, etc. Just shut up and criticize the sole person saying dumb stuff, not the entirety of a player base. Your opinion doesn't matter if it's just gonna be as ignorant. Also, the guy arguing with Ochocinco was also an NFL player so did his opinion also not matter? Typical internet word vomit in the comment section.
Imagine asking someone what their qualifications are to say whether or not they like a product. Where's your degree that says you graduated from Amazon or Google school of reviewing 😂 Anyone with an opinion can review whatever but the thing about this guy that draws millions of views, is that he seems genuine and honest. More so then a lot of other influencers who are actually paid to review products online because they have brand deals.
The American minimum wage for wait staff is $2.13 per hour, plus tips. Tip your waiter and vote for better candidates at your state and federal levels, folks! Also, Markie, it’s Ocho-Cinco. He named himself 8 5 (in bad Spanish) because that was his number when anyone cared.
This situation reminds me a bit of what’s coming out about makeup influencers saying they like products when the brand is paying them, and then later admit they didn’t like the product, like James Charles and Manny MUA about morphe. If Keith Lee just claimed every restaurant was amazing if they kissed his ass, wouldn’t that be the same thing almost? I hope the people that are mad at him come to their senses.
People always knew Atlanta restaurants were like this. They’re just upset someone whose credibility and can’t be bought is calling them out. No wonder others talk about people from Atlanta like they’re behind
From what my foodie friend says, this culture of exclusivity/valuing celebrity is an element of the food scene for Atlanta's black community. The fancy mostly white restaurants have their own issues. Then we've got a large number of Hispanic restaurants (largely from Mexico, but also notable numbers of Honduran and Guatemalan restaurants), Korean restaurants, and Chinese restaurants, as well as the Buford Highway corridor known for authentic food from tens (hundreds?) of international cuisines. As well, this cachet of wealth and fame makes sense when you look at other facets of culture, like Atlanta's rap culture.
If you hate criticism be better in your service. Bottom line. Your food can get better but if you absolutely are rock bottom with customer service your tower will crumble quickly. And the flip side if your a customer and your customer service you receive is awesome tip and review accordingly.
Humane many great points. I think Chad is just trying to stay relevant. He's a has-been and has a record for domestic violence. He has no credibility. I am from Cincinnati too and that's where he played and I can't stand him. Keith has literally saved businesses and is honest and upstanding something that Chad knows nothing about.
It’s so messed up that the very thing that brought such notoriety(being honest, being constructive yet compassionate with criticism) is now causing him to get hate. Like… wtf?! Also GG on that UNO reverse card Keith dropped 😂
I work at a small restaurant in America, and we have to pool our tips, and the restaurant gets 40% of all tips to start with, so I typically only get 20% of the tips I earn, which sucks since I only make $9/hour, so if I only get $5 tips during my 6 hour shift, I’ve only made $230/week, or $13,000 a year. So yeah tipping sucks but like PLEASE tip your waitresses well omg
Chad Johnson changed his name to Chad OchoCinco because he was number 85 in the NFL (and yes that’s not actually 85 but just 8 and 5 but I don’t think he cares lol) He’s also trying to make it a race thing and he’s basically saying our black restaurants go through enough so they shouldn’t be criticized randomly which may hurt them which is idiotic and Chad obviously hasn’t actually watched his videos Also it’s so ironic he is saying to only give positive reviews when he actively gives negative reviews on NFL Players which could negatively affects their contracts so it’s also hypocritical
I'd listen to Keith Lee way before I'd listen to any high-end food critic or blog. He tells it straight up, we need more people like that on the internet. Honestly, the internet sees any honest, good person and tries to tear them down. It's gross.
So fun fact, because tipping is such an important part of dining out in America, server pay can be supplemented with it. So restraunts can genuinely pay you under minimum wage, when I worked at Olive Garden starting pay for servers was around 2.13 or something, because they expect tips to make up the rest of it.
"I, being a public place and therefore subject to public opinion, do not want nor need criticism regardless of whether taking said criticism would vastly improve my business and my patrons experience in said business." This is pretty much the vibe I'm getting from this whole debacle. This whole controversy is just proof that you can be the best person literally doing the lord's work and some asshole will pop up on X (Twitter) and be contrarian for the sake of it. Or worse: because they refuse to take accountability for whatever they messed up. Keith Lee is a Las Vegas native and any experience anyone has had of him has been nothing short of lovely. He tries his best to give back and provide balanced and unbiased critiques. Stuff like this ticks me off and I lose faith in humanity when crap likes this occurs
In America, minimum wage is different state-to-state. Some states require that everybody is paid the minimum wage, whereas other states can pay "tipped" employees *less* than minimum wage. For example, in Michigan, a "tipped" employee can be paid as a little as $3.84 per hour while the state's minimum wage is $10.33. In other states, such as Montana, the minimum wage is $10.30, regardless of the employment type.
America is such a weird place. People willing to wait hours just bc an ex-fighter turned Tiktoker recomended the place and some weirdos getting mad when he dislikes the bad service from some shithole they never visited or will never visit. Literally who has time for any of this? And then MARKIE here, from the other side of the world, profiting with a good 'ol clickbait title.
Typically waitresses near me( East Coast, USA) make around $3-4/hr. Some places are starting to pay minimum wage and split all tips evenly between the wait staff.
Yeah, in America, servers' wages are determined by tips. According to the US Department of Labor "An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage." And if they don't make enough in tips to get them to the minimum wage, the employer has to make up that difference. So tips are basically the wage for the employee. Some states have laws that require employers to pay tipped employees a higher direct wage than $2.13. Where I live the minimum wage for tipped employees is $10.63. Which is better than the federal minimum, but the minimum wage for non-tipped employees is 3 dollars higher, and it just doesn't seem right to set a lower wage for tipped-employees just because they receive tips imo.
In America you usually get paid between $2-4 hourly for waiting tables. It depends on what restaurant you work at regarding how you receive your tip money. Some restaurants let you keep all of your tip, but others make you pool or split your tips. So, you could have earned a $20 tip at your table and your coworker earns ¢.32 at their table, but you have to split all the tips so she gets $10 of my $20 tip. That is a real scenario. It was my life. Also, if people tip on credit cards and that's how you're earning your tips you have to keep track of that because you don't want to get screwed over when tax season comes. Always tip in cash people!!
So crazy to hear other states only are $2-3. Washington state set their minimum tipped wage and normal wage for $15.74, so it's crazy to me some are only making $2-$3.
I'm sorry but after hearing Cardi freakin B talk about how even for celebs they have to go through annoying hoops to get food delivered to them from Atlanta restaurants, idk how anyone could have an issue with Keiths reviews on them. The fact CELEBRITIES have to tell their people to please verify and name drop them just so they can get some food outside of fast food is ridiculous. Can't imagine how annoying/hard it is for all the regular people in the Atlanta community to get food there... Some of these influencers, celebrities and restaurants are just mad that they got called out for getting and giving special treatment.
That Ocho guy is exactly one of the problems in U.S restaurant system where money makes people unequal. Eventhou you tip your waiters good if they let you cut the waiting queue, that makes someone poorer waite for their turn longer just because you have money. Your kind of people and celebrities who do this are the problem. If you can afford to tip better and you like your service, you should tip well no matter what. Not to expect people to let you cut lines because you can afford it and pay for it.
In Las Vegas, my mom’s paycheck is usually less than $1 (biweekly) because she solely relies on tips. Some make more, many make the same amount. Tipping culture is insane in the USA
They’re just mad that he appeared to make them look bad for taking advantage of special treatment. There is no way people can actually be mad at public reviews of businesses that literally anyone can leave on google and yelp. I had no idea who Keith was before this, but he is very articulate and calm. He’s setting a great example for his kids on how you act as an adult
Each state has different laws. In Oregon, they make minimum wage (or better) and also get tips. Tips can be split between workers though- it depends on the place and their rules. But in New York (outside the city), someone I knew moved there and only made $2 an hour. It was expected that most of their income would come from tips. 😮
the tipping is the same in UK and US except that restuarants will pay their wages of $4.15 an hr, which is shit so waiters/waitresses live on wages. Its disgusting here.
Used to work as a server - the average pay is $2.65 an hour. And you’re supposed to make money on a check if you didn’t make minimum wage through to your paycheck but a lot of restaurants don’t do that. Everything is based off of tips
I think a lot of commentary atound Kieth forgets, or fails to acknowledge, that he's reviewing food like a food critic. I feel like it would be hard to trust Kieths reviews if he was always getting the best service with the best quality food due to preferential treatment. His credibility would be super questionable. Many of these celebrities aren't critics. Their celebrity isn't based on their credibility as food critics which is why i understand why they may take advantage of preferential treatment. It just feels like everyone talking about Kieth not taking preferential treatment is purposefully being obtuse.
Gotta love my brain, it only noticed the dog once the dog was on screen 😂😂 I heard you talking about pay and things like that, I know at least here in Oklahoma, the wages for waiting or cooks have went up 3-6 dollars an hour. And I made $200 a week being tire maintenance at a tire shop before my wreck. If it wasn't the fact that I'm not equipped for the customer service industry I would definitely go back and be a waitress or a cashier until I recovered.
Im in the Midwest. As a server you’d get 2-3 dollars an hour, a bartender can get 8-10 dollars an hour, but you need to take a class and keep your license updated
Yep in the US servers get MAYBE like $3/hr IF THAT. And that varies. And your tips STILL get shared! 😳🤦🏼♀️ it’s insane. You have to split your tips with say the bartender and the bussers and the kitchen. Crazy crazy shit. And get this.. sometimes your ‘paycheck’ ends up with you having to owe money in!
You know... Every country has it's problems but man... The US has a lot of issues... Some of them are serious, but some other are so stupid and weird...
Just a bit of history of tipping in America. The wages in restaurants are really low: federal wage is $7.25 and average restaurant wage is $2.35. Like most things here, it’s steeped in structural racism. After slavery was abolished, many workers in hospitality and service jobs were former slaves. To “keep slaves in their place” they were paid very little and had to hustle for tips. This practice has stayed strong since then for over 100 years. Now with Ms Rona running through, many jobs that didn’t have to get tips are doing just that. Bosses don’t want to pay hazard pay or raise wages so they add a tip line for customers. Welcome to ‘Murica. Now get to work 😈
In the US, the min wage is 2.13 an hour for servers, which is taken bc taxes so usually you don't get any actual wage other than tips, and some places do tip sharing or tip pooling, so everyone gets an even amount. Tip based wages suck
I’ve never heard anyone say tret instead of treated before. I had to look it up and see if people commonly used the wrong word for it. I found out that it’s something that is used sometimes by some Northern areas rather than the correct “treated”. Learn something new every day lol
I work in a little restaurant in the uk, just Friday and Saturdays, and we share the tips out between everyone, the pot wash, the 3 chefs, and the 4 out front staff. We go above and beyond to please the customers out front and from inside the kitchen. And it’s nice sharing the tips out between everyone because we all earn minimum wage there and it’s a little bonus each week with our wages. I understand there is the argument that the out of front staff should get all the tips, but people come back to the restaurant for the good food as well:)
Finally an influencer whos honest and doesnt want special treatment its so sad to see that people are making that in to a bad thing
Kinda funny that it's mostly other influencers/celebrities that are criticizing him. Almost like he's setting a higher standard of being famous and rich, and they wanna continue to be assholes and liars that are easily influenced by bribes and ad revenue.
Like now we see that it is possible to be rich and famous and a good person.
Like of course that NFL player doesn't get it. He gets great service and great food for just being famous so wtf does he care if that same restaurant treats their other customers like shit.
Its absolutely disgusting that having your own opinion and Not wanting to be a famous gets you so much hate. The world is evil..
People are so evil...😔
Because people feel called out when Keith Lee said he didn't want any special treatments. Even though his statement isn't directly aimed at anyone, those who use their celebrity statuses to get special treatments and into places are offended because they feel guilty. They feel the needs to defend places that give out preferential treatments because they can continue to take advantage of that.
In situations like this, celebrities and influencers words have no weight because they're always gonna get treated nicely for their fame (since people recognize them ).
Thus, Keith Lee's strategy of sending out his family members in first to get the authentic treatments. Because as an average ordinary customer, you probably don't wanna go to some places which will treat you accordingly to how famous/rich you are.
Agreed but like also his reason why is a really good reason he wont get the average treatment so he can’t properly evaluate the food if they knew to put their absolute best witch isnt the normal into serving him.
Yeah. I couldn’t believe it. Nuts.
Chad Johnson (Ocho Cinco 85) was an American football player his number was 85. He is a show boater whenever he comes to town he eats at expensive restaurants and leaves $1000+ tips and it makes the news so absolutely he expects to have his ass kissed. He loves attention so this guy refusing preferential treatment had to feel like a personal attack to him. 😂
Why are people going after Keith Lee??? From everything i've heard about this situation, the way restaurants are run in Atlanta just sucks balls. I wont go to businesses with inaccurate or inconsistent hours of business, weird and unclear rules around when they do and dont offer takeout, god awful customer service, etc. Consistency is bare minimum for running a business unless you serve until you run out of food. Even then you should open at the same time on days you're open. Are the people of Atlanta being gaslit into believing sh*t customer service and innacurate biz info should be status quo? Hold them to the bare minimum standard instead lmao
They are going after him because he is making all the others who do like special treatment, look bad
One word, JEALOUSY
Not all restaurants in Atlanta suck balls. In fact, as someone who grew up in Atlanta, I have never had a bad restaurant experience there. You just need to do a bit of homework and check the reviews of a restaurant, like how it is at literally every other place in the world. Are there shitty restaurants in Atlanta? Of course. There’s shitty restaurants everywhere tho.
@@Anze99there's a higher concentration of restaurants with shitty experiences, wait time, price and staff than most other places (including other big cities). Most of the time the food is good but about 85%+ of the time it's extremely lacking in one or more of those ares. Maybe you just don't see it that way bc you're used to it? Of the places i've been, Atlanta restaurants (independent AND chain) have been the worst across the board.
@@auroracorveseparsonsIm confused how? All he says is that hes not the target audience for them trying to give him special treatment. If they feel targeted because they accept the special treatment with open arms then thats on them oh well. Now if people are going after them for it thats still not Keith fault as he has no control over them no matter how much he says he doesn’t condone any of those things.
the reason he wants to be treated like every other person is because he wants to genuinely review the place...how can he do that if the ppl watching his reviews wont get the same quality?
'Don't criticize my restaurant because no one asked"
Better yet. I know a way to avoid all criticism if that is what you really want...Don’t own a restaurant. Then you don’t have to deal with criticism to your business.
The unfortunate thing about owning a business and putting your things out into the world is that there will always be people who have an opinion. It is up to the business owner to evaluate what criticism they will be taking in and what they won't. All Keith did was give his opinion. If you didn't ask, why does it matter what he thinks?
Exactly. It's like becoming an artist and expecting not to be critiqued by an art critic. The whole point of a restaurant is to provide good food AND good service. The whole experience should be worth it to anyone who's willing to pay whatever they're paying.
The ironic thing is that they DID ask! They just didn't get to do the full suck-up part, which 99% of restaurants do when they know a critic is coming/in the restaurant. He does it incognito, by sending in his wife and kids, to get the HONEST service - not the celebrity special!
This! 👍
Years ago, my cousin ran a pub that also served food. Ordinarily, she got great feedback but, on a particularly busy Sunday, a critic from the local paper came in and gave her a not-so-great review (it wasn't negative, but wasn't positive, either).
So she contacted the paper and invited the critic back. Showed her round the kitchen, introduced the staff, showed how the food was prepared, and they discussed what might have gone wrong on the day of the initial review. The critic had a lot of experience and my cousin had only been in the business a few years at that point, so she kindly gave her advice and my cousin took in on board.
A few weeks later, the critic came back unannounced, ate as a normal customer, and gave a great review. But the piece in the paper was set out differently. It included the visit, the tour, and the fact that advice had been willingly taken on-board and implemented.
Food trade shot up - not just because of the review, but because many of the customers said they were impressed by a business that handled criticism well and took the opportunity to learn and improve.
*That's* how you handle criticism. You don't get snarky, you learn from it and improve your craft.
Most restaurants in Atlanta are obsessed with exclusivity. They want to serve the “celebrities” with the best of the best and forget that the “ regular” people are their company’s backbone. Keith Lee came to New Orleans and he gave honest reviews/critiques. We love him down here.
New orlins 💕🤍🧡
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
They should just name their restaurant we don't want your kind!!
I think the only influencers/celebs dogging on Keith Lee are just worried that it might make the restaurants start treating _them_ like ordinary customers too & they will lose their "special" treatment. Either worried their money can no longer buy preferential treatment or their social infulence can no longer get them free meals with their "do you know who I am" attitudes. Like... "What do you mean he wants to be treated like everyone else, pays for his food _and_ tips well when he likes the meal/service?!"
Why else would that Chad dude be so bent out of shape over it all. Or does he know the restaurant owner that got dissed?
good take
"I get special treatment because I'm famous, how DARE you plebs expect the same!?"
That's literally it. A bunch of insanely entitled cretins are just pissed that the place they go to be treated like royalty might start treating the "common pleb" better. It's all about hierarchy and entitlement.
I GUARANTEE YOU that Chad guy gets free personal service at every restaurant he enters, and he's so insanely entitled he's convinced himself that he's somehow "deserving" of it.
wow u hit the nail on the coffin with this
why are they mad at the man pointing out the flaws instead of being mad at the naughty restaurants who made the mistakes??
The man speaks the truth as he experiences it. I fail to see how he is the problem here
The problem is the restaurants with the bad practices that he experienced
Sounds to me like that guy is just mad because Keith Lee is being praised for his integrity, while this guys admits to taking advantage of the broken system.
My cousin is a culinary arts instructor and he always says you listen to the smaller “unskilled” voices because they will bring people in. Plus Ocho has no damn room to talk about reputation or qualifications. Keith Lee is relatable because he’s every man. And no way in hell am I waiting 2 hours for food.
As an American- you humbling Ocho by not knowing him so authentically was soooo satisfying. Please keep that up hahahaha 😂😂😂
I'm American and still don't know who he is 😂
He's a clown lol
He pronounces his name like: Oh-Cho-Sinko. It’s 5 and 8 in Spanish. It was his jersey number when he was a mediocre American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals. His ego has no end.
@@KrystalTwilight Me too! Who is this guy?
@@annenelson5656 that's..... pretty embarrassing tbh 😑 I'm glad I never heard of this dude even as an American... He doesn't really seem worth knowing so far from what I've seen and heard. At least not on any topic I would care about.
"I just wanna eat food and mind my business" how can anyone be mad at a guy who just wants to be treated like a regular customer? You don't need a certain set of credentials to have an opinion, the criticism of Keith Lee is just so wild to me.
I hope he can get back to making the content he enjoys
I think they need to leave Keith Lee alone.
Lmao great reference
The fact that people are like “he doesn’t know how to use his clout”. No, he knows how to. He doesn’t want to. That’s the whole point.
THIS
The problem was the owners of the restaurants assumed he would kiss their ass to get pictures and business. The food scene out here in ATL is mad weird and entitled. Like they want US to be grateful for the service they chose to provide.
So because he’s genuine,people hate him but if he’s not than people still hate him? Leave the dude alone!
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
I think the funniest angry response I saw was someone upset that a famous person didn't want to be treated like they were super special awesome and better than everyone else. Really telling on themselves with that!
Anyone who calls him out on this are recting to their own feelings simply because THEY accept the special treatment and no one applauds them for it.
So that guy understand he is angry because someone on the internet wants to be as genuine and truthful as he can but some restaurants didn't want to let him??
Wth is his problem??? 😂😅😂😂😂
People are so backwards and dumb
This just reminds me of a bit by John Mulaney on one of his Netflix specials (I don't remember which one) where he talked about being a writer for SNL and how everyone thinks celebrities must be secretly weird and he says they absolutely are, he talked about meeting Mick Jagger who barely only really spoke in one word sentences and rejected his ideas by say "No!" and accepted other ideas by just shouting "Yeah!" he also talked about how Jagger would just say "diet coke" and "one would appear in his hand" (obviously referring to the assistants around him who get him whatever he wants when he says so) and he talks about how normal people are taught to be nice and say please and thank you (typically) but that if an ordinary person could just say "diet coke" and one appeared in your hands that we'd do it all day even if we didn't like diet coke
I think it's interesting when celebrities remain ordinary people, like Keith Lee
"NOT FUNNAYYYYY"
@@bronzergoth7598 😂😂
He’s Mick Jagger. That’s his NAME!
leave this man alone. he’s nothing but positive and people are really trying to find reason to bring him down.
Right man is jealous
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
Didn't know who Keith Lee was until your videos but now I love him. Heaven forbid someone actually function as a normal human being. Also, Twitter is a cesspool and I wouldn't trust it for anything these days.
I was a fan ever since he was on those videos on famous cartoon foods cooks recreate and you must try not to eat it lol he was always so wholesome and nice .
The NFL guy criticises Keith for having no food qualifications at the same time having no food qualifications to criticise Keith.
Fun fact markie! In a lot of places in the United States "Tip workers" are only legally required to be paid UNDER 3$ AN HOUR with the rest of the already failing minimum wage to be made up by tips (last I checked federal minimum was 2.17$ an hour
I know tip workers who get paid 8 an hour which is still very low but yeah
@@MD19853 yup, when I started as a server in 2014 I got 2.20$ an hour, my friend worked for a place in 2021 that paid them 5$
It’s not that they’re legally required to be paid that, that’s incorrect. It’s that restaurant owners are legally allowed to pay that. There’s nothing set in stone about what the wage needs to be only that it can’t be lower than 3$ an hour
@@zeebug pardon my mistake in wording I meant the are not required to pay more than
@@eleanorj5829oh that makes sense! I was so confused, thanks for clarifying!
I didn’t know who Keith Lee was before this drama but from the clips, I really love his calm and straightforward demeanor. I can totally see why folks trust his opinion and I hope he keeps on doing exactly what he’s been doing!
Isn’t he the guy who apologized for promoting that pickled vegetable lady? Once he found out she wasn’t doing it the proper way? He seems like a good guy.
OHHHH, IT IS!
I knew he looked familiar!
People want honesty, but,, no one likes to hear anyones opinion, unless its positive. i will take honesty
I feel so bad for Keith Lee and his family he just wants to be treated normally. He deserves to be treated with respect him and his family.
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
In many establishments servers make $2.13 an hour and then a percentage of their sales is given to the nontipped employees out of their tips. My last job I paid 6% of my sales to everyone else, and one of those people wasn't even at work (the busser) so I had to do their job and pay the non person.
Anyway if you're in America, if you don't tip your server is likely paying out of pocket to serve you
It's so crazy to hear that because in Washington either normal pay or tipped wage is the minimum wage which is $15.74 right now. So it's crazy to me other states are only paying $2-$3.
@@bayleefaye5877yeah. The federal min wage hasn’t changed in 20 years. It’s $2.13 for servers and $7.25 for retail/etc. a few states and cities raised the minimum wage. But I don’t think a city in North Carolina could raise the local min wage if they wanted too. I think it’s actually against state law.
@@louhortonsculpture State legally set their minimum with means they don't go by the federal standard. Washington set the minimum no matter what to our minimum wage which is $15.74 right now. No matter what anyone working in our state gets $15.74, normal wage or tipped wage. It's different for each state. Only a few actually go by the federal minimum limit. So it's crazy that some choose to stay at that low, I get $15 seems really high but when I was looking some state even tipped or normal wage was $2-$3 and I feel for those who get bad customers that leave like $2-$5 tips. (Sorry if this comes off bad, I did not intend it too 😂)
All I can say is, the places that have given him a hard time need to be avoided for bad customer service
They're just bad businesses. If a business cannot accept that they did something wrong and double-down on their arrogance instead of admitting an issue and wanting to change it, they have already failed basic business 101.
Your customers are your business. If you cannot understand that you have no business being in business.
Exactly!
When this happened to me them folk south of ATL area still have not stopped. I was told I thought I was special. Noooooo things really do carry but I'm not gonna say I'm not humble or pretend that my opinion cause it's hard for someone without platform that has to deal with that. But yeah when I was cancelled I tried getting help. That carry is heavy over there ok. Till this day they look at me for just gossip they don't care if your on hard times minimum wage paid nothing it's all about getting cancelled and gossip you gotta be by the right people because ATL is amazing just everybody don't believe how crazy some are and far they will go gossiping
"what are you qualifications to have this firm stance on this topic" EXACTLY like qualifications? That makes 0 sense
I think Kurtis Conner was talking about someone telling him he can't have an opinion on American politics because he's Canadian and he was saying he's not spaghetti but he can have an opinion on that
As a waitress I made about $3.75 hourly because it was a tipped job. And I had to pay company fees from $3.75, so I basically made nothing hourly, it's all tips.
Honestly, he is giving a customer's pov. Businesses need to see & hear what their customers are experiencing. Other restaurants & businesses can watch his videos and start finding their own blind spots. Customer service is everything. People will eat okay food if the service is great.
The minimum wage under federal law is $7.25 per hour. Under the FLSA, though, tipped workers are not even entitled to that minimum wage. Instead, employers only have to pay them a minimum cash wage of $2.13 per hour. I’ve only worked as bartender/server in the US, idk about anywhere else.
Anyone else agree that bad service is worse than bad food? Like if I go somewhere for the first time, and the food isn’t super great, but the service was awesome, I’m more likely to go back for another try. If the service was shit then I’m not going back regardless
I’d never heard of Keith Lee prior to your last video on the gentleman. But, from what I’ve seen since watching your last video on him to today’s video, he seems like a genuine and honest man. That’s the ONLY kind of qualifications I’d be concerned with if I were a restaurant owner! There are no ulterior motives for Mr. Lee. He’s here to give his honest opinions on the restaurant as a whole. The service, the food, and the treatment of other customers as well…with the treatment of others being especially important in my eyes. That means he’s paying attention to EVERYTHING, not just what he’s getting. I don’t see why anyone would dislike what he’s doing. Seems like a wonderful approach to being a food reviewer!
Not even American but I like his reviews. It's a breath of fresh air compared to the exciting editing most other food reviews do
It's so weird that he's being dragged the way that he is... he's honest, down to earth, and all in all is someone that I would trust when it comes to food and opinion.. it's so weird to see him getting so much hate for being honest....
Ugh 😩 living in Cincinnati all my life, I’ve had to deal with Chad Johnson’s BS for years. It’s always been the Ocho Cinco show when it comes to him. He wants the special attention everywhere he goes. He even drove around Cincy with an ochocinco personalized plate. He needs to go take a nap
Even when Keith doesn’t like a dish, he would be kind about it and say why he doesn’t like it. For example, he has always said that he doesn’t like Mac and cheese, so tries not to review Mac and cheese or he prefaces the review by saying that he doesn’t like Mac and cheese in general, but he knows that other people do like it. He’s never mean or disrespectful about it.
The fact that he's catching so much backlash from being honest about Atlanta restaurants doesn't surprise me in the slightest! Not one bit! There are some really good restaurants out there, but there are some really nasty ass rude ass people out in Atlanta as well! You don't need qualifications to know if someone's an a**hole or not! You don't need qualifications or schooling to know if the service is trash! That's just a cop-out!
For all of those who are wondering why people are upset about this its simple. He is shining a light on the Atlanta Restaurants showing how they blatantly favor either the rich and famous or just the locals.
This has upset both the resturants and those who get the special treatment as they don't like getting called out.
Speaking on the tipping culture thing- for most, if not all places, within the US the LEGAL minimum wage for servers/bartenders can be 2-3$ total meaning nearly all of it is taxed and pulled. Their wage is made up ENTIRELY from tips. When I was a server I made $3.25 an hour and it was considered a GOOD wage in the area I was working. Meanwhile, the minimum wage in other jobs are $7.25. IF servers don't make tips, they're essentially working for free. They're not paid a livable wage by their employer, they're expected to "make" that money whilst working by pleasing the customers. That means if they don't make tips, they could be earning a paycheck of $40 dollars? Maybe. Like it's very dependent on where you live, the taxes they pull, etc but for the most part it's nothing more than a reminder to save money to pay your taxes because- oh yeah, they tax your tips, too, so you will end up owing during tax season every year.
I think it just depends on the state. Washington set their minimum tipped wage and normal wage to $15.74, so it's crazy to me some in other states are only making $2-$3.
Which is sadly why many employers advocate for servers to not claim their cash tips - so they will only be taxed on their credit tips and the gov won’t know what cash they take in. When I first started serving, I had a table of servers from another restaurant write on my receipt “here’s your tax-free tip!!” And gave me all cash…. But everyone knows that as a server you never get a real paycheck, you get a piece of legal paper showing how all the taxes were taken out with a paystub that says “this is not a check”
Ocho seems out of touche "How dare he not rake the seat first! How dare he say if he likes it or not!" Like wtf
NFL players' opinions don't matter. You make millions of dollars throwing a ball. Sit down and shut up. 😂
This is just as much ignorance as the shit Ochocinco was saying. 1. He doesn't throw a ball lmao 2. They don't all make millions 3. You're not saying that about the many NFL players that mind their business, donate to charities, attend school events for kids, basically giving back to the world, etc. Just shut up and criticize the sole person saying dumb stuff, not the entirety of a player base. Your opinion doesn't matter if it's just gonna be as ignorant. Also, the guy arguing with Ochocinco was also an NFL player so did his opinion also not matter? Typical internet word vomit in the comment section.
Imagine asking someone what their qualifications are to say whether or not they like a product. Where's your degree that says you graduated from Amazon or Google school of reviewing 😂 Anyone with an opinion can review whatever but the thing about this guy that draws millions of views, is that he seems genuine and honest. More so then a lot of other influencers who are actually paid to review products online because they have brand deals.
The American minimum wage for wait staff is $2.13 per hour, plus tips.
Tip your waiter and vote for better candidates at your state and federal levels, folks!
Also, Markie, it’s Ocho-Cinco. He named himself 8 5 (in bad Spanish) because that was his number when anyone cared.
This situation reminds me a bit of what’s coming out about makeup influencers saying they like products when the brand is paying them, and then later admit they didn’t like the product, like James Charles and Manny MUA about morphe. If Keith Lee just claimed every restaurant was amazing if they kissed his ass, wouldn’t that be the same thing almost? I hope the people that are mad at him come to their senses.
Even Cardi B went on a rant on live about how terrible their service is 😂
"Tret" has replaced "treated" apparently 😂. Love the doggo 🐶 🩵
People always knew Atlanta restaurants were like this. They’re just upset someone whose credibility and can’t be bought is calling them out. No wonder others talk about people from Atlanta like they’re behind
P pole?
From what my foodie friend says, this culture of exclusivity/valuing celebrity is an element of the food scene for Atlanta's black community. The fancy mostly white restaurants have their own issues. Then we've got a large number of Hispanic restaurants (largely from Mexico, but also notable numbers of Honduran and Guatemalan restaurants), Korean restaurants, and Chinese restaurants, as well as the Buford Highway corridor known for authentic food from tens (hundreds?) of international cuisines.
As well, this cachet of wealth and fame makes sense when you look at other facets of culture, like Atlanta's rap culture.
If you hate criticism be better in your service. Bottom line. Your food can get better but if you absolutely are rock bottom with customer service your tower will crumble quickly. And the flip side if your a customer and your customer service you receive is awesome tip and review accordingly.
Humane many great points. I think Chad is just trying to stay relevant. He's a has-been and has a record for domestic violence. He has no credibility. I am from Cincinnati too and that's where he played and I can't stand him. Keith has literally saved businesses and is honest and upstanding something that Chad knows nothing about.
It’s so messed up that the very thing that brought such notoriety(being honest, being constructive yet compassionate with criticism) is now causing him to get hate. Like… wtf?!
Also GG on that UNO reverse card Keith dropped 😂
Imagine being invited by a city to review your food scene. All for it to backfire because the entire cities customer service is horrible.
It's a prime example of only caring about someone's opinion when that opinion can affect your privilege.
I work at a small restaurant in America, and we have to pool our tips, and the restaurant gets 40% of all tips to start with, so I typically only get 20% of the tips I earn, which sucks since I only make $9/hour, so if I only get $5 tips during my 6 hour shift, I’ve only made $230/week, or $13,000 a year. So yeah tipping sucks but like PLEASE tip your waitresses well omg
Isn’t that illegal? I’m PRETTY sure it is. I would look into your states laws regarding tips.
@@sinceresims9743 no it’s completely allowed in my state :(
@@sinceresims9743 i thought it sounded bad when i was hired so i looked it up
Chad Johnson changed his name to Chad OchoCinco because he was number 85 in the NFL (and yes that’s not actually 85 but just 8 and 5 but I don’t think he cares lol)
He’s also trying to make it a race thing and he’s basically saying our black restaurants go through enough so they shouldn’t be criticized randomly which may hurt them which is idiotic and Chad obviously hasn’t actually watched his videos
Also it’s so ironic he is saying to only give positive reviews when he actively gives negative reviews on NFL Players which could negatively affects their contracts so it’s also hypocritical
he's definitely a chill, down-to-earth guy. I'd believe him on anything. not sure why anybody talks negative about him.
I'd listen to Keith Lee way before I'd listen to any high-end food critic or blog. He tells it straight up, we need more people like that on the internet. Honestly, the internet sees any honest, good person and tries to tear them down. It's gross.
So fun fact, because tipping is such an important part of dining out in America, server pay can be supplemented with it. So restraunts can genuinely pay you under minimum wage, when I worked at Olive Garden starting pay for servers was around 2.13 or something, because they expect tips to make up the rest of it.
The way you pronounce “treated” took me out.😂 great video
"I, being a public place and therefore subject to public opinion, do not want nor need criticism regardless of whether taking said criticism would vastly improve my business and my patrons experience in said business."
This is pretty much the vibe I'm getting from this whole debacle. This whole controversy is just proof that you can be the best person literally doing the lord's work and some asshole will pop up on X (Twitter) and be contrarian for the sake of it. Or worse: because they refuse to take accountability for whatever they messed up. Keith Lee is a Las Vegas native and any experience anyone has had of him has been nothing short of lovely. He tries his best to give back and provide balanced and unbiased critiques. Stuff like this ticks me off and I lose faith in humanity when crap likes this occurs
In America, minimum wage is different state-to-state. Some states require that everybody is paid the minimum wage, whereas other states can pay "tipped" employees *less* than minimum wage. For example, in Michigan, a "tipped" employee can be paid as a little as $3.84 per hour while the state's minimum wage is $10.33. In other states, such as Montana, the minimum wage is $10.30, regardless of the employment type.
America is such a weird place. People willing to wait hours just bc an ex-fighter turned Tiktoker recomended the place and some weirdos getting mad when he dislikes the bad service from some shithole they never visited or will never visit. Literally who has time for any of this?
And then MARKIE here, from the other side of the world, profiting with a good 'ol clickbait title.
Typically waitresses near me( East Coast, USA) make around $3-4/hr. Some places are starting to pay minimum wage and split all tips evenly between the wait staff.
Keith Lee: is nice.
Chad: HOW DARE YOU?!
Yeah, in America, servers' wages are determined by tips. According to the US Department of Labor "An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage." And if they don't make enough in tips to get them to the minimum wage, the employer has to make up that difference. So tips are basically the wage for the employee.
Some states have laws that require employers to pay tipped employees a higher direct wage than $2.13. Where I live the minimum wage for tipped employees is $10.63. Which is better than the federal minimum, but the minimum wage for non-tipped employees is 3 dollars higher, and it just doesn't seem right to set a lower wage for tipped-employees just because they receive tips imo.
In America you usually get paid between $2-4 hourly for waiting tables. It depends on what restaurant you work at regarding how you receive your tip money. Some restaurants let you keep all of your tip, but others make you pool or split your tips. So, you could have earned a $20 tip at your table and your coworker earns ¢.32 at their table, but you have to split all the tips so she gets $10 of my $20 tip. That is a real scenario. It was my life. Also, if people tip on credit cards and that's how you're earning your tips you have to keep track of that because you don't want to get screwed over when tax season comes. Always tip in cash people!!
so cute seeing your pup on screen! 🥰
Generally most restaurants pay $2.30 an hour for wait staff in the US
So crazy to hear other states only are $2-3. Washington state set their minimum tipped wage and normal wage for $15.74, so it's crazy to me some are only making $2-$3.
I’m a fan of this CZcams channel and the NFL. And I can’t explain how excited and confused I was seeing Chad Johnson and Shannon Sharpe here lol
This is the beginning of the adults that got their way as kids being hit with reality and finally told no.
service IS part of the restaurant biz. what use is getting food if you're gonna rude to me before or you won't seat me/give me food for an hour?
¡Gracias!
I'm so sad that this world is going in the crapper!!! 😡 What is wrong with people????
New Lesson: Don’t go to ATL for dining choices
00:40 british people saying "treated" like "tret" is sending meee 😭😭love u callum 🤣
I'm sorry but after hearing Cardi freakin B talk about how even for celebs they have to go through annoying hoops to get food delivered to them from Atlanta restaurants, idk how anyone could have an issue with Keiths reviews on them.
The fact CELEBRITIES have to tell their people to please verify and name drop them just so they can get some food outside of fast food is ridiculous. Can't imagine how annoying/hard it is for all the regular people in the Atlanta community to get food there...
Some of these influencers, celebrities and restaurants are just mad that they got called out for getting and giving special treatment.
That Ocho guy is exactly one of the problems in U.S restaurant system where money makes people unequal. Eventhou you tip your waiters good if they let you cut the waiting queue, that makes someone poorer waite for their turn longer just because you have money. Your kind of people and celebrities who do this are the problem. If you can afford to tip better and you like your service, you should tip well no matter what. Not to expect people to let you cut lines because you can afford it and pay for it.
In Las Vegas, my mom’s paycheck is usually less than $1 (biweekly) because she solely relies on tips. Some make more, many make the same amount. Tipping culture is insane in the USA
They’re just mad that he appeared to make them look bad for taking advantage of special treatment. There is no way people can actually be mad at public reviews of businesses that literally anyone can leave on google and yelp.
I had no idea who Keith was before this, but he is very articulate and calm. He’s setting a great example for his kids on how you act as an adult
U can tell those two guys who went after him on a podcast have no idea what actually went on
Each state has different laws. In Oregon, they make minimum wage (or better) and also get tips. Tips can be split between workers though- it depends on the place and their rules. But in New York (outside the city), someone I knew moved there and only made $2 an hour. It was expected that most of their income would come from tips. 😮
People underestimate relatability
the tipping is the same in UK and US except that restuarants will pay their wages of $4.15 an hr, which is shit so waiters/waitresses live on wages.
Its disgusting here.
Used to work as a server - the average pay is $2.65 an hour. And you’re supposed to make money on a check if you didn’t make minimum wage through to your paycheck but a lot of restaurants don’t do that. Everything is based off of tips
What a beautiful dog! 🐾🫶
I think a lot of commentary atound Kieth forgets, or fails to acknowledge, that he's reviewing food like a food critic.
I feel like it would be hard to trust Kieths reviews if he was always getting the best service with the best quality food due to preferential treatment. His credibility would be super questionable.
Many of these celebrities aren't critics. Their celebrity isn't based on their credibility as food critics which is why i understand why they may take advantage of preferential treatment. It just feels like everyone talking about Kieth not taking preferential treatment is purposefully being obtuse.
Gotta love my brain, it only noticed the dog once the dog was on screen 😂😂
I heard you talking about pay and things like that, I know at least here in Oklahoma, the wages for waiting or cooks have went up 3-6 dollars an hour.
And I made $200 a week being tire maintenance at a tire shop before my wreck. If it wasn't the fact that I'm not equipped for the customer service industry I would definitely go back and be a waitress or a cashier until I recovered.
Im in the Midwest. As a server you’d get 2-3 dollars an hour, a bartender can get 8-10 dollars an hour, but you need to take a class and keep your license updated
Yep in the US servers get MAYBE like $3/hr IF THAT. And that varies. And your tips STILL get shared! 😳🤦🏼♀️ it’s insane. You have to split your tips with say the bartender and the bussers and the kitchen. Crazy crazy shit. And get this.. sometimes your ‘paycheck’ ends up with you having to owe money in!
"Because no one asked" someone doesn't know how food critiques and reviews work.
You know... Every country has it's problems but man... The US has a lot of issues... Some of them are serious, but some other are so stupid and weird...
Just a bit of history of tipping in America. The wages in restaurants are really low: federal wage is $7.25 and average restaurant wage is $2.35. Like most things here, it’s steeped in structural racism. After slavery was abolished, many workers in hospitality and service jobs were former slaves. To “keep slaves in their place” they were paid very little and had to hustle for tips. This practice has stayed strong since then for over 100 years. Now with Ms Rona running through, many jobs that didn’t have to get tips are doing just that. Bosses don’t want to pay hazard pay or raise wages so they add a tip line for customers. Welcome to ‘Murica. Now get to work 😈
Bailey is actually my favorite part of your videos.
In the US, the min wage is 2.13 an hour for servers, which is taken bc taxes so usually you don't get any actual wage other than tips, and some places do tip sharing or tip pooling, so everyone gets an even amount. Tip based wages suck
Some places have shared jar as you call it, even if the hourly is terribiy low.
I’ve never heard anyone say tret instead of treated before. I had to look it up and see if people commonly used the wrong word for it. I found out that it’s something that is used sometimes by some Northern areas rather than the correct “treated”. Learn something new every day lol
I know Keith Lee, who are those other people 🤣
I work in a little restaurant in the uk, just Friday and Saturdays, and we share the tips out between everyone, the pot wash, the 3 chefs, and the 4 out front staff. We go above and beyond to please the customers out front and from inside the kitchen. And it’s nice sharing the tips out between everyone because we all earn minimum wage there and it’s a little bonus each week with our wages. I understand there is the argument that the out of front staff should get all the tips, but people come back to the restaurant for the good food as well:)