Comments on: Mother Road shows no love for “bloggers”: DTLA

By: EE CUMMINGS

EE CUMMINGS — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:15:13 +0000

My God Juanenito!

You got really fat since i last saw you and you look like a fag.
You writing sucks also…
What a waste of a body!

By: popculturemaiden

popculturemaiden — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:04:19 +0000

Hey there! Just wanted to say that this is one well written article! Thanks for posting this. I was looking for a site that has this kind of info and I’m glad I stumbled upon this one. Keep up the great articles.

By: Lady Ducayne

Lady Ducayne — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:35:39 +0000

OMG! I remember reading this exact blog post months ago! I didn’t realize it was YOU!

YOU are that infamous guy!

By: tien.

tien. — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:42:52 +0000

"Blast happiness and smiles?" That's going a bit far, yes? To all restaurant managers: All you have to do is ask that no photos be taken. Simple. Interrogating a blogger about who he is and is not - well, that's guaranteed bad publicity and, really, quite idiotic. tien.´s last blog post..Daikokuya: Or, Absence Makes the Heart Grow Inpatient

By: sook

sook — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:51:36 +0000

i can’t believe you left the burger uneaten. tragedy!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:13:04 +0000

True, TonyC is a charming, incredibly knowledgeable food junkie. True, it is a pleasure to dine out w/ him. I’m not sure that to understand SinoSoul, you need to meet him, since every word he writes exudes his passion for food.

Does he pan restaurants? Sure–ones that deserve it. He also reserves some seriously high praise for eateries that fall on the other side of the spectrum. He’s hardly a snotty Angeleno, cultivating cool so that he can attack any that dare fall below his standards, so I think Tony J’s reply is unfair. It’s too bad that some restaurants only want to OK pics/reviews from people they’re certain will write nice, fluffy things about their food and decor. That kind of restaurant’s work will be for naught, since reviews net customers–who then come in and try the place out for themselves. If the food’s subpar, chances are that people won’t be back.

For restaurants (hell, businesses in general) who’re afraid of the newfangled technology and every little person’s ability to speak up for their individual experience–simply because the management has no idea how to control it–this approach is the wrong way to do things…because after all, anyone who can review their food can also review everything else about their restaurant.

For me, a restaurant isn’t just made on its food. Service always counts in determining whether a dining experience was excellent or merely adequate. For a manager to be this unnecessarily rude to a paying customer—whose only crime is taking pictures of his own food—is totally unacceptable.

By: MyLastBite

MyLastBite — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:28:57 +0000

I completely agree Gastronomer... "To understand SinoSoul.com, one must meet Tony C.". I had the pleasure of spending time with Tony C. at the Gold Standard event, and he is charming, funny and I sort of wanted to adopt him (as a little brother)! MyLastBite´s last blog post..2009 James Beard Award Nominees

By: Neel Sodha

Neel Sodha — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:21:38 +0000

I went to the Mother Road on Thursday night and introduced myself and was interested in writing a quick article for angelenic on his restaurant. Mr. Jaunenito requested that he first see the website and make sure he sees my name before he could grant me an interview. I sent him the information on Thursday night and haven’t heard back since.

It’s unfortunate, I really want to promote this business, but I don’t appreciate the way he handled my willingness to help him out. The food is decent, prices are affordable, but the attitude is something that needs to be worked on. I may just walk past the Mother Road and into Gil’s next time I come by the Stilwell.