Customers Are Always “Right”

I love to use Yelp to preview or review restaurants because I believe in “regular” people’s opinions when it come to food. Food magazines and their professional food critics are just too picky. Unless it comes down to more sophisticated things I don’t need them.

Yesterday, a few “yelpers” got into a discussion about what a restaurant owner wrote back to a reviewer who gave him 3 stars out of 5. Read for yourself here [Click to enlarge]:

Now keep in mind that 3 stars is an okay average and that Fuego Bistro has an average of 4 stars based on 24 reviews thus far: http://www.yelp.com/biz/fuego-bistro-phoenix. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always known that customers are always right not because they really are, but because word of mouth is the best advertisement. You don’t treat your customers bad because you would lose potential customers. When I used to work in the women shoes department at Macy*s (stop with the Al Bundy jokes, it put me through college, paid for my car and rent…along with my other 3 jobs) I was averaging $2,000 a month part-time, you know why? Because women love their shoes and they have friends who love shoes. It’s like a pyramid scheme but I’m the one on the top (well Macy*s corporate is, but I was close to second or third). The lesson here is DON’T BURN ANY BRIDGES! Since my first taxable job at 13, I’ve always known that you don’t treat anyone bad because they can one day help you directly or indirectly.

In this tough economy, I’m sure most of us are being very careful with our investments and financial decisions. I myself have cut back on my gadgetry spending a bit, turning off more of my computers instead of letting them run 24/7,  carpooling in my girlfriend’s Mini Cooper instead of driving my less gas efficient Honda Element. However, since I’m lucky enough to still have a decent income,  I’ve tipped more generously when it comes to eating out. Plenty of people are now saying they won’t be going to/back to this place. It really doesn’t affect me since the place is in Arizona, but seriously, there was no need to do this so publicly, he might as well have put out a commercial/advertisment saying “I don’t care if you don’t like it!”.

I love Yelp.com

I’ve been on this site on and off in the past year or so, but only recently joined and contributed my reviews of restaurants this past month.

In case you didn’t know, www.yelp.com is a community of foodies and outies? (people who go out to places) who provide their reviews and opinions of the places they’ve gone to.

After finding a bunch of great places to go to, I haven’t been to my “usual” hangout spots in a while, it’s great finding new things!

Santee Alley, Los Angeles, California

Once in a while I like to head over to “Santee Alley” in the heart of Los Angeles (near Olympic and Los Angeles Street) it’s a busy place where you can buy a trunk load of stuff for $50!, I was looking for a few new caps which you can get for like $3, I’m pretty sure they make them “illegally” like not getting permission from the Anaheim Angels to put the “A” on the cap, but I didn’t care, just need something cheap to cover up my bed hair once in a while.

This is what the crowded “Alley” looks like with all the people looking for bargains. Make sure you look at the floor when you walk, there are always weird dirty puddles!


I guess it was my lucky day! I actually saw a few sellers get arrested!!! All their money and merchandises were confiscated, I guess that’s what you get for selling pirated DVDs, CDs, Counterfeit Purses, Sunglasses and Watches! Seriously, it’s weird that this doesn’t happen all the time considering how much illegal things are sold here! It’s funny how much business they get, majority of the time, I look at the stuff they sell and I just can’t believe people would buy such cheaply made fakes. Example: a fake Gucci purse that looks like a child of a Guess purse and a Coach purse.

While I was in the area, I decided to get a Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog from the street vendor…Keep in mind, eat this stuff at your own risk, make sure you get a fully cooked one! This guy doesn’t make his too good, and I totally forgot to ask him to add everything on it (Onions, Bell Peppers, Relish, etc…)

Good Friday – No Work!!!

Wow, I have the day off because it’s Good Friday…yeah I know it’s GREAT! I LOVE MY COMPANY!

So my girlfriend and I decided to go have Dim Sum because the place is always crowded on the weekends…and of course, it was crowded on Friday at 10:00am. Look at this! it seems like this is where old Asians hang out on a weekday afternoon. I need to move.

Japanese Ramen

My mother and I went to “visit” my father’s grave at Rose Hill Memorial Park today and decided to have lunch at Foo Foo Tei Ramen House located at:

15018 Clark Ave, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745, USA

As usual, their food was great, it’s not the best Ramen I’ve had, but it’s one of the better one’s within the area. Here are some pictures of their food.

Ummmm! I love Todai!

The first time I went to Todai was before they became a big chain they are now, it was in the early 90’s in the city of Torrance. the place was dark, the buffect stretched into three rooms, one for cold Sushi, Roll, etc. the next for hot food, then the last one for dessert. As a kid with high metabolism, it was heaven. When the chains started popping up that “classic” Todai closed down, wish I had pictures…

If you have never been to a Todai and like Asian food (Japanese to be exact) you need to find one and try it. Todai is a Japanese buffet, unlike many Asian buffets I’ve been to, they are very clean, no slippery floors here! Food is always fresh and the presentation is an art!

It is on the pricer side though, expect to pay about $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner per person. I would suggest starving yourself a few days to get your money’s worth. They usually have lobsters during dinner, get read to fight the crowd for it!