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Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Brutally Honest Reviews Of Celebrity-Owned Restaurants
Quite a while back, I rounded up some celebrity-owned restaurant reviews from members of the BuzzFeed Community. In the comments, people shared even more interesting experiences — some more appetizing than others. Here are 32 of their top responses: "Ty Burrell has a few bars here in Salt Lake City, called Beer Bar and Bar-X, and they have the best fries I've ever had. Truly drool-worthy. Plus, they have incredible burgers and other foods. Highly recommend if you are ever in the area!" —nanarae "By far, the worst celebrity-run restaurant in Nashville is Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock N' Roll Steakhouse." —tiger24 "SUR in West Hollywood is great. Due to a weird and random series of events, I ended up on the employee patio and ran into Guillermo Zapata (Lisa Vanderpump's co-owner), and he is the nicest dude ever! He told me to come back anytime and ask for him. When I told him I no longer live in LA, he insisted that even if I came back 10 years later, he'd happily hook us up. He 'never forgets a face.' (It's more likely he just knows if someone asks for him, he's met them before. But that's still incredibly kind.) Great service. Great staff. I had so much fun and have some hilarious photos from that night." —apromisingyoungwoman "In Las Vegas, I went to the Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Caesars Palace. Although the drinks were inventive and delicious, the service was the worst I've ever had, and the food was meh. It made me sad because I love SUR, Pump, and Tom Tom (all owned by Lisa Vanderpump)." —Th3FatPanth3r "The Jonas Brothers' family restaurant, Nellie's Southern Kitchen, in Belmont, North Carolina, is FANTASTIC! It has a cute little Southern cooking atmosphere, and the actual Southern cooking is fabulous. They're not messing around down there. They also have live music from local singers! Their tribute to the Jonas boys in the back hallway is super cute too." —Janet "SONA, Priyanka Chopra Jonas's restaurant in New York. DO NOT VISIT. Sincerely, an Indian." —ruchav[Editor's note: Priyanka parted ways with SONA in 2023, and it shut down permanently in 2024.] "I went to Machine Gun Kelly's coffee shop, 27 Club Coffee, in Cleveland, and the coffee was so good! As a current barista at Starbucks, I can definitely say the quality of the coffee is much better than Starbucks'. It's smoother and tastes better — not to mention, it costs about the same as or even a little less than a Starbucks drink. They offer a variety of coffee choices as well as some alcoholic beverages and food (with vegan options). The atmosphere is very cool and chill (they don't just play MGK's music). Because I visited on Valentine's Day, they handed out pink roses." —PianoPrince "Nic & Norman's — which is co-owned by The Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero and actor Norman Reedus — in Senoia, Georgia, has a great atmosphere and food. It's in a quaint little town with a Walking Dead vibe." — "I recently went to Saints and Sinners in New Orleans, which Channing Tatum is part owner of. Let me tell you, this place has amazing service and the kindest workers you will find in the city, but the workers do not make up for the food or dirt. When I tell you I saw a ROACH crawling across the floor after I ordered my the food came, which was cold and had no seasoning. No seasoning in New Orleans?!? The bathrooms have doors that are falling off, as well as black mold. The list goes my man, if you see this, please stop by the spot and give them some money to renovate, as this place needs some serious TLC." —cml5307 "Here's an unexpected recommendation. Anyone remember the horror film director Uwe Boll? His movies, primarily based on horror video games, are legit awful. However, the man's actually a pretty good restaurateur. His restaurant, Bauhaus, in my hometown [Vancouver, BC], was a fantastic experience for us for the husband's birthday one year. I would definitely go back." —bitterowl93 "Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer's Taffer's Tavern. There's a location two minutes down the road from my job, and we have tried it a few times. The food was always bland, and service was alright. The specialty cocktails are yummy, though. Obviously, Taffer doesn't work there, but for someone who bitches about service and food, shouldn't the managers be held to a certain standard?" —deftonesforlife "Iron Chef star Masaharu Morimoto's restaurant, Morimoto, in Disney Springs. I've eaten there several times, and it always, without fail, is one of the best meals I've ever had... like, ever. It's pricey, but worth every cent." —casachess "Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles, which is owned by Entourage actor Jerry Ferrara, is really good! They have sub sandwiches with everything but the kitchen sink in them." —Fateandtime "The Nobu [which was cofounded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Tepe] in Waikiki on Oahu is one of the best locations." —panda_13 "Cannot recommend Wolfgang Puck's Spago enough. I have not been to the one in Maui, but I have been to the one in Vegas and LA. Both were stellar experiences and definitely worth the money. From start to finish, just excellent food, staff, and environment." —chasingsmiles "Ted's Montana Grill, a chain of restaurants in the Atlanta area originally owned by Ted Turner, is amazing! Their big thing is that they serve bison, and it's incredible. Bison steaks, bison burgers, bison meatloaf, bison short ribs… they also do beef, chicken, fish, and vegetarian meals. I highly recommend the bison brisket, though. It's incredible. They also make a killer lemon drop martini!" —goblinkatie "Ted's has an excellent veg burger, but not much variety for veg meals. Good place to take your meat-loving friends, but be prepared to always order the same dish if one is looking for veg options!" —alexandriag4915d3b01 "I ate at Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar in 2019. It was the worst meal of my entire life. I ordered a turkey burger because nothing else on the menu sounded appealing. It was cold and dry and bland. The fries were ice cold and rock hard. The restaurant was so dark and loud, we could barely see anything and had to shout at each other at a very small table. The servers looked like they hated their lives, and our server comped our meal without us saying a word. We left her a tip because she was still a good server, minus the awful meal. Hopefully it was just a bad night, but I would never go back!" —maggiem46319e722 "Guy Fieri's Chicken Guy! How is fast food that good!?" —jessethecowgirl "I've been to Bobby Flay's Bobby's Burger Palace in Vegas, and it was fantastic!" —moswald74 "Bobby's Burger Palace in Mohegan Sun Casino has gone downhill. It used to be so delicious with some of the best burgers and fries I've ever had. When I went recently, it was bland and not what I remembered. Plus, paying $15 for a burger alone is crazy. At least include the fries for the price of a burger." —lilmoo22 "I've eaten at three of Bobby Flay's Burger Palaces. None of them is worth a second visit. I've had fresher and tastier burgers at fast-food places. Everything from the service to the food itself was eww and completely I think so-called celebrity chefs are less great restaurateurs than media hounds." —irenec6 "Every experience I have ever had at a Bobby Flay's has been bad. The food's always mediocre — not completely horrible, but not great either, like Chili's quality — and it always has a layer of...I don't know how to describe it exactly in the way it all is. It's not that every restaurant I've wound up in of his, for one reason or another, is always dirty (although, there have been some); but it always feels like he can't decide if he is a chain owner or a serial boutique owner. It's highly manufactured, but yet trying to appear like it's not. Thus, Chili's quality to me." —chasingsmiles "Bobby Flay's restaurant in Caesars Palace, Brasserie B. They have these seasoned fries that are amazing, and the margaritas are so freaking good." —beccaloni "Amalfi, Bobby Flay's other restaurant in Caesars Palace, was amazing. We got to pick our fresh fish, and they fixed it to order. I am still drooling thinking about the pistachio sundae. We also hit up his burger joint in Paris for a quick hangover breakfast. That stuff was legit amazing in that moment." —mbaggs "Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant in London, was so delightful to eat at." —miniadmiral16 "I've been to Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen in Vegas, and IDK if the burger is good, but the risotto 100 percent was a flop and a waste of money." —vravi "Gordon Ramsay's burgers are so worth the price. I have been to several of his restaurants; all were great. Gordon Ramsay Steak was the best meal I've ever had." —kathmander "Recently tried Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips in DC. I was a little apprehensive, but it was actually one of the best chips of my life. The dirty chips with Parmesan are the bomb, and the lemonade was really nice too." —eklimen "I went to Gordon Ramsay Plane Food at Heathrow and ate fish, mac and cheese, and a brownie with marshmallow ice cream for dessert. It was all so good, I practically licked the plate. Not cheap, though." —naraniel "Recently, we went to a Wahlburgers and were similarly disappointed. Although the burgers were a bit above what we found at Flay's, the service was awful, the server himself was unpleasant, and the food was indifferent." —irenec6 "I think Wahlburgers is way overpriced for mediocre burgers. I get being fun and creative with the menu, but the patties themselves were bleh." —kathmander And finally: "Wahlburgers was good, but I think it's overpriced. They've recently taken over the major grocery store chain's in-store eating where I live, and it's not as good." —hillaryf4afff6749 If you've ever eaten at a celebrity-owned restaurant, what was your experience like? Tell us all about it in the comments!
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lisa Vanderpump hits out at 'nasty' Scheana Shay and Kyle Richards on Watch What Happens Live
returned to Bravo's Watch What Happens Live on Thursday, and did not hold back on dishing out the criticism. The 64-year-old and her husband Ken Todd, 79, launched a bar and restaurant empire with restaurants including SUR, Villa Blanca and TomTom which then formed the base of her reality TV empire with Vanderpump Rules. Scheana Shay, a star from the show, announced in January that she is releasing a new memoir coming in which she has promised to spill the 'tea' on Lisa. Lisa savagely responded to Scheana's claim and also addressed Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards's claim that she 'almost' bought a house next to her. A viewer called into the show to ask Lisa about Scheana's upcoming memoir, and if Scheana gave her any kind of 'heads up' about it. Lisa said: 'Oh good Lord. Well, that's probably just to sell the book because she hasn't got anything else to say.' Lisa added: 'Do you know what? I don't know, I've heard she's said some nasty things. Something nasty recently she said something like, I only call her when I need something. True dat, right? 'I've got 600 people that I work with. I think the last time I needed her was when I invited her to my house to Teddy's birthday. So yes, that's when I called her.' Toward the end of the episode, Andy mentioned that Kyle, at the recent Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills reunion, said she almost bought a new house across the street from Lisa, and asked her the top five things she would do if Kyle did move into that house. Lisa said: 'Ok, first thing, put my house on the market. However my doorbell ring would be. Goodbye, Kyle. 'I'd have an electric fence that would sort out that straight hair she's got. I would get my swans are attack swans.' Anything else? Lisa said Scheana's promise would not be fulfilled as there is nothing for her to spill When Andy mentioned that Kyle didn't end up buying the house, Lisa said: 'No, because the offer wasn't accepted or what she says. But she's not always totally transparent as we've seen on the show. 'This house is 15 foot from me. She went there four times. 'This house used to be Channing Tatum's. I used to have a plan to dig a tunnel underneath the road to get to Channing Tatum, but he sold it.' Lisa was also asked about Jax Taylor opening up about his addiction issues, on the topic she said: 'Oh, gosh. I mean, it's very upsetting, the whole thing, you know? 'Obviously being so supportive of them together as a couple. But I just hope he really takes it seriously because it's not just about going to rehab, is it? It's about the work that you've got to do afterwards. He's got to distance himself from anybody that's doing that. He's really got to take it seriously.'
Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Vanderpump Villa star Stassi Schroeder shares gross sex confession during big reality TV comeback
They've been married for four years and are raising two toddlers together. Now Stassi Schroeder is spilling the tea on her wild sex life with Beau Clarke. The star has revealed the strangest place she has got frisky with her spouse. During season two of Vanderpump Villa, Stassi revealed the mood struck in a rather peculiar setting - their daughter's ball pit. The revelation arose when the couple were asked about the 'strangest place' they had ever had sex in while playing a drinking game on the show. 'Oh my God, I don't know! Are we so vanilla?' a mortified Stassi replied when she was unable to immediately think of a place. 'I mean, we are not strange,' A red-faced Beau added. 'We're boring!' Stassi replied. The memory then arrived in Stassi's mind: 'Oh, I got it! After Hartford's first birthday party, we had sex in her ball pit,' she jubilantly declared. 'We did! We did!' Beau said before they high-fived one another. 'And we also changed the balls the next day!' he noted. 'No we didn't!' Stassi exclaimed. In a confessional, Stassi mused: 'Now that this is coming out, none of the other moms at Hartford's school are going to let their kids come to her birthday party.' Schroeder is starring as a spying 'special VIP' in the second season of Lisa Vanderpump's reality competition Vanderpump Villa, set in a 12th century castle in the South of France. 'Remember when I used to tell you don't get involved in other people's business?' the 64-year-old RHOBH alum told her in the trailer. 'Well now, I want you to do the exact opposite. Snooping.' Stassi and Beau's love story began in 2017, and viewers watch their relationship unfold on Vanderpump Rules. They eventually became engaged in 2019 - with Vanderpump Rules cameras rolling - and tied the knot in September 2020 in a small backyard ceremony. They welcomed their daughter Hartford in January 2021 before saying marrying again at the Hotel de Russie in Italy in May 2022. Their second child, son Messer Rhys, was born September 2023. The LMU grad was only 24 when she became a server at Lisa's WeHo restaurant SUR and went on to star in Vanderpump Rules for eight seasons until she was fired in 2020. Stassi - who was dropped by her agent and publicist - was accused of making 'racially-insensitive comments' on her Straight Up podcast as well as filing a false police report in 2018 against the only African-American on the show, Faith Stowers. Schroeder first found fame competing in the eighth season of CBS' The Amazing Race with her family in 2005.
Daily Mail
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Vanderpump Villa star Stassi Schroeder makes gross sex confession in reality TV comeback
has spilled the tea on her sex life with husband Beau Clarke as she revealed they once got frisky in their daughter's ball pit. The confession came during season two of Vanderpump Villa when the couple were asked about the 'strangest place' they had ever had sex while playing a drinking game on the show. After reading out the question and trying to come up with an answer, Stassi said: 'Oh my God, I don't know! Are we so vanilla?' Beau said: 'I mean, we are not strange.' The memory then arrived in Stassi's mind, she said: 'Oh, I got it! After Hartford's first birthday party, we had sex in her ball pit.' Her husband responded: 'We did! We did! And we also changed the balls the next day!' However, Stassi disagreed with her husbands account and said: 'No we didn't!' In a confessional, Stassi said: 'Now that this is coming out, none of the other moms at Hartford's school are going to let their kids come to her birthday party.' Stassi is starring as a spying 'special VIP' in the second season of Lisa Vanderpump's reality competition Vanderpump Villa, set in a 12th century castle in the South of France. In the trailer, Lisa said: 'Remember when I used to tell you don't get involved in other people's business? 'Well now, I want you to do the exact opposite. Snooping.' Stassi and Beau's love story began in 2017, and fans were able to watch their relationship unfold on Vanderpump Rules. They eventually became engaged in 2019 - with Vanderpump Rules cameras rolling - and tied the knot in September 2020 in a small backyard ceremony. They had their first daughter Hartford in January 2021 before marrying again at the Hotel de Russie in Italy in May 2022. Their second child, son Messer Rhys, was born in September 2023. The LMU grad was only 24 when she became a server at Lisa's WeHo restaurant SUR and starred in Vanderpump Rules for eight seasons until she was fired in 2020. Stassi was accused of making 'racially-insensitive comments' on her Straight Up podcast as well as filing a false police report in 2018 against the only African-American on the show, Faith Stowers. Schroeder first found fame competing in the eighth season of CBS' The Amazing Race with her family in 2005.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Vanderpump Rules' EP Alex Baskin Addresses Fan ‘Skepticism' of Season 12 Reboot
Vanderpump Rules fans should go into season 12 with an open mind, according to show executive producer Alex Baskin. 'I'm excited about it,' Baskin said on the Thursday, April 24, episode of 'The Viall Files' podcast. 'The big thing that I keep emphasizing is we are not trying to do the thing that we did before. We're not trying to make the show that we did before. You can't do that. It's very big shoes to fill.' According to Baskin, he and his fellow producers knew they 'would be met with some skepticism' when they announced that VPR season 12 would feature an all-new cast. 'The audience hasn't had a chance to fall in love with the new group and the new show,' he said. 'I think we're going to win people over. It's getting back to core principles [about] a very tight-knit group who works together, lives together [and] does everything together. I think it's really fun.' What to Know About 'Vanderpump Rules' Season 12 After Cast Overhaul: Potential OG Cameos and More He added, 'It'll be all the things that audiences loved about the show in the first place. It'll be messy and just a fun ride.' The first 11 seasons of Vanderpump Rules highlighted the personal lives of a group of waitresses, hostesses and bartenders at Lisa Vanderpump's popular SUR hotspot in Los Angeles. The last season starred Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Scheana Shay, Tom Schwartz, Lala Kent and James Kennedy. News broke in November 2024 that season 12 would feature an all-new group of SURvers. "What a thrill it is to build on the legacy of this series by doing it all over again,' Baskin previously wrote in a statement. 'With profound appreciation for the original group and their iconic run, we can't wait for the audience to see a dynamic new group of coworkers and friends make their way through life together.' 'Vanderpump Rules' Cast Didn't Know the 'Extent' of Reboot Plans — But They Had a Heads Up The new cast, whose identities have not yet been publicly shared, started filming earlier in April with Lisa Vanderpump, who previously teased that they will be able to live up to their iconic predecessors. 'When you have a restaurant, especially in Hollywood, with a revolving door of beautiful people who are all kind of normally rather large personalities because they come to Hollywood for a reason, it's always complicated,' Vanderpump, 64, exclusively told Us Weekly in February. 'I am sure it's gonna be very different with these young little minxes when they get to work, but we shall see.' Vanderpump further noted that there are 'some very interesting characters' in the new batch of episodes. "SUR has been around a long time,' Vanderpump told Us. 'And as I [always] say, it's a show we could have shot 12 months of the year.'
