Reviews $ The City That Breeds

Fun With Bad Reviews Vol. 3 – Creepot Edition

July 21st, 2011 | 8 Comments

Ah, the internet. A time-tested repository of folks more than willing to express their opinion on venues and destinations that somehow disappointed them massively. This time (much like the last time) one of Baltimore’s beloved dives, The Depot (1728 N Charles St, Charles North), receives a general lambasting based on the quality of ownership and clientele – observe: First time in the Depot. The owner started talking to me as soon as I sat down at … Read entire article »

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Monster Jam at M&T Bank Stadium

July 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment

(for lots of pictures of trucks flying through the air at M&T Bank Stadium, go here) Filed under “The best decision ever made by an organization,” Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam transferred its semi/annual event from 1st Mariner Arena to M&T Bank Stadium, and boy howdy what a difference it made. The one or two times I had attended the event at the arena previously I vowed to never do it again; the reverb of the … Read entire article »

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Review: This weird thing I just ate

June 14th, 2011 | 2 Comments

So this thing is, according to the lady at the register, a “hamburger,” but the guy next to her chimed in and said “It CHINESE hamburger!” and it was only 3 bucks so I was all, “I’d buy THAT for a dollar!” and pulled the trigger on the purchase and subsequently paid three dollars instead of one. But I digress. Well let’s just say when it finally came to me on the plate I started … Read entire article »

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Review: Kentucky Derby Day at Pimlico

May 10th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Unbeknownst to me and the public at large, Pimlico Race Course (5201 Park Heights Avenue, Pimlico Good Neighbors) started putting on a Kentucky Derby Day party last year on the apron, which apparently did well enough that they decided to have a secondary Derby Day party in the infield this year. The infield party was $30 and included all you can drink beer (Bud, Miller Lite, Dos Equis, Heineken, cash for liquor) and music as … Read entire article »

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More Fun with Bad Reviews!

April 7th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Since playing a game dedicated to guessing the bar/restaurant based on an easily searchable bad review isn’t gonna work, I figure why not post some of the best-worst reviews in the Baltimore area and enjoy them for their obtuseness! This one comes to us courtesy of Yelp, wherein a guy from New York says a bunch of stuff about The Wire and somehow manages to work trustafarians into his review of everyone’s favorite generically named bar, BAR (corner of Lancaster and S. Regester, Fells Point): Bar. The name says it all. That’s all it is. It’s a bar. They serve booze. But it’s not just a bar. It’s a dive bar. But not the kitschy funny haha kind of dive bar that trustafarian hipster art school types like … Read entire article »

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