Keith Lee‘s Atlanta meals tour drama lives on.

Throughout a current episode of “Nightcap with Unc & Ocho,” Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco Johnson had a heated debate about Lee’s current Atlanta restaurant evaluations.

Whereas Sharpe is clearly sticking up for Lee and all he’s executed for eating places along with his viral TikTok evaluations, it’s clear that Johnson is taking the opposite facet of the argument. Lee even created a video to chime in on the heated debate and provides some extra perception into all he does and why.

Chad Ochocinco Johnson Isn’t A Fan Of Meals Reviewer Keith Lee

After Sharpe briefed Johnson on Lee‘s Atlanta drama, together with all the difficulty he had whereas making an attempt to order meals, customer support points, and even dying threats to the eating places, Johnson instructed Sharpe how he actually felt in regards to the TikTok star.

“I don’t like the actual fact of what he’s doing. I don’t just like the critiquing of our eating places and having folks, and speaking dangerous about our god— companies,” Johnson mentioned. “You understand how onerous it’s for us to even get within the meals trade and to have our personal eating places; what are we doing?”

Johnson then mentioned that individuals don’t ask for his opinion, however Sharpe set him straight explaining that a number of eating places attain out to Lee for his sincere evaluations.

“What are the {qualifications} of being a meals critic,” Johnson then requested, to which Sharpe defined simply what Lee appears to be like at when doing a evaluate. Johnson then prompt Lee does evaluations of a bunch of different random five-star eating places, and “give them the dangerous press.”

“Since you’re black doesn’t imply you’re above criticism,” Sharpe intervened. Johnson continued his argument saying, “It’s onerous sufficient for us as it’s.”

Then Johnson made an assumption in regards to the dangerous service Lee acquired in Atlanta saying, “Service wasn’t dangerous as a result of I ain’t by no means had dangerous service.” He then mentioned that even when the service was dangerous, it may very well be chalked as much as simply having a foul day due to “among the idiots they must cope with.”

After Sharpe tries to clarify his facet of this debate, Johnson mentioned he’ll “comply with disagree.”

“I like to go away my mark on all eating places I’m going to, no matter what it’s. I’m extra about being the optimistic affect, and after I go away these locations, and go away my mark, and I don’t need my mark to be that out of what brother Keith Lee is doing,” Johnson mentioned. “Pay attention, I salute him for what he’s doing and what he’s making an attempt to let the folks learn about eating places in Atlanta.”

Keith Lee Has Joined The Chat…

Lee took to TikTok to reply to the talk Sharpe and Johnson had about his time in Atlanta. The video has had greater than 4.3 million views in only a day.

Lee began his video with a clip of the heated argument after which jumped in to say he respects and values everybody’s opinions, and that he does agree that it’s onerous to open a restaurant.

“To me, it looks as if you haven’t any thought who I’m. And once more, that’s okay with me. My foremost level was my {qualifications}. I’ll be sincere with you, I’ve been knowledgeable fighter for nearly 10 years. I’ve traveled the world consuming meals,” Lee mentioned. “I’ve reduce weight from anyplace from 170 kilos to 135 kilos. And meals is likely one of the most vital issues on the subject of slicing weight. So, on the finish of the day, I’m only a foodie. I agree with you.”

He then flipped the swap to ask Johnson what his {qualifications} are to “Have this agency stance on this matter.” Lee mentioned he felt this was Johnson’s first time ever seeing him, but when it’s not, he desires to know, “Why is that this your first time talking on me?”

“We’ve been blessed sufficient to boost over $40,000 for a restaurant proprietor who has most cancers. We’ve been blessed sufficient for use as a vessel to retire a trainer in lower than 24 hours. We’ve been blessed sufficient to be part of preserving a number of restaurant’s doorways open,” Lee continued. “And all of this inside a span of 10 months.”

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Lee feels one of many foremost causes he’s within the place he’s in is as a result of he’s relatable. He additionally reminded everybody that he pays for his meals like each different buyer. He additionally doesn’t take something from the eating places no matter how a lot enterprise he’s capable of assist get within the door.

“You mentioned I ought to solely give optimistic evaluations. The rationale I don’t consider that can work is as a result of it could be inauthentic. And hypothetically, if I used to be to be inauthentic, and also you waited in a three-hour wait time and you bought to the entrance and the meals was trash, who have been you gonna be mad at? The restaurant proprietor or me?” he continued. “Or 600 individuals who waited in line, they gonna all make movies and say I’m a fraud, say I lied. And that four-hour line solely gonna be there that one time as a result of everyone gonna say the meals is trash.”

Lee mentioned that 99 p.c of his movies finish “very positively” and that he’s formally executed speaking about Atlanta eating places.

“So, to make a story that each one I do is activate companies is totally false,” he concluded his video. “That is my final time talking on something that has to do with Atlanta. I need to get again to the enjoyable, get again to consuming, get again to touring, get again to going to good eating places. I simply need to eat meals and thoughts my enterprise like I at all times have.”

A lot of Lee’s loyal followers hopped into the remark part of the video to go away their supportive ideas.

“This response is immaculate,” one individual wrote. One other added, “Your platform has been nothing however uplifting, hold being you.”

Many felt like Johnson didn’t observe all that Lee had executed till Atlanta. “I don’t assume Chad paid any consideration to Keith [before] the Atl journey. Class response by Keith! Properly executed!” one individual wrote. One other mentioned, “Ocho clearly didn’t do any analysis, Keith, hold doing you, bro!”