Over the years Keith Lee has made quite the name for himself reviewing restaurants and independent eateries and helping put some overlooked establishments on the map, but a bad review for Esco Restaurant & Tapas left rapper 2 Chainz with a bad taste in his mouth as that happened to be his own food joint.
Now all this time later the two men were actually in each other’s presence along with the likes of comedians Mojo Brookzz, and Desi Banks for Kirk Franklin’s Den of Kings round table in which each guest opened up about their personal journey to fame and what it took for them to get here.
After Keith Lee opened up about having social anxiety and overcoming it to become a TikTok star, 2 Chainz brought up how Keith gave a negative review to his Esco Restaurant & Tapas eatery and though he said “I really can’t judge it because it’s your opinion,” Chainz obviously felt a ways about having one of the most influential food critics on social media say bad things about his establishment saying “Who is buddy?!”
Lee for his part defended his stance on the negative review explaining that it has more to do with the overall experience than just the flavor of the food saying “I never come from a perspective of a expert or the perspective of a chef. I come from the perspective of somebody who is a consumer of Black community. That’s a part of Black community. Somebody who want the advancement of the Black community.”
Continuing to build on his point, Lee explained that celebrity perks often lead to better dining experiences than those of the everyday man, “If you Mojo Brookzz, you 2 Chainz, you Desi Banks, you Kirk, if you go in, you going to get a completely different experience than if my mama go in or my wife go in or if anybody in the crowd go in.”
Recalling how he once sent his mother-in-law to several restaurants in Atlanta and she couldn’t get serviced anywhere, Lee said “I go in, table ready right now.”
While 2 Chainz pushed back and said those celebrity perks just come with the fam, Lee’s point was made and we can’t help but find it weird to see Chainz all up in his feelings about a bad restaurant review. That too comes with the restaurant game.
Can’t win em all, Chainz.
Check out 2 Chainz and Keith Lee exchange opinions around the 16-minute mark and let us know your thoughts about this particular conversation in the comments section below.
