Keith Lee isn’t letting a lackluster expertise eating at Atlanta hotspots deter him from giving the Southern meals scene a second probability at wowing him.
Months after a disastrous meals evaluation cease in Georgia’s capital turned the speak of social media, the go-to TikTok meals reviewer has introduced plans for the “Familee Redemption Meals Tour.”
The previous MMA fighter, nonetheless, will not be leaving something to probability. After telling the nice, the dangerous, and the ugly, about poor customer support at native institutions like Kandi Burruss’ Outdated Girl Gang in late October, Lee revealed that his household acquired dying threats amid critics claiming he was tearing down Black companies.
“I can’t win for shedding. I perceive everyone gonna have an opinion on the state of affairs. You possibly can disagree with me. You possibly can like what I say. Utterly perceive. I’m comfortable with that. However when my security and my household security are coming into play, that’s the place I draw the road at,” he stated in a submit.
Bearing that in thoughts, in his March 31 video, the place he shared particulars about visiting cities that earned the poorest opinions, he made it clear that he doesn’t wish to encounter related questions of safety. The redemption tour will characteristic a brand new choice of instructed eating places, giving every metropolis a clear slate.
Keith Lee stated play with ya mama not with me or my household. We gone thoughts our enterprise till someone attempt to thoughts ours 😂😂😂
We bringing safety to ATL 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ROiKp2nCgd
— Andrew (@MrAndrewRoby) March 30, 2024
“We are available peace. With that being stated, we will likely be protected. It’s folks with us which might be authorized and licensed. We don’t wish to have to make use of them, however we’ll. My household getting dwelling protected and I imply that with each bone in my physique,” stated the content material creator, who boasts a following of 16.1 million on the platform.
“We getting dwelling protected. We simply coming to eat meals, meet the folks we supposed to satisfy, do what we presupposed to do. Thoughts our enterprise. Nothing else, nothin’ extra.”
Within the feedback, one individual wrote, “Might you think about if ATL fumbles the bag AGAIN.” A second refreshed Atlanta residents’ reminiscence with, “y’all higher keep in mind that his palms are licensed.” Whereas a 3rd particular person merely commented, “ATLANTA!!! Why does he must take these measures simply to get some meals.”
In a follow-up video, on April 2, Lee barely walked again plans to begin off the multi-stop meals journey in Atlanta, citing unspecified enterprise causes.
“Atlanta welcomed us again with open arms, and I’m grateful. ‘Reason for the final expertise, I wasn’t anticipating that reception, and I’m grateful. I’m appreciative. I’m grateful. With that being stated, the subsequent cease on the ‘Familee Meals Tour’ is our first worldwide cease —Toronto, Canada, right here we come,” he stated.
On the time the video was recorded, the Lee household was in Atlanta, however just for a number of days. “So we not gon’ be right here that lengthy, and I didn’t really feel it was honest to quick anyone. If we gon’ do it, we gon’ do all of it the way in which. I really imply it once I say I’m grateful for the reception,” reiterated the viral meals critic.
@keith_lee125 FamiLee Meals Tour 💕 would you attempt it ? 💕 #foodcritic ♬ unique sound – Keith Lee
As a comfort, Lee and buddies rented a number of meals vans to offer the group with meals — 500 plates, to be precise — on April 3 at Atlanta’s Selena S. Butler Park with no strings connected. All Lee requested was that attendees observe endurance, as he anticipated the turnout being “a lil loopy” and teased that particular friends would probably make an look.
As for when he’ll make his official return to town to dish out a brand new spherical of opinions, Lee didn’t reveal particulars in regards to the dates of his journeys. Atlantans will probably be bracing themselves within the meantime.
