The Zook Review

As regular readers of the Oracle are aware, we dine out quite often. When we come across a new dining venue, we like to share our experiences with you in the Oracle. You may also find our reviews on the web site Urbanspoon.

We had a delightful dinner last night with some friends at the China Yuan (you have got to try the duck tongues - they are not on the menu, so ask) and toward the end of dinner one of our dining partners suggested  for our next gastronomic adventure that we go to the Cajun Cafe on the Bayou.

The Cajun Cafe has been on our radar screen for sometime now, but for whatever reason, we haven't made the trip across the bay yet. As a fan of Urbanspoon, I was interested to read what others had to say about their Cajun Cafe experiences.

I stumbled upon the following review and was mildly amused by this Zook character:

August 26, 2011

Doesn't like it

 Mobile review

by david zook (1 review)

The worst restaurant. Really bad wait staff be even worst owners or management. My 2 year old dropped his toy in the isle and went to get it, and a waiter told me rudely to keep my kids in there seats. I asked if I should just leave and he left and the manager returned and told me my kid was not aloud to leave their seat while in the restaurant. We are not a white trash people, we are professionals and where dressed that way. The bad thing was I was taking my mother out for a special dinner because she is going in for heart surgery next week. My wife and I have gone there many times over the 8 years and like the food, but never again. You are an embarrassment to the Tampa bay area.

Several things the Zookster wrote grabbed my attention. For one, his "professional" grammatical skills could use just tad of polish. Secondly, to "have gone there many times over the eight years" and never once did he take the time to say anything positive about this establishment, or any other (this was his one and only review) - but one little visit that doesn't go his way and he has to log on to Urbanspoon to create an account just so he can drop a brain turd and then disappear forever. That was just rude and very unfair to the restaurant.

Call it a pet peeve, but I believe in the adage, "If you can't say something nice (or constructive), then don't say anything at all."

As a final thought, we appreciate the dining establishments that don't tolerate parents who allow their little darlings to race around with wild abandon. Not everyone thinks they are cute.

And, we will eventually make it across the bay to the Cajun Cafe.