Slog - Comments on Thomas Street Bistro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers A few weeks ago, Stranger freelancer Chris McCann reviewed Thomas Street Bistro. Two weeks ago we pulled the review from our web archive because our timing was off. The restaurant opened in November and McCann was assigned to review it less than two months later, which was against our editorial policy of waiting at least three months before doing a formal review of a new restaurant. That's why you can read comments about McCann's review, but not the review itself, on our restaurants page. We'll do a formal review of Thomas Street Bistro at some point in the future. Meanwhile,... Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:54:16 -0800 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:46:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by jseattle You should change the policy.

]]> jseattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908076 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908076 Housekeeping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:13:10 -0800 Comment by J.R. Fairness is a beautiful thing, but that joint will probably still suck.

]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908119 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908119 Housekeeping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:43:38 -0800 Comment by superyeadon That was a long, wandering smackdown of a review. I remember it. Will you be retracting it in the print edition? How about on the cover?

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908170 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908170 Housekeeping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:18:08 -0800 Comment by billy Fearless journalism! Deleted because it ran one month early? Say, you didn't happen to hear from their attorney did you?

]]> billy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908238 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908238 Housekeeping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:53:04 -0800 Comment by Brendan Agreeing with no. 3, that was a "long, wandering smackdown of a review." What's the point of singling out an unremarkable and largely unknown restaurant for a thoroughly negative review? The review certainly didn't help anyone decide where to go for dinner unless, maybe, they happened to live within a few blocks of the restaurant. The review won't be missed.

]]> Brendan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908288 Housekeeping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:18:17 -0800 Comment by Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penis One thing I like to see on the menu is...an enormous penis!

]]> Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908611 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908611 Housekeeping Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:18:14 -0800 Comment by Brianne Wow, now your restaurant reviews are tainted, too. Too bad: they were the only thing I read in the Stranger. And you can't even do that right, can you?

]]> Brianne http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908749 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908749 Housekeeping Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:29:16 -0800 Comment by Lillian Yes, but why are they getting free advertising from this???:

http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/blogs/dailyweekly/2008/01/stranger_eats_its_words.php

And why on Earth would a reviewer think it was okay to bring his wife and baby to a restaurant while he's doing his job, what is this take your family to work day?!

Have you seen Thomas St. Bistro its tiny and intimate you would be doing a disservice to all of the other customers had the baby started crying and it was a music night too?

You are trying to be a foodie magazine, but this defies all journalistic integrity and the fact that you didn't mention this before you pulled the article that's really strange?

I just don't understand. I think its more against policy to take advantage of the system and take your whole family on an outing to do your job and not be focused on the meal. Have you ever taken a baby to a restaurant, HOW THE HELL CAN YOU FOCUS?!

]]> Lillian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908768 Housekeeping Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:38:43 -0800 Comment by tomcat98109 Christopher, that was a spin job worthy of any presidential candidate.

]]> tomcat98109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908785 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c908785 Housekeeping Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:47:17 -0800 Comment by tomcat98109 The Weekly reports you have other reviews of restaurants that were done only about a month after they opened. Will you be pulling those down as well? Or is this explanation pure bullshit?

]]> tomcat98109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c909055 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c909055 Housekeeping Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:41:12 -0800 Comment by portlander Ah, the freedom that comes when a corporation has few ethical restraints! The Stranger owns a weekly in Portland that apparently likes to review restaurants before they even open. (go down five paragraphs)
http://wweek.com/editorial/3121/6154/

]]> portlander http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c909542 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_note_to_our_readers#c909542 Housekeeping Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:46:00 -0800