Am I Missing Something?

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Willie claims to be all about customer service in "his" restaurants... Well people who go to restaurants are called GUESTS, he calls them customers. Extremely poor restaurant etiquette Willie. This show takes ignorance to a new level. Tony Soprano would be a better host. Not a Tony wanna be.It is pretty funny how all the problems the owner claims he has in his restaurant happens during the filming of the shower. What perfect timing huh? LAME. Most of these owners should not be in the business in the first place. You give up all qualities of life when you enter the restaurant industry, especially as an owner, so having this fake reality show hosts come in for a little hidden camera action will NOT make your life better and will NOT give your family life back to you. As they say, if you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

The show has potential to be good, but it falls flat for pretending to be something it's not. If it was a genuine show about restaurants' customers and staff then it would be worth watching for a glimpse "behind the scenes," but the producers obviously felt that would be too boring for the average viewer and have taken it upon themselves to stage most (if not all) of the drama. After watching the "When the Cat's Away" episode I thought something seemed off, and a quick Google search confirmed my suspicions that it's just staged. Needless to say I won't be watching again, and won't be recommending it to any of my friends.

This show just irritates the F out of me. Among many things the most is that not once has anybody been fired from their position. I saw things that, even if faked for the show, they should of at least fake fired them.Restaurant Impossible is a great show. Robert knows what he's doing. Hotel Hell, and Kitchen Nightmares both great shows. Regardless of anything it all comes down to the "host." And Willie is just annoying. I'm also a little sick of so many shows and/or restaurants being based in New Jersey or back east. Not all but too many. I'm tired of these Jersey Shore(Hate JS) wannabees with crappy attitudes. New Jersey is over. Sopranos and Springsteen..that's it!

This show seemed interesting to me, and I tuned in for the first episode. As I watched, the premise seemed legit, but the production made it seem mostly set up, however I really liked the actual set ups he did sending in people to be "bad customers" to test the staff, except that the waitress Dainel was so over the top it was just unbelievable, especially When she tried to make out with another employee, Totally ignored a customer with a hand up to the face and then flung a drink at a customer, was fired and "conveniently" not there for the "Staff Meeting" the next day, and the speech Willie Degel gives is so obviously edited between voiced over and actually filmed I laughed. And all the blurred out faces, even from staff, made the whole thing feel staged. I have not seen episode #2, but I did Watch Episode #3 the Mt. Ivy Cafe tonight. Everything seemed more real, Degel had the owner watching the whole time with him, Of course you need some drama in a show and that's what these type of shows are supposed to do, but the newly hired waiter, who at first I was like, "well he's new, hasn't been trained right" messing up things like a rookie would, Then Right at the end he get's fired for saying the owner said it was okay for him to have a drink, when she didn't, blah blah, he's FIRED, and not there for the "Staff Meeting" the next morning. Degel's speech at the meeting is a lot better then the obvious voice overs in the first episode, but I still wonder how much is scripted, and I don't think any of it needs to be. Sending a large party in 20 mins to close on purpose, what does the waiter do when his customer forgets his wallet, or seeing how they react when a customer changes their mind over and over, I love it, That part is great, and feels more real then some of the drama that feels so fake it ruins the rest of the show.I will watch this show again, but mostly to see if it gets more fake or more real, and there's always Restaurant Impossible, that's real, Degel might wanna take notes if he wants this show to continue.