Readers of LazyLightning can rely upon creator Bill Roehl for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: His sometimes blistering reviews of restaurants have earned him both ire and reader loyalty. He views his style of reviewing as tough love:
“If the owners and managers don’t know that their restaurant is not meeting the expectations of their current and potential customers how are they to know when they need to make changes?” Roehl asks. “The truth hurts, but going under hurts a whole hell of a lot more.”
BILL: Many new restaurants have opened in the last three years helping to fill the empty storefronts which litter the South Metro, but as everyone knows, very few even make it to the one year mark. Take for instance Bucky’s Homestyle Diner. The owner took the time to listen to her customers and revamped the entire menu to become a great little eatery filling a niche that Apple Valley so desperately needed — a diner. Unfortunately the change came too late and shortly thereafter they closed their doors for good, without warning or fanfare.
There was also Danny Sarno’s second South Metro venture, Two Guys from Italy, which offered mediocre food and a confusing counter ordering format. It gave me no reason to return after my first visit. It is rumored to be closed for good several months after a sign appeared on the door that it would return with a new Italian theme.
Full Article here - http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2008/10/five_questions_2.php
