The Four Rules
Read 'em. Live 'em. Post under a fake name.
No hating
Promote good restaurants; bad ones sort themselves out. Reviews are positive or neutral — no hit pieces, no grudge posts, no warning the world about a bad tuna melt in 1997.
Keep it mostly clean
Innuendo and off-color humor are welcome. Kids read this. No explicit sexual content, no slurs, no gore. If grandma would close the tab, rewrite it.
Link the restaurant
Every review — and any comment that names a specific spot — includes a direct link. Official site, Google Maps, Yelp, OpenTable, or Resy. No link, no post.
Irish pen name required
Pattern: [Food-adjacent word] Mc[Irish-sounding word]. Like Hambone McGillicuddy, Steaks McFly, Hooters McBoobish. No real names. Never your real name. That's the whole point.
Pen name examples
The pattern: [Food or food-adjacent word] Mc[Irish-sounding word]. Silly is good. Slightly ridiculous is better.
✓ Yes, more of this
- Hambone McGillicuddy
- Steaks McFly
- Cheddar McLean
- Brisket McFlanagan
- Hooters McBoobish
- Gravy McDoogan
✗ No thank you
- John Smith
- foodlover_42
- Mike Rotch
- real.name.here
- McRibMcRib
Real names, slurs, or anything that looks like you gave up on the bit.