The Tampa food scene has been rocked with controversy. One woman’s negative Yelp review of a local restaurant turned into a full-blown legal battle when the chef took issue with her critique.

A lengthy feature article published in the Tampa Bay Times, written by Helen Freund, details the saga of Irene Eng, a Yelp Elite reviewer with more than 660 critiques under her belt, whose crime was writing a less-than-glowing 795-word Yelp review of a Chinese fusion restaurant called Hales Blackbrick. The restaurant’s chef and owner, Richard Hales, then sued her over the review.

As user reviews go, Eng’s is no more inflammatory than any other you’d come across online. It’s detailed, sure, but not flagrantly, offensively negative. Just another Yelp reviewer voicing their opinion to add to the pile.

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