Viral TikTok food critic Keith Lee announced an early ending to his Bay Area California food tour. He cited safety concerns as the primary reason in a short video. Lee stated that the general living conditions of the people surprised him. From his perspective, most people were just focused on surviving. There were many homeless encampments around the city that he did not film for privacy purposes. The general ambiance of “The Bay” did not feel welcoming to tourists to him.
Keith Lee visits cities all over the nation to patronize restaurants and review the food. His purpose is mainly to uplift under-the-radar locations that don’t get much attention. Lee’s videos have gone so viral so consistently that some owners revere him over a Michelin rating. The problem with the San Francisco Bay Area of California is that there isn’t much need for this. The good restaurants are already heavily patronized by locals. Not-so-good restaurants are left alone.
Keith Lee, in an effort to uplift poorly-visited restaurants, probably just visited bad restaurants that people refuse to patronize. Naturally, he did not have much positive to say about these places. He had six videos recorded and decided to hang them on the shelf due to how overwhelmingly negative they were. Lee did say he had a great time with very nice and hospitable people. However, there are severe problems in this part of California that he could not ignore.
