Food Review Rating System

Why do i want to write food reviews? if I got a dime for every time someone asked me about my favorite ........."fill in the blank", I would be richer than Anthony Bourdain. I am also keen of keeping track, to record, document and share my dining experiences.
It would be great to log and share my experiences in a fairly neutral way. Without prejudice, if I may. I personally love dining of a push cart cart in Siem Riep equally as much as a Michelin star restaurant in Paris. For eating is not measured by status, class or culture; rather what it triggers emotionally and sometimes even physically. Whilst in my search for food nirvana bliss or 'food-gasm', I will eat, review, write and share my experiences here online.

My Rating System:

Rating is based on a scale of  1-10;
1  - Hog Shit/Don't Bother
5  - below average,
6  - better than average,
10- Foodgasm!/Exceptional/Unbeatable value

I will never give a perfect 10-10-10 rating nor a 1-1-1. Nothing is perfect in the culinary world when you impossible to achieve such a mark. Things are never as bad or as good as it may first appear. Anything over a 7 is worth a visit. When comparisons are close I will give an extra .5 points to help distinguish a marginally better option.

All ratings will have some relative comparisons to similar competitors in region, cuisine, affordability and experience, where possible.

There are 4 categories of rating; Food, Ambiance, Overall and Value. The first three categories are self explanatory. Value equates to value for money. NOT by how much the bill or meal cost rather by whether, I got my money's worth? In my humble opinion, this is the most important rating. Because regardless of how much you can afford to spend, the question is, was the meal worth the cost? The value proposition index is what i would best describe.

NOTE: I don't rate service by a point system but rather will just share my experience in the review. It is unfair to judge a server or service by a point system. As there are too many variables and factor determining your experience in singular dining. I have worked with professional server that have worked in one restaurant for 40 years to those that don't it make past the first day. From my experience there are many factor that determine good service and each restaurant will have varying standards. And everyone has varying different expectations of what is considered good service. I will highlight my own personal experience.

My reviews are based on my 20+ years of personal and professional experiences. As much as i will try to be neutral, I will write from my point of view. Which may at times sound biased and critical, i hope it will also be insightful and truthful. Asking me to review food and have it not be personal would be like asking me to marry without love. You can't have one without the other. Eat Well and Live Happy!