(KRON) – Superstar meals reviewer Keith Lee made headlines in January when he minimize his journey to the Bay Space brief over security considerations. Final week, Lee went on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast and expanded on his resolution to go away early whereas including some extra of his ideas concerning the Bay Space.
Lee, a former MMA fighter, continuously visits American cities to dine at eating places and publish critiques to his 16.8 million TikTok followers. His Bay Space journey didn’t go properly.
After spending just a few days within the space, Lee introduced abruptly that he was leaving because of what he described as unsafe avenue circumstances, disappointing meals and an allergic response. He described seeing individuals residing in tents and burned vehicles, saying “the people of the Bay are just focused on surviving.”
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On Sharpe’s podcast, Lee expanded on his expertise. He stated that whereas loads of cities have issues with drug use and crime, it seems to be a part of the Bay Space’s tradition.
“In the Bay, there was a sense of almost pride some people were taking in it,” he advised Sharpe.
He stated that when he introduced the journey, he noticed Bay Space residents say he may get “bipped,” – native slang for breaking right into a automotive. He added that the first piece of recommendation he heard from natives was to not depart gadgets in his automotive.
One of many eating places Lee tried was in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, a restaurant infamous for its public drug use. He described it as “Skid Row on steroids.”
“It’s burnt cars, burnt trailers, things that almost look inhuman,” Lee, a Detroit native, stated.
Lee stated his fear was that somebody would come to a restaurant at his suggestion and one thing dangerous would occur to him, which prompted him to talk up concerning the circumstances he noticed.
“I was okay with people from the Bay being mad at me for saying it. Somebody had to say it,” he stated.