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"  Guy Fieri has been in the spotlight recently, but not because of his cooking show. Fieri has been getting a lot of harsh reviews from critics about his recently opened 500-seat restaurant in New York City, Guy&amp;#039;s American Kitchen and Bar. According to Eater, some elite critics, bloggers, and Yelpers have written extremely negative reviews about the massive new addition to the Fieri restaurant family. Anthony Bourdain has been rough on Fieri from the start, insulting everything from the number of seats to the gift shop and the food prices. More From Delish: Fresh Twists: Celebrity Chefs&amp;#039; Spin on Sandwiches Others have responded harshly to the food itself. Fieri went on CBS&amp;#039; This Morning show to discuss the recent backlash. Interviewer Norah O&amp;#039;Donnell asked Fieri about Steve Cuozzo&amp;#039;s review statement, &amp;quot;I wouldn&amp;#039;t feed the mess to a cat.&amp;quot; Fieri responded, &amp;quot;Well, they must not like their cat very much... I know what I make, I know how I cook. I know the success of my food. I mean, you can&amp;#039;t have eight restaurants and be doing it wrong, or that wrong.&amp;quot; Fieri does run successful restaurants and was already in the business before his Food Network career took off. Plus, while Fieri hasn&amp;#039;t seemed to please any critics in New York, the restaurant will probably still be successful. The location in Times Square is a prime spot for tourists and fans to get a taste of the infamous Fieri &amp;quot;flavortown.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Celebrity Chefs&amp;#039; Favorite Potluck Recipes Pat and Gina Neely, also Food Network alums, were subjected to their fair share of criticism when they made the big move to New York City. Their restaurant Neely&amp;#039;s Barbecue Parlor Restaurant got some early bad reviews from the New York City crowd, receiving a C from Serious Eats, which gave Fieri&amp;#039;s joint a grade of &amp;quot;Not Recommended.&amp;quot; However, despite the bad press, the Neely&amp;#039;s restaurant has a 3-star rating on Yelp today and doesn&amp;#039;t seem to be hurting for business. It&amp;#039;s tough to say whether celebrity-run restaurants stay open because of the food or the star power of their owners. Fans seem to be willing to put the bad reviews aside in the case of these Food Network favorites, so despite Guy Fieri having to come to his food&amp;#039;s defense, his restaurant&amp;#039;s success most likely won&amp;#039;t rely on the quality of his cooking. Would you like to visit Fieri&amp;#039;s new Times Square restaurant? Do you think critics may be judging it unfairly? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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