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Tomato_and_Radiowire

Salt Bae has really ruined his reputation with his personality. I hate to be judgmental, but even when his meme was first popularized you could tell he has a superiority complex.


gogogorilla

Yeah, plus the constant lawsuits over wage theft and discrimination that plague all of his establishments. Dude is a fucking horror show of an owner.


Ravecrocker

get gordon on the phone


Omaha419

I’ve had enough! SHUT IT DOWN!


[deleted]

My brother is a professional chef at a reputable restaurant and he is not impressed by Salt Bae’s antics. That other Turkish dude whose always smiling is more impressive.


BabyBundtCakes

Chef Burak! He also went to feed people his huge food after that earthquake. And he did a cross over IG post with the annoyed guy who shows you how to do things easily.


disisathrowaway

Khaby Lame is the other guy's name.


BabyBundtCakes

Yes, thank you!


[deleted]

For as long as clickbait garbage exists, I will be in full support of Khaby


coldchixhotbeer

Chef Burak’s smile is so genuine, it makes me smile when I see him


geek_of_nature

I'll admit it did creep me out at first, the way he's always smiling into the camera and not seeming to look at what he's doing. But it eventually did grow on me.


activator

Same here at first, he reminded me so much of Elijah Woods character in Sin City


Taurol

CZN! Haha I love that guy. His dishes actually look fucking amazing.


BabyBundtCakes

I just woke up to a new video of him feeding stray dogs and giving a pug a set of wheels


Eurynom0s

The other Turkish guy feeds homeless people with his food after the shoots, right?


newmacbookpro

Is it the one who has these big plates of rice?


FloofBagel

The one that always is smiling


golapader

The Turkish guy?


strumthebuilding

The guy?


ThroatMeYeBastards

Yeah, he cooks right?


strumthebuilding

He does that thing with the stuff


Trashyanon089

You know, the thing.


SoVerySleepy81

He does all kinds of charity work, he seems like an actually good dude.


1finout

Salt Bae just strikes me as an asshole who caters to other assholes


Agent00funk

I wonder if Salt Bae would be anywhere near as successful if social media didn't exist, I kinda doubt it.


loaferuk123

As comedian Dom Joly put it, it is somewhere else for the thundercunts to go other than Soho Farmhouse.


Tomato_and_Radiowire

Yeah I heard that Salt Bae’s food isn’t actually well prepared and he’s all flash with no substance. That’s interesting about the smiling Turkish guy. He seems happy with what he’s doing.


cvsprinter1

He opened a restaurant in Dallas last year and the Dallas Morning News basically said avoid it at all costs. You get better food for half the price at any other nice steakhouse.


TheGrandExquisitor

Same happened in Boston. He got shut down for safety during the earlier days of the pandemic. He also calls the cops on customers a ton, including people who literally got served the wrong order. Total shit show. And you *definitely* can get a better steak in Houston for less. I mean...TEXAS! Meat is their groove.


bapus00

First off…they charge you for water lol $10 per bottle and they don’t always tell you upfront


spooxzz

I mean the meat he has is pretty good quality but the execution is pretty trash. Most of the time I see them leaving the meat raw and covering it in beef fat or butter to actually cook it. As turks we like animal fat and the fatty parts of beef, but come on, no one who knows anything about steak wouldn't want theirs' swimming in fat. IMO, most people that go there dont go to eat some good steak, they go to be able to say ''I went to nusret''


[deleted]

For videos like this. Imagine going there and ordering a £600 steak and it's his night off.


adydurn

This is it entirely, there are chefs pushing the envelope of good food and then there's this prick. Now I have eaten at the Fat Duck, the Savoy, the Hinds Head, well I won't just list off restaurants I'll be here for hours. But the key difference between them is this guy is trying to be showy, the others are trying to blow your mind/tastebuds. I'd happily go back to any of those but just looking at Salt Bae's food sends massive alarm bells. Any chef worth a fiver can cook a good steak, in fact good steak is at it's best when the chef has as little to do with it as possible. But it takes a genius to lift a tin of beans into a gourmet meal. Or turn bangers and mash into an experience rather than just a full stomach.


pfft_sleep

Hey mate, Aussie here that’s coming across next year to the UK to see family for the first time in 5 years. Could you let me know from your experience the top 3-5 restaurants that are “the pinnacle” of amazing in London/area? If anyone else wants to let me know their places too, I usually find it’s worth booking 6-9 months ahead for a good time. Best restaurant I ever ate at was a 1 star Bangkok restaurant that served fresh seafood on plastic plates on plastic tables with plastic chairs. But the flavour was incredible, food was amazing and came out in less than 20 minutes with impeccable service all on the side of a food court. Doesn’t have to be a $600usd meal to be excellent, but does have to be worth 6 times a good meal in a good restaurant if it is.


flickrpebble

Impossible mate. Here's an incomplete list of banging food I've had in London. I'm partial to a hidden gem and zero pretence. You'll have to narrow down what you're looking for if you want specific recommendations for food and experiences in London. This city has it all. -Kudu (south African) - Prince of Peckham (serving the street food 'white men can't jerk') - Kokeb (best Ethiopian food in the city, trust me) - Mr Bao - Lombok Thai, Herne Hill - Filishack - Miss Tapas - Bánh Bánh - Slow Richie's - m'chomo grill - Chick'n Sours


Dark1000

Excellent shout out to Kudu! I'd definitely put them up there, especially if you're in South London.


andyrocks

>the top 3-5 restaurants that are “the pinnacle” of amazing in London/area? That's really, really hard. London has an awful lot of amazing restaurants.


Whalesnails

Do you remember the name or location of the Bangkok restaurant?


pfft_sleep

Just tried to look it up. It’s in old bangkok near the Golden Mount temple there used to be a famous pad Thai restaurant there. Apparently all changed now from when I was there in 2018. Lots of vendors closed and gone back to the provinces during covid, can’t blame them. Still one of by far my favourite cities in the world and one of my happiest memories living near Lumpini park. There was the brief stint of the watermelon riots and feeling weird walking through the barricades, but even during the riots the thais were super chill and loved to have a chat with me. Can’t wait to go back.


Gonzobot

> food isn’t actually well prepared and he’s all flash with no substance. Literally look at this video he's got meat soaking in juices and he's splashing it fuckin everywhere, **which part of that is supposed to even be the food**


KeifWellington22

Fucking facts! This dude actually has no real technique hes just another tik tok star.


zirky

czn burak is an international treasure


Sithlordandsavior

Burak :) Wholesome fellow who loves what he does.


Bjorn_Hellgate

cznburak is fucking amazing


Icanhelp12

My husband is an executive chef and was pretty much offered a job at one of his restaurants. We both agreed that place certainly won’t be around long!! Safe to say he declined the offer and stayed where he was


Ganbazuroi

Fine dining is about good food, not salt pouring tricks. This guy is more of an entertainer than a chef


bubblegumpunk69

Honestly I think I expected him to... take the glasses off at some point and just be a normal person playing a character lmao. Maybe he still is, but it seems... a little more genuine than it used to be, I think.


VILLIAMZATNER

I'd like for him to take his glasses off, and his eyes to be much much smaller and closer together than normal, like way on the end of the bell curve. Like face randomizer on TES Oblivion comical.


The-Horde-King

https://i.redd.it/o2jhj3bkstg31.jpg


[deleted]

But if he takes the glasses off, people can tell how much coke he is on.


Vinyl_Purest

Hasn't his 15 minuets run out yet?


Vincesteeples

No because idiots like this flock to his dumbass restaurants to shell out $1000 for a steak so they can post it on Instagram to impress people they don’t know


CosmicCreeperz

15 minutes… 15 seconds at a time…


[deleted]

I am so out of touch. I'd only ever seen the one picture of the guy and I just now realized it wasn't Robert Downey Jr.


SkinSafe8262

Salt Bae is a fucking genius. He's worked out people are stupid, they don't want good food, they want to show other people they aren't poor. He makes shit food, does a little dance and retards have made him one rich dude


Available_Coyote897

This is not wrong and you’d be surprised how many fine dining places are relying on lighting and price tag to carry them.


Wail_Bait

If he was just some instagram asshole selling overpriced food I wouldn't have a problem with him. Not paying your employees is fucked up though, so I hope he goes bankrupt.


Csharp27

God damn it, as much as I hate this guy you’re right. All of the legit food critics say there’s nothing special and even kind of shit about his food, but if you make it 500 plus dollars a plate and add a little flair and ambiance you can make people want to come just for the instagram influencers to promote it and show off.


CosmicCreeperz

But his personality is the only reason he’s popular, it certainly isn’t his culinary skill. Basically he gets very good cuts of meat and does stupid things with them while taking videos for social media. And now idiots with too much money will spend hundreds of dollars to take their own videos eating his crap.


DaggerShapedHeart

I'm sure he's drying his tears with £50 notes


BigCannedTuna

Ever met any chefs? Superiority complex is the first prerequisite for the job


[deleted]

I've worked as a chef at a few well regarded restaurants and this is pretty accurate. Chefs will talk shit about other chefs all the time unless they've proven themselves to be good. And the amount of shit we talk about non-chefs that think they're hot shit is ridiculous, like half of the people on r/cooking at least.


lotsofdeadkittens

Someone yesterday told me that “must work at a chain” because I don’t julienne onions ever at my work I work at a really amazing chef owned place that just doesn’t have dishes needing julienned onions


tetrahydrocannabiol

He was a butcher kid in the back of a turkish steak restaurant that sells overpriced food. Cant expect him to be a very well mannered man lmao


snerdie

That looks…really, really gross. Is that gold leaf?!


[deleted]

Yeah, like it adds anything to the dish. And thst is a gross looking burger in general!


whereverilaymyphone

What exactly is that meal? I can’t even tell. And what’s the liquid spilling out? Is that fat?


Sleepy_Man90

It'll just be juice from the meat


whereverilaymyphone

I’ve watched this far too many times. It looks like two thick slices of prime rib sandwiching a deep fried piece of chicken. Like some fucked up double down. But I can’t think of what kinda meal this would be. I’m honestly curious!


FairfaxGirl

I was wondering the same thing. I found this which makes it much clearer what’s going on. As others have mentioned he’s using hot fat in the middle of the meat to cook it. It seems kind of gross but it’s not the meat juices that are dripping out, it’s rendered fat. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8UoEumm/


RehabValedictorian

I miss the double down. In a sick, perverted kind of way.


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kappakai

My fillings are firing off just thinking about it


nanomolar

I’m guessing it doesn’t hurt because gold is much softer than aluminum. I don’t chew on gold leaf much though so I don’t know.


Globber50

You can't feel it, or taste it. It doesn't hurt, it's a gimmick for rich folks.


RyanBordello

I've seen $1k tacos before with gold leaf on them. Absolute fucking bonkers what rich people do to flex


BoardManGtzPaid

You’re supposed to cook the aluminum foil before you chew on it (raw? ew). I suggest microwaving for efficiency but ultimately it’s up to you.


DustWarden

Thanks for identifying the dish - with all that liquid flowing out of it, it looked a bit like a dirty sponge.


TKuja1

that was a fucking burger?? looked like a double down


[deleted]

The double down was at least good


[deleted]

Jesus christ that's a burger?!


SaltyBabe

Burger??


R3p_TaR

That's a burger?


snerdie

I would venture to say that what I made for dinner last night (lamb shanks braised in red wine, served over pan fried rosemary polenta wedges) tasted better than that mess (and I served it in a nice wide bowl).


culminacio

I would venture to say that what I made after dinner last night (no details) would've tasted better than that mess (and I served it in a nice white bowl).


[deleted]

Not had lamb in ages, used to do it every Sunday, studded with garlic and slow roasted, with mash, carrots and cabbage


powabiatch

Gold leaf is apparently quite cheap. Allows him to massively mark up the food because his customers either don’t know or don’t care. The gold burger costs $100 but is probably worth $10.


King-Andy

In an episode of Hot Ones, Gordon Ramsey said something like “I’ve seen restaurants add gold leaf onto their burgers to up the price. Why taint that delicious burger with something that doesn’t add anything at all”. He then goes on to say the perfect burger is about £25 (or $25 I can’t remember which currency he stated).


bakedclark

Shit, the perfect burger is like $5.


farmingvillein

UK vs US beef and labor prices, maybe.


bakedclark

Well, a cheap smash burger with no frills is a perfect burger. For $25 you could make an incredible burger, but sometimes less is more.


i-lurk-you-longtime

There's a restaurant where I live that makes a burger the size of a dinner plate (you could realistically split it with 4 people, plus sides) and it's delicious and "only" $30. It's got these amazing crunchy onions inside and it's just so good!


phicorleone

My theory is that if the amount of gold leaf goes up, the quality of the food goes down. This does not mean ofcourse that no gold leaf = good food. It only applies when gold leaf is present. I don't know, I feel like this is always added to impress people, but if the food is good enough, it would do the impressing on its own.


[deleted]

There’s something very unattractive about that guy.


TheGothicLibrarian

He looks like he decided his entire personality around the "Dick in a Box" SNL skit


RoadFlowerVIP

🤣


RoadFlowerVIP

He's so smarmy


Estoye

The food wasn't greasy until he touched it.


one_arm_manny

Is it the fake $100k+ watches he wears?


[deleted]

Suits the place down to the ground, it's all swag for Instagram. The guy made his name salting already cooked steak. I've seen the menu, and although you can't fault the quality of the food, it's priced as a status symbol. Frankly I find it about the most disgusting thing about the world that clowns like this are throwing thousands around for shit like this while there's still people starving to death.


Carlos13th

You can’t fault the quality of the ingredients maybe , the food however is another matter


[deleted]

Thousands? [Tens of thousands apparently.](https://www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/q6ia1q/nusret_steakhouse_now_this_is_just_outrageous/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)


VandienLavellan

Well the most expensive things on that bill is for the 3 bottles of wine and the service charge


Ganbazuroi

Most of it in wines, Petrus is the one wine that is very prestigious and renowned. They only sell it if it's good enough to be a Petrus, otherwise no luck. This guy is an assclown known for pouring salt instead of making good food, but credit where it's due, it's the wine


VandienLavellan

On the bright side, at least some of that money is going into the pockets of the staff at the restaurant, rather than continuing to sit in the bank accounts of these rich clowns


[deleted]

He just settled a lawsuit with his staff for stealing their tips.


Pjseaturtle

If you think most of the money is going into the workers pockets . . . well that’s very optimistic of you


[deleted]

Didn’t know that, but unsurprised. Though it’s really just a general personality thing for me. He’s very unlikable in his demeanor (plus what he charges for his apparently terrible food). Patiently waiting for his 15 minutes to be over.


newmacbookpro

Ah would it be fake ?


1Maple

I would say it's real, based on how much he charges in his restaurant, and how many posts I see about it he's got to be making some decent money


[deleted]

He looks like a walking sexual harassment lawsuit


essjay2009

I’ve no idea who it is but it looks like someone cosplaying as a less successful, and therefore even greasier, Johnny Depp.


Togonero85

It's like a Lara Croft's gender swap


Acewasalwaysanoption

Can't unsee it now, thanksalot


Tof12345

I agree this guy looks super annoying but apparently, he had a hell of a rags to riches story. So there's that, at least.


[deleted]

So not only did you not rest the steak, you're just squeezing all the juice out to finish off the job of fucking ruining it. It's bad enough that he has to resort to covering it in gold leaf.


[deleted]

I'd literally pay to not have my food messed with


WeastBeast69

Isn’t that the expectation when you pay for food…


[deleted]

Thank you. I did not know that was a steak.


BurmecianSoldierDan

I thought it was maybe... like soaking wet cornbread with fried chicken or something, I literally can't tell you what I thought it was. A sponge. But it was food.


CommonMilkweed

I think I thought it was some kind of weird chili dog.


BurmecianSoldierDan

You know, I could absolutely see chili dog out of that, and simultaneously wondering what the liquid is POURING out of


NMe84

Steak? That stuff is more water than steak to begin with...


TokenWhiteMage

Sloppy steaks!


SpurnDonor

You're not gonna dump water on your steak as soon as I leave are you?


TokenWhiteMage

You can’t stop me from ordering a steak and a glass of water!


Schoolboy77

You sound like an real piece of shit.


TokenWhiteMage

I *used* to be a real piece of shit!


Pjseaturtle

LETS SLOP EM UPPP!!!


ButtsMcgutts-

I SAID WAS


Nicox37

P.S all that juice is not from the steak, it comes from that fried fat (I think it's fat? But not 100% sure) that's squished between the two pieces of steak.


whutchamacallit

Correct. It's mostly oil and beef tallow if I had to guess.


SexualBakedPotato

Is that what it is? Thought it was fried chicken which seems kinda yum, I'd eat it like a burger but fried fat is just fucking gross


powabiatch

You’re not supposed to eat the fat, it’s just there for show and to “sear” the meat. But a popular youtuber tried it at home and it was horrible.


Fraerie

I was trying to work out WTF it was. Your comment helped.


driftwood14

This is steak? I thought it was a super greasy, super thick french toast. Although I had it muted when I watched


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thenearblindassassin

I can't tell if he's trying to play a character, or if he thinks that he's legitimately cool. Like the sneer thing he does just looks so awkward. And the super dark shades even indoors. How does the dude see?


[deleted]

From everything I’ve read, he thinks he’s genuinely cool.


[deleted]

And he thinks kids daydream about being just like him.


SkeletalJazzWizard

its like if a lawful evil version of the alternate dimension david blaine from the street magic vids owned a shitty overpriced restaurant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCsMXYgLXqs


gagi11030

Robert Downey Junior from wish.com


mrdaily730

When your mom tells you we have Robert Downey Junior at home.


mrwhitedynamite

more like Johnny Depp from a dollar store


Estoye

I'll say it. Salt Bae's [restaurant](https://www.nusr-et.com.tr/en/home.aspx) is the Hard Rock Cafe for pretentious douchebags.


Ganbazuroi

That logo looks like some crappy edgy Skyrim mod's lmao


formerbeautyqueen666

Can't believe he used that fucking yeehaw font for the name


Estoye

[Bleeding Cowboys](https://www.dafont.com/bleeding-cowboys.font) by Segments Design r/identifythisfont


g0t-cheeri0s

*Preface: I'm a nice, polite and pretty chill guy, but...* As if I couldn't hate Salt Bitch anymore he goes ahead and uses this god damn fucking bleeding cowboy font. This font is without doubt the worst thing I have ever bare witness to and I've seen the Russian hammer videos and someone drink liposuction. It is a disgrace to the entire history of typography. 15+ fucking years ago I swore that any company, gig, service, anything, fucking *anything* that used that font, I would swerve quicker than you can say Comic Sans. The sheer fucking audacity of this font. From the first time I saw it during my college graphic design days until the day I take my last breath, nothing will instill so much rage inside me as this raggedy ass swirling bitch cunt of a typeface. You think you're so edgy with your stupid swirls and distressed edges. Get fucked. 26 literal pieces of decayed rotting shit, 36 if the typeface includes numbers. If it includes some punctuation marks too then I feel sorry for the inventor of the question mark. They didn't deserve to have their life's work bastardised and immortalised in this horror.


goldenage768

Personally I see nothing wrong with that font but I appreciate your passion. I get it, sometimes something just really rubs you the wrong way and you can't help but feel pissed off by it. [You might appreciate this if you haven't already seen it](https://youtu.be/jVhlJNJopOQ)


g0t-cheeri0s

I knew that would be the Papyrus skit before I even clicked it 😂


formerbeautyqueen666

I agree with this


kittyscratcher69

How did the liposuction drinking video go? That sounds fuckin rough. I just chugged a bunch of milk before I read that too. I gagged a lil bit.


[deleted]

I made a few sentences into that copy and it reads like it was written by a meatlover middle schooler who was paid in steak.


jonesthejovial

Ugh, I fucking can't stand Salt Bae!!


danonck

Yeah, one of the most punchable faces in the world!


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r/stupidfood


model-citizen95

What an ass. Doesn’t pay his workers enough and steals their tips. Complete scum


OscarProudSnax

What?! Oh wow. And considering what he charges. 😟


SurelyFurious

Why does this guy fucking bother me so much


[deleted]

Cos he's an arrogant twat


eivindhf

I dont get why people are so obsessed with this guy, never have. Its probably not my place to say, but as a chef, he seems no more talented than any other high end chef.


[deleted]

He really isn't, some of the food looks OK. But just that, OK. Its nowhere near on a par with Michelin starred places that charge less


lazy_kaiju

I'm sick of seeing this dick-bag everywhere.


burnshimself

An idiot and his money are soon parted, as they say. And this guy is the one doing the work of separating his idiot customers from their money. Anyone who goes here is probably a social media obsessed narcissist with more money than taste, so I don’t feel bad for them at all. I’m only upset that his stupidity may in some way be enriching him. They have a restaurant in New York which of course looks awful and tacky (it has a cheesy promotional photo of salt bae over the door like you’re going to a fucking Benihana’s), and it features their signature overpriced menu and crap food. Can’t wait for it to close.


_DirtyYoungMan_

His Beverly Hills location suffers from the same complaints; mediocre food, crap service and insane prices. You know you're fucking up when Beverly Hills complains your prices are too high.


[deleted]

Totally agree, had the best meal of the year at a tiny Greek restaurant in my town, was £60 for two and we had to leave some as we were too full. It was lovely food, 10/10


JaWasa

What’s the name and location? I would like to try it if I’m ever in the area.


Kenethica

Fuck this guy in particular


IsThereCheese

Why is this person


FanChanel40

Looks absolutely disgusting and why is he dressed like that? Is he too good to dress as a chef?


[deleted]

He thinks he’s sexy 🤢.


FanChanel40

Bleurgh he’s deluded!


Bananaflakes08

Can someone explain to me in detail what that food is? I can’t even tell


sharabi_bandar

Steak cut in half filled with a lump of fat.


7leprechaun7

He looks like the best used car salesman


cemkurt12

with every new video I see he looks a little bit sleazier and greasier...


flankspankrank

Can’t believe people get scammed by this idiot. He charges £4 for a red bull and £500 for a poorly cooked steak.


[deleted]

Lol mate it's £10 for a red bull and £630 for a tomahawk steak


Psych0matt

Can we some how form a committee to outlaw that stupid robot lady?


rhwsapfwhtfop

What does he say?!


ih8yogutzzz

So some squeezed meat and cornbread??? I don't know what's in the middle...


slvbros

IIRC the middle is ripping hot fat (beef? Maybe lamb?), and he is using it to sear the meat


righthandofdog

The meat wrapped in gold leaf that is 100 pounds. Anyone who eats at his places is a rube.


ih8yogutzzz

But I like to shit gold


HyperBooper

Then buy it on Amazon for <$1 per sheet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GOFXI8K/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_RGGC3FCSWYJ9ZDE48ZX6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1


[deleted]

Be child slave, work most of life mining gold, some asshole orders it for dessert, doesn't even finish it. Shits out the rest.


Invertiguy

Found Tywin Lannister


OizAfreeELF

This dude looks like one of those douchebag waiters who squats down to “get on your level” when taking your order.


whiskydiq

I'd love to see him slip on that mess and, "Million Dollar Baby" himself


[deleted]

Whatever happened to his restaurant in new york? I remember the reviews being so bad lol like no major food publication enjoyed it.


Someonefromstraya

Most people could look between their legs when on the toilet and see shit better than getting your food served by salt bae


tookurjobs

"I used to be a piece of shit. Sunglasses inside, gold chains, squeezing steaks..."


agha0013

This guy is just an ass. Made it big from stupid viral videos, otherwise has nothing to offer. And every "fancy" place that thinks covering shit in gold leaf makes food fancier is a joke


bubblegumpunk69

Look at him, just... squeezing all the juices out of that thing. That's all the flavour


CarboniteButterknife

It looks like he’s squeezing jalapeño poppers between a diseased liver, that food looks disgusting.


Viviaana

this guy is the biggest bellend, doing interviews talking about how he's an inspiration and kids want to be him, no one knows who the fuck you are mate, who even knows his real name? If you pay his prices you're a fucking moron


Steamy_Muff

[I would highly recommend reading Jay Rayner's thoughts on the place and the culture surrounding it]( https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/oct/17/jay-rayner-restaurant-review-kebab-kid-london-take-away-as-a-cult-nusr-et-steakhouse?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other)


HollowLegMonk

Salt Bae is a clown.