Chef Michael Voltaggio is known for a lot of things. He’s been a winner on Bravo’s Top Chef, he’s referenced on other TV shows, he’s a published author and his madly popular restaurant ink does most everything BUT get one-star Yelp reviews.

But you know Yelp, there always those cringe-inducing outliers and the circle jerk Yelp Elite that loves to give their input. As part of our original series Popular Chefs Read 1-Star Yelp Reviews,  we asked Chef Michael to sit down at his restaurant and read some of the more ridiculous 1-star Yelp reviews his highly rated restaurant got: