In a Flurry of Tweets, Times Critic Pete Wells Eviscerates Schiller's

Pete Wells likes Bowery blockbuster Cherche Midi enough to give it two stars, but that doesn't mean that he's a card carrying member of the Keith McNally Fanclub. To prepare for his review, Wells visited a handful of McNally's sister restaurants including Balthazar and Schiller's. Of the latter he writes: "The short-rib patty melt was the only good dish on a table full of disappointments at Schiller's Liquor Bar, but I enjoyed myself more than I have at far better restaurants."

Now, one day after the review dropped, Prickly Pete elaborates on his experience there:

I wasn't expecting great things from Schiller's, but still was surprised by how few things I enjoyed, apart from the patty melt.

— Pete Wells (@pete_wells) October 1, 2014

Server in big hurry to be done w/ us, yet long lags btwn courses. Tomato/corn soup tasted canned. Mushy, milky oysters. Cheap ice cream.

— Pete Wells (@pete_wells) October 1, 2014

Worst of all, the key lime pie. Like a dry kitchen sponge broken into crumbs and gently misted with citrus-scented dish soap.

— Pete Wells (@pete_wells) October 1, 2014

Oof. In a later interaction with Felix Salmon, the critic notes: "As I said in the Cherche Midi review, I didn't much enjoy Schiller's food but I enjoyed my time there." The critic's rant, though scathing, has not fazed the die-hard Schiller's fans of this city.

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