This blogger’s reviews served with a side of snark

OrangeTV is one of the many treasures who hang out at Huckleberries Online. He’s the twentysomething who posts superb reviews of music, the Coeur d’Alene night scene and eateries on his Making Flippy Floppy blog. His local restaurant reviews are my personal faves. Of the Sherman IGA Deli last week, he raved about the Chester Fried chicken, barbecue spareribs and jo-jos, while recalling when he was about 12 that he and his mother “hid shivering behind a mayonnaise display as the store was being robbed.” What separates OrangeTV from other reviewers are observations like this: “Evening and night at the store is a whole different vibe – it turns into a edgy hotspot for welfare moms on meth, drunk college boys on meth, and extremely munchie-afflicted emo kids. Oh, and Hagadone honcho Jerry Jaeger. I’ve seen him shopping there a dozen times, late into the night, and I just know he can afford to upgrade to at least Super 1 or something. Maybe he does it to show us wee villagers that really, he’s just a regular guy after all – just one of the folks.” In another post, he praised the new Breakfast Nook as a decent addition to Midtown, but he wasn’t crazy about the hostess who waited on him: “The hostess coldly wrote our names on a list and still offered no clue as to when we might be seated. She was too young to be so frowny-faced and bitter.” Fiesta Mexicana. Panda Express. Paul Bunyan Famous Hamburgers. OrangeTV reviews places where most North Idahoans can afford to eat. You can find a link to the Making Flippy Floppy reviews on my blog.