Detroit Restaurant Turns Poor Review Into New Merch

Reviews let customers know what they can look forward to when visiting a restaurant. It also helps people decide which restaurants to steer clear of. According to Revolving Kitchen, studies show that 90 percent of consumers consider reviews before visiting an establishment. Unfortunately, you can’t make everyone happy, and bad reviews happen.

A customer gave Bobcat Bonnie's in Detroit a one-star Yelp review with the comment, "Overpriced and Gay." After receiving the review Bobcat Bonnie's in Detroit decided to "clap back" at the reviewer with a t-shirt.

(courtesy of Bobcat Bonnie's)

"We made the shirts originally after receiving a 1-star review on Yelp," said Bobcat Bonnie's.

The restaurant shared its new t-shirt on Facebook with the caption, "Did someone say….overpriced? AND gay? Sign us up Shirts are available for purchase at all Bobcat Bonnie's locations starting this week! To our Yelp reviewer: Thank you for the new shirt design xoxo ."

Fans of the new merch commented, supporting the bar. "Omg I need this shirt bc I, too, am overpriced and gay," said one user. Another commented, "Best spin on everything!!! Keep up the overpriced and gay place! It's fantastic."

The post gained a lot of attention with over 1,000 likes and 290 shares. Bobcat Bonnie’s is now selling the t-shirt to the public for $25 at any of their locations.

Bobcat Bonnie's currently has seven locations including Corktown, Ferndale, Grand Rapids, Partridge Creek, Toledo, Wyandotte, and Ypsilanti.

According to their website, the owner Matt Buskard believes and practices a very "personable, inclusive, and supportive culture in each of his restaurants, embracing the diverse communities in which he does business." If you have ever been to a Bobcat Bonnie location, then you have probably seen LGBTQ+ flags and inclusive signage distributed around the bar. They offer brunch, lunch, dinner, and dessert.

It's completely normal to feel angry at some point in life. Some people are better at dealing with anger than others. Some people are just angrier than others. And it turns out,  some states are angrier than others.

Michigan ranked number 10 on Best Life's angriest states in America survey. They created an Anger Index that consisted of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's most recent Fatality Analysis Reporting System and info by Auto Insurance Center, to determine the amount of each state's fatal accidents involving road rage.

Best Life also used the FBI's hate crime data to analyze hate crimes per capita, which they say is often motivated by anger. Their results showed that, on average, America isn't all that angry. But Michigan made the top 10 along with states from the West, Midwest, Northeast, and South.

Here are the 10 top angriest states in America.

Michigan ranked number 10 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 33.08. Though Michigan’s fatalities caused by road rage is only 0.1 percent, its hate crimes per capita is at 7.7 percent.

Massachusetts ranked number 9 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 37.39. Toxic internet comments were a part of the study and this state scored high with 6.8 percent. Massachusetts hate crimes per capita is at 5.63. Lower than Michigan's in the number 10 spot.

New Jersey ranked number 8 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 42.83 percent. New Jersey also made it onto Alcohol.org's angriest states list.

Connecticut ranked number 7 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 43.08 percent. The state has 5.7 percent of fatalities caused by road rage with a low road rage fatalities per capita at 0.4 percent.

Washington ranked number 6 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 46.90 percent. They also served up a high toxic internet comments percentage of 6.8 according to the Best Life study.

Vermont ranked number 5 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 55.34 percent. Though the fatalities caused by road rage are at zero percent. The state is at 5.29 percent hate crimes per capita.

Indiana ranked number 4 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 64.20. The state also came in with high percentages with fatalities caused by road rage at 10 percent and hate crimes per capita at 1.11 percent.

South Carolina ranked number 3 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 70.42 percent. The state's high toxic internet comments percentage was at 9.8 percent according to the Best Life study.

Colorado ranked number 2 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 70.42. Their road rage per capita is low at 0.9 percent. However, the study shows that fatalities caused by road rage in Colorado are at 9.5%. 

Alabama ranked number 1 on Best Life's Angriest States in America list with an anger index score of 100. The only 100 anger index score on the list. At the time of the study Alabama had limited data on hate crimes per capita.