February 24, 2026
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From: Still Recovering on the Square
I got food poisoning from a restaurant on the Georgetown Square last month. I was sick for two days. My friends say I should let it go because it's a local business and one bad experience doesn't define them. But I feel like other people should know. Am I being petty?
Leave the review. That’s what it’s there for.
A 1-star review for food poisoning is not petty — it is the exact correct use of the tool. Yelp exists so that the next family deciding where to eat on the Square has more information than they would otherwise. You are that information. Use your experience for something.
Write it calmly and specifically: what you ordered, when you went, what happened, how long you were sick. No drama, no all-caps, no “I will NEVER return.” Just the facts, the way you’d tell a friend. That kind of review is more credible and more useful than an emotional one.
Your friends are wrong about local businesses deserving special protection from honest feedback. A local restaurant has the same obligation to not poison its customers as a chain does. Being local and small and charming doesn’t change the food handling requirements. You didn’t do anything wrong by getting sick, and you’re not doing anything wrong by saying so.
One note: if you think it was genuinely serious, you can also report it to Williamson County Environmental Health. That’s not about revenge — it’s about the health inspector doing their job.
Leave the review. Be fair. Be accurate. Walk away.
— Vera
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