How many Wahlberg references can you sneak into one restaurant review?
The A&E show Wahlburgers officially reaches its fourth season tonight, which means that, not only do people still watch the show, but the restaurant is still open, too.
Upon opening in 2011, Wahlburgers became the South Shore’s new pub-grub hotspot, and the buzz has only grown from there, with the franchise opening a second Massachusetts location, expanding into Canada, and plans to spread to several other states in the near future.
The original location gets generally favorable Yelp reviews, but it is the reviews themselves that are particularly goofy — namely the ones that attempt to drop as many Wahlberg references as possible.
Our first example uses Mark Wahlberg titles to constructively provide a qualitative assessment of the restaurant.
Not bad, but our next example combines movie references as well as nods to both NKOTB and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. The review isn’t too hot on the food, but at least he makes it count with the name drops.
Nobody goes as far as Steve E. from Albany though, who manages to cram 24 Wahlberg references into one review. Impressive, but it wouldn’t be a shocker if Steve has never even eaten at Wahlburgers.
The strange reviews don’t stop at incessant, all-caps movie references, either. Some folks opt for simplicity when providing their thoughts.
Some people have never been to Wahlburgers, but leave a note expressing their love for the family.
And others really can’t stand Jenny McCarthy.
But at the end of the day, it’s all about taste. Unless, of course, the flavor of your dish is too on-point. This person seems to think that the Thanksgiving burger tastes too much like Thanksgiving.
And then there’s this person, who dreams big.
Wahlberg family tree:
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