Food critic and TikTok influencer Keith Lee teased his fans two months ago when he shared a small part of a phone conversation he had with Kevin Hart. In his latest TikTok video, however, Lee told his followers that Hart called him at that time to ask him to review his vegan restaurant, Hart House.
“On March 26, Kevin Hart reached out to me and asked me to try his restaurant,” Lee said.
The social media sensation then flashed back to March and replayed a more-detailed clip of his phone conversation with Hart.
“Right now we’re gonna open up our third one. I’m doing it on like Sunset and Hollywood, across the street from Chick-fil-A,” Hart said on the phone when he asked Lee to review the Los Angeles restaurant. “Have you do, like, the full what you do and good or bad, we’re willing to live with it, take the gamble.”
@keith_lee125 Hart House taste test 💕 would you try it ? 💕 #foodcritic ♬ original sound – Keith Lee
Lee, who has revealed that he’s not a fan of vegan food, accepted the offer anyway and assured Hart that he will be completely honest with his review. The food critic also had concerns about the restaurant’s location. But he was surprised to learn that the restaurant is affordable despite being located in an affluent neighborhood.
“The number one thing I was concerned with, other than this being vegan food, is that this place is on Sunset Boulevard,” Lee said. “Vegan food on Sunset Boulevard in California has to be crazy expensive. They put this meal in front of me under $15.”
As he proceeded with the review, Lee tasted the fries and rated it an 8.9 out of 10.
“I’m very picky with fries, like very picky. This is a good ass fries. Very fast food fries, very seasoned, like they put a lot of salt on this,” he said. “For me, this is the perfect amount of salt.”
Continuing with the deluxe hot and crispy chicken sandwich, Lee surprised himself again.
“If you gave me that and you didn’t tell me it was vegan, I would have no idea,” he said. “No idea. Unlike a lot of vegan food I’ve had, that texture is really pleasing to me. It’s spicy. It’s crispy. It’s crunchy. It takes like a chicken sandwich. Compared to other fast-food chicken sandwiches I’ve ever had, that is extremely high. I genuinely can’t believe I’m saying this.”
Lee gave the sandwich a rating of 9.3. The critic also tried the tater tots, Hart House sauce, buffalo sauce, iced tea and an Oreo milkshake. The sauce, he said, is a 2 out of 10.
The tater tots got a rating of 6, while the Hart House was a 5.5 and the tea got a 6.
As for the milkshake, Lee said it’s more unique than any other he has ever had.
“A lot of Oreo milkshakes taste the same, but this is more chocolate-forward than it is vanilla-forward,” he said. “A lot of milkshakes I’ve had is like, just straight vanilla ice cream with a little bit of Oreo. This all Oreo with a little bit of ice cream.”
Overall, Lee walked away raving about the restaurant.
“I don’t know what you’re doing over here at Hart House, Kev, but you doing it,” he said. “That’s what you’re doing. I can’t believe I gave anything higher than a 9. I really can’t.”
