Keith Lee Credits TikTok for Helping Him Cope with Anxiety and Depression: 'A Huge, Remarkable Progress' (Exclusive) 

The popular food critic began posting restaurant reviews in 2021 and has almost 17 million followers on the app

TikTok has changed Keith Lee’s life in more ways than one.

The popular food critic, 28, started posting his restaurant reviews on TikTok in 2021. He’s since amassed a following of almost 17 million on the app, along with nearly 800 million likes. 

In a typical Keith Lee video, he sits in his car with takeout and rates each dish on a scale of one to 10. At first, most of the restaurants were local businesses around his then-hometown of Las Vegas. However, as his platform grew, he embarked on food tours from Houston and New York City to South Korea and Japan.

A good review from Lee can attract lines of customers out the door — and in the case of restaurants like Dynamite Korean Food & Sushi/Grill, around the block. Last New Year’s Eve, Lee called on his followers to show up and honor the family-owned business’ late owner, who had recently died of tongue cancer. At its peak, the wait time for food was five hours. 

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