Bad food

I've eaten a lot of bad food lately. I'm not talking about food that's bad for you, like fast food; I'm talking about what could be good food but is just plain bad. Bad because it's poorly prepared, or overcooked, or not fresh to begin with. And I've paid for those meals, both in cash and in stomach upset. And I'm cranky about it. It's times like this that I think maybe it's time to retire from restaurant reviewing and food critiquing.