Last week, a TikTok food influencer stopped by Seattle and made waves with his restaurant choices, bringing a rush of new customers to a couple of local businesses with his viral videos.

The "Keith Lee effect" has had a profoundly positive impact on many local restaurants around the country, but one Seattle sushi restaurant has seen quite the opposite impact over the past week. Lee, one of the internet's most famous food critics,

A Seattle sushi restaurant recently visited by a famous TikTok food reviewer is pushing back against claims that a "worm" was seen in its food. Keith Lee, who has more than 16.5 million followers on TikTok,