AI Rate Professor

Culinary Arts

Frank Madrigal

CULAR20 · BCULI3381 · CULAR213A · CULAR202 · CULIN213A · CUL1 · CULAR213B · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you want tough kitchen discipline and will show up ready to work; skip if you need polished teaching.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStrict Kitchen StandardsMixed Teaching SkillHands-On SkillsLanguage BarrierAttendance Strict
  • some praise real kitchen skills, others call it a waste of time
  • and professional kitchen standards help serious students, frustrate others
  • Language barrier and inconsistent demos are recurring complaints

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Some say do the work and get an A; others say structure and and learning is weak.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is not intellectually brutal, but kitchen standards and attention demands create practical friction.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and no tolerance for unprepared students.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recent yes votes exist, but many older .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Open-book tests and passable grades appear, but respect and participation expectations are strict.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Kitchen labs and participation ; some call it free labor.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

some credit lifelong kitchen skills, others say demos are rare and structure is missing.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Hands-on kitchen work, open-book tests, and participation dominate assessment.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and mixed in teaching quality—valuable for dedicated students, frustrating for others.

Main concern

Language barrier, weak structure, and limited demos leave some students feeling they learn little.

What students said

“He was very strict with attendance and the way things were supposed to be in the kitchen but it really helped when i got my first job”
CULAR202
“Frank is impatient, speaks horrible English, and gets irritated very easily.”
CULAR20
“frank is a very sweet guy but not a good teacher. I feel like i did not learn anything”
CULAR213A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

One review notes open-book tests; most assessment is practical kitchen participation rather than strict written exams.

Open book testsHands-on kitchen work

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests can be open book; practical kitchen performance and .

Open book testsHands-on labs
“ so you cant fail.”
CULIN213A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He was very strict with attendance and the way things were supposed to be in the kitchen but it really helped when i got my first job because i remembered all of the things that he yelled at us for.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 mostly older in-person culinary reviews with polarized views. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“he is a good person but not a good teacher.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“I have good memories from class with Chef Madrigal.”

⚠️ Strict Kitchen Culture

30/100

“he is difficult at times but I have to admit I respect the man.”

🗣️ Language & Clarity Issues

35/100

“Frank is impatient, speaks horrible English, and gets irritated very easily.”

Theme 1

👨‍🍳 About Kitchen Teaching

  • Every time I step into a kitchen, I remember at LEAST 1 skill that he had taught me.
  • he was the only one who did demonstrations or taught the class anything.
  • I learned so much from Chef Madrigal's 35 years in the business.

Theme 2

📉 About Problems

  • I feel like i did not learn anything
  • Such a HORRIBLE CLASS!
  • An utter waist of time.

Theme 3

⏱️

  • He had no tolerance for people who weren't there to actually learn
  • He expects people to be on time & prepared every day
  • and passionate but strict

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only 16 reviews, mostly from 2007-2016 with few recent detailed comments and high opinion split.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CULAR213B7 reviews
CULAR202 reviews
CULAR2022 reviews
CULAR213A2 reviews
BCULI33811 review
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CUL11 review
CULIN213A1 review

Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

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3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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