▁food ▁store ▁at ▁ 1 1 8 ▁Princess ▁Street ▁in ▁Wil ming ton ▁which ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁produ cers , ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁se edy ▁college ▁bar ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁production ▁during ▁the ▁show ' s ▁last ▁season . ▁When ▁production ▁completed , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁restaur ateur , ▁along ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁set ▁and ▁decor ations ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁real ▁restaurant ▁and ▁bar . ▁It ▁retain s ▁the ▁name ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁generated ▁a ▁high ▁amount ▁of ▁public ity ▁before ▁its ▁debut , ▁with ▁several ▁television ▁critics ▁and ▁consumer ▁watch dog ▁groups ▁express ing ▁concerns ▁about ▁its ▁anticip ated ▁" racy " ▁plots ▁and ▁dialog ue . ▁The ▁controvers y ▁drove ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁production ▁companies ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁John ▁K ies ew etter , ▁television ▁column ist ▁for ▁The ▁C inc inn ati ▁En qu ir er , ▁wrote , ▁" As ▁much ▁as ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁love ▁the ▁show — the ▁cool ▁k ids , ▁char ming ▁New ▁England ▁setting , ▁and ▁st unning ▁cinemat ography — I ▁can ' t ▁get ▁past ▁the ▁cons uming ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁sex , ▁sex , ▁sex ." ▁In ▁his ▁defense , ▁William son ▁denied ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁intention , ▁stating ▁that ▁" I ▁never ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁make ▁something ▁provoc ative ▁and ▁ racy ". ▁ ▁Sy nd ic ated ▁column ist ▁John ▁Leo ▁said ▁the ▁show