local or when visiting somewhere? just go off reviews on google? travelocity?
im always skeptical when i find an article about the best places to eat in a city. going to be in atlanta for a couple of days next week and when i search for places its overwhelming lol going to be a big group so i doubt ill get to try many places but still want to try something that is the best in atlanta or isnt found out west.
i always try to look up what a region or city is known for then go from there. will definitely prefer a local spot to a national chain. if the restaurant has multiple locations in a city thats fine.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79827 posts
Tue Jun-25-19 10:29 AM
2. "If I don’t have a friend in the city for suggestions I use the local m..." In response to Reply # 0
Try to find a top ten list that is backed by a reputable magazine.
I may also break it down by the food.
Best Steak House
Best Seafood
Best Soul
Best Italian
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79827 posts
Tue Jun-25-19 12:28 PM
30. "Not sure, but if they spent the money to get ranked" In response to Reply # 4
It lets me know they are motivated to give people a good first impression
For me it’s mostly photos of the food on the website.
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7. "thats my move locally" In response to Reply # 3 Tue Jun-25-19 10:51 AM by mista k5
when i travel i try to do some research then go with maps once im actually there. if a spot came up during research and its close enough then it will get preference.
28. "Yeah, I’ve read so many petty 1 star reviews " In response to Reply # 19 Tue Jun-25-19 12:23 PM by DJR
Sometimes from people who will even say how they always loved it and ate there all time, but after 1 bad experience(usually where the reviewer comes off as a high maintenance asshole), they’ll never go there again.
Poor yelp reviews usually just make me hate the people writing them and makes me glad I’m not in the service industry.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79827 posts
Tue Jun-25-19 12:26 PM
29. "I was looking at daycares on yelp" In response to Reply # 28
Folks giving one star reviews and then admitting they never even attended the school. Just didn’t get a call back in a timely fashion so they left 1 Star.
Most 1 Star reviews aren’t based on the food, it’s one bad waitress or not being seated in a timely fashion.
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25. "Most of Reddit is white and male" In response to Reply # 24 Tue Jun-25-19 11:58 AM by MEAT
It’s not about political affiliation It’s about experiences and tastes And collectively the tastes and experiences and preferences of white males differ from mine by a lot. I can’t name a non brew pub that I’ve walked into, had a good meal and time, and that the demographic was heavily white and male So when I’m looking for reviews of places I like, I want them to come from the types of people I see at the places I enjoy Which is why I personally start at the alternative weeklies because ... counter culture
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26. "When visiting, I usually go to the largest college area." In response to Reply # 0
Find the strip and try to identify a place that seems like it's a long lasting institution. In New Mexico weeks ago, I wound up at a place adjacent to the UNM campus. Nonchalantly Tom Hanks happened to be in line when I walked in. Apparently Albuquerque has multiple production studios in the city. Food was good and it set the theme for the rest of the food I ate while there, and I had a few more green-chilli topped foods after that meal. Unsolicited while sitting alone, all types of people were offering suggestions of where else to go, I don't know who they thought I was, but the over friendliness was odd.
ive heard a lot of celebrities frequent new mexico but i never bumped into anyone. heard a friend of a friend ended up doing yardwork for jeff bezos a few months back lol
not sure why people were going up to you with recommendations but cool i think.
i forget that green chile isnt very common outside of new mexico and colorado.
31. "Friendly in the restaurant, but never have I seen so much" In response to Reply # 27
road rage attached to nearly zero traffic. I walked maybe 5 miles one day, up route 66, away from the campus and drivers were enraged over nothing, with each other. I also had an egg thrown at me (the missed) but it was my cue to get an Uber back to my hotel. I saw they had been throwing eggs at anyone walking on the street thinking back at all the broken eggs I glanced at previously without consideration. All of the road rage cars were exactly like versions of vehicles Jesse Pinkman drove.
34. "Aside from Eater and Yelp...." In response to Reply # 0
Instagram. It's always indirect, tho. I don't go on there looking for food but I follow or stalk people and I'll end up discovering new spots based on their geo tags and food pics.
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39. "In the industry so I just reach out" In response to Reply # 0
I either know somebody or somebody that knows somebody at just about any new spot that opens at this point from as diverse locations as three hours away in KC to across the country in SF and NYC. And obviously in the hometown I just know right away what's going on months before it happens and decide way before something is open if I'll go immediately or give it a few months.
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