Yelp's Top 100 in the USA
Feb 11, 2016, 10:57 pm
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Yelp's Top 100 in the USA
http://officialblog.yelp.com/2016/02...-for-2016.html
Odd list. I've been to 1, 2, 10, 24 and 57. I've been meaning to get to 77 for the past couple of years, but being about 4 miles from home, somehow I've never made it (as many times as I've passed right by)!
Odd list. I've been to 1, 2, 10, 24 and 57. I've been meaning to get to 77 for the past couple of years, but being about 4 miles from home, somehow I've never made it (as many times as I've passed right by)!
Feb 12, 2016, 9:12 am
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Feb 12, 2016, 12:21 pm
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+1 this! I work less than 2 miles from #47 - it's a crap shack and not in the good way like "I found amazing street food in Thailand off the beaten path."
This is a fun list for a new city or looking for something new near home.
This is a fun list for a new city or looking for something new near home.
Feb 12, 2016, 2:42 pm
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Something that might be more useful for that is if Yelp released top 10-20 for 2016 lists for every major metro area. It'd reduce/eliminate the contributor distribution bias that a single top 100 list would have, anyway.
Feb 12, 2016, 4:14 pm
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Feeding the scepticism about Best lists. I figure one can get a
good meal at most of these places (I doubt it about a sandwich
shop that features the Avocado BLT), but one can add a thousand
other equals.
good meal at most of these places (I doubt it about a sandwich
shop that features the Avocado BLT), but one can add a thousand
other equals.
Feb 12, 2016, 7:34 pm
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What an odd list. I've been to #9 (Franklin's BBQ in Austin) which makes sense but I've also been to #16 (Los Agaves in Santa Barbara) which was pretty forgettable Mexican.
Feb 12, 2016, 8:35 pm
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The list is based on yelp reviews with corresponding demographics.
I've been to probably a dozen (incl 1, 15, 16, 17) - they are all good and inexpensive places. This is not michelin etc formal dining but rather the kind of food i can afford to grab pretty much every day. (to address CMK10 comment - los agaves has some very good and some rather generic dishes just like most of them)
In a way i dont really want to see too much publicity - portos has lines out the door every weekend as is...
I've been to probably a dozen (incl 1, 15, 16, 17) - they are all good and inexpensive places. This is not michelin etc formal dining but rather the kind of food i can afford to grab pretty much every day. (to address CMK10 comment - los agaves has some very good and some rather generic dishes just like most of them)
In a way i dont really want to see too much publicity - portos has lines out the door every weekend as is...