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More like, in this thread: New York residents who can't accept that the rest of the world has amazing food, especially pizza.
Atlanta: The capital of everything wrong with American food.
Lafayette, Louisiana: The heart of cajun country. The cuisine is quite different from New Orleans but my god is it good.
Lafayette, Louisiana: The heart of cajun country. The cuisine is quite different from New Orleans but my god is it good.
You sound like number 2
NY isn't even #1 on my list
Sorry but hearing someone say someone got bored by NY food is comical to me.
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Yeah, Tokyo is still absolutely one of the best foodie cities in the world. I had some of the best kaiseki and shabu shabu in my life at the Park Hyatt during TGS.
Osaka's scene and cuisine is definitely underrated though. The fact that it is considered the food capital of Japan is unwavering fact and has been so for hundreds of years.
I am not a Japanese historian, just play one on the internet, but my understanding is that Osaka's central location as a port town between the primary historical capitals, Kyoto and Edo, meant it always had a booming food industry no matter the period.
Most of the core concepts of Japanese cuisine, like 'umami' and the usage of dashi originated from Kansai cuisine.
You are definitely right about Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki! Although, the best Hiroshima style I have personally had was in Takarazuka! I believe the chef was trained in Hiroshima.
Exactly, how the fuck is anyone gonna say NYC is overrated when the options are literally endless.
In two days, no less. Either they ate 14,000 times in two days, or that opinion doesn't hold much weight with me.
Same thing with Chicago. Did no one leave downtown? Do people know that people who live there don't eat the pizza? And the person who said 95% of food in Rome is tourist trash must not have eaten where I've eaten the times I've been there.
Oh definitely. I loved the food in LA when I lived there. Brazilian food was delicious. Sushi was good to great and affordable. SALADS! OMG, salads that are actually worth having for a meal. Most of the restaurants in that small section of Sawtelle, like the tofu soup joint or any of the Japanese food. A Honestly, I can keep naming food I miss in LA all day.
It doesn't have everything, but what it does have tends to be amazing.
In terms of overrated, I definitely get why people would say NYC. It has some great food, but the great AND affordable food can be annoying to find or get to. Though people criticizing the pizza just sound silly. Go live in LA, there's a few ok pizza places but that's about it. New York is inundated with decent to great places. Then again, when in LA you learn to stop caring and eat other things. My first week living in New York and people got so defensive when I said I missed food in LA, then I asked where I could get a salad and ten years later still haven't gotten a great response. Hell, Tender Greens opened up here and I was so excited only to find it a weak shadow of its LA version. Same with Sugar Fish. And don't get me started on some of their vile food stands which are blatant ripoffs of (sometimes very specific) LA food trucks.
Even writing all that, I feel wrong suggesting it's bad. New York has lots of great food, but I just don't feel as passionate about eating it as I did LA food. I don't think I'd miss it as much.
seriously. Our best food there was in the hotel. Granted it was the St. Regis, but it wasn't even a competition. It was truly bizarre, the concierge couldn't even recommend places. The food everywhere else in Italy was so wonderful though
I'll also throw in Madison, Wisconsin for underrated food. Not sure if still true, but it used to have more restaurants per capita than NYC. I'm biased towards cheese curds though....and Vientiane Palace.
I️ enjoyed a lot of the food I️ had last time I️ was in stl. KC is also quite good though I'm biased and live here
My man.
Kansas City BBQ puts all other barbecue to shame. I will gladly die on this hill.
Agreed. though I️ always suggest other bbq places over kc joes to folks visiting which is an unpopular opinion. Also Texas bbq is quiet great last time I️ was in Austin. It's very similar to kc imo except more places have beef ribs which I️ love
Considering we're a midwestern city we also have a nice range of other cuisines which is nice for all the locals though I'm not sure if many of them stand above offerings in other cities
I don't know if it's *the most* overrated, but I think Boston's food scene is pretty blah for a true international city (which I think Boston struggles to be). People make this big deal out of the North End for Italian food ... and ... I dunno. Sure, you can get great Italian food in the North End but I don't think it's particularly spectacular or, at least, worth the hassle of travelling some place for Italian food. Seafood in Boston is great, but the "old standby seafood restaurants" are all shitty IMO, and any Boston-proper seafood restaurant is going to be worse than the seafood 'shacks' or restaurants along any of the coastal towns. Like, if you're from the midwest or some landlocked area anywhere west of ... Harrisburg PA and East of the Sierra Nevadas that isn't Chicago ... then I think you'll be blown away by Italian food in the North End or seafood in Boston. But, if you're from any coastal city/town/area in the North East or any city with a long Italian American presence, then I think that Boston Italian food and seafood is kinda overrated. Not "the most overrated" just kinda overrated.
The beer is good in greater Boston / Massachusetts, though.
New York is not overrated for food, it is appropriately rated. New York is the best food city in the world and it is appropriately rated at #1.
The beer is good in greater Boston / Massachusetts, though.
New York is not overrated for food, it is appropriately rated. New York is the best food city in the world and it is appropriately rated at #1.
Seattle food in general is overrated. One of the few things I like better about Atlanta over here. I miss Atlanta food.
Boston has Regina's though and that is the best pizza i have ever had, that's coming from a person from Sweden where pizza is almost our national dish by now.
I think Tokyo is better but New York definitely is the best in the USA-- hands down.
Yeah, Regina is great (obviously the original Reginas, not the highway/airport/mall chains with the same name). I also like Regina's more than Santarpio's
I just think like... the NOrth End in Boston gets all of this praise from Bostonians or tourist guides, but if you come from a city or place that has good Italian food, like most major cities on the East Coast north of Baltimore, then you'll be like "oh... this is good... but... not amazing or worth fighting for parking over."
Twin Cities is definitely underrated but finally getting some attention last few years. The number of incredible restaurants that have popped up the last decade is staggering.
With regards to Asian food, St. Paul and to a lesser extent (much lesser imo) Minneapolis. The large Hmong population in St. Paul means a lot of Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese god-tier food fusion.
Trip adviser is your friend.The highest rated places are unsurprisingly the best.
If you stumble across a place with a beautiful view overlooking a landmark then unfortunately is usually going to be bad food, And i mean tinned mushrooms on a soggy pizza bad.
New York Style pizza is scientifically the greatest pizza known to man.
But there are still a lot of bad pizza shops in NY and NJ. But if you go to a good one? You will understand why the Ninja Turtles could live on just that.
Truth.
Although, I am not happy about portion size. I went to an Indian Restaurant on Atlantic ave in Queens and I couldn't believe the small curries that came to our table. What was supposed to be shared felt like 1 person's meal.
Overrated: Atlanta - some decent stand outs, but few and far between. I am down in Atlanta 20-30 times a year, and outside of some unreal seafood places like The Optimist, and some imported and fun spins on food like Bon Ton, or the classic standouts like Newk's, it's just alright. A lot of people rave about the food down there, but it's just ok. Fine.
Underrated: Detroit - I spent 4-5 months living out there a few years ago, and the restaurant scene is crazy. Lots of chefs trained around the world, and then brought their talents back home and started their own places - too many good places to mention.
Underrated: Detroit - I spent 4-5 months living out there a few years ago, and the restaurant scene is crazy. Lots of chefs trained around the world, and then brought their talents back home and started their own places - too many good places to mention.
I'm originally from Tennessee, so I grew up around Memphis and Nashville BBQ, but I'd put burnt ends on up there with the best.
Though Arthur Bryant's regular sauce isn't as good as it's reputation makes it seem. Gates has better sauce in my opinion.
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KC also has a pretty dang good Vietnamese, Thai, and Indian food scene. There's some fantastic hole in the wall places here.
If there is one thing you can't shit on Phoenix about is the food. Such an upgrade from living in Nebraska. There is something for everyone out here!
NY Pizza might be the most overrated food in the states.
Let's keep it that way.
More for me.
Let's keep it that way.
More for me.
Overrated: Downtown Toronto - There's amazing food to be sure, but the scene is full of trendy, instagram chasing joints that value marketting over flavour
Underrated: Suburban Toronto - There's an incredible amount of diverse, first-gen immigrant restaurants that have some of the most authentic foods outside of their native countries that a lot of downtowners will never think of trying.
Underrated: Suburban Toronto - There's an incredible amount of diverse, first-gen immigrant restaurants that have some of the most authentic foods outside of their native countries that a lot of downtowners will never think of trying.
I'll be there in a week. I'll compare both and get back to you! I did hear Osaka is the actual foodie city of the two though.
For me, I always rep Pittsburgh, especially in threads by Andrew Korenchkin
Our food scene has erupted over the last decade with unique gastropubs, street food, and fine dining popping up all over the place. Breweries and distilleries gaining national attention. Very underrated food city.
From Richard DeSchantz, James Beard nominee for Restaurateur
http://takopgh.com/ Korean/Mexican fusion
https://www.meatandpotatoespgh.com/ the kickstarter of our gastropubs, with an amazing brunch
From Justin Severino, 4 time James Beard nominee for best chef:
http://www.morcillapittsburgh.com/ Spanish cuisine with a family-style menu
My personal favorite, wood fired Argentinian meats walk-up counter:
Most awarded-craft distillery in the US:
Nation's first "chef incubator". A Cafeteria-style dining hall where chefs get their start by opening a small stand. They get a short term lease to build capital and a following so they can open their own brick-and-mortar place
And that's not to leave out the mom-n-pop shops and dive bars with great food dotted all over the city.
Yeah I meant the spot in north end, it's the only one I've been to as well. If you don't count the pizza at Fenway park but it was light years apart in quality even if it was branded reginas.
I am a tourist ass tourist but Toronto's ethnic food was fucking off the hook when we went there like 7 years ago. Can't remember if were downtown or in the burbs. But wherever we went I was greeted with fantastic food.
Speaking of international food, London's ethnic food was maybe the best I have had from several different counties. Turkish, Indian, etc. All of it was really amazing. Though I was dollar poor when we last went (the pound was crazy strong at the time).
I've never been, but I hear Dallas has an amazing food scene. Apparently one of the most diverse food scenes in the States. Like the most Vietnamese restaurants per capita...which is really all I need in my life.
As far as places I've been. Denver has a great Mexican food scene, which you wouldn't think, that far north, but the best Tortas I've ever had were in a little hole in the wall place in Denver.
I don't know about overrated. Everywhere you travel probably has really good food if you're willing to search it out.
As far as places I've been. Denver has a great Mexican food scene, which you wouldn't think, that far north, but the best Tortas I've ever had were in a little hole in the wall place in Denver.
I don't know about overrated. Everywhere you travel probably has really good food if you're willing to search it out.
Anyone who thinks NYC have overrated food haven't been to Queens. Manhattan food though is extremely overrated, but the amazingness of food in Queen easily overcomes it. (If each borough is treated as a different city, Queens would easily be the most underrated food city)
Overrated - San Fran
Underrated - Vancouver
Overrated - San Fran
Underrated - Vancouver
I would think that unless you're a professional food critic who devotes a substantial amount of time trying out every restaurant & food stand in a city, any city of decent size is going to have so many food options that no individual is going to have a clear picture of the overall quality.
Like I lived in Taichung for a couple years and I can tell you that the Fengjia night market has delicious puffed potato balls & a great stinky tofu stand, the Mitsukoshi mall has a delicious vegetarian Italian restaurant, and there's a diner that has the best burgers & shakes I've ever had if you're patient enough to wait for the slow service, but there's restaurants and food stands all over the place & I'd never think that I have a clear view of the entire city's food options, just that I loved what I had & the prices are quite low. I can tell you that when I lived there, the area of Lake Arrowhead, California had poor food choices, other than a decent pizza place near the rim & an okay Tex-Mex restaurant, with a lot of the popular restaurants in the area being low quality at best, but that was a tiny resort town so it was easy to check out most places.
Like I lived in Taichung for a couple years and I can tell you that the Fengjia night market has delicious puffed potato balls & a great stinky tofu stand, the Mitsukoshi mall has a delicious vegetarian Italian restaurant, and there's a diner that has the best burgers & shakes I've ever had if you're patient enough to wait for the slow service, but there's restaurants and food stands all over the place & I'd never think that I have a clear view of the entire city's food options, just that I loved what I had & the prices are quite low. I can tell you that when I lived there, the area of Lake Arrowhead, California had poor food choices, other than a decent pizza place near the rim & an okay Tex-Mex restaurant, with a lot of the popular restaurants in the area being low quality at best, but that was a tiny resort town so it was easy to check out most places.
I think Boston is a little underrated. It's not NYC, but man the vietnamese food in dorchester is BOMB and there are some nice spots near randolph as well. Also, really enjoy the Colombian food in east boston as well.
I would also say San Diego as well. Visited last year and the food was great. I don't really see people mentioning much about it though. The tacos at Tacos el gordo were to die for.
I would also say San Diego as well. Visited last year and the food was great. I don't really see people mentioning much about it though. The tacos at Tacos el gordo were to die for.
I think you're being fucking generous here... it's people that don't leave Midtown. I'm continually amazed at the people that complain about prices and food, and then reveal that they think Macy's is the end of the island.
I must've went to some shit shops. I was not impressed. I did think it was good but it didn't live up to the hype.
I am actually really surprised how good the foodie culture and scene is in the Detroit metro area, so I vote that.
It's fine, pizza is good all over the country now, nothing special about NY pizza
Since I moved to the country the food is one thing that has really surprised me. The restaurants are decent enough, though nothing on London, and the service is poor but the actual produce available absolutely shits on what I could get in the city. In my small town we have a greengrocers, three butchers, four or five bakers. We have a market every saturday and wednesday, there are farm shops galore. All selling great quality goods. I can buy fruit, veg, cheese, meats, fish, bread, beer, cider, even wine and all of it produced from within ten miles of my house.
