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I swear the only nasty pizza I've ever had was on a trip Chicago.
I sometimes wonder if people who complain about deep dish tried to eat it with their hands.
Chicago has great thin-crust too.
Underated = Cincinnati is not that bad
Overrated = Europe tourist trap zones, super expensive super mediocre
Overrated = Europe tourist trap zones, super expensive super mediocre
I don't mind the Cards. I was in Tampa for a game against them once :)
I spent a year in Abu Dhabi and was shocked at how many meals I enjoyed there. From the fine dining to the little hole in the wall places to Mina fish market, it was good food all over. The general lack of alcohol obviously puts some points against it, but that's just the name of the game over there.
I wouldn't recommend going there just for the food or anything like that, but if you ever go there for business know that you'll have some good options.
I wouldn't recommend going there just for the food or anything like that, but if you ever go there for business know that you'll have some good options.
I was disappointed with Chicago Pizza. Detroit style is so much better, I'm sad Chicago Pizza in Chicago was on my bucket list of things I wanted to do in my life. My hometown Detroit had the far superior pizza and I took it for granted.
Underrated: Denver
Overrated: San Francisco
Maybe it's because I didn't go to the right places, but I was really disappointed by the offerings in San Fran. It was merely OK, but I've had much better elsewhere. But everyone I've taken out for food in Denver has raved about it. I've yet to eat at a bad place here.
Overrated: San Francisco
Maybe it's because I didn't go to the right places, but I was really disappointed by the offerings in San Fran. It was merely OK, but I've had much better elsewhere. But everyone I've taken out for food in Denver has raved about it. I've yet to eat at a bad place here.
The food scene here in Indy has been blowing up for the past few years. Here's a Forbes article from last year calling us America's most underrated city, with food being a major reason.
Things have only gotten better since then, and there should be a lot more happening in the next 12 months with some major developments in the downtown area, including the Bottleworks project that's turning an old Coca-Cola bottling plant into a mixed use site with some anticipated new restaurants. Granted, almost everything in Indiana outside of Indianapolis is shit, but the city is a great place to eat.
Things have only gotten better since then, and there should be a lot more happening in the next 12 months with some major developments in the downtown area, including the Bottleworks project that's turning an old Coca-Cola bottling plant into a mixed use site with some anticipated new restaurants. Granted, almost everything in Indiana outside of Indianapolis is shit, but the city is a great place to eat.
I love Asheville. I haven't been in forever and I had a lot less discretionary income available the last time I visited than I do now. Some great breweries, too.
It's very hard to go wrong with any city in Japan, but Osaka is really where a lot of the roots of overall Japanese cuisine are which is why I feel like it should get more international acclaim!
Two of my favorite areas are the Tenroku shopping street (full station name is a mouthful--Tenjinbashi-suji rokuchome) which has a lot of street food and B-tier gourmet spots. I have had cheap sushi there that still rivals some of the best michelin star kaiseki in Tokyo, hands down.
And the Shin-sekai area with its abundance of Kushi-katsu places is easily one of my favorite spots to eat in the country. I always take visitors there.
I have heard Sapporo is amazing, and everything I know about it is that it has a very different food culture to this day when compared to Honshu.
It's still the one destination inside the country I haven't visited...
The Kanto region just lacks that distinct culture in comparison.
Monjayaki vs.Okonomiyaki is not even a fair fight...
Yeah, the high rise kaiseki places in Tokyo are great and all but the true strength of Japan
is just that the average quality in any city is just outrageously good. I make it a habit of just wandering into unknown places
and even after more than a decade of living here I can count the number of 'bad' experiences I have had on one hand.
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Amen. That said Hiroshima is king for Okonomiyaki. It's pretty much the only thing my wife likes more in that region, but shes from Tokyo so I forgive her salt centered bias.
Buffalo is overrated. Their sandwiches suck. The fuck is a beef on weck anyways? Just a stale ass Arby's sandwich.
St. Pete, FL has a really good little food scene. Lots of good restaurants, awesome cuban and island food, and surprisingly competitive local pho shops that are multi-generational. You get real cow foot in your soup there.
St. Pete, FL has a really good little food scene. Lots of good restaurants, awesome cuban and island food, and surprisingly competitive local pho shops that are multi-generational. You get real cow foot in your soup there.
Yeah I feel guilty for going back to my favorites because that 99% guarantees I missed an amazing new place. I'm not kidding when I say in some neighborhoods you could pick a spectacular restaurant by playing spin the bottle
Clavel on my list for the mezcal.
Cocina Luchadoras wound up on my radar based on the story of them putting up the Ilegal Mezcal poster against Trump, and some fucking redneck threatening the life of the owner.
I went to that corner shop hole in the wall (only a few blocks from Max's) and got one of their tortas. Fuck. Me.
Eh, I find it hard to call any decent sized city overrated considering the amount of options each has and me probably not being there long enough to try many different places.
Regarding underrated, I find a lot of the US midwestern cities (Madison, Minneapolis, Detroit, etc.) have great food scenes but don't have the allure of a city like Chicago, hence the lack of coverage/awareness.
Speaking internationally underrated (as an American), I was really surprised by Seoul. Besides Korean BBQ, I think Korean food is pretty underrated in general and the Korean food there was fantastic.
Regarding underrated, I find a lot of the US midwestern cities (Madison, Minneapolis, Detroit, etc.) have great food scenes but don't have the allure of a city like Chicago, hence the lack of coverage/awareness.
Speaking internationally underrated (as an American), I was really surprised by Seoul. Besides Korean BBQ, I think Korean food is pretty underrated in general and the Korean food there was fantastic.
It's funny to see people listing Chicago. I went there for the first time recently and the food selection and quality was phenomenal.
Though maybe I'm only saying that because I'm from Seattle and our food scene suuuuuuuuucks.
Though maybe I'm only saying that because I'm from Seattle and our food scene suuuuuuuuucks.
Was just about to say Pittsburgh, seems like you did a great job
Can u recommend some places in Boston for me pls, I live here and am always looking for more restaurants
Underrated? Philadelphia. They have way more out there than cheese steaks.
Overrated? NY. Though that is to be expected given its large population.
Overrated? NY. Though that is to be expected given its large population.
Vegas has some amazing food from around the world. It's under appreciated because people mostly think of stuff like casino buffets.
Yeah anyone simply visiting a city short term the deciding is a clown.
Finland. I present to you, Karelian pies. These fuckers are delicious. Slab a whole heap of butter on these and go to town.
I'm from Finland and our food generally sucks. But you aren't wrong about the Karelian pies. They are amazing. But to find the really good ones you actually need to go to North Karelia (east Finland) and eat them straight out of oven. Then they become top tier food.
Someday it will become one of the great food scenes, IMO. It just has a long way to go, since the city is so young. But it will get there.
It's pretty amazing how far food has come in Austin, really.
Atlanta has The Optimist, Beetlecat, and BoccaLupo. As long as those places keep up the awesome chefing, Atlanta is good by me. đź‘Ť
I've been thinking about Seattle in the context of this thread (given that's where I live). My impression is it mostly seems properly rated—not really hyped as a top-tier food destination, but fairly well-regarded. Which I think is fair.
Portland and Vancouver seem to get a lot more heat in that regard—which honestly, I don't really get. (I get why they're well-regarded in general. I understand less why they'd be considered significantly better than Seattle. I'd be happy to have anyone enlighten me.) I'm sure I'm biased toward Seattle just by virtue of being much more familiar with it, but I've spent time in both Portland and Vancouver, and they just felt comparable rather than having some major advantage. Though, I do imagine Vancouver would have a significant advantage in Indian and Chinese food, specifically. But, more than enough great options in all three cities, unless you're focused on a specific cuisine.
I probably just need to spend more time exploring both cities. (I plan to.) It's tough to have a real opinion of a city's food scene without having actually lived there.
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Ignore list.
I'm in the Bay Area now, but I miss that shit dearly.
Trust me, I found it hard to believe as well. But then again, maybe Australian cheese is just that good.