re: Most restauranted cities per capita

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Nonetheless, the idea of New Orleans being a pure city in the sense that chains do not proliferate and succeed in the city itself is a myth.

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Since I grew up in N.O., I left in the mid-70's, I never thought this. All cities have a vast majority of people who would just as soon eat a Big Mac as a quality sandwich. What makes New Orleans special is the large number of really good to great individually owned places, which makes the available choices so appealing.

If Baton Rouge were not 75 miles from New Orleans and 50 miles from Lafayette, it would be much more highly regarded, but BR suffers by comparison.