re: Yelp Data Reveals Top 100 Places to Eat: Bookmark These Babies Now! UPDATED for 2019

List is horrible and as someone said, completely skewed by where the voters are from.

That said, I've been to Franklin, Uchi, Gus's.

New list came out:
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1. Bangers & Brews – Bend, OR ?
2. Tender Smokehouse – Celina, TX
3. Ciao! Pizza & Pasta – Chelsea, MA ?
4. Gyromania – Santa Clarita, CA
5. BROKEN MOUTH | Lee’s Homestyle – Los Angeles, CA
6. Bajamar Seafood & Tacos – Las Vegas, NV
7. Tommy Tamale Market & Cafe – Grapevine, TX ?
8. Xicamiti La Taquería Bistro – Golden, CO
9. ACHILLES – Santa Clara, CA
10. Yardie Spice – Homestead, FL ?
11. Porky’s Kauai – Waimea, HI
12. Pappa Gyros – Katy, TX
CAFE CLUB by les artistes – Hollywood, FL
Worth Takeaway – Mesa, AZ
Local – Big Bear Lake, CA
Wally’s Cafe – Rocklin, CA
Crafted Greens – El Cajon, CA
Halls Chophouse – Charleston, SC ?
It’s a Punjabi Affair – Amarillo, TX ?
Long Nine Junction – Springfield, IL
Scotty’s Cafe – Columbus, OH
Korai Kitchen – Jersey City, NJ ?
Kat’s Barbecue – Santa Fe, TX
Mee Thai Restaurant – Orlando, FL
Franky’s Deli Warehouse – Hialeah, FL ?
Kodo Sushi Sake – Scottsdale, AZ
Dad’s Favorites – Lexington, KY
Moose-AKa’s – Denali, AK
Chuy’s Taco Shop – San Diego, CA
Miss Shabu Restaurant & Sake Bar – Buena Park, CA
Kaffe Crepe – Reno, NV
JJ’s Diner – Pleasantville, NJ
Myles and Jun Yakitori – Summerville, SC
OTIS – Brooklyn, NY
Pampa-Rara – Apple Valley, CA
Angel City Grill – Redondo Beach, CA ?
TKB Bakery & Deli – Indio, CA ?
Bunz – Huntington Beach, CA ?
Homer’s Smokehouse BBQ – San Tan Valley, AZ
DV8 Kitchen – Lexington, KY
Express Deli – Brook Park, OH
Amy’s French Bakery & Bistro – Pompano Beach, FL ?
Haywood Smokehouse – Dillsboro, NC
Cahill Bistro – Edina, MN
Ali’i Coffee – Honolulu, HI
Pharaoh’s Village – Fayetteville, NC
Farmbird – Washington, DC
Chico and Chang – Macon, GA
Strada Eateria & Coffee – Los Angeles, CA ?
The Alcove – Sunnyside, NY ?
Mountain Goat Market – Monteagle, TN
The Shed Market – Abilene, TX
Alamo Restaurant – Hialeah, FL
J28 Sandwich Bar – Hollywood, FL ?
More Than Greek – Mechanicsville, VA
Uncle Af’s – Agoura Hills, CA ?
Papa Marcos Grill And Kabob – Waukegan, IL
Pho Dien 1960 – Humble, TX
Maple Street Biscuit Company – Greenville – Greenville, SC
Big H Deli – Fairfield, CA
Golden Drops Café – Decatur, GA
Los Takitos Taco Shop – Palatine, IL
Kahuku Farms – Kahuku, HI
Nick’s Grill – Pulaski, TN
Bistro 6050 – Chicago, IL ?
Inkanto Peruvian Cuisine – Fort Lauderdale, FL ?
POTs – Las Vegas, NV ?
Cocina Madrigal – Phoenix, AZ
Tahini – San Diego, CA
The Modern Tea Room – Lancaster, CA
Lula Jane’s – Waco, TX
Bud & Rob’s New Orleans Bistro – San Diego, CA ?
The Local Wood Fired Grill – Alpharetta, GA
Taste Community Restaurant – Fort Worth, TX
Pho Guys – Vista, CA ?
Momo Bowl – Apache Junction, AZ
Aviva by Kameel – Atlanta, GA ?
Calabash Tea & Tonic – Washington DC
Rejoice Café – Tamarac, FL ?
Quixote Bakery Cafe – Richland Hills, TX
Monse Pupuseria – Colorado Springs, CO
Tony’s Italian Delicatessen – Montgomery, TX ?
Not Your Typical Deli – Gilbert, AZ
Spicy Bite – Milan, NM
Mi Ranchito Veracruz – North Hollywood, CA ?
Nini’s Deli – Chicago, IL?
The Crepe Shop – Chicago, IL ?
Ali’i Poke – Indianapolis, IN ?
Ekiben – Baltimore, MD
Hatsuyuki Handroll Bar – Fort Worth, TX
Don Pollo Mexican Grill – West Valley City, UT
Diced Poke – Houston, TX
Butler’s Pantry Breakfast – Stowe, VT ?
Empanada Kitchen – San Diego, CA
Tribute Coffee – Garden Grove, CA ?
The Rolling Pin Bakeshop – Denver, CO
Waffie – Baltimore, MD
Everyday Thai – Springfield, MO
Guy’s For Lunch – Roseville, CA
100. Mariscos Jalisco – Pomona, CA

5 years later, still no Louisiana representatives

#12 is a gyro place in a gas station by my house. it is really good, but top 100 on yelp? ehhhhhhhhhh

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Turf N' Surf Po Boy, Austin, TX

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So, so, so bad.

This list is heavily skewed by the demographic of people who use Yelp, followed by those who fall in love with the most instagramable/buzzy place around

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5 years later, still no Louisiana representatives

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But we got Bob and Rob’s in San Diego carrying our mantle. So there’s that.

What’s with the random question marks, though?

Every time I come across an out of state poboy place with the wrong bread. I point it out to them and tell them to find a Vietnamese baker. Their Bahn MI is very close to poboy.

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Turf N' Surf Po Boy, Austin, TX

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Specs in sunset valley has the best poboy in Austin. If you catch the person working the grill on a good day, he will overload the thing with a pound of fried shrimp

ETA: I know what I’m having for lunch

Kinda weird. I use Yelp when traveling and am in many of those cities fairly often.. and never been to a single restaurant on this list.

Wait. I’ve been to one on this new list. Modern Tea Room in Lancaster? I mean, it’s good but it’s fricking Lancaster. And it’s a sandwich restaurant with different iced teas. Of all the places I’ve been, that’s last I would have guessed to appear on this.