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Title: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: patric on February 14, 2011, 01:12:44 pm
Maybe a good time to reorganize "local reviews"?


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Conan71 on February 14, 2011, 01:15:25 pm
Maybe a good time to reorganize "local reviews"?

Why?


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: carltonplace on February 14, 2011, 01:48:33 pm
Local Reviews and Chain Reviews?


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Hoss on February 14, 2011, 01:52:58 pm
Local Reviews and Chain Reviews?

How would you treat places like Rib Crib, that are local AND chains?


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: carltonplace on February 14, 2011, 01:56:18 pm
Third category: Local Chains.

I can't imagine that this would create any confusion at all.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Townsend on February 14, 2011, 01:58:41 pm
Then we could have hundreds of sub categories.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Conan71 on February 14, 2011, 02:10:24 pm
(http://jv-foodie.typepad.com/.a/6a00d835146fbe53ef0120a612c5ba970c-800wi)

What exactly is there to report about chain anyhow?  I think it's pretty tough to eat and bland even though it's a good source of iron, so I avoid it.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Gaspar on February 14, 2011, 02:55:20 pm
How many constitutes a chain?  Is there a cutoff?


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: RecycleMichael on February 14, 2011, 03:11:02 pm
I think restaurants with kids menus should have their own category...and places that serve free bread...


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Hoss on February 14, 2011, 03:12:00 pm
How many constitutes a chain?  Is there a cutoff?

If the original wants a franchise fee and offers those franchises outside the local area, then to me it's considered a chain. There may well be other criteria for other people.  I know Rib Cribs exist in the KC Metro.  It's a chain to me.  Rib Crib does have a franchise fee.

Can't stand Rib Crib.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Conan71 on February 14, 2011, 03:12:10 pm
I think restaurants with kids menus should have their own category...and places that serve free bread...

Sub category for happy meals?


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Gaspar on February 14, 2011, 03:22:59 pm
If the original wants a franchise fee and offers those franchises outside the local area, then to me it's considered a chain. There may well be other criteria for other people.  I know Rib Cribs exist in the KC Metro.  It's a chain to me.  Rib Crib does have a franchise fee.

Can't stand Rib Crib.

We should probably have a different review criteria too. . . perhaps just compare them to each other. . . ::) 

I know several local spots that could never compete with some chains, and several chains that could never hold a candle to the local spots.  I'm not sure that segregation of the review process based on business model has any value.

I love Bodean's, but I also love Bonefish Grill.  I see them as being able to compete equally in the marketplace.



Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on February 14, 2011, 09:00:49 pm
Add a category for really bad.  Put Mazzio's in it.
They have so completely lost their way....ate there Saturday.  Big mistake.  Should have gone to McDonald's and gotten something edible.



Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: patric on February 14, 2011, 11:26:47 pm
Why?

This forum has two reviews categories covering restaurants:

"Local Reviews" and
"Restaurant Reviews"

Seems redundant.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Conan71 on February 15, 2011, 01:14:24 am
This forum has two reviews categories covering restaurants:

"Local Reviews" and
"Restaurant Reviews"

Seems redundant.

I think "Local Reviews" original intent was a general catch all for any business you wanted to review.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 15, 2011, 08:46:06 am
I think "Local Reviews" original intent was a general catch all for any business you wanted to review.

Local Reviews was for all businesses but then "restaurant reviews" was added two years later. There is a template for those reviews and everything follows a format as opposed to the other section where you could just write "OMG ARBYS SUX LOL"


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: RecycleMichael on February 15, 2011, 10:23:36 am
I thought Arby's "five for $5.95" was a good deal.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: Red Arrow on February 15, 2011, 11:24:12 am
I thought Arby's "five for $5.95" was a good deal.

Used to be "five for $5.00". 
I don't remember how many years ago though.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 15, 2011, 12:56:28 pm
Used to be "five for $5.00". 
I don't remember how many years ago though.


You also got a real Roast Beef Sandwich then and not the current lineup of junior stuff.


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: RecycleMichael on February 15, 2011, 04:46:06 pm
It is back to the real sandwich, not the junior


Title: Re: Two Categories for Restaurant Reviews?
Post by: sgrizzle on February 15, 2011, 07:51:20 pm
It is back to the real sandwich, not the junior

Woot