Chains? Ugh. I ask locals or BYU students who have lived there.

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Jun 6, 2024
4:03:15pm

runnincoug Truly Addicted User

Chains? Ugh. I ask locals or BYU students who have lived there.

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runnincoug

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Last login: Nov 14, 2024
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When you've traveled to a part of the US you're not familiar with how do you decide where to eat?

greatbam 1% better everyday

Jun 6, 3:49pm

Yelp and Google Maps reviews

astroman

Jun 6, 3:50pm

Not yelp, but definitely Google reviews.

Jericho

Jun 6, 3:51pm

Cougarboard recommendations.

Lance71

Jun 6, 3:51pm

I trust CB reviews of restaurants more than about anything tbh

Duke Silver

Jun 6, 3:56pm

CB's hive mind is the very definition of "artificial intelligence."

IdahoCoug

Jun 6, 3:58pm

Yep. CB has been awesome for recommendations all over the world.

ybecausethatswhy

Jun 6, 4:02pm

In fact whenever we travel now HCBW just says “ask Cougarboard” for almost

ybecausethatswhy

Jun 6, 4:03pm

One of the best restaurant recommendations I've ever received on CB

Jun 6, 4:03pm

Yep. Might be the single best aspect of CB

byuTX

Jun 6, 4:09pm

Yelp and Diners Drive ins and Dives from food network

Ycrazy

Jun 6, 3:51pm

Never chains if at all possible. Google reviews, Reddit, and/or Perplexity

Buckeye

Jun 6, 3:54pm

My dad had a “no chains” rule unless we were driving to a destination.

reagan21

Jun 6, 4:00pm

A good hotel concierge usually knows of good places to eat.

Shihan

Jun 6, 4:01pm

Google, Trip Adviser, DDD, and CB. But usually Google because it's easiest.

bag

Jun 6, 4:01pm

My strategy is avoid anything I can eat at home

kccougar

Jun 6, 4:01pm

Chains? Ugh. I ask locals or BYU students who have lived there.

runnincoug

Jun 6, 4:03pm

Yelp is terrible. Don’t support them. They suppress good reviews and then charge

gaffer

Jun 6, 4:06pm

A lot of major cities will have a sub Reddit dedicated to food in that city.

Jay Kay

Jun 6, 4:09pm

Here are a couple examples

Jay Kay

Jun 6, 4:13pm

But then you have to be around people that post on reddit

Ojiisan

Jun 6, 4:28pm

Eater

UCLACoug

Jun 6, 4:16pm

Mostly random....that looks interesting...type deal...and pull up. I've got a good feel for that type of stuff.

mokelembembe

Jun 6, 5:06pm

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