Growing up in Connecticut; especially New Haven, there never seemed a need to search Yelp or Urbanspoon to see which restaurants were worth checking out. How did we find good restaurants? By word of mouth. Now I realize that New Haven doesn't have 1.3 million people like San Diego and it might be harder to get a word of mouth recommendation here, but against my better judgment I keep referring to Yelp and Urbanspoon hoping the masses have actually acquired some knowledge about "what good food is". OH, and for the record, word of mouth sucks around here....big time!!
I keep asking myself, how? why? what's wrong with this demographic? How come the majority think it's a good place to eat? Then it came to me as one of my coworkers thumbed through the San Diego version of "High Times". EVERYONE IS EITHER HIGH OR DRUNK WHEN THEY'RE EATING OUT!!!!
Come on, admit it, you remember what it's like to be "altered" by some type of substance....food tastes fantastic! Heck, the grilled cheese and onion rings I used to get at the Athena Diner at 3am would have earned four stars.
So that's what I believe, no one is eating this food with a critical, sober eye. So curiosity and the need to know what others think of a local restaurant will no longer be the deciding factor for where to dine. I'll just have to take my chances, buy a meal, and see if it was worth eating there.
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