# Any useful resources to find good restaurants? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 20, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029 "2007-02-20T23:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/1 "2007-02-20T23:15:30Z")
I’ve been using google and local newspapers to find good restaurants but most websites have incomplete or useless listings (IE: no reviews or ratings) it seems. I have yet to find a good, comprehensive resource to turn to for my dining needs. I subscribed to the zagat survey for a while but it was very disappointing. If it matters, I live in south florida, between Miami and West Palm beach. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/2 "2007-02-20T23:26:16Z")
I usually just google \ \ restaurant and almost always get good results. Quite often it’s one of those generic travel sites such as citysearch, but the ranking systems seems to give good honest feedback. Also, the dope is fantastic for asking this question. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/3 "2007-02-20T23:49:13Z")
I like [chowhound.com](http://chowhound.com) and [yelp.com](http://yelp.com). I’m not sure if either will cover your area, but they are both good sources of feedback from diners. The latter, [yelp.com](http://yelp.com), covers many consumer area, but its most popular forum is for restaurant reviews. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/4 "2007-02-20T23:58:00Z")
[chowhound.com](http://chowhound.com) has never done me wrong. I’m sure they will have tons of info on places in your area. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/5 "2007-02-21T00:06:08Z")
The Palm Beach Post has reviewed a lot of restaurants on their site, both by users and by food critics. If you’re looking for Palm Beach County, I’d go with that. I’m not as sure as to whether the Sun Sentinel has as thorough of listings and reviews. I live in the same region, and, although it can be tough to find a really good restaurant that’s not packed every night, it’s doable with enough guesswork and advice from other locals. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/6 "2007-02-21T00:14:25Z")
Do they have an “alternative weekly” paper where you live, like Creative Loafing or the Free Times? Where I’ve lived they always have the best restaurant ratings, usually annually. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/7 "2007-02-21T01:30:48Z")
[www.tripadvisor.com](http://www.tripadvisor.com) is used mostly by those planning vacations or who have taken them already, but it also has restaurant reviews. You may find your own city’s and nearby cities’ eateries there. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/8 "2007-02-21T01:32:43Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] [www.tripadvisor.com](http://www.tripadvisor.com) is used mostly by those planning vacations or who have taken them already, but it also has restaurant reviews. You may find your own city’s and nearby cities’ eateries there. [/QUOTE] You can go to their forums, too, and ask for restaurant recommendations from locals. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-useful-resources-to-find-good-restaurants/393029/9 "2007-02-21T13:02:15Z")
Hmmm… while not offering reviews per se, [rewardsnetwork.com](http://rewardsnetwork.com) offers ratings (no reviews) from their users. Okay, some of the restaurants have Zagat reviews, but mostly it’s just the user reviews. I use the “[aa.rewardsnetwork.com](http://aa.rewardsnetwork.com)” version. Of course only participating restaurants are listed, but if you’re interested in frequent flier miles the somewhat limited selection isn’t all that bad.