# The best \[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\] in \[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 17, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749 "2014-09-17T17:55:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/1 "2014-09-17T17:55:02Z")
The rules of this game are simple. The person above you will type "The best \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ " You will respond, supplying your city, and then you will posit a new prompt for the person who follows you. Ask about whatever you like. The best gas station, the best burger, the best stretch of road, whatever. Obviously you shouldn’t try to come with something so esoteric or specific as be unanswerable, but otherwise there are no guidelines. So, an exchange may look like this: Poster A: the best buggy whip maker in Alberta is Snoloff Snorson III. The best pay phone. Poster B: The best pay phone in Detroit is at the corner of 1st and Main. The best hot dog. And so on. Obviously, these are just examples. Nobody actually lives in Detroit. I will start supply the first prompt. The best place for a picnic. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/2 "2014-09-17T21:51:07Z")
The best place for a picnic in Indianapolis, IN is the Garfield Park Arts Center. The best Italian restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/3 "2014-09-18T01:49:26Z")
The best Itailan restaurant in DC is [Siroc](http://sirocrestaurant.com/), behind (in front of?) the White House. The best skee ball. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/4 "2014-09-18T16:15:56Z")
The best skee ball spot in Austin is Chuck E. Cheese- or so my 10 year old says. The best bowling alley ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/5 "2014-09-18T17:01:44Z")
The best bowling alley in Salt Lake City is probably Fat Cat’s - clean, well-maintained, and good beer on tap. The best hospital ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/6 "2014-09-18T17:04:57Z")
The best bowling alley in Gainesville is Alley Gatorz, because they have a bar. The best _lanes_ are at the Reitz Union on UF campus. The best hole-in-the-wall restaurant. edit: Ninjaed! The best hospital in Gainesville is Shands, which regularly makes various national “best of” lists. The best hole-in-the-wall restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/7 "2014-09-18T17:08:08Z")
The best hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Olympia is the Olympia Hot Dog Company, as [it literally is a hole in the wall.](http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/62877150.jpg) The best supermarket… ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/8 "2014-09-19T02:56:38Z")
The best supermarket in Groton is the commissary at the submarine base - it doesn’t have the variety the other two supermarkets in town have, but it definitely has the best prices. The best bookstore… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/9 "2014-09-19T03:05:17Z")
The best used bookstore in Bloomington, IN, is Caveat Emptor. It was there when I went to college, and it remains an integral part of the I.U. experience. The best local sports event… ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/10 "2014-09-19T04:53:04Z")
The best local sports event in Columbia MO is, unsurprisingly, any game the football Tigers are playing. The best ice cream place… ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/11 "2014-09-19T16:42:46Z")
The best ice cream place in Plymouth is Studio 54, where they make it themselves in all sorts of gorgeous flavours. The best place to take a walk. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/12 "2014-09-19T17:09:33Z")
The best place to take a walk in Chicago is along the lakefront. Several miles of Lake Michigan on one side and Chicago skyline on the other. The best place to get a beer. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/13 "2014-09-20T02:37:26Z")
The best place to get a beer in San Francisco is [Monk’s Kettle](http://monkskettle.com/index.php/menus/beer/). The best place to hole up in case of a zombie invasion. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/14 "2014-09-20T03:28:45Z")
The best place to hole up in case of a zombie invasion in Salt Lake City (or just about any city) is Sam’s Club. It’s like Costco - vast supplies of food, water, clothing, fuel - plus GUNS. The best place to take kids under 12 for a day of fun ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/15 "2014-09-21T15:04:24Z")
The best place in Gainesville to take kids under 12 is… the butterfly garden at the natural history museum? There are probably better places. The best place to catch an indie film. ---
**Author:** ![JMLVT68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@JMLVT68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JMLVT68)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/16 "2014-09-24T00:14:06Z")
The best place to catch an indie film in Burlington, VT is the Roxy. The best place to get fried clams… ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/17 "2014-09-24T00:26:10Z")
God, I couldn’t even say. I don’t even eat seafood in SLC unless I’m buying it by the bite at a high-end sushi place. If I still lived in Houston I would cheerfully give you a Top 5. ☹ The best place to see a live band (around or under 1000 seats)… ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/18 "2014-09-25T18:47:53Z")
The best place to see a live band in Seattle is Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley - it’s a lovely, intimate setting and they get awesome performers. The best Bloody Mary. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/19 "2014-10-09T14:43:47Z")
The Best Bloody Mary in Cleveland can be had at the West End Tavern. The best falafel sandwich… ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-___________-in-_____________/698749/20 "2014-10-09T15:50:53Z")
The best falafel sandwich in Salt Lake City is at O’Falafel. _(The second best is at my house, if you can wheedle my wife into firing up the countertop deep fryer…)_ The best piece of preserved local history for a tourist to visit…