# When did the restaurant become a thing?

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**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-restaurant-become-a-thing/980487 "2023-02-28T16:51:13Z")\
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> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> No, NYC didn’t pass Philly until around 1820.

Every source I find places that event around 1790.

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