# Who has eaten at a Michelin Star restaurant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 18, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154 "2022-11-18T17:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/21 "2024-10-08T18:39:29Z")
Tried one in Rome and my son got his first experience with a tasting menu. It was like our 12th choice but it was the one we could get based on our schedule and restaurant closing days. Mrs. Cad and Cad Jr. were not overly thrilled as it was a bit experimental but no where as bad as The Wolf’s Tailor. We did have an experience when we sat down with, “Do we eat this or look at it?” It turned out to be chips in a tree branch suspended from the ceiling. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/22 "2024-10-08T23:21:40Z")
We ate at the Inn at Little Washington years ago, which has 3 stars. It’s been so long I don’t remember much. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/23 "2024-10-08T23:26:32Z")
Either at 3 or 4. Longman and Eagle, and Girl and the Goat (this is the one I’m not sure about) in Chicago; Bresca in DC; and Marv and Ben in Copenhagen. The two Chicago ones were the best, then Copenhagen, and Bresca was probably the most disappointing meal I’ve had in my life. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/24 "2024-10-09T00:38:35Z")
What a coincidence that this thread got bumped now – I just dined at [Ever](https://www.ever-restaurant.com/) last week when I was in Chicago, which has [2 stars](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/illinois/chicago/restaurant/ever), my first time at a Michelin starred restaurant. The service was absolutely top notch, and each dish was like a work of art. I almost felt bad eating them, since they obviously put a lot of effort into the presentation. It was by far the most expensive meal I’ve ever had in my life, but as a bucket list experience it was worth it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/25 "2024-10-09T00:49:39Z")
Tacos Oscar in Oakland, but it might not have got it’s star yet, and maybe a couple others locally, Nice tacos but over prettyfied. Tacos are food, not art. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/26 "2024-10-09T01:00:13Z")
In 1990 (or 1991, I forget) I took my girlfriend to [The Maisonette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maisonette) in Cincinnati. It was a 5-star restaurant. Since then, I am not even sure if I have been to a Michelin Star restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/27 "2024-10-09T01:04:24Z")
The most Michelin stars that there can be are three. It looks like that place had a thing called a Mobile 5 Star award and was extremely highly rated but never got a Michelin star. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/28 "2024-10-09T01:10:30Z")
According to [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Travel_Guide), > A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating is a considerable honor, with only 323 hotels, 102 spas and 74 restaurants receiving the top honor in 2022. Also check out the first table on that page. (Though it looks like most are not around anymore.) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/29 "2024-10-09T01:10:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Tacos Oscar in Oakland, but it might not have got it’s star yet, Rootstalk Breck in Breckenridge, CO doesn’t have a Michelin Star yet but probably will soon. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/30 "2024-10-09T01:12:54Z")
Right, not a Michelin Star restaurant. It got five starts from a different system. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/31 "2024-10-09T01:13:43Z")
Ahh, got it. Wasn’t aware there were different systems. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/32 "2024-10-09T01:46:08Z")
Neither was I but the five star rating tipped me off ---
**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:** [October 9, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/33 "2024-10-09T02:00:40Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > The most Michelin stars that there can be are three. I imagine that a five-star Michelin restaurant would have to engage in culinary excellence at a level that breaks the laws of physics. Like you have to make your reservation three years after the meal, the dining room is a non-Euclidean space, the tablecloth is a color that the human mind can’t process, and the main course is braised pterodactyl, served on fire inside a perfectly sealed vacuum and then spoon-fed to you by Yog-Sothoth himself. > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > While I lived in NYC, I worked on an apartment renovation for a local real estate tycoon (not Trump) > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > The real estate tycoon would always complain about how long it took them to make his burger You contradict yourself. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/34 "2024-10-09T02:05:50Z")
Hell, I’ve worked at one (as a lowly kitchen porter). It’s been on and off for many years, but the Airds Hotel in Scotland. Food was fan-fucking-tastic including staff meals. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/35 "2024-10-09T02:11:32Z")
And the MC is Max Quordlepleen. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/36 "2024-10-09T02:31:33Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Wasn’t aware there were different systems. In the U.S., there’s been the Mobil/Forbes guides, the AAA guide, etc. Mobil/Forbes and AAA all give five stars (or diamonds) as their top rating; originally, they primarily rated U.S. and Canadian restaurants (and hotels). A five-star (or five-diamond) restaurant would be an excellent one, while ones with one or two stars would probably be an “approved” casual or quick-service restaurant. The Michelin guides and ratings, on the other hand, are done by Michelin (yes, the French tire company). They did not begin rating American restaurants until 2005, and they limit their U.S. ratings to the biggest cities, and a few states – so, while there might be an amazing restaurant in, say, northern Wisconsin, Michelin doesn’t send reviewers up there, and so, it’ll never appear in their guides. As noted, the highest rating which Michelin gives is three stars. And, with Michelin’s ratings, even receiving a single star is an exceptional honor, and signifies a really excellent restaurant: as of the last set of U.S. ratings, only 223 U.S. restaurants received Michelin star ratings, and only 13 received a 3-star rating. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/37 "2024-10-09T02:36:45Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > and they limit their U.S. ratings to the biggest cities, Not true. Colorado has one in Boulder and one in Aspen. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/38 "2024-10-09T02:41:51Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Not true. Colorado has one in Boulder and one in Aspen You missed the second part of my phrase (bolding mine) > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > they limit their U.S. ratings to the biggest cities, **and a few states** The list of where they currently do U.S. ratings, [according to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide#Regions_and_cities): - Atlanta - Chicago - California - Colorado - Florida - New York City - Washington D.C. It indicates that, in their 2023 guide, five Colorado restaurants got a star, and another 9 received a “Bib Gourmand” rating – a newer rating, given for “exceptionally good food at moderate prices.” ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/39 "2024-10-09T02:48:52Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > You missed the second part of my phrase (bolding mine) I thought the two clauses were conjunctive not disjunctive. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154/40 "2024-10-09T02:50:04Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I thought the two clauses were conjunctive not disjunctive. I have clarified. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-eaten-at-a-michelin-star-restaurant/975154.md?page=3)