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Gotcha. By the way it actually was literally voted THE most diverse zip code in the US, but that was a handful of years ago. Not sure what it is today, but still probably top 5 if I had to guess.
I thought Rogers Park was the most diverse in Chicago
That is in terms of broad categories, which is exactly what I talked about before that is only one type of measuring it. Read back a few messages before. There are varying levels of diversity within a category because there's many cultures in each that are different from one another (i.e. Indonesian culture is different than Korean culture). In terms of diversity, Albany Park is one of the tops. You can't argue much with 40 different languages being spoken in the public schools just in the one zip code.
Gotcha. By the way it actually was literally voted THE most diverse zip code in the US, but that was a handful of years ago. Not sure what it is today, but still probably top 5 if I had to guess.
It doesn't matter. The insistence on quibbling over demographic minutae or "most diverse neighborhood/ZIP code/whatever" completely misses the point about where to find the greatest variety of food in a city like Chicago -- namely, neighborhoods like Albany Park instead of the downtown/touristy areas.
There are some genuinely solid restaurants in the downtown/touristy areas but they don't begin to scratch the surface of the sheer variety available at all price points and all levels of quality (for better or worse). So even if they come away with a favorable impression of the restaurant scene here, a tourist to the city is likely to miss the bigger picture unless they make a concerted effort to branch out. I'm sure it's the same in L.A. but it does get a bit old hearing from someone who never ventured more than a mile from downtown, "your Mexican/Chinese/Thai/etc. food sucks."
It doesn't matter. The insistence on quibbling over demographic minutae or "most diverse neighborhood/ZIP code/whatever" completely misses the point about where to find the greatest variety of food in a city like Chicago -- namely, neighborhoods like Albany Park instead of the downtown/touristy areas.
There are some genuinely solid restaurants in the downtown/touristy areas but they don't begin to scratch the surface of the sheer variety available at all price points and all levels of quality (for better or worse). So even if they come away with a favorable impression of the restaurant scene here, a tourist to the city is likely to miss the bigger picture unless they make a concerted effort to branch out. I'm sure it's the same in L.A. but it does get a bit old hearing from someone who never ventured more than a mile from downtown, "your Mexican/Chinese/Thai/etc. food sucks."
100% exactly this is the point.
That's a big pet peeve of mine here. People basically visit "downtown" i.e. Loop and near north side..basically 2 of the 77 community areas, and then think they know what Chicago is and what it has to offer 100% because of that. It's just one small part of the overall picture. It would be like going to Midtown Manhattan and then thinking you know a ton about NYC. Same as pretty much every large city in the world. The ones who truly get out into other areas are usually the big time history buffs or big foodies. The common tourist will never experience what most any big city in the world is in a few visits even because they will almost always stay in a small-ish bubble.
That's a big pet peeve of mine here. People basically visit "downtown" i.e. Loop and near north side..basically 2 of the 77 community areas, and then think they know what Chicago is and what it has to offer 100% because of that. It's just one small part of the overall picture. It would be like going to Midtown Manhattan and then thinking you know a ton about NYC. Same as pretty much every large city in the world. The ones who truly get out into other areas are usually the big time history buffs or big foodies. The common tourist will never experience what most any big city in the world is in a few visits even because they will almost always stay in a small-ish bubble.
Some of the top restaurants in Chicago are not in either the Loop or Near North, ignoring all the small neighborhood ethnic joints and cooler spots (like Goosefoot, Elizabeth, Longman & Eagle, etc).
Some of the top restaurants in Chicago are not in either the Loop or Near North, ignoring all the small neighborhood ethnic joints and cooler spots (like Goosefoot, Elizabeth, Longman & Eagle, etc).
Yep, this is very true too. Not even Alinea, one of the top 10 restaurants in the world, is "downtown." It's in Lincoln Park.
Gotcha. By the way it actually was literally voted THE most diverse zip code in the US, but that was a handful of years ago. Not sure what it is today, but still probably top 5 if I had to guess.
How is a place voted most diverse? Is there a panel of experts who write a zip code on a piece of paper and drop in a black box, then the votes are tallied?
How is a place voted most diverse? Is there a panel of experts who write a zip code on a piece of paper and drop in a black box, then the votes are tallied?
No, it has to do with statistics, just like any other place. It was voted most racially diverse once, at least I heard in some TV programs and a few articles back (Andrew Zimmern mentions it in the Chicago episode of Bizarre Foods also).
It wasn't even the point. The point is that it's EXTREMELY diverse and you aren't going to find that in expensive downtown areas with cheap ethnic food and that complaining about it is extremely naive.
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