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You know, I always find it so ironic how northerners claim to be so intelligent and well-rounded, yet they make such blatantly ignorant statements. Lol as if TGI Friday's and Papa John's have NO locations in Jersey . Don't kid yourself, man.
And, no, when I speak of the cuisine in SC I am not talking about chains. I'm talking about locally owned restaurants and home cooks.
And diversity does not mean it will taste good on my tongue, so you can keep your pizza and bagels. I'll take my BBQ steak, smothered turkey legs, perfectly seasoned chicken, grits, and peach cobbler. Thank you.
OK, you're the one that brought food into the discussion. SC does Southern Cuisine/Comfort Food quite well. Understood. And that type of cuisine is *your* preference. That makes sense, but since food preferences are entirely subjective by definition, that's not really a great gauge of the quality of the food in the two regions/states. Diversity in types of cuisines available *is not* subjective. And in that regard (diversity in different types of cuisines available), NJ is the clear winner.
But for what it's worth, I've been to several kick-butt southern cuisine restaurants in NJ (and NYC). Owner/chefs from the South.
OK, you're the one that brought food into the discussion. SC does Southern Cuisine/Comfort Food quite well. Understood. And that type of cuisine is *your* preference. That makes sense, but since food preferences are entirely subjective by definition, that's not really a great gauge of the quality of the food in the two regions/states. Diversity in types of cuisines available *is not* subjective. And in that regard (diversity in different types of cuisines available), NJ is the clear winner.
But for what it's worth, I've been to several kick-butt southern cuisine restaurants in NJ (and NYC). Owner/chefs from the South.
You're the one who brought diversity into the discussion. Not me. In my original post, I stated that the food is better in SC than NJ. Not just because I like soul food, but because I feel it is of greater quality than what is offered in Jersey.
You know, I always find it so ironic how northerners claim to be so intelligent and well-rounded, yet they make such blatantly ignorant statements. Lol as if TGI Friday's and Papa John's have NO locations in Jersey . Don't kid yourself, man.
And, no, when I speak of the cuisine in SC I am not talking about chains. I'm talking about locally owned restaurants and home cooks.
And diversity does not mean it will taste good on my tongue, so you can keep your pizza and bagels. I'll take my BBQ steak, smothered turkey legs, perfectly seasoned chicken, grits, and peach cobbler. Thank you.
stop taking advantage of the fact that many ppl here havent been to south carolina. Knowing that, you can paint any vivid picture you want and if somebody calls you out on it, you can always say-well you've actually got to visit to find out. lol
If columbia(where im currently going to school at now) is any indication, than the food here is garbage. Nothing but chains, what great food are u talking about, golden corral? lmao
If columbia(where im currently going to school at now) is any indication, than the food here is garbage. Nothing but chains, what great food are u talking about, golden corral? lmao
There are lots of great local, non-chain eateries in Columbia, most notably in the Vista district (http://www.vistacolumbia.com/maincategory.asp?Search=Dining - broken link) downtown. But Charleston/the Lowcountry is the epicenter of good Carolina cuisine, hands down.
stop taking advantage of the fact that many ppl here havent been to south carolina. Knowing that, you can paint any vivid picture you want and if somebody calls you out on it, you can always say-well you've actually got to visit to find out. lol
If columbia(where im currently going to school at now) is any indication, than the food here is garbage. Nothing but chains, what great food are u talking about, golden corral? lmao
Thank you for just proving my point all over again.
You stating that Columbia, SC has only chain restaurants means one of three things: you're either telling a flagrant lie, you're so busy trying to tell yourself that nothing in Columbia is worth your time that you won't even bother to try the hundreds of local restaurants available in the area, OR the only thing you eat is Pizza Hut or order-in Chinese because you never leave your apartment.
And you can't talk about me, because if I had said the exact same things about Jersey, posters from all over the Tri-State area would lose their minds.
Thank you for just proving my point all over again.
You stating that Columbia, SC has only chain restaurants means one of three things: you're either telling a flagrant lie, you're so busy trying to tell yourself that nothing in Columbia is worth your time that you won't even bother to try the hundreds of local restaurants available in the area, OR the only thing you eat is Pizza Hut or order-in Chinese because you never leave your apartment.
And you can't talk about me, because if I had said the exact same things about Jersey, posters from all over the Tri-State area would lose their minds.
i didnt prove any point. Im actually in south carolina and im calling u out on this. SC overwhemingly consist of "chain" food. It simply cant even begin to be on the same level as jersey. Its laughable actually
i didnt prove any point. Im actually in south carolina and im calling u out on this. SC overwhemingly consist of "chain" food. It simply cant even begin to be on the same level as jersey. Its laughable actually
I'm sure you could say that every state "overwhelmingly" consists of restaurant chains, but even if you disagree, there's probably no way to prove anything either way, at least conveniently. But to say that there's nothing but restaurant chains in Columbia (to say nothing of the rest of the state) is quite disingenuous. If you haven't had the time to check out the local joints or if you lack the interest, then just say so.
i didnt prove any point. Im actually in south carolina and im calling u out on this. SC overwhemingly consist of "chain" food. It simply cant even begin to be on the same level as jersey. Its laughable actually
Didn't you just lol the hell out of a transplant telling a native what he does or does not know? I guess you don't stick to even your own logic sometimes. That being said, I enjoy living on the outskirts of big cities, and I thought Princeton was fantastic. So it's New Jersey for me.
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i didnt prove any point. Im actually in south carolina and im calling u out on this. SC overwhemingly consist of "chain" food. It simply cant even begin to be on the same level as jersey. Its laughable actually
Since when does having a surplus of chain restaurants mean having no quality local restaurants?
its no secret that fast food and chain restaurant culture owns the rural south...come on, talking the home of 1500 waffle houses. Where longhorn steak house has valet parking... I haven't spent much time in columbia...but plenty of other similar size cities in the south, if it is anything like it, going to be pretty crap options overall compared to the rest of the u.s. That whole region north florida/georgia/alabama/missisippi/arkansas/south carolina is behind, outside of major metro like ATL, the rest of the u.s. in culinary options.
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. Don't kid yourself, man.