Denver loses the restaurant race (eat, rated, best)

[Mezter]

Originally Posted by Deezy303

You're doing it way wrong. 16th St. and Larimer Square aren't even close to where the great Denver restaurants are. They're tourist traps, not where locals go to eat.



Also, do you guys not realize that this list is for the most eateries per capita which has no bearing on the quality of the restaurants counted? This isn't a cities with the best restaurants list. Notice the amount of fast-food establishments per capita that some of these cities have which helps boosts their rankings..

I was just about to say this. Read people

[sammy87]

Originally Posted by Deezy303

You're doing it way wrong. 16th St. and Larimer Square aren't even close to where the great Denver restaurants are. They're tourist traps, not where locals go to eat.



Also, do you guys not realize that this list is for the most eateries per capita which has no bearing on the quality of the restaurants counted? This isn't a cities with the best restaurants list. Notice the amount of fast-food establishments per capita that some of these cities have which helps boosts their rankings..

I dont go downtown very often. Boulder is easier for me so Im not too familiar with some of the "it" places.

I will say when friends and family visit from PA, everybody loves the food They all leave with a new favorite place every time.

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Deezy303

Also, do you guys not realize that this list is for the most eateries per capita which has no bearing on the quality of the restaurants counted? This isn't a cities with the best restaurants list. Notice the amount of fast-food establishments per capita that some of these cities have which helps boosts their rankings..

Originally Posted by Mezter

I was just about to say this. Read people

I believe they are correlated. Looking at the top 5, those cities have some of the best food as well and not just expensive but good low-to-mid range eats.

Denver has a good Top 25 list ($$$-$$$$), but the low-to-mid here($-$$) is awful, hence it lacks in the "per capita" area.

[AmFest]

Originally Posted by Deezy303

Also, do you guys not realize that this list is for the most eateries per capita which has no bearing on the quality of the restaurants counted? This isn't a cities with the best restaurants list. Notice the amount of fast-food establishments per capita that some of these cities have which helps boosts their rankings..

Well yeah. Who said anything about the quality of restaurants? The OP stated very clearly that this is about the number of restaurants per capita.

Originally Posted by davebarnes

We are not even in the top 20

The San Francisco metro area has the most eateries per capita

Most Eateries per Capita: U.S. Cities - Bloomberg Best (and Worst)

Time for us to hang our heads in shame.

[Texas Ag 93]

If anything, a high number of fast food and low end restaurants per capita is a negative and is often used as a criteria in those "most unhealthy cities" rankings.

So, maybe, it is a good thing that Denver is not in the top 20.

[Deezy303]

Originally Posted by AmFest

Well yeah. Who said anything about the quality of restaurants? The OP stated very clearly that this is about the number of restaurants per capita.

Well, for starters, several posters in this thread..

[Deezy303]

Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93

If anything, a high number of fast food and low end restaurants per capita is a negative and is often used as a criteria in those "most unhealthy cities" rankings.

So, maybe, it is a good thing that Denver is not in the top 20.

My thoughts exactly.

[JD401]

Originally Posted by sammy87

...Denver not so much. Been to a few places on Larimer Square and spent over $100 each time with the wife, neither were that good. 16th street has the same places as every other city. Haven't been to too many places in LODO.

Wut.

There are several Denver "food blogs" that do a good job of highlighting nationally recognized restaurants, new places, "hot" places, yada yada. This is a good one to get some ideas from Eater Denver

[davebarnes]

Sometimes. No, all the times. You people are too serious. You should hang your heads in shame.

[AmFest]

Originally Posted by davebarnes

Sometimes. No, all the times. You people are too serious. You should hang your heads in shame.

In people's defense, sometimes it is hard to tell if you're being serious. Your jokes are quite subtle, such as, here, using the number of eateries per capita to qualify the restaurant scene. Some people picked up on it; others clearly didn't.