Comments on: Turf: Where the locals eat? http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: skye http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 skye Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:31:50 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/#comment-1944 Kimberley, yelp.com wouldn't have helped us unless one of us had a laptop and there was some sort of free wifi connection at the time. But since you mentioned it, a cursory glance over yelp.com's website shows me a few things: within the first 10-15 pages or so, I see reviews for such restaurants as "Pike Place Market" (which I hope you'll agree is a huge place) and "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory" (which is more of a sweet shop). Muddying up the waters are (1) Restaurants that have closed (you're given the title of the restaurant and a big "CLOSED" after it); and (2) People who think great food is served up in places like Burgermaster and the Cheesecake Factory (which, by the way, suck). The top restaurants of Seattle were also rated very well -- and this is information that you can find anywhere, and not exclusively at yelp. yelp might be a good resource for those of us who are newly arrived and don't know the area, but right now I'm likening it to my GPS unit, which also has the ability to stud a map with little restaurant icons. Kimberley, yelp.com wouldn’t have helped us unless one of us had a laptop and there was some sort of free wifi connection at the time.

But since you mentioned it, a cursory glance over yelp.com’s website shows me a few things: within the first 10-15 pages or so, I see reviews for such restaurants as “Pike Place Market” (which I hope you’ll agree is a huge place) and “Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory” (which is more of a sweet shop). Muddying up the waters are (1) Restaurants that have closed (you’re given the title of the restaurant and a big “CLOSED” after it); and (2) People who think great food is served up in places like Burgermaster and the Cheesecake Factory (which, by the way, suck). The top restaurants of Seattle were also rated very well — and this is information that you can find anywhere, and not exclusively at yelp.

yelp might be a good resource for those of us who are newly arrived and don’t know the area, but right now I’m likening it to my GPS unit, which also has the ability to stud a map with little restaurant icons.

]]> By: kimberley d http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 kimberley d Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:16:11 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/#comment-1943 a really great source of the doesn't-suck is <a href="http://www.yelp.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.yelp.com</a> - it's sort of like citysearch, except it's all community rated and people upload pictures, etc. it ties in with google maps so you can browse around by address a really great source of the doesn’t-suck is http://www.yelp.com – it’s sort of like citysearch, except it’s all community rated and people upload pictures, etc. it ties in with google maps so you can browse around by address

]]> By: sarah irene http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 sarah irene Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:31:11 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/#comment-1942 Well, he got the 'not touristy' part right ... That's a tough one around the Market! Well, he got the ‘not touristy’ part right … That’s a tough one around the Market!

]]> By: samantha http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 samantha Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:31:12 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/#comment-1941 I think he must have been a crack addict, because seriously, no one else goes to the Turf. Either that or he really, really wanted to screw with you. I think he must have been a crack addict, because seriously, no one else goes to the Turf. Either that or he really, really wanted to screw with you.

]]> By: skye http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 skye Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:25:26 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/#comment-1940 my hand to god, my blog tells you exactly what I said: someplace with good food, not too touristy. Maybe when you're crack addict, your tastebuds go south. Wait... did I just out that guy as a crack addict? my hand to god, my blog tells you exactly what I said: someplace with good food, not too touristy. Maybe when you’re crack addict, your tastebuds go south. Wait… did I just out that guy as a crack addict?

]]> By: Matt Westervelt http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-1939 Matt Westervelt Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:32:48 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/02/28/turf-where-the-locals-eat/#comment-1939 OK. That's pretty funny. Turf is where the locals go. The local crack addicts, drunks and junkies that hang out on 1st and pike that is... What did you say to the guy in the store? OK. That’s pretty funny. Turf is where the locals go. The local crack addicts, drunks and junkies that hang out on 1st and pike that is… What did you say to the guy in the store?

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