Howard Kaikow wrote:
> "Howard Kaikow" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I usually rely on well known travel guides such as the Mobil Travel
>> Guide for initial recommendations.
(snip)
> I take back what I said.
>
> I visited the Mobil Travel Guide web site yesterday.
> Checked for restauant listings in my area.
> Only two were listed, one was highly overrrated, the other was highly
> underrated, so I question the quality of their reports.
> Also, why only two restaurants? Does a restaurant have to pay to be
> listed?

This is what I find wrong with sites like zagat (which used to be free but
now requires you to subscribe for a price) and roadfood and similar sites.
You are generally reading what people have rated and if they haven't been
there then you get no info and often, as you mentioned, no listing.

I can judge for myself, I was just looking for some ideas. We do normally
ask at the hotel desk but there's nothing better than a personal
recommendation. When we were in Minneapolis working the Stone Arch
Festival, rfc'r 'sd' recommended a number of places and we had the
opportunity to eat at one of them and also to buy some nice cheeses and
wines at Surdyk's. A good time was had by all

Thanks for the reply.

Jill