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Random Question: Do You Use Zagat Guides?

By Nancy Nichols |

A few years ago I got into a rumble with the folks at Zagat. I wish I could find the links to the posts that flew back and forth between FrontBurner and the Zagat firefighters, but they seem to have disappeared. The short story: a FrontBurner reader contacted Zagat and asked when they were going to do a Dallas edition. He was told by the woman who answered the phone that they didn’t consider Dallas worthy of its own guide because our restaurants were basically just for barbecue and steaks. [Reader if you’re still out there, refresh our memory.]

When I was in Boston I noticed so many restaurants with the Zagat sticker in the window and I wondered how many people actually use the Zagat Guide. Obviously we don’t have many here. Guess Zagat doesn’t like steak or barbecue.

UPDATE: Tip of the toque to Zac Crain. He found a link to the story (scroll down.)

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