Chefs Reveal the Top 10 Red Flags to Identify Bad Restaurants
If you listen to the ROR Morning Show, you know that we love to eat and go to great restaurants, So, when I saw this online forum of chefs sharing…
What to look for to know the restaurant is bad
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)If you listen to the ROR Morning Show, you know that we love to eat and go to great restaurants, So, when I saw this online forum of chefs sharing their "red flags" you should look for that reveal a place is "low quality, I had to share. Now, most of the list are the things you could notice even Before you order anything . So as a public service I present the top 10 red flags you need to know before you go.
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Every Massachusetts Restaurant on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, hosted by Guy Fieri on the Food Network, is one of the most popular shows for food lovers. There’s just something super entertaining about Fieri, and the show is so fun to watch. What’s extra cool is that Fieri has come to Massachusetts multiple times and picked local restaurants to highlight on the show.
We used TVFoodmaps.com and FlavortownUSA.com to seek out every restaurant in the Bay State that's been featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. While sadly a few of them have closed for good, most likely victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts still boasts over 30 locations that are mere driving distance away.
From Polish and Italian to places for brunch and seafood, the list criss-crosses Massachusetts with a number of local eateries just begging to be put on your mini road trip list.
Angela's Café - Eagle Square, East Boston
Bagelsaurus - Cambridge
Blue Eyed Crab Caribbean Grill & Rum Bar - Plymouth
Blunch - Boston
Boston Burger Co. - Boston & Davis Square, Somerville
Café Polonia - Boston
Casa Razdora - Boston
Cutty's - Brookline
Dana's Kitchen - Falmouth
Dirty Water Dough Company - Boston
Four Sisters Owl Diner - Lowell
Greek Corner - Cambridge
In A Pickle - Waltham
JT Farnhams - Essex
Kelly's Diner - Somerville
Little Depot Diner - Boston
Lobster Shanty - Salem
Lone Star Taco Bar - Boston
Mike's City Diner - Boston
Morin's - Attleboro
Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage - Cambridge
Pauli's - Boston
Patti's Pierogis - Fall River
Pickle Jar Kitchen - Falmouth
Rino's Place - Boston
Sam LaGrassa's - Boston
Saus - Boston
Shuckers - Woods Hole
Trina's Starlite Lounge - Somerville
Veggie Galaxy - Cambridge
Yankee Lobster - Boston
Chefs list the Top 10 Signs You're In a Bad Restaurant
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)What to look for to know the restaurant is bad
Bad Restaurant Red Flags
10. Plastic utensils
Photo by Bob BronsonCheap utensils are not a good sign that the meal will be good
Plastic silverware
9. Rude Hosts
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Being ignored by the host is a bad sign
Hosts that do not greet you at the restaurant
8. Too many half empty plates
(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)Too many unfinished plates are a sign the food is not great and diners gave up on eating
7. If You Can Smell the Seafood
Photo by vio Jones/Getty Images)If you can smell the seafood as you walk in the door, then it's not fresh
6. The Bread
Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)If the bread is not fresh then it shows you that if they can't get the bread right than they don't care or know anything
5. Dirty Carpets
Photo by Bob BronsonIf the carpet or floors are dirty, you can be sure the kitchen is too.
4. A Huge Menu
(Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)A huge menu with lots of pictures means most of the items and ingredients are frozen and not fresh
3. Very Dirty Restrooms
(Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)Dirty restrooms and dirty floors equal dirty kitchens Pee ewwww
2. Clean Fish Tanks
(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)If the restaurant has a clean fish tank, than they probably have a clean kitchen, if not, than everything else is probably dirty too.
1. Bad Smell
(Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)Bad smells are a sure sign that you need to turn and run out of the place as fast as your feet can carry you!
