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Gafemage 05/25/18 5:25:07 PM #1:	I live in MN & besides Minneapolis, Rochester & Duluth/Grand Marais, the food here is just atrocious. The local Applebees is the best place in town 90% of the time. --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:901980966] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>I live in MN & besides Minneapolis, Rochester & Duluth/Grand Marais, the food here is just atrocious. The local Applebees is the best place in town 90% of the time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tappor 05/25/18 5:27:03 PM #2:	Gafemage posted... The local Applebees is the best place in town 90% of the time. i am so sorry --- BUH HUH HUH <cite>Tappor posted [p:901981067] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote>The local Applebees is the best place in town 90% of the time.</quote> i am so sorry</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DanHarenChamp 05/25/18 5:28:14 PM #3:	applebees is bottom tier food in the west coast --- literally the pacers <cite>DanHarenChamp posted [p:901981122] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>applebees is bottom tier food in the west coast</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboLaserGandhi 05/25/18 5:31:03 PM #4:	I have never had a problem getting good food here and I have no idea how people come up with this lie that food is of different quality across different regions. <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted [p:901981271] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>I have never had a problem getting good food here and I have no idea how people come up with this lie that food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DanHarenChamp 05/25/18 5:33:06 PM #5:	RoboLaserGandhi posted... food is of different quality across different regions. because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south. --- literally the pacers <cite>DanHarenChamp posted [p:901981354] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/25/18 5:33:48 PM #6:	DanHarenChamp posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... food is of different quality across different regions. because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south. Bruh what --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:901981384] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DanHarenChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south.</quote> Bruh what</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 05/25/18 5:35:17 PM #7:	Gafemage posted... DanHarenChamp posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... food is of different quality across different regions. because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south. Bruh what --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:901981453] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DanHarenChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south.</quote> Bruh what</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 05/25/18 5:38:46 PM #8:	DanHarenChamp posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... food is of different quality across different regions. because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south. Soul food and bbq and Cajun for starters --- I am basically am I. Well, basically. <cite>masticatingman posted [p:901981631] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DanHarenChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south.</quote> Soul food and bbq and Cajun for starters</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthGravid 05/25/18 5:51:24 PM #9:	There are a few restaurants in the nearby towns (central Illinois, sparsely populated area) with "trendy" menus. Overpriced, bad food, and lines around the block. One in particular is a burger place, and they put things like peanut butter and jelly, edamame, kale, basically anything that hipsters eat on them. I got a burger and fries once from there, it cost $19. The fries were mush, the burger was somehow burnt and raw at the same time, and it had enough seasoning for 10 burgers. They attempted to toast the bun, so half of it was burnt, and the other half was somehow wet. I'm not a food snob by any means, but this was just the worst thing I've ever eaten. --- http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Gravid <cite>DarthGravid posted [p:901982261] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>There are a few restaurants in the nearby towns (central Illinois, sparsely populated area) with "trendy" menus. Overpriced, bad food, and lines around the block. One in particular is a burger place, and they put things like peanut butter and jelly, edamame, kale, basically anything that hipsters eat on them. I got a burger and fries once from there, it cost $19. The fries were mush, the burger was somehow burnt and raw at the same time, and it had enough seasoning for 10 burgers. They attempted to toast the bun, so half of it was burnt, and the other half was somehow wet. I'm not a food snob by any means, but this was just the worst thing I've ever eaten.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 05/25/18 5:57:59 PM #10:	The Midwest is a third world country <cite>Reis posted [p:901982571] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KH_2020 05/25/18 6:00:33 PM #11:	As long as you live in or near a major city you should have decent food options. Otherwise you are fucked. <cite>KH_2020 posted [p:901982685] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>As long as you live in or near a major city you should have decent food options. Otherwise you are fucked.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedzXVIII 05/25/18 6:02:34 PM #12:	are you talking about food in general or restaurants? --- Hi <cite>MedzXVIII posted [p:901982772] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>are you talking about food in general or restaurants?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/25/18 6:05:20 PM #13:	MedzXVIII posted... are you talking about food in general or restaurants? The latter, mostly. Grocery stores are pretty lacking in variety too tho --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:901982888] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>MedzXVIII posted...</cite> <quote>are you talking about food in general or restaurants?</quote> The latter, mostly. Grocery stores are pretty lacking in variety too tho</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedzXVIII 05/25/18 6:08:39 PM #14:	Gafemage posted... MedzXVIII posted... are you talking about food in general or restaurants? The latter, mostly. Grocery stores are pretty lacking in variety too tho The NW ohio area has some good private owned restaurants/bars --- Hi <cite>MedzXVIII posted [p:901983043] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedzXVIII posted...</cite> <quote>are you talking about food in general or restaurants?</quote> The latter, mostly. Grocery stores are pretty lacking in variety too tho</quote> The NW ohio area has some good private owned restaurants/bars</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboLaserGandhi 05/25/18 7:44:26 PM #15:	Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country You are so fucking dumb <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted [p:901987608] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> You are so fucking dumb</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 05/25/18 7:53:03 PM #16:	RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country You are so fucking dumb Stay mad <cite>Reis posted [p:901987990] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> You are so fucking dumb</quote> Stay mad</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaronAcemoglu 05/25/18 7:55:55 PM #17:	RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner <cite>DaronAcemoglu posted [p:901988116] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/25/18 7:56:26 PM #18:	DaronAcemoglu posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner RoboLaserGandhi posted... I have never had a problem getting good food here and I have no idea how people come up with this lie that food is of different quality across different regions. --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:901988131] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>I have never had a problem getting good food here and I have no idea how people come up with this lie that food is of different quality across different regions.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 05/25/18 7:57:44 PM #19:	Another topic for wage slaved 99% taxed Californians to shit on their own countrymen over issues that do not exist --- https://imgur.com/IYZ3NIM https://imgur.com/i2U0ahc <cite>Doe posted [p:901988186] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>Another topic for wage slaved 99% taxed Californians to shit on their own countrymen over issues that do not exist</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaronAcemoglu 05/25/18 7:59:05 PM #20:	Gafemage posted... DaronAcemoglu posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner RoboLaserGandhi posted... I have never had a problem getting good food here and I have no idea how people come up with this lie that food is of different quality across different regions. oh. so salty <cite>DaronAcemoglu posted [p:901988252] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>I have never had a problem getting good food here and I have no idea how people come up with this lie that food is of different quality across different regions.</quote></quote> oh. so salty</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 05/25/18 7:59:07 PM #21:	Doe posted... Another topic for butt blasted Mid Westerners to project on people who live in actual civilization despite getting all their money from real states <cite>Reis posted [p:901988255] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Doe posted...</cite> <quote>Another topic for butt blasted Mid Westerners to project on people who live in actual civilization despite getting all their money from real states</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboLaserGandhi 05/25/18 7:59:39 PM #22:	Reis posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country You are so fucking dumb Stay mad You've clearly never been here and you're just parroting the myth that it's nothing but rural shit. Have you never seen a population heatmap? I refuse to believe that. <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted [p:901988285] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> You are so fucking dumb</quote> Stay mad</quote> You've clearly never been here and you're just parroting the myth that it's nothing but rural shit. Have you never seen a population heatmap? I refuse to believe that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
QueenCarly 05/25/18 8:00:19 PM #23:	I can't speak for the rural areas, but here in Fargo things can seem pretty dismal on the surface, but there are several really good local places (a lot of it driven by the immigrant population here.) The grocery stores are standard (though the ethic food stores around here are nice) for the Midwest. --- https://media.giphy.com/media/26AHNHoZ6XnXX2fhC/giphy.gif <cite>QueenCarly posted [p:901988310] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>I can't speak for the rural areas, but here in Fargo things can seem pretty dismal on the surface, but there are several really good local places (a lot of it driven by the immigrant population here.) The grocery stores are standard (though the ethic food stores around here are nice) for the Midwest.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaronAcemoglu 05/25/18 8:00:39 PM #24:	RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country You are so fucking dumb Stay mad You've clearly never been here and you're just parroting the myth that it's nothing but rural shit. Have you never seen a population heatmap? I refuse to believe that. the Midwest is a shithole <cite>DaronAcemoglu posted [p:901988329] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> You are so fucking dumb</quote> Stay mad</quote> You've clearly never been here and you're just parroting the myth that it's nothing but rural shit. Have you never seen a population heatmap? I refuse to believe that.</quote> the Midwest is a shithole</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueBoy675 05/25/18 8:01:35 PM #25:	Gafemage posted... DanHarenChamp posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... food is of different quality across different regions. because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south. Bruh what Yeah this. I know we folks in the south are despised for a lot of reasons but our food isn't one of them --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:901988369] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DanHarenChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south.</quote> Bruh what</quote> Yeah this. I know we folks in the south are despised for a lot of reasons but our food isn't one of them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
QueenCarly 05/25/18 8:01:58 PM #26:	DaronAcemoglu posted... the Midwest is a shithole A lot of it can be. Though I'd take Michigan back in a heartbeat after having lived here in North Dakota for two years now. --- https://media.giphy.com/media/26AHNHoZ6XnXX2fhC/giphy.gif <cite>QueenCarly posted [p:901988386] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote>the Midwest is a shithole</quote> A lot of it can be. Though I'd take Michigan back in a heartbeat after having lived here in North Dakota for two years now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CasualGuy 05/25/18 8:03:04 PM #27:	Can confirm Applebees and Perkins are my towns two best restaurants. --- https://imgur.com/MoE9O68 <cite>CasualGuy posted [p:901988432] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>Can confirm Applebees and Perkins are my towns two best restaurants.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 05/25/18 8:05:41 PM #28:	Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it --- Blow your trumpets, Gabriel. <cite>chill02 posted [p:901988521] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboLaserGandhi 05/25/18 8:06:32 PM #29:	chill02 posted... Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events. <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted [p:901988559] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it</quote> It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 05/25/18 8:07:21 PM #30:	RoboLaserGandhi posted... chill02 posted... Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events. I'm introverted and I'd rather have more options to hang out than a corn field --- Blow your trumpets, Gabriel. <cite>chill02 posted [p:901988585] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it</quote> It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events.</quote> I'm introverted and I'd rather have more options to hang out than a corn field</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peter_Giffyndor 05/25/18 8:28:57 PM #31:	DaronAcemoglu posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru <cite>Peter_Giffyndor posted [p:901989436] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hollow_shrine 05/25/18 8:30:27 PM #32:	There are some legit local run places all through the US, even in the Midwest. It just takes a bit of discovery and maybe a forty-five minute drive. --- Ignorance is a choice https://imgtc.com/i/7UnK3hx.jpg <cite>hollow_shrine posted [p:901989489] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>There are some legit local run places all through the US, even in the Midwest. It just takes a bit of discovery and maybe a forty-five minute drive.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboLaserGandhi 05/25/18 8:31:33 PM #33:	chill02 posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... chill02 posted... Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events. I'm introverted and I'd rather have more options to hang out than a corn field Why the fuck do you live out there then? I most certainly have more options than that (and I take none of them). <cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted [p:901989522] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it</quote> It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events.</quote> I'm introverted and I'd rather have more options to hang out than a corn field</quote> Why the fuck do you live out there then? I most certainly have more options than that (and I take none of them).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 05/25/18 8:32:42 PM #34:	RoboLaserGandhi posted... chill02 posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... chill02 posted... Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events. I'm introverted and I'd rather have more options to hang out than a corn field Why the fuck do you live out there then? I most certainly have more options than that (and I take none of them). Because I like hanging out with friends like a well adjusted individual --- Blow your trumpets, Gabriel. <cite>chill02 posted [p:901989569] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>Good things about the Midwest: - cost of living is low because no one wants to live there - it's basic supply and demand that's it</quote> It's ideal if you're an introvert who doesn't give two shits about things like beaches or social events.</quote> I'm introverted and I'd rather have more options to hang out than a corn field</quote> Why the fuck do you live out there then? I most certainly have more options than that (and I take none of them).</quote> Because I like hanging out with friends like a well adjusted individual</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 05/25/18 8:37:19 PM #35:	I, too, came to say the south has good food --- It's one more thing we do to the poor, the deprived: cut out their tongues . . . allow them a language as lousy as their lives <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:901989779] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>I, too, came to say the south has good food</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DaronAcemoglu 05/25/18 8:38:38 PM #36:	Balrog0 posted... I, too, came to say the south has good food Louisianan food is pretty good. anything else is a joke. anyone can make good ribs <cite>DaronAcemoglu posted [p:901989837] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote>I, too, came to say the south has good food</quote> Louisianan food is pretty good. anything else is a joke. anyone can make good ribs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 05/25/18 8:42:17 PM #37:	DaronAcemoglu posted... anyone can make good ribs nah, no one knows how to make ribs out west --- Blow your trumpets, Gabriel. <cite>chill02 posted [p:901990005] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote>anyone can make good ribs</quote> nah, no one knows how to make ribs out west</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 05/25/18 8:45:47 PM #38:	DaronAcemoglu posted... Balrog0 posted... I, too, came to say the south has good food Louisianan food is pretty good. anything else is a joke. anyone can make good ribs If you think good barbecue means ribs then you are seriously misguided --- It's one more thing we do to the poor, the deprived: cut out their tongues . . . allow them a language as lousy as their lives <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:901990152] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote>I, too, came to say the south has good food</quote> Louisianan food is pretty good. anything else is a joke. anyone can make good ribs</quote> If you think good barbecue means ribs then you are seriously misguided</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/25/18 8:46:02 PM #39:	@Peter_Giffyndor posted... DaronAcemoglu posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru Shakopee/Eden Prairie/etc. are all right outside the cities, though; the restaurant scene is fine there, but Id hardly call it rural. Guess I shouldve worded the OP to say Twin Cities & its suburbs instead of just Minneapolis. Western MN is where the food gets really bad. Theres a nice restaurant in Alexandria called La Ferme, and besides that theres pretty much no other good food options within, like, a 50-mile radius at least. --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:901990162] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>@Peter_Giffyndor posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru</quote> Shakopee/Eden Prairie/etc. are all right outside the cities, though; the restaurant scene is fine there, but Id hardly call it rural. Guess I shouldve worded the OP to say Twin Cities & its suburbs instead of just Minneapolis. Western MN is where the food gets really bad. Theres a nice restaurant in Alexandria called La Ferme, and besides that theres pretty much no other good food options within, like, a 50-mile radius at least.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peter_Giffyndor 05/25/18 10:38:15 PM #41:	Gafemage posted... @Peter_Giffyndor posted... DaronAcemoglu posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru Shakopee/Eden Prairie/etc. are all right outside the cities, though; the restaurant scene is fine there, but Id hardly call it rural. Guess I shouldve worded the OP to say Twin Cities & its suburbs instead of just Minneapolis. Western MN is where the food gets really bad. Theres a nice restaurant in Alexandria called La Ferme, and besides that theres pretty much no other good food options within, like, a 50-mile radius at least. Tbf, the Twin Cities and the MoA are a huge draw, the best restaurants are going to want to be as close to them (or any major metropolitan city really) as possible. I was an auditor for Samsung so drove all over the state. I tried to eat locally when I went super rural and cannot think of any noteworthy place either really so you're correct there. <cite>Peter_Giffyndor posted [p:901995187] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>@Peter_Giffyndor posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru</quote> Shakopee/Eden Prairie/etc. are all right outside the cities, though; the restaurant scene is fine there, but Id hardly call it rural. Guess I shouldve worded the OP to say Twin Cities & its suburbs instead of just Minneapolis. Western MN is where the food gets really bad. Theres a nice restaurant in Alexandria called La Ferme, and besides that theres pretty much no other good food options within, like, a 50-mile radius at least.</quote> Tbf, the Twin Cities and the MoA are a huge draw, the best restaurants are going to want to be as close to them (or any major metropolitan city really) as possible. I was an auditor for Samsung so drove all over the state. I tried to eat locally when I went super rural and cannot think of any noteworthy place either really so you're correct there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 05/25/18 10:39:09 PM #42:	Open a competent restaurant then --- "May the Father of Understanding guide us" <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:901995222] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>Open a competent restaurant then</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/25/18 11:34:16 PM #43:	Peter_Giffyndor posted... Tbf, the Twin Cities and the MoA are a huge draw, the best restaurants are going to want to be as close to them (or any major metropolitan city really) as possible. I was an auditor for Samsung so drove all over the state. I tried to eat locally when I went super rural and cannot think of any noteworthy place either really so you're correct there. Yeah, I dont get down to the Bloomington/Eagan/Eden area as much as Id like to, but Ill definitely be giving Far East a whirl sometime in the near future! Lordgold666 posted... Open a competent restaurant then The restaurant scene is fine where I live though! Its only a problem when Im visiting relatives or staying at the family cabin. --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:901997531] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Peter_Giffyndor posted...</cite> <quote>Tbf, the Twin Cities and the MoA are a huge draw, the best restaurants are going to want to be as close to them (or any major metropolitan city really) as possible. I was an auditor for Samsung so drove all over the state. I tried to eat locally when I went super rural and cannot think of any noteworthy place either really so you're correct there.</quote> Yeah, I dont get down to the Bloomington/Eagan/Eden area as much as Id like to, but Ill definitely be giving Far East a whirl sometime in the near future! <cite>Lordgold666 posted...</cite> <quote>Open a competent restaurant then</quote> The restaurant scene is fine where I live though! Its only a problem when Im visiting relatives or staying at the family cabin.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kavatar 05/26/18 12:19:54 AM #44:	http://www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/food/3540727-eatbeat-salad-remember-applebees --- The sea was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli. <cite>Kavatar posted [p:901999163] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>http://www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/food/3540727-eatbeat-salad-remember-applebees</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/26/18 1:48:16 AM #45:	Kavatar posted... http://www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/food/3540727-eatbeat-salad-remember-applebees Holy shit... an earnest, published version of that green_butter copypasta. --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:902001855] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kavatar posted...</cite> <quote>http://www.grandforksherald.com/lifestyle/food/3540727-eatbeat-salad-remember-applebees</quote> Holy shit... an earnest, published version of that green_butter copypasta.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muffinz0rz 05/26/18 1:50:27 AM #46:	Peter_Giffyndor posted... MoA are a huge draw Every local I've spoken to absolutely despises MoA --- Not removing this until Pat Benatar is in Super Smash Bros. (Started 8/31/2010) 2018 NFLB Summersim (2-4): https://imgur.com/7cjNtgQ <cite>Muffinz0rz posted [p:902001918] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Peter_Giffyndor posted...</cite> <quote>MoA are a huge draw</quote> Every local I've spoken to absolutely despises MoA</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lordgold666 05/26/18 10:28:25 AM #47:	Gafemage posted... Peter_Giffyndor posted... Tbf, the Twin Cities and the MoA are a huge draw, the best restaurants are going to want to be as close to them (or any major metropolitan city really) as possible. I was an auditor for Samsung so drove all over the state. I tried to eat locally when I went super rural and cannot think of any noteworthy place either really so you're correct there. Yeah, I dont get down to the Bloomington/Eagan/Eden area as much as Id like to, but Ill definitely be giving Far East a whirl sometime in the near future! Lordgold666 posted... Open a competent restaurant then The restaurant scene is fine where I live though! Its only a problem when Im visiting relatives or staying at the family cabin. Ooooooh lol --- "May the Father of Understanding guide us" <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:902012672] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Peter_Giffyndor posted...</cite> <quote>Tbf, the Twin Cities and the MoA are a huge draw, the best restaurants are going to want to be as close to them (or any major metropolitan city really) as possible. I was an auditor for Samsung so drove all over the state. I tried to eat locally when I went super rural and cannot think of any noteworthy place either really so you're correct there.</quote> Yeah, I dont get down to the Bloomington/Eagan/Eden area as much as Id like to, but Ill definitely be giving Far East a whirl sometime in the near future! <cite>Lordgold666 posted...</cite> <quote>Open a competent restaurant then</quote> The restaurant scene is fine where I live though! Its only a problem when Im visiting relatives or staying at the family cabin.</quote> Ooooooh lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BignutzisBack 05/26/18 10:33:56 AM #48:	Gafemage posted... @Peter_Giffyndor posted... DaronAcemoglu posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... Reis posted... The Midwest is a third world country found Midwesterner I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru Shakopee/Eden Prairie/etc. are all right outside the cities, though; the restaurant scene is fine there, but Id hardly call it rural. Guess I shouldve worded the OP to say Twin Cities & its suburbs instead of just Minneapolis. Western MN is where the food gets really bad. Theres a nice restaurant in Alexandria called La Ferme, and besides that theres pretty much no other good food options within, like, a 50-mile radius at least. As someone who grew up in Southwestern Minnesota I can also confirm Applebee's is the unfortunate pinnacle of this area --- https://imgur.com/plA0Vg9 http://i.minus.com/iluvk8aR4mzC8.gif <cite>BignutzisBack posted [p:902012852] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote><cite>@Peter_Giffyndor posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DaronAcemoglu posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Reis posted...</cite> <quote>The Midwest is a third world country</quote> </quote> found Midwesterner</quote> I won't disagree with him lol. Idk wtf TC is on about, there's plenty of fantastic options both franchise and local here. Far East in Shakopee has the best Chinese food I've ever had, Prairie Tap House in EP everything is good there, and there's always Pittsburgh Blue for good chain food. Lrn2eat bru</quote> Shakopee/Eden Prairie/etc. are all right outside the cities, though; the restaurant scene is fine there, but Id hardly call it rural. Guess I shouldve worded the OP to say Twin Cities & its suburbs instead of just Minneapolis. Western MN is where the food gets really bad. Theres a nice restaurant in Alexandria called La Ferme, and besides that theres pretty much no other good food options within, like, a 50-mile radius at least.</quote> As someone who grew up in Southwestern Minnesota I can also confirm Applebee's is the unfortunate pinnacle of this area</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirkDiggles 05/26/18 10:35:42 AM #49:	DanHarenChamp posted... RoboLaserGandhi posted... food is of different quality across different regions. because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south. lolno --- https://imgur.com/akpEP6p https://imgur.com/hVRNKNs <cite>DirkDiggles posted [p:902012901] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>DanHarenChamp posted...</cite> <quote><cite>RoboLaserGandhi posted...</cite> <quote>food is of different quality across different regions.</quote> because it is significantly better in the west coast and northeast than it is in the midwest and south.</quote> lolno </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
QueenCarly 05/26/18 10:48:04 AM #50:	i'm sure that is good, but christ does it look bland as fuck --- https://media.giphy.com/media/26AHNHoZ6XnXX2fhC/giphy.gif <cite>QueenCarly posted [p:902013352] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote>i'm sure that is good, but christ does it look bland as fuck</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 05/26/18 11:26:29 AM #51:	QueenCarly posted... i'm sure that is good, but christ does it look bland as fuck --- https://imgur.com/1EOFcjn https://imgur.com/epjd8zk <cite>Gafemage posted [p:902014672] in Is rural m... [t:76643170]...</cite> <quote><cite>QueenCarly posted...</cite> <quote>i'm sure that is good, but christ does it look bland as fuck</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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