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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j61ze5v wrote

Reply to comment by kbd77 in Do you like living in Providence? by movingtori

Providence food scene blows Boston out of the water. Not even close.

Unless you love your specific fucking sushi pop style restaurant in the new bland soulless commercial hellscape that is your new loft living building more than the other exact same thing down the street.

Boston used to be cool. Had a chance with the seaport and Cambridge developments. Ruined both.

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kbd77 t1_j63bkdw wrote

And your last line is exactly why we left and came back home. Why the fuck would I pay $2500 in rent during a pandemic to have the privilege to pay $25 for a lousy burger at some mid “modern American” restaurant (seriously every other restaurant is this pretentious upscale gastropub bullshit). The two things I miss that I can’t get here are good bagels and Nepalese dumplings (momo).

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Toast119 t1_j63f4ho wrote

This is such an insane perspective tbh. Almost no one outside of Providence residents will say this.

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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j63pgps wrote

Because populist opinion is always correct?

Unbiased foodies would say Providence gives Boston a run for its money.

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Toast119 t1_j63x12k wrote

>Unbiased foodies would say Providence gives Boston a run for its money.

No, they won't lol.

These types of claims are ridiculous to me. Where do you come up with this? Who says this besides people on this subreddit? I've lived here almost 3 years and barely hear Providence natives make these claims.

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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j63xjj0 wrote

Sad I have to explain this but apparently I do.

Cities like Providence fly under the radar of most people. How can you get an unbiased opinion of a city or it’s food scene if most people haven’t experienced it? Therefore “a lot of people don’t think that” doesn’t mean jack shit.

But the ones who know, know. And that includes a ton of food writers, celebrity chefs, and critics.

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Toast119 t1_j63yya1 wrote

>But the ones who know, know. And that includes a ton of food writers, celebrity chefs, and critics.

I mean I'm asking who actually says this and all you respond with is "it just is and people do." I've never seen anyone say the Providence food scene is on par with the Boston food scene except on this subreddit lol.

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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j6455gw wrote

Not sure how to tell you this but “I’ve never seen” isn’t the flex you seem to think it is…

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Toast119 t1_j64aj24 wrote

You have an opportunity to link something to back your claims. Otherwise you're just kinda speaking with unbacked authority.

Edit: bro replied then either blocked me or deleted the account? Interesting

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PM_ME_ASS_SALAD t1_j64b2y0 wrote

Just google Providence food scene, plenty of articles from the globe, NYT, eater, Forbes etc. Travel and Leisure readers voted it the #1 food city in the country 5 or so years ago. I don’t think that’s true, but obviously it has a foodie reputation outside of the state.

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