Despite Google Aquisition, Zagat Still Feels Like it’s Stuck in the Stone Age

Oh, Zagat. I was really hoping this new Google acquisition would update what's become a rather stale form of restaurant evaluation. Last year I published a blog post that listed their five most popular restaurants and noted these establishments have sat on top of Zagat's polls for years. This year's...
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Oh, Zagat. I was really hoping this new Google acquisition would update what’s become a rather stale form of restaurant evaluation. Last year I published a blog post that listed their five most popular restaurants and noted these establishments have sat on top of Zagat’s polls for years.

This year’s list?

Exactly the same….

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While all of these restaurants are great places to eat, the list is as one-dimensional as it is stagnant. The DFW area offers so much more than high-end steak houses with triple-digit checks. Hopefully Zagat’s lists will eventually reflect that.

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