Fat Pig
I guess, but I don’t think it’s a leap of faith to conjecture that the poster is listing only places he heard of. Whether “tourist traps” or not, they are the best known, but not always the best.
Personally I’d never be offended if somebody gave me alternate suggestions, especially when they are both better and closer giving his CHNJ parameters. I’d put Chick’s Cold Cuts up against any of them.
Fat Pig I couldn't agree with you more. Sometime a particular poster will "do the research" but will conclude that the "best known" are also are the best, and of course that isn't necessarily the case. I remember a few years back some friends and I went to see a game at the new Phillies ballpark. Of course we were going to have cheesesteaks after the game, since we were staying in Cherry Hills, my plan was take everyone to
Gaetanos. One of my friends that was with me, called another mutual on his cell while we were at the game and told him we were going for cheesteaks afterwards, of course the first word out of that mutual friend's mouth was "
Pats" and my response was basically, hey, you guys can go to Pats, but I'm going to Gaetanos. Of course we ended up at Gaetano's and everyone was more than satisfied with their meal .
I've seen similar posts in the past regarding recommendations for other cities too- for example- someone "
doing the research" for Kansas City and only one meal for bbq and inquiring about
Gates and/or
Arthur Bryants. Surely those two places are the "Pats and Genos" of BBQ in Kansas City, and if I recall,
Travelin Man (as well as myself and others) have expressed our disaappointment with Arthur Bryants.