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Old Posted Jan 18, 2017, 4:06 AM
Drybrain Drybrain is offline
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Originally Posted by Keith P. View Post
That sounds rather elitist.
Is it elitist to prefer unique restaurants over chains? I get that being snooty or condescending about things like restaurant preferences IS elitist, but on the other hand, I'd really hate to see downtown Halifax fill up with a bunch of boring chain restaurants. I don't think having an Earl's is any kind of feather in our cap. It's harder to express that sentiment without coming off as kind of snide, I guess.

(I'm not a fan of the Stubborn Goat either, but the menu isn't too dissimilar from the gussied-up pub-grub of a lot of chain joints).
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