One RI Restaurant Makes Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat List
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One RI Restaurant Makes Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat List
"Sure, you’ll see your fancy-schmancy spots and white tablecloth restaurants, but it’s also chock full of hidden gems and off-the-beaten-path joints. From fine dining to shawarma food trucks — find them all in Yelp’s seventh annual Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.," writes Yelp of their rankings.
Coming in on the list at number 40 is Hometown Cafe & Poké Bar – a relatively new addition to the Providence dining scene.
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It is located at the Billy Taylor House on Camp Street in Providence at 185 Camp Street.
Becca Brady and Tiffany Ting started with a food truck and then opened the restaurant in October of 2018.
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"Shawarma Guys is a popular San Diego food truck and was even crowned the best food truck in California earlier this year," writes Yelp of the overall top "place to eat" in the country for 2020. "With nearly 500 reviews and a 5-star average, it’s clearly making customers happy. Yelpers love their chicken shawarma wrap (61 reviews)!"
"Other favorites on this year’s list include: Lewis Barbecue (no. 34) who make their Top 100 debut this year; Healthy Substance (no. 57), a vegan Mexican restaurant where Yelpers rave about the chilaquiles; and Yardie Spice (no. 7), a beloved Miami mainstay who has made the list three years in a row."
"To determine Yelp’s Top Places to Eat in 2020, Yelp’s data science team pulled the top restaurants by ratings and number of reviews in 2019 across the U.S., with representation based on each place’s share of top-rated restaurants nationally, then curated the list with the expertise of our Community Managers around the country to finalize the rankings. The result is a list as quirky, interesting and unique as the Yelp Community itself," says the company.