I get kind of depressed when people start talking about all sorts of exotic food.
9 out of 10 (There's really only like 12...) restaurants in my town are fast food.
McD's, BK, Wendy's, KFC...
We only have a couple of real restaurants, and 2 of them are Chinese, another Mexican.
Though the good restaurants are all great, there's still not much variety around here.
That is one of the few really good things about living in a major metro area. There are a HUGE number of restaurant options over all quality and price ranges.
On top of the regular fast food and chain restaurants I can, within a matter of minutes, eat at Thai, Indian, Pakistani, Russian, Ethopian, Syrian, Lebanese, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Philippino, Cuban, Peruvian, Brazilian, Argentinian, Mexican, Scottish, British, Irish, Mongolian, Turkish, French, Italian, and a BUNCH of other ethnic restaurants.
Of course, where do I normally eat?
Cracker Barrel...
Actually, that was something I meant to say in that post but forgot somehow...
The restaurant choices up in Virginia Beach where my dad lives is mind blowing. Lots of good eateries up there. Of course I'm not in control so I only try a small portion of them. But still, very nice places.
I'm still convinced the best way to go is to live in a small town near a big city (couple of hours away) or just in the middle of no where.