People often ask about reviews, especially restaurant reviews. The Foodie Pilgrim reviews restaurants, attractions, and some hotels on TripAdvisor and increasingly on Yelp!
You may notice that most reviews are positive. For the most part, if I have a good experience, then I write about it. If I do not, then I hope the chef was having a bad day. I usually only write a bad review if a place has failed me repeatedly or if it is clear the place is hopeless.
Of course, all reviews are highly subjective. We typically dine out on a Saturday night after a long drive, and facing a long drive home. I am usually looking for a relatively quiet, comfortable place with something local and seasonal on the menu. I don't want a fancy place (I don't drive hundreds of miles in jacket-and-tie!) and while I appreciate thrift I won't ever eat in a chain restaurant with a corporate marketing department.
I also post photos to Foodspotting, a different sort of restaurant site. Foodspotting shows photos of meals at restaurants taken by diners, and given a very simple loved-it-or-not rating. The main value of it is to see if you think a particular favorite looks the way you like it. It is typically used as a smartphone app that works with your GPS to show you what's near you.
You can also see photos of foods on Pinterest at the Foodie Pilgrim Foodie Discoveries board. This includes fair food, street food, and foods from other venues besides restaurants. It can be fun exploring Pinterest.
I do not post reviews on this blog because attractions (restaurants especially) change or close over time; by reading about them on the active social media sites you can get more up-to-date information in case I haven't been there in a while.