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Chowhound has a rating of 3.6 stars from 24 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Chowhound ranks 2nd among Recipe sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Really just adding to the earlier reviews, this is...”

Chris O.
9/5/10

Really just adding to the earlier reviews, this is a huge and varied resource on the subject of food in all its forms, not just a local restaurant review or recipe guide - though it's those things, too. I came there for some information on cooking outdoors and in a vehicle, and wasn't disappointed. Sites like Yelp may compete in some areas, but this one is broad enough and regarded as honest enough, to meet many more needs. Recommended.

Top Critical Review

“Applying”

Cheyenne B.
11/13/21

A friend and I applied at chowhound but never got and Interview notice, they saw their hiring but they never contacted us!

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Thumbnail of user jimm1568
Michigan
1 review
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December 22nd, 2020

I have shopped at Chow Hound in Grand Haven for a couple of years. Many times I leave empty handed due to out of stock. Most recently I needed to purchase dog food. Again they were out of stock, but offered to special order what I needed. My first thought was great, then I was told it would take a week. So I went to Chewy for significant savings and received the items the next day.

Thumbnail of user chriso1
Hawaii
654 reviews
3,555 helpful votes
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September 5th, 2010

Really just adding to the earlier reviews, this is a huge and varied resource on the subject of food in all its forms, not just a local restaurant review or recipe guide - though it's those things, too. I came there for some information on cooking outdoors and in a vehicle, and wasn't disappointed. Sites like Yelp may compete in some areas, but this one is broad enough and regarded as honest enough, to meet many more needs. Recommended.

Thumbnail of user josepha1655
Michigan
1 review
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November 15th, 2022

Chowhound catered our wedding and it was the best decision we made for our night. The staff was incredible and worked seamlessly to make everything perfect and we got so many compliments from our guests and how friendly and professional all of the servers were.
But, the highlight was the FOOOD! I don't know how John and his staff do it. Our venue did not have an onsite kitchen, so we were nervous about the quality of dinner being compromised - somehow it was even better than on our private tasting day. Every single guest plate was plated beautifully and tasted perfect, which we know because I think every single guest told us how amazing their dinner was.
We highly recommend the tomato bisque for any occasion, truly was the highlight of our dinner and by far the best bisque/soup we have ever had.

Thank you to the entire Chowhound Team!

Thumbnail of user josephh1152
India
10 reviews
3 helpful votes
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October 30th, 2021

We were looking for a restaurant when we stumbled upon the Chow Hound. We tried the pizza and it was delicious. The pricing was reasonable, and the staff was pleasant. I highly suggest this restaurant to anyone searching for a place to dine when there isn't much else nearby.

Thumbnail of user oscarj
California
83 reviews
913 helpful votes
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April 20th, 2010

Now that everyone knows that Yelp is a totally fake site with fake reviews and business are finally suing yelp, I have been using Chowhound to find the best places to eat. Very solid reviews and the people on the site are real and not plants by business owners and competitors. Just real reviews by real people... unlike yelp. Yelp's new tag line should be fake reviews by fake people.

Thumbnail of user brandonj
Virginia
13 reviews
47 helpful votes
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March 16th, 2010

Much better than lame YELP website. Yelp has become overrun with fake reviews and now businesses are doing a class action lawsuit against yelp for all of the extortion yelp does to make money. Chowhound is a much better place to go. Great reviews and a better community for real foodies as opposed to the yelpers who just want to write for the sake of people reading their reviews.

Thumbnail of user peterm1586
India
7 reviews
1 helpful vote
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April 6th, 2021

Highly recommended website for some great food related blogs and recipes. This website is so knowledgable and informative. Beautiful photographs and healthy food recipes. Really like this page. Satisfied with the service.

Thumbnail of user matthewt
North Carolina
13 reviews
88 helpful votes
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August 19th, 2010

This site is pretty much a site where people can go to get a review or suggestion for the best Restaurants & Bars in a certain area. I have yet to use this site but will be putting it in my bookmarks just in case I ever go out to eat again I can see what people think about the Restaurants & Bars in my area before making a choice.

Thumbnail of user mias63
Arizona
2 reviews
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September 8th, 2019

Surprisingly good, Super quick service, We were there during the supper rush and had our plates within 5 minutes. Great family environment and friendly staff.

Thumbnail of user williamf1030
New York
6 reviews
1 helpful vote
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February 21st, 2021

Started train myself to cook from scratch. Despite the fact that their photos make me hungry all the time I find this resource very helpful for beginners like me.

Thumbnail of user robertm1
Utah
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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August 26th, 2009

This site is a great way to find out how locals view the food scene of a place you are visiting. I recently visited Toronto, and a little time spent on Chowhound helped me find some great bakeries.

Thumbnail of user adenk1
India
6 reviews
1 helpful vote
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November 3rd, 2021

I always try to follow their simple recipes in my free time. They sometimes turns out very great. They have lots of easy recipes to follow on their page.

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11 reviews
64 helpful votes
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May 12th, 2007

Useful Forum for Foodies - Chowhound is very useful for finding advice from local foodies on specific restaurants. The restaurant search functionality is acceptable (e.g., you can enter a city name in the search box and find all references to that search term). However, the site would be even more user-friendly, and it would be easier and quicker to find restaurants, if the content was organized in more detail, or in a more logical fashion.

Here's an oblique analogy: I see Yahoo as a "Table of Contents," whereas Google is an "Index." Most often, I search using Google because I find it easier to search for specific words in an Index, rather than browsing through a Table of Contents. Chowhound's search functionality is index-based, which similar to Google, rather than Yahoo. Having said that, when I search for restaurants, I would prefer to look through a Table of Contents. For example, I would prefer to browse through a category of "Restaurants in San Jose - Average cost per meal under $15" (a la Table of Contents) rather than digging through a list of numerous results when I enter the search term "San Jose." Bottom Line: I wish that Chowhound's search was more like Yahoo, rather than Google -- given the nature of local restaurant search.

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Pakistan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 10th, 2011

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Thumbnail of user josephw298
Texas
3 reviews
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April 4th, 2019

One of my favorite blogs about food and cooking. A lot of simple recipes that are really easy to cook but still it tastes like heaven!

Thumbnail of user emilya274
New Jersey
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January 24th, 2021

I have little free time, so I'm glad I can find easy and delicious recipes in this blog. My friends are also delighted.

Thumbnail of user antoinea5
GB
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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February 13th, 2013

So many new receips on the website. Recommended recource for all cooks and everybody who likes to experiment with the food

Thumbnail of user julesb61
India
16 reviews
11 helpful votes
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October 28th, 2020

The menu is very short with the main course. They were tasteless. Mushrooms were not properly cooked. It is expensive too.

Thumbnail of user cheyenneb62
Michigan
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November 13th, 2021

A friend and I applied at chowhound but never got and Interview notice, they saw their hiring but they never contacted us!

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Thumbnail of user jamesf1800
India
7 reviews
1 helpful vote
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September 11th, 2020

A very good website with all food related knowledge. They share simple and easy to make recipes at home.

Thumbnail of user juang295
Mexico
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2020

Great Website, easy navigation, plenty of nice recipes, it definitely helps me with everyday cooking!

Thumbnail of user approttec
Colorado
4 reviews
6 helpful votes
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October 18th, 2021

Thank you for your pasta, it was tthe most delicious in the town, got your number, will call you every time I need you. You the best guys!

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