The data desk
The most argued-over restaurants in America
The rankings locals can’t agree on — where real Top 5s pull a place in opposite directions.
The record · live snapshot · recomputed every 6h
Each place’s “split” is the dispersion of the ranks it received across local Top 5s (0–100%). Only places with at least three local rankings appear, so a single outlier can never manufacture a fight. How the record is kept →
The record is still forming — not enough rankings have the turnout to compare yet. As locals file their Top 5s, this board fills in.
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