[aeriklawson]

In my experience, rarely do these "best [food item] in [location]" lists (even the more reputable ones) deliver anything better than a marginally better dish. Sometimes even a lesser one because the author's personal preferences were different from yours or you craved a particular taste that was underrepresented in the food.

I don't think I've ever gone out to one of these places and had my expectations matched - you basically wait in line for so long that your mind convinces you it was better than everything else to justify the wait.

Living in NYC made me shake my head every weekend; seeing people lined up multiple hours for "the best" weekend brunch when there were countless top-notch options right down the street was just incomprehensible - it's a cultural and social/psychological gimmick to just be at the top spot.