Yelp lists top 10 Crawford area eateries rated best 'cheap eats.' Some may be a surprise
Inflation might be forcing us all to pull our belts tighter, but Crawford County folk cannot live on Kraft Mac for long. Luckily, a few good restaurants in have proven themselves good values for the money, according to ratings and reviews on Yelp. Don't know what Yelp is? We got you. It's a website that collects such ratings and reviews by users who have eaten there. Yelp analysts then take that information and bundle it into lists, including this one, "Top 10 Crawford County restaurants rated best cheap eats." To learn more, or register your own ratings and reviews, visit the site at yelp.com. And, FYI, when you search Crawford County a couple of restaurants in neighboring counties show up. They are in our top 10.
Please keep in mind everyone has his/her own best list, and any list is fodder for entertaining arguments. We're doing nothing here but reporting on the opinion of Yelp reviewers, which, incidentally, change rather frequently.
1. Old 30 BBQ
1330 E. Mansfield St., Bucyrus; 419-562-1399; 89 Yelp reviews, 4.4 rating; www.old30bbq.com
2. Little Athens
308 N. Sandusky Ave., Bucyrus; 419-562-1260; 41 Yelp reviews, rating 4.7; littleathensgreekrestaurant.com
3. The Vault Wine Bar
29 W. Main St., Shelby; 567-292-9081; 49 Yelp reviews, 4.5 rating; www.vaultwinebar.com
4. Carle's Bratwurst
1210 E. Mansfield St., Bucyrus; 419-562-7741; 28 Yelp reviews, 4.4 rating; carlesbrats.com
5. Lulu's Kitchen
1640 Marion Road, Bucyrus; 419-562-0019; 24 Yelp reviews, 4.1 rating; Facebook
6. Baker's Pizza Sports Shack
224 N. Sandusky Ave., Bucyrus; 419-563-9998; 68 Yelp reviews, 4.1 rating; www.bakerspizza.com
7. Carolyn's Kitchen/Lincoln Diner
1118 Lincoln Highway, Bucyrus; 419-562-3800 13 Yelp reviews, 4.8 rating; Facebook
8. Stewart's Root Beer Drive-In
1036 N. Main St., Marion; 740-382-6807; 24 Yelp reviews, 4.4 rating; stewartsrootbeer-marion.food94.com
9. Tackett's Southern Bar-B-Que
633 Bellefontaine Ave., Marion; 740-262-3346; 14 Yelp reviews, 4.4 rating; Facebook
10. Granny's Kitchen
940 Charles St., Galion; 419-468-7786; 58 Yelp reviews, 4.2 rating; www.grannyskitchen.info
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Yelp's 10 Crawford area eateries rated best 'cheap eats' may surprise