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Chinese Food Atlanta

How We Pick Restaurants

People dining in a cozy restaurant

In short: we start from public information, add our own visits over time, and choose restaurants on the food. Restaurants can pay for a labeled Sponsored placement, but they can't pay to get on our lists or to be reviewed.

How a restaurant gets on a list

  1. We build a directory from public information. Name, address, phone, hours and menu links come from the restaurant's own website or listing. We check that each place is open before we publish it, and where available we add the latest result from public health inspection records.
  2. We read what diners say. For popular restaurants we read reviews on several sites and local press coverage, then write a short "what regulars order" note in our own words with links to the sources. We don't copy or republish other sites' reviews or star ratings.
  3. We add our own visits over time. When we visit, we order the dishes a restaurant is known for, note prices, wait times and parking, and take our own photos. Each visit is dated on the restaurant's page.
  4. We keep it current. Lists are reviewed monthly, and closed restaurants come off the list.

Sponsored placements

Restaurants can buy a Featured listing, a Lunar New Year Spotlight or a guide sponsorship. Paid placements:

  • always carry a "Sponsored" label;
  • appear only in the separate Sponsored box, never inside our editorial lists;
  • never change our lists or reviews;
  • use links marked rel="sponsored".

Restaurant owners can learn more on our For Restaurants page.

Owner verified badge

A restaurant shows "Owner verified" after we confirm that the person who claimed the listing runs the restaurant, by calling the restaurant's listed phone number or by email from the restaurant's own web address. The badge confirms ownership only; it is not a rating.

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Corrections

Hours change and restaurants close. If something on our site is wrong, tell us and we'll check and fix it.