Key Highlights
- The list comes from Chicago-based restaurant furniture company Affordable Seating, which analyzed more than 2.8 million TripAdvisor reviews across roughly 40,000 restaurants in 2024, according to reports.
- The company focused on low-rated restaurants that received 2.4 stars or fewer in major cities, flagging reviews that mentioned terms such as "dirty restaurant," "hair in food," "rats," and "roaches." EATING OUT GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE AS AMERICANS HIT ‘MENU PRICE FATIGUE’ NATIONWIDE The rankings are based on crowdsourced online reviews, not official restaurant inspection data, which is tracked by local and state health departments.
- A viral ranking revealed where complaints about dirty dining conditions and pests appear most frequently.
- (iStock) Here’s how the top 10 broke down — and what put each state on the list.1.
- New JerseyNew Jersey topped the list by a wide margin, driven by an unusually high volume of complaints referencing dirty dining conditions.
