My dad had restaurants all over te country and taught me a lot about food.
when traveling, we’d never stop at a restaurant that had dirty windows.because it was probably dirty inside too. etc etc.
I still follow his rules, which always excluded aanything resembling a “food cart”.
There's a show on The Food Network called Restaurant: Impossible. I can only imagine what the people who ate at those restaurants before the makeover think when they see the show.
But but all cultures are equal! Just look at this list of Somalian 5-star restaurants: