This is a classic example of the data not telling us what we think the data is telling us. Any place with really good BBQ is also going to have places with bad BBQ, and people there are going to be able to tell the difference between the two.
https://twitter.com/willmcavoyacn/status/1392922944981159943
Someone in Seattle isn’t likely to have a ton of choices for BBQ, while someone from, say, Texas will have too many. Once you’ve had Pecan Lodge or Salt Lick, etc. it probably means that you’re less likely to give a high rating to a chain BBQ place.
Additionally, if you have a variety of BBQ places, you’re going to have more people develop preferences for styles of BBQ, and as such there will be more disagreement on which places are the best.
This is why raw data, in and of itself, doesn’t always provide the best picture overall.
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