The System

I don't have a formal scoring system from a reviewer but I made my own and it will go something like this. I want to give points (1-20, 20 being the best) in each category with double weight given to Food. This gives an overall total of 100 possible and will correspond to a convenient letter grade.

The key thing to remember about the scale is that the most high class place should be in direct competition with the most awesome taco stand.

• Ambience is pretty obvious but the main criteria is did they accomplish what they were going for?
  
  
• Service includes everything from reservations all the way through. This is tough to be objective about as I value a certain type of service (not the fawning type) but I'll try to be consistent throughout.
  
  
• Food is obviously the most important factor. I'll include presentation as a minor component but its mostly about taste.
  
  
• Other is a catchall to include value, choices available and general coolness.
  

Feel free to post comments and include your scores.