Monroe Eats is a fun way to rate local restaurants and find out about great places to eat in and around Monroe, Michigan.
The Monroe Eats Top 10 List allows you to find out what restaurants are popular, and your personal Top 10 List is automatically created while you vote.
How to Vote
The voting page will ask you a question and you will have to choose between two restaurants. The match-up may appear random, but over the course of voting the website will start to create tougher match-ups as it begins to understand your preferences.
If you get a match-up where you can't decide (possibly if you are unfamiliar with one or both of the restaurants), you can click on the Skip button to throw this aside and try again with a different matching.
In addition to voting, you also have an opportunity to "Leave more feedback" in the form of a comment. This is entirely optional and comments are not displayed anywhere on this website. It the future, these comments might be anonymously presented to the restaurants.
After voting for a while, you can go to the "My Top 10" page and see what the website thinks are your favorite restaurants.
How the Top 10 List is Made
The Top 10 List is created from the total score based on all votes over the last 24 hours. Every vote for a restaurant is counted as one point. Also, when a match-up is skipped, a portion of a point is added to the restaurants (this is to prevent vote fraud).
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does it say I've already voted a bunch of times when I haven't?
We keep track of votes by IP Address, so anyone with the same internet connection will be counted together (this might be a single home or an office).
How many questions are there? Do I ever reach the end?
There is no end. You can vote as often as you like. The more votes you cast, the more accurate your My Top 10 list will become.
What happens to the comments I submit? I don't see them anywhere.
We are trying to keep this website on the positive, so your comments (good or bad) will not be displayed. We are keeping them safe for now, but it the future we may be passing them on to the restaurants. If we do give them to the restaurants, anonymity will be maintained.
Can someone vote up one restaurant by clicking the skip button they see it?
We are trying to keep this fair, so to prevent this sort of thing we are assigning portions of points to skipping. This and other measures have been taken to try to cut down on vote fraud.
How do I see all of the restaurants at once?
The "List All" page displays the entire voting pool in alphabetical order. This page also includes photos, maps, and addresses in case you want to visit the location.
Can I see the scores for all of the restaurants?
Sorry, but in order to keep this website positive we are not releasing the scores to the public. We think that all local restaurants are part of our local culture and they all deserve an equal chance to be on the top list.
I don't see Restaurant X on the list. Why isn't it listed?
We probably forgot to include it. Let us know what restaurants should be added. If you are the manager or owner of a local restaurant, please click on the "Add my restaurant" link to get in the listing. It's free.
Technical Problems
I click on the map buttons but nothing happens. Where is the map?
This is probably caused by one of two reasons:
1. The map appears in a pop-up window, so please disable your pop-up blocker. With many blockers, you can temporarily turn on pop-ups by holding down the "CTRL" key when you click on the Map button.
2. The map requires Javascript. Make sure that you have Javascript enabled.