{"id":381049,"date":"2026-07-21T15:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381049\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:28:28","slug":"why-choosing-a-restaurant-in-lubbock-takes-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381049\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Choosing A Restaurant In Lubbock Takes Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A jaw-dropping new study has confirmed what every resident already knows: deciding where to eat can take much longer than the actual meal itself.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers believe that the average Lubbock person could spend anywhere from 20 minutes to an entire lifetime answering the VERY simple question:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where should we go for dinner?&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo-1633613286848-e6f43bbafb8d.jpeg\" alt=\"a blue question mark on a pink background\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"4592\" height=\"3064\"\/>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@towfiqu999999?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Towfiqu barbhuiya<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-blue-question-mark-on-a-pink-background-oZuBNC-6E2s?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a>a blue question mark on a pink background<\/p>\n<p>The study also found that the majority of the time, the first response is:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, scientists are warning that this statement is actually rarely true.<\/p>\n<p>It is not until someone suggests an actual restaurant that the real decision-making process begins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What about ____.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nah. Don&#8217;t want that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Okay, how about ____ instead?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ew. Nobody goes there anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I don&#8217;t know where to go. I said I didn&#8217;t care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/banana-pudding-fest-2026\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slaton Bakery&#8217;s Banana Pudding Festival Near Lubbock, Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why Can&#8217;t We Choose Just One?<\/p>\n<p>This mysterious phenomenon is more common in Lubbock than you think, likely due to the unnaturally high number of excellent locally owned restaurants. It&#8217;s rather hard for us to pick just one.<\/p>\n<p>We have an emotional attachment to our favorite spots. Things can get messy fast when we disagree. We have to be VERY open-minded when we decide to sit down and eat together. Someone will always come out sad with the final choice. Can&#8217;t please&#8217;em all!<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, researchers believe that this behavior might also be responsible for another underresearched phenomenon: nobody wanting to be responsible for choosing the wrong restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>The Solution?<\/p>\n<p>Invite the kind of person who always says stuff like, &#8220;I know a place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That alone can solve multiple problems with ease!<\/p>\n<p>Happy dining, Lubbock!<\/p>\n<p>And might I suggest Bangkok Thai Restaurant? That&#8217;s always my go-to. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>7 Lubbock Date Night Ideas That Your Darlin&#8217; Will Love<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing wrong with dinner and a rom-com, but it might be time to change things up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>10 Things To Do In Lubbock That Are Better Than Texting Your Ex<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a few ideas that might help soothe your broken heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A jaw-dropping new study has confirmed what every resident already knows: deciding where to eat can take much&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-381049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}