Worth the Drive
Nominate a place
Somewhere genuinely worth changing your route for — the roadside smokehouse, the strip-mall counter, the place you tell friends about. Not a rating: a nomination.
Sign in to nominate a place
Nominations are how we find places worth the drive. Scouts visit the ones the community keeps naming.
Sign inWhat happens next
- 1
The community names it
Nominations from unconnected locals and travellers add up.
- 2
A scout visits
In person, unannounced, and never on a free meal.
- 3
Ysocial decides
If it earns the mark, it gets a page and a window decal.
Reaching enough nominations earns an evaluation, not the mark — we don’t designate a set number of places per season.
No stars, no scores, and nobody pays
Restaurants can’t apply, can’t pay, and can’t influence the decision. Scouts are paid by Ysocial to give an honest verdict — the same fee whether the answer is yes or no.