Hello,
I recently appiled for a stop at a very popular restaurant in my area. It was declined and I don’t really know how to support the fact that it is a waypoint of my area and community. In the reason it states that it doesn’t have cultural meaning, but it really does. Pleas give me pointers of what to do.
The restaurant name is holy smoke bbq
Adress:
Krapperups Kyrkoväg 116
263 76 Nyhamsläge
Sweden
This was the photos used.
This was the description:
Translate from Swedish
Holy smoke bbq est 2014 - One of a kind resturant, well known in sweden for its amazing bbq.
Denna resturangen lockar runt 30000-40000 besökare varje sesong. En av sitt slag och väl värt ett besök av både vuxna och barn! En mycket trevlig dags utflykt.
Grateful for all the help!
What makes it different to any other restaurant in the area?
Being Well Known is not enough.
To paraphrase someone on these forums “Why would someone pass other similar restaurants to come to this one”.
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So I should explain why it is special?
Yes, With what you have stated previous I would have seen it as an easy Reject.
If I lived 20 miles away why would I ignore the one in my town, drive past another on route just to come to this one?
I would also take a closer image for the main photo, make the actual restaurant stand out.
Alright thank you! Will try again!
Also, I can barely tell what the nomination is for from that photo. I would take a new main photo.
Then your supporting photo should show your main point of interest, just from further back.
The restaurant is pretty clearly there on Street View, so that will help the nomination.
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This nomination is definitely worth resubmitting using a photo that clearly shows the nominated restaurant, Holey Smoke BBQ. The main photo must not show any people in it.
You then need to focus in your supporting commentary as to what makes this restaurant important to your local community.
Here is a thoughtstarter (or two) for you…. Nomination is a laid-back American eatery with picnic tables, doling out burgers and a variety of smoked meats. It is a good local place for socialising and exploration, is not a chain store, and is a favourite gathering place amongst both the local community and the “cheap eats” crowd. It has highly positive reviews through social media and review channels such as Google where it has an average of 4.4 out of 5 star rating (based on 3,228 reviews) and has 45.4K followers on Instagram. The restaurant has been open for the past 10 years and offers locals an opportunity to sit, chat, share a drink and a meal with family and friends and strangers alike. Nomination is readily accessible with safe pedestrian access evident via sealed walkway. Website - https://holysmokebbq.se.
Good luck with your nomination
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Hello and welcome @aalfons
I’d like to suggest a photo that has the logo as its focus
This is now clear what this nomination is about.
I would suggest taking a similar photo maybe a little more around it, but ensure the logo is in the centre and dominates the picture.
Lots of suggestions about writing a description and supplementary, make sure it’s your own words and that it’s not sounding like an advert. Links to webpages are good but only in supplementary.
Good luck
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There are a few things I would do differently with this nomination when you resubmit it.
First, your main photo should clearly show the “thing” being nominated. It should be the most prominent things in your primary photo. I’d get closer to that sign and show something like what I screen captured. This will also help it to be past Wayfarer’s machine learning bot.
A Texas barbeque style (it is Texas, right) in Sweden is something I think would be unusual. It could fit both socialization and exploration criteria. Highlight that. Take advantage of the supporting information box to show that to reviewers. Including a link to their website could be a good idea. If here have been any news or feature articles about them, you may want to include that, too. While none of this is required, it does help to convince reviewers they’re seeing something special.
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Thanks everyone for the help! My nomination was just accepted
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That’s great news. Well done
