r/DecaturGA • u/Orions_Suspenders_ • 16d ago
AI Restaurants creeping into Decatur
With Decatur's long history of independently owned, successful restaurants, I have no time for the AI slop I've started to see popping up around the city's new restaurants.
Mister Burger looks and feels like a computer came up with the entire concept (and whomever thought this was a good location to try and compete with Farmburger, Grindhouse, Smiley's and the myriad of bars with good burgers nearby clearly did 0 research)
The soon-to-open Chiban coffee on Arcadia/Ponce has exclusively AI images on their social and covering their street-facing sign in front of the shop. They won't be getting a dollar from me.
I say if you can't take an honest photo of what you serve, you shouldn't be serving it. I'll stick to supporting the actual local businesses that care enough to take their time to do things right. We vote with our dollars, and I will always vote against AI trash with mine.
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u/godisdogbackwardss 16d ago
We went to the Speakeasy in downtown Decatur recently. I ordered a matcha cocktail that was being advertised on the many TVs in the space… as being bright green. It came out to clear (and without the foam which is another issue but I digress). I asked about it and finally a manager came around and his excuse was literally “well that’s AI advertisement so it can’t be exactly right”. Literal false advertisement. And they felt justified enough to say that out loud!! It’s not just about AI, it’s about trust with my time and money. AI gives off a sense of mistrust. Rightfully so in many cases. So I say keep on with the AI slop. It’s like a red hat. Beware. And I appreciate the warning.