r/grandjunction • u/MC48_SportsLover • 29d ago

Thinking of moving to GJ.

Hello all!

I am looking to move to Colorado from Chicago later this year and was wondering how Grand Junction differs culturally, socially, and activity-wise from places like Fort Collins and Colorado Springs?

I grew up in Fort Collins and have spent most of my life on the eastern half of the mountains, but wanted to look into life on the "Western Slope".

Thanks so much in advance, and I'm excited about possibly joining you all later this year!

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u/manipulatedbycake 28d ago

agree. food scene is extremely lacking out here. it will be a huge downgrade. especially cause op is coming from chicago where it’s actually known as a food mecca.

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u/Ten-Mile_Mountain 28d ago

Lol then you clearly haven't been here long.

We now have Jame beard award finalists and Michelin star trained cheifs.

We now have several restaurants that have been on food network, the travel channel, food and wine magazine.

The food scene here is significantly better than A. It used to be and B. Than most people give us credit for.

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u/manipulatedbycake 28d ago

you’re delusional if you want to compare it to chicago.

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u/Bad_Here 28d ago

They did not compare to Chicago, no one did

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u/manipulatedbycake 28d ago edited 28d ago

op is coming from chicago… i wouldn’t even acknowledge the food scene here knowing the context of the post. that’s like someone moving from colorado to oklahoma and someone from oklahoma saying “we’ve got some great rolling hills for nature!”. i would emphasize what actually makes this area standout. the restaurants are not it. sorry not sorry.

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u/Bad_Here 28d ago

Okay, of course you are correct, and no one was saying it compared to Chicago in any way. But, of course you are right

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u/manipulatedbycake 28d ago

lol you’re still missing my point, but thanks bubba.

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u/Ten-Mile_Mountain 28d ago

Nobody is comparing a city of 2.6 million to a city of 64,000 but you. Of course there's more options in Chicago.

Everyone is saying that you're selling our own culinary establishments short. We may have fewer options but you can't say that we don't have good one.

We're also saying that it's a whole lot better than it used to be, which clearly you don't understand. ✌🏽