Noise is the second most common complaint among restaurant-goers. From the clinking of cutlery to the relentless chatter, restaurants have become veritable sound factories, making it challenging for ...

Howard Davis has started a petition to have Big Apple eateries publicly post their decibel levels so those looking for quiet can make informed decisions about where to dine. He is pictured with an app ...

Have you ever left a restaurant with ringing ears and barely any memory of what your dinner companion actually said? You're not alone. The modern dining experience has transformed into something that ...

In an era of vanishing conversation, the experience of dining out is being diminished. Here’s how to reclaim it. Chris Berdik is the author of “Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World — and How We Can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Good food but it’s SO dang loud,” reads a Yelp review for one of Fresno’s most popular restaurants. It’s a complaint that you ...

Are restaurants getting noisier, or is our patience with restaurant noise growing thinner? We explore the question out loud in today's Taste Q&A column, a forum where my food-writing colleague Paul ...

“Loud is not better.” It all started with a simple question to our Taste Q&A column about including decibel levels in our restaurant reviews. We published a hallelujah chorus of your responses about ...

“Good food but it’s SO dang loud,” reads a Yelp review for one of Fresno’s most popular restaurants. It’s a complaint that you hear a lot in Fresno. Someone goes to a restaurant anticipating a cozy ...