Deletion of List of Restaurants in the United States

Comment: per 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:DIRECTORY)

Comment: per 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:DIRECTORY)

Comment: per DGG et al.  For those who can't read ''any'' French, basically, |please, sir, don't bite the newbies
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers (WP:BITE)

Comment: per . Wikipedia isn't a listing service nor a telephone book
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)

Comment: and rename.  As DGG notes, it's obvious that very few of those "arguing" delete have actually glanced at the article, as it consists of restaurant chains rather than "every restaurant in the world" as some seem to believe.  Valid per , could easily be sourced, etc
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Lists (WP:LIST)