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Re:Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub C... by gumby on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:53PM (#25114745)
We drove up the Oregon coast and my GF used Yelp to find good places for us to stop and eat. I was frankly astonished as, like you, I've found Yelp pretty useless at best.
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Re:Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub C... by muststopmyths on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:03PM (#25114905)
There was an xkcd about this, but i've found anything below 4.5 stars is mediocre. Above that you find a better probability of a good meal, but it's still just a probability.

I find it servers as a good filter for the awful stuff, which is what I really care about when travelling.

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Re:Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub C... by gumby on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:22PM (#25115109)
I have a friend who has run a restaurant for decades with a customer base that is almost entirely regulars. She has encouraged us to leave bad yelp reviews as she has found "yelpers" (different from people who simply consult yelp) to be a pain in the neck...plus wants space to be available for the regulars.
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