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Originally Posted by dewilson58
I believe Yelp provides a good service........both good & bad reviews.
If you understand how to use, very helpful.
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You can't rely on
Yelp. I personally know of restaurant owners that pan the restaurant across the street with mis-information and bad reviews in an attempt to gain market share in their neighborhood. On
Yelp, you never know WHO is writing the review (both positive and negative).
In magazines, like
STYLE, the reporter will always write a nice review because they want that restaurant to advertise more with them. Conflict of interest in magazine reviews.
I rely more on friends and neighbors but I realize everyone has a different taste. Just because they served a baked potato wrapped in aluminum foil (for me) is not a reason to pan a restaurant. I don't mind unwrapping the still-hot potato first. Others might complain. We're all different when it comes to saltiness, spice level, doneness, greasiness, etc...
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