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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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The outdoor garden at Foreign Cinema [Photo: Flickr/aleman]

· Thursday at Foreign Cinema: Special Indian Feast, Four Course Parsi Menu [SFCD]
· Big-Name Celebrities Make Waves at the Slanted Door [PH]
· Sens Hosts American Launch of Hotel Chocolat [SFist]
· GrubHub Gets $1.1 Million in First Round of Backing [CST]
· The San Francisco Green Festival, Recapped [Fake Plastic Fish]
· Looking Ahead to the Next Generation of Green [SFE]


Monday, October 1, 2007

Yelp Wanted: On the Issue of Pre-Opening Reviews

When it comes to the Yelp empire, the San Francisco site is undoubtedly its crown jewel. There's no disputing that Yelp has plenty of positives; in fact, there's nothing else really like it. Regardless, a lot of people have some issues with Yelp. We're among the ranks that believe there's more than meets the eye with the Yelp world. Hence, Yelp Wanted. Enjoy the show as we pull back the curtain in this on-going Eater investigation. As always, feel free to share your thoughts.

2006_04_helpwanted.jpgWhilst sifting through the thousands of reviews on Yelp, perhaps nothing affects an avid Yelper's decision to try/not try a restaurant like the overall star rating. But what happens when that rating is inaccurate? We're not talking about a difference of opinion; even professional reviews encounter that obstacle. Rather, what happens when the rating for a restaurant is inaccurate because the reviewer has not eaten at said restaurant? In most cases, it's impossible to determine whether or not a reviewer has actually been to the restaurant—another part of the wonder of the internet—but when a small army of unopened restaurants have reviews, there's a problem.

Yelpers get special acknowledgment/blue ribbons when they are first to review a business. On one level, it's helpful to know what's in the cards for a certain space, but on many others, it's just plain misleading. Here are just some unopened San Francisco restaurants that have earned stars and/or had stars deducted based on, well, nothing:

Waterbar, already with 4 stars! Bravo, Pat Kuleto! >>





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