gogofast
Addicted Member
I like finding new places to eat out and the yelp can be a very helpful tool sometimes, but in general, I've had mixed results. Some places are really puzzling to me - for example, with 4.5 star rating of 200+ reviews, I thought I was in a wrong place. Nothing matched the reviews. It turned out that the restaurant was run by a single mother and people were sympathetic so they wrote false reviews. Nothing there were edible really, and they shut down few months after. Also, in a lot of cases, famous up and coming chefs open up a quick boutique restaurants in oddest places, people quickly discover the spot, after a year or two, the chef moves on and the quality of the food plummet. All the great reviews and history of awards become baits for unsuspecting new diners. That was the case a few nights ago. I found an Italian place with 300+ 5 star ratings and numerous "best of ..." awards. It was a total disappointment with laughable dishes and inexperienced staff members. Anyone relying on yelp to find new places should do so with caution.