[usconservative]

35,000 Yelp reviews? That's what this "study" was based on?

OH MY SIDES! As if Yelp is an honest, unbiased indicator of ANYTHING!

I once went to a Mexican restaurant (a "high end" one at that ..) based on Yelp reviews. Worst dining experience I ever had. Horrible food, horrible service, horrible place. Yet, some 1,000+ Yelp reviews all said it was the "finest mexican cuisine" in the Chicagoland area.

Oh my sides!

I learned after that "dining experience" there is no such thing as "mexican cuisine."

[PROCON]

Yes, any review site like Yelp that is open to comment by the “general public”, is worthless.

[chaosagent]

I once went to a Mexican restaurant (a “high end” one at that ..) based on Yelp reviews. Worst dining experience I ever had. Horrible food, horrible service, horrible place. Yet, some 1,000+ Yelp reviews all said it was the “finest mexican cuisine” in the Chicagoland area.

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Just because it was horrible, doesn’t mean it wasn’t the best Mexican restaurant in Chicago.

It’s all relative.