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A federal appeals court has given the consumer review site Yelp permission to lower or raise overall business ratings in exchange for money. Yelp has been accused of giving businesses that advertise with them higher ratings, but the claims have never been proved in court. Now the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco says that Yelp is allowed to do so. "The … [Read more...] about Court Gives Yelp Permission to Change Business Ratings for Cash

The Press Club at 2621 SE Clinton street closed on July 20th. That is the second vacancy on the block this summer after SubRosa. From their Facebook - "I am sorry to say that the finance director of the Press Club has decided to close the doors on July 20th. It is in the hopes of assessing the fiscal aspects of the business and restructure the organization to achieve a … [Read more...] about Closures, Chef Shuffles, Rodent Wine, and Yelp on Steroids

Anonymous trolls, beware. In what the Washington Times calls "a decision that could reshape the rules for online consumer reviews, a Virginia court has ruled that the popular website Yelp must turn over the names of seven reviewers who anonymously criticized a prominent local carpet cleaning business." From the Courthouse News Service, Yelp must identify seven anonymous … [Read more...] about Court Forces Yelp to Reveal Anonymous Reviewers’ Identities

Ruth Reichl, former editor in chief of Gourmet Magazine, former food critic at the NY Times, and author of several popular books, has given a very honest interview to Fashion Week Daily. (This may come as a shock to you, but I'm not a fashion plate - someone forwarded me the link.) In the piece she talks about her feelings over the closure of gourmet, today's food trends, … [Read more...] about Ruth Reichl Hates Yelp

Yelp, the restaurant finder/public review service that restaurateurs love to hate, has begun rolling out a new feature, which adds health inspection scores to Yelp reviews in San Francisco. You may ask yourself, San Francisco? Why do I care? Perhaps because it is coming soon to New York, California, Texas, Illinois, and the District of Columbia. Let's face it, most likely it … [Read more...] about Yelp Begins to Include Health Inspection Scores With Restaurant Listings

Yelp reviews get a huge amount of mostly deserved criticism when people who don't have a clue about a cuisine leave idiotic posts, or even deride restaurants for not being open late enough, not having off-street parking, or, in one review, having an illegally parked car towed out of their lot. One has to wonder how much these reviews affect the bottom line of a business. … [Read more...] about The Problem With Yelp

Owners closing Bombay Cricket Club to retire The Bombay Cricket Club was one of the first restaurants reviewed on this site - early 2005. At the time we said The Bombay Cricket Club has a bit of a reputation for being its own fascist country. This reputation is frequently deserved. Be prepared for long waits almost any night of the week. Make a reservation, but make sure … [Read more...] about Bombay Cricket Club RIP