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Online Reviews
Mar. 5, 2018
Google Will Sell Zagat to Review Site the Infatuation
The popular upstart site will give the 40-year-old service a “healthy future.”
By
Clint Rainey
barbaric yelp
Feb. 28, 2018
L.A. Restaurateur Responds to Yelpers With Threats of Violence
One-star Yelp reviewers could be “getting knocked into unconsciousness.”
By
Clint Rainey
online reviews
Feb. 8, 2018
Chef Says Diners Are ‘Blackmailing’ Him to Avoid His Strict Reservation Policy
The threat of a bad TripAdvisor review is very real.
By
Clint Rainey
Jan. 4, 2018
Google Is Reportedly Looking to Sell Off Zagat
Even the search giant couldn’t make it compete with Yelp.
By
Clint Rainey
online reviews
Dec. 11, 2017
Feds Blast New Wannabe-Yelp App That Pays Reviewers in Cryptocurrency
Munchee wants to pay “food networkers” tokens for posting “stunning food pics.”
By
Clint Rainey
barbaric yelp
Oct. 17, 2017
Yelpers Are Trashing a Restaurant That Resold Popeyes Chicken As Its Own
“If you want Popeyes chicken … go to Popeyes.”
By
Clint Rainey
news you can booze
Dec. 19, 2016
One Online Beer Reviewer Is Getting Absolutely Owned by a Craft Brewer
The maker of Evil Twin has spent the past five days mocking him on Facebook.
By
Clint Rainey
barbaric yelp
Dec. 16, 2016
Obama Officially Protects Yelpers’ Right to Leave Terrible Reviews
He signed the Consumer Review Fairness Act, banning lawsuits against customers.
By
Clint Rainey
terrible customers
Aug. 26, 2016
Bold Customer Tries Leaving Restaurant One-Star Review After Skipping the Bill
For the restaurant’s owner, revenge must feel good.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
June 3, 2016
Restaurateur Admits Yelper Didn’t Poop Pants
Talk about a Friday-afternoon news dump.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
June 2, 2016
Restaurant Owner Accuses Angry Yelper of Pooping Her Pants During Happy Hour
“Never return to any of our establishments until you are potty trained.”
By
Clint Rainey
Lawsuits
Oct. 28, 2015
France Fined Someone $8,000 for Writing a Bad Review of an Unopened Restaurant
It’s hard for the food to be “very overrated” when it wasn’t even being served yet.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Sept. 15, 2015
Yet Another Restaurateur Has Accused Yelp of Tweaking Reviews
Apparently, one chef claims, Yelp will punish you if you don’t buy ads.
By
Clint Rainey
Bad Trip
July 1, 2015
Someone Created a Fake Restaurant to Prove That TripAdvisor’s Reviews Are
It’s not any better than Yelp.
By
Clint Rainey
Rants
May 13, 2015
Another Restaurant Owner Posted a Crazy Facebook Rant After Getting a Bad Yelp
Not good for business.
By
Clint Rainey
Lawsuits
Apr. 24, 2015
Court Says There’s No Proof Yelp Forced Companies to Pay Money to Remove
The site’s controversial business practices get another pass.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Mar. 25, 2015
Restaurant Calls Out Lying Yelper by Posting Surveillance Footage
Ammunition for the anti-Yelp documentary.
By
Clint Rainey
Yelp
Mar. 3, 2015
Chef Shames ‘Insulting,’ ‘Entitled’ Customers on
“Shout out to these two winners for seating themselves with no reservations, insulting and berating our staff … “
By
Clint Rainey
Lawsuits
Feb. 19, 2015
Yelp Is Suing a Start-Up That Promises to Flood the Site With Positive Reviews
Yelp’s lawyers say this suit is in the public’s best interest.
By
Clint Rainey
Cooking Up A Storm
Nov. 7, 2014
A Cafe’s Facebook Page Turned Into a ‘War Zone’ After a Cook
They’re getting an surge of overwhelmingly negative reviews.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Nov. 3, 2014
Yelp Sides With the Chef Who Facebook-Stalked an Online Reviewer
Now the customer who penned the one-star post has been banned.
By
Clint Rainey
Everyone’s A Critic
Oct. 15, 2014
The NYPD Thinks a Yelper May Have Smoke-Bombed Bar Pitti
“They’re looking for stuff like, ‘This place sucks and I’m going to blow this f–king place up.’”
By
Clint Rainey
Yelp Wanted
Oct. 3, 2014
This Craigslist Ad Is Looking for People Who Will Post Fake Yelp Reviews for
“All you have to do is copy the comments and place a 5 star review.”
By
Clint Rainey
Hated It
Sept. 12, 2014
California Makes It Illegal to Sue People for Posting Nasty Yelp Reviews
The first, and probably not last, state to do this.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Sept. 4, 2014
Will Yelp Manipulate Ratings Now That the Court Says It Can?
If it’s “not unlawful” for Yelp to “post and sequence the reviews,” why not?
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Aug. 26, 2014
French Chefs Launched a Petition to Ban Negative Online Reviews
More than 1,700 people have signed it.
By
Clint Rainey
Barbaric Yelp
Aug. 6, 2014
Someone Is Writing a Novel in Yelp Reviews
“I would recommend Volo Coffeehouse to anyone in Philadelphia who is going on an OKCupid date with a woman who has committed voter fraud.”
By
Clint Rainey
Bigotry
May 30, 2014
Yelpers Made That Anti-Gay Texas Diner Into a Highly Rated Gay Bar
“I hear the owner offers discounts to men in chaps.”
By
Clint Rainey
Everyone’s a Critic
Apr. 2, 2014
People Post More Negative Restaurant Reviews When the Weather Is Miserable
Baby, it’s cold outside, so give that soup zero stars.
By
Hugh Merwin
Slander
Feb. 5, 2014
Posting Negative Yelp Reviews Can Get You Sued
Recent lawsuits and investigations could affect how the social network does business.
By
Hugh Merwin
Mediavore
Sept. 1, 2009
DPH Inconsistency; South Koreans To Eat More Rice
Plus: More restaurants offer deals for families; a California restaurant angles for Yelp reviews
By
Helen Rosner