![]() Instead of being a completely honest forum for reviews of peoples’ experiences, it has too frequently become a sounding board for the overly entitled/overly sensitive/overly emotional to lash out and, in some cases, cause grievous financial injury to businesses. I believe that everyone has the right to report on their experiences, but I think it’s no coincidence that’s also the sound a dog makes when you step on its tail. The problem, in truth, is the complete free-wheeling nature of Yelp. Perhaps both reactions are somewhat inappropriate. I believe I have read all of your comments, and perhaps you are correct, E.K. This is how both parties are supposed to behave… with kindness and gratitude towards each other. It was the first full meal she ate all week. She gave them $200 and said, “Happy New Year and thank you.” The dinner brought a smile to my grandmother’s face. It was beautifully plated and wrapped in tons of foil. When she arrived to pick it up, she waited 5 minutes. She told the chef to pick at his convenience and she would be there. That person asked the chef who said he would gladly do it and it would be available for pick up at whatever time she wanted. The person on the phone asked her to hold. She hoped to bring her a special meal to perk her up. My mother explained that her mother was in the hospital on New Year’s Eve and was recovering from having her leg amputated and was severely sad. She asked if she could order a take out dinner, and they said they didn’t do take out for those reasons of temperature and presentation. My mother called various higher end restaurants asking if they had scallops on the menu that night. (Not that I have a problem with this restaurant or its response.) I do remember an experience once at a high end restaurant that showed what true hospitality is about, long before the internet. I hate when fellow attorneys throw around the lawyer card. It’s very hard not to take it personally when you funnel you hopes and dreams into something. If someone messed with my livelihood like that, I’d probably snap too. Was he supposed to just allow that to happen? Granted it got meessy in the end. And all the while vindictive people like Sonal get to vent and walk away with no consequences, having the mind set “I showed then”, while small business owners have to pick up the pieces. And many times those people don’t possess the forsight to understand that people’s livelihood suffers (not just the owners, employees as well). With a forum like yelp people can just tear you down at their discretion. ![]() The business owner never attacked any of those other people Only when he was unjustly extorted did he stand up for himself. They were impartial and seemed genuinely honest. I noticed the business owner has had some other negative reviews. The are only 3 guys cooking back there and we usually have a full dining room of guests to cater to. We don’t do take out either as the Chef (my boyfriend) works very hard at his craft and would find that terriblely insulting.From a chef’s point of view it’s like saying “Hey I like your food just not enough to go inside there and eat it.” We also don’t offer take out for another very practical reason the restaurant gets too busy for the us to cook take-out food. I side with the arguments for artistry, ambience and owners rights. We are a small fine dining establishment. ![]() Also, most people would agree that while most chain restaurant meals are perfectly acceptable, very few of them are legitimately great, which also leaves the door open for comedy.My boyfriend and I own a restaurant. At the same time, chains are becoming more and more streamlined and polished, making each visit essentially the same experience as you would find in any chain restaurant anywhere. Maybe this is because the whole concept of chain restaurants is inherently slightly silly, as these companies are constantly trying to one-up one another with increasingly desperate tactics. There's something about chain restaurants that inspires more nonsense Yelp reviews than any other type of restaurant. These are usually written to entertain the reader instead of actually providing any valuable information, and while most don't actually succeed at amusing anyone except for the writer, some are downright hilarious. The first three are pretty self-explanatory, but the nonsense review is in a league of its own. If you've spent any time reading Yelp reviews (and who hasn't?), you'll probably have noticed that there are four main types of Yelp review: the positive review, the average review, the bad review, and the nonsense review. The Funniest Yelp Reviews of Chain Restaurants (Slideshow)
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