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I don't understand why they don't offer delivery like grubhub?

AznHisoka 8y ago
They actually have a partnership with them, I believe, where you can order thru them from the app.
jonathankoren 8y ago
They used to. They called it Eat24, and then they sold it to Grubhub. https://qz.com/1045776/grubhubs-purchase-of-yelps-eat24-may-make-it-the-only-place-to-order-restaurant-delivery/ https://qz.com/1045776/grubhubs-purchase-of-yelps-eat24-may-...
dominotw 8y ago
Yea they could have easily added reservations ( opentable) , deliveries ( grubhub) , group dining ( meetup).
- greglindahl 8y ago
  Yelp purchased a reservations startup SeatMe, which worked out so well that they bought another reservations startup Nowait.
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- satya71 8y ago
  They do have reservations and deliveries
- ilikehurdles 8y ago
  This is kind of funny because I've ordered deliveries and made reservations through yelp as late as this year. I see from the other comments now that apparently the delivery services was sold to grubhub.
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tashoecraft 8y ago
The problem I have with yelp is really the central idea of it. Who said random people are good at reviewing restaurants? Everyone's meaning of good is different, everyone's expectation for everything is on different scales with different meanings. Consolidating it all into a simple interface doesn't work. I really want two different services, one for finding something I'll be very happy with and may return to (usually found through trusted reviewers) or I'm someplace random and want whatever I get to not be terrible. Yelp is only okay at the later of two.
- paulie_a 8y ago
  There are people that are influential on yelp. I know people that get preferential treatment by the owners of higher end restaurants because their rating carries so much weight. It's pretty interesting. Tagging along with one guy we got to skip lines at special events, no wait times. The chef and owner would see him and greet him.
  - sevensor 8y ago
    It seems kind of like frequent flier miles for eating out. I know a dedicated yelper who gets all kinds of perks and special treatment, but she has to write a lot of reviews to maintain her status. Which I guess is OK if (like air travel) your meal is a business expense.
  - 52-6F-62 8y ago
    There's a fantastic South Park episode about this very thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXZ5htogKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXZ5htogKg (episode preview - safe for work) https://vimeo.com/209623455 https://vimeo.com/209623455 (short clip -- NSFW)
  - walrus01 8y ago
    South park did a really good parody of this a few years ago. Cartman becomes a high ranked Yelp reviewer.
- bhj 8y ago
  I think they could have leveraged their friends system to weigh the reviews more based on "people like you". In other words, use all that data to show the rating they think you'll give (a la Netflix).
closetohome 8y ago
They did - they bought Eat24 in 2015 and then sold it to GrubHub earlier this year.
RandallBrown 8y ago
You can actually order delivery on Yelp through Grubhub.
notyourday 8y ago
In my view Yelp's first real product is their credit card rebates. That's what they need to concentrate on. Speaking with owners of a few places that are using it, they are super happy. It actually gets customers in and they (owners) are in complete control of what kind of discounts they give to people without having those people use coupons or otherwise jeopardize full value sales to those who aren't using it.
oh_hello 8y ago
One time I used the Eat24 service built into Yelp's app to avoid a difficult phone call with a nearby restaurant. I waited a while then drove to the restaurant. When I asked about my order the hostess told me the FAX had just arrived and they would get started on it. Terrible.

They actually have a partnership with them, I believe, where you can order thru them from the app.

They used to. They called it Eat24, and then they sold it to Grubhub. https://qz.com/1045776/grubhubs-purchase-of-yelps-eat24-may-make-it-the-only-place-to-order-restaurant-delivery/ https://qz.com/1045776/grubhubs-purchase-of-yelps-eat24-may-...

dominotw 8y ago

Yea they could have easily added reservations ( opentable) , deliveries ( grubhub) , group dining ( meetup).

greglindahl 8y ago
Yelp purchased a reservations startup SeatMe, which worked out so well that they bought another reservations startup Nowait.
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satya71 8y ago
They do have reservations and deliveries
ilikehurdles 8y ago
This is kind of funny because I've ordered deliveries and made reservations through yelp as late as this year. I see from the other comments now that apparently the delivery services was sold to grubhub.

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tashoecraft 8y ago

The problem I have with yelp is really the central idea of it. Who said random people are good at reviewing restaurants? Everyone's meaning of good is different, everyone's expectation for everything is on different scales with different meanings. Consolidating it all into a simple interface doesn't work. I really want two different services, one for finding something I'll be very happy with and may return to (usually found through trusted reviewers) or I'm someplace random and want whatever I get to not be terrible. Yelp is only okay at the later of two.

paulie_a 8y ago
There are people that are influential on yelp. I know people that get preferential treatment by the owners of higher end restaurants because their rating carries so much weight. It's pretty interesting. Tagging along with one guy we got to skip lines at special events, no wait times. The chef and owner would see him and greet him.
- sevensor 8y ago
  It seems kind of like frequent flier miles for eating out. I know a dedicated yelper who gets all kinds of perks and special treatment, but she has to write a lot of reviews to maintain her status. Which I guess is OK if (like air travel) your meal is a business expense.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  There's a fantastic South Park episode about this very thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXZ5htogKg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXZ5htogKg (episode preview - safe for work) https://vimeo.com/209623455 https://vimeo.com/209623455 (short clip -- NSFW)
- walrus01 8y ago
  South park did a really good parody of this a few years ago. Cartman becomes a high ranked Yelp reviewer.
bhj 8y ago
I think they could have leveraged their friends system to weigh the reviews more based on "people like you". In other words, use all that data to show the rating they think you'll give (a la Netflix).

closetohome 8y ago

They did - they bought Eat24 in 2015 and then sold it to GrubHub earlier this year.

RandallBrown 8y ago

You can actually order delivery on Yelp through Grubhub.

notyourday 8y ago

In my view Yelp's first real product is their credit card rebates. That's what they need to concentrate on. Speaking with owners of a few places that are using it, they are super happy. It actually gets customers in and they (owners) are in complete control of what kind of discounts they give to people without having those people use coupons or otherwise jeopardize full value sales to those who aren't using it.

oh_hello 8y ago

One time I used the Eat24 service built into Yelp's app to avoid a difficult phone call with a nearby restaurant. I waited a while then drove to the restaurant. When I asked about my order the hostess told me the FAX had just arrived and they would get started on it. Terrible.