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There's plenty of review action on Google Maps. My impression is that it's surpassed Yelp already, at least in the markets I'm active in (Denver). Oddly I see

There's plenty of review action on Google Maps. My impression is that it's surpassed Yelp already, at least in the markets I'm active in (Denver). Oddly I see lots of hipster businesses with signs mocking yelp, but none of them seem to register that GM is similar.

jjeaff 7y ago
That's not my impression. I seem to see very few reviews on Google maps compared to Yelp or even trip advisor. And when I do, they tend to be mostly negative. Presumably because the only ones leaving reviews are those that are mad enough to go out of their way to post there.
- code_duck 7y ago
  My experience is that the “match” feature on Google Maps does a very good job of suggesting places that appeal to me.
pmoriarty 7y ago
The last thing I'd want to do is give Google even more dominance.
- code_duck 7y ago
  It’s not really up to me. In reality, the only restaurant review app that is useful for me is ‘find me gluten free’, which is based on yelp.
ilikehurdles 7y ago
Google maps reviews are of way lower quality compared to both Yelp and TripAdvisor. Lots of 3-word reviews or barely English reviews. I’m sure there are more of them but I don’t value them at all. I think there’s a weird culture around yelp reviews especially of people who openly label themselves as yelpers. I haven’t met them but it’s an easy group to mock. I’d bet a lot of those restaurants don’t realize how many visitors end up at their business because they saw something they liked about it on yelp despite not being some kind of power users of the site. Frankly I like the platform more for discovery than reviewing, but generally most restaurants at 4 stars or above are pretty consistently good, while those between 1 and 3 are pretty consistently trash. It’s also nice being able to search reviews for menu items and things like “happy hour” or “patio”. Lately I use Eater a lot more than any user-driven service though.
- ryantgtg 7y ago
  A few year ago my wife and I decided to look up all the restaurants we regularly go to, and we were surprised to find that pretty much all of them rated 3.5 stars on yelp. Perhaps that rating helps ensure we won’t have to wait for tables. Works for us. But more to your point, I’ve noticed that when friends/family refer to “5 star restaurants” these days, they’re almost always referring to 5 stars on yelp. To them, it goes without saying that they’re using yelp as the measuring tool.
  - code_duck 7y ago
    My experience is that the places that rate 4.5 or five stars on yelp deserve it. Every once in a while, I do discover one that I would consider excellent that has 3 1/2 or four.

jjeaff 7y ago

That's not my impression. I seem to see very few reviews on Google maps compared to Yelp or even trip advisor. And when I do, they tend to be mostly negative. Presumably because the only ones leaving reviews are those that are mad enough to go out of their way to post there.

code_duck 7y ago
My experience is that the “match” feature on Google Maps does a very good job of suggesting places that appeal to me.

pmoriarty 7y ago

The last thing I'd want to do is give Google even more dominance.

code_duck 7y ago
It’s not really up to me. In reality, the only restaurant review app that is useful for me is ‘find me gluten free’, which is based on yelp.

ilikehurdles 7y ago

Google maps reviews are of way lower quality compared to both Yelp and TripAdvisor. Lots of 3-word reviews or barely English reviews. I’m sure there are more of them but I don’t value them at all. I think there’s a weird culture around yelp reviews especially of people who openly label themselves as yelpers. I haven’t met them but it’s an easy group to mock. I’d bet a lot of those restaurants don’t realize how many visitors end up at their business because they saw something they liked about it on yelp despite not being some kind of power users of the site. Frankly I like the platform more for discovery than reviewing, but generally most restaurants at 4 stars or above are pretty consistently good, while those between 1 and 3 are pretty consistently trash. It’s also nice being able to search reviews for menu items and things like “happy hour” or “patio”. Lately I use Eater a lot more than any user-driven service though.

ryantgtg 7y ago
A few year ago my wife and I decided to look up all the restaurants we regularly go to, and we were surprised to find that pretty much all of them rated 3.5 stars on yelp. Perhaps that rating helps ensure we won’t have to wait for tables. Works for us. But more to your point, I’ve noticed that when friends/family refer to “5 star restaurants” these days, they’re almost always referring to 5 stars on yelp. To them, it goes without saying that they’re using yelp as the measuring tool.
- code_duck 7y ago
  My experience is that the places that rate 4.5 or five stars on yelp deserve it. Every once in a while, I do discover one that I would consider excellent that has 3 1/2 or four.