>Is it possible that an analogous review exists on a competitor who advertises with Yelp, but on that page the "review" is filtered? I suppose, but the opinion

>Is it possible that an analogous review exists on a competitor who advertises with Yelp, but on that page the "review" is filtered? I suppose, but the opinion article included no such information and neither has anyone else. It is possible to read filtered comments. Generating some basic statistics shouldn't be a problem for anyone who wanted to make a genuine claim that Yelp games ratings for advertising dollars. Until then, this submission is sour grapes. >It is entirely possible that the food is exactly the same, but this person's perception is entirely colored by the ethnicity of the staff Yep! Could be the same exact run of the mill Italian food cooked exactly the same. Of course, a nice dining room, with food served by a native Italian speaker, and a fancy ambiance could very legitimately bump someone's opinion of a restaurant to the next level. Dining out isn't only about the flavor on the plate. The comment should give the owner second thoughts of leaving his old staff behind. Maybe the owner doesn't think it important, but when a waiter can't pronounce an item on the menu or describe the ingredients knowledgeably it really breaks the experience of eating out.