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12-26-2011, 04:16 PM
Does anyone on here use it before going out? Obviously I could care less about service and food. I'm only interested in the reviews that discuss quality and the ratio of M/F.
How do you use it?
Are there any other sites out there that could help me avoid a sausagefest?
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12-26-2011, 04:26 PM
Never found it of much use. It's always more time efficient to actually go than to read reviews.
One exception: It does often indicate the venue's noise level, and that alone speaks volumes about a place.
If you're in strange area for a short time, it might be useful, but otherwise you're better off just seeing the venue for yourself.
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12-26-2011, 05:19 PM
I actually like yelp, it helps determine places with good quality food at lower cost. Mainly I use it to identify certain types of restaurants (italian, french, mexican, ethiopian, sushi, etc.) in a certain DC neighborhood. I'd say it's more valuable here because of the fact that there are so many restaurants (good/bad) too. Mainly though, I use it for pricing because I'm a cheap bastard. A lot of good intel overall, but I take the reviews with a grain of salt.
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12-26-2011, 07:32 PM
I'm with Gmac on this one. Yelp gives me an indication/preview of a place's quality/pricing and what's available in any given neighborhood. Especially useful in a spread-out city like LA where logistics involve a car.
I don't only use it for date places, it's also good for service shops like hairstylists and auto mechanics to see if people are generally getting good service.
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12-27-2011, 09:26 AM
If your in a big City it helps out a lot, I use it mostly if i'm traveling throughout North America. Its been helpful to scope out date venues, to finding lounges to hit up on weekends.
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12-27-2011, 10:05 AM
Read the negative reviews. If they are by ugly girls, the bar should be okay. if the negative reviews are by pretty girls, it probably sucks. Completely ignore reviews by guys. Bottom line is you want a bar that ugly girls hate. That probably means they are not treated well, the ratio is decent, or pretty girls go there.