Foodie Link Friday: Restaurants Yelp Back

The blogosphere is abuzz with the news that restaurants (and other businesses) will now be able to respond to reviews on the popular user-generated review site Yelp. Obviously, the buzz is that restaurants are looking to minimize fallout from bad reviews. We have mixed feelings on this. While it would give restaurants a chance to respond to slander – some bad reviews are justified. While we enjoy Yelp, and feel it provides a good general feel for many restaurants in the area, the site has had its share of problems over the years, including allegations that they delete and weight reviews for pay. It’ll be interesting to see how this latest move plays out. We shall see.