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Food
The best restaurant for dumplings in the US is in California, according to Yelp
JCK Asia Kitchen and Bar in Chula Vista, California, is the best spot for dumplings, according to Yelp’s list of the top 25 dumpling spots i...
Michelle De Pacina
Community
Noodles, Korean fusion featured in Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Places to Eat’ for 2024
Yelp has revealed its “Top 100 Places to Eat” for 2024, highlighting local U.S. restaurants showcasing unique trends, such as noodle artistr...
The 5 best sushi spots in the US in 2024, according to Yelp
Yelp has unveiled its list of top 100 sushi spots in the U.S. for 2024. The crowd-sourced business review website explained in its post that...
Bryan Ke
Yelp unveils list of 100 best ramen spots in California
Business review platform Yelp has unveiled a list of its top 100 ramen spots in California. Key points: ...
Issues & Racism
Business owner in Virginia under fire for racism after hitting an Asian woman’s car
A fireplace store owner in Great Falls, Virginia, is under fire for his racist behavior toward an Asian woman after bumping into her car. Wh...
Business
Racist rumors on Yelp force Thai restaurant in Fresno to shut down
A family-owned California restaurant was forced to temporarily shut down after a racist rumor spread on social media that it was “mayb...
Ryan General
Crime
Customer drops lint in own drink before leaving bad review of boba shop in California
A customer was captured on surveillance video dropping lint in his own drink before leaving a bad review of a boba shop in California. In th...
Yelp sees steep rise in racist reviews targeting Asian-owned businesses
There was a steep rise in racist reviews on Yelp in 2022, with Asian-owned businesses experiencing the most drastic spike. On Wednesday, the...
Ines Shin
Freddie Wong explains why he only eats at Chinese restaurants with 3.5 stars on Yelp
A TikTok video by Freddie Wong where he explains why he only eats at Chinese restaurants with three and a half stars on Yelp has gone viral...
Chandler Treon
News
Yelp Makes it Easier to Support Struggling Asian-Owned Businesses During Pandemic, Rising Attacks
Yelp has launched a new category to help struggling businesses as anti-Asian attacks continue to rise amid the pandemic. The company is part...
Doctor Sues Patient for $1 Million Over Negative Review on Yelp, Facebook
A gynecologist in New York filed a million-dollar lawsuit against a one-time patient who posted a negative review about his services on the ...
Carl Samson
Yelp Shows Asian Restaurants When You Search for Dog and Cat Meat
Yelp has been getting flak for showing Chinese and Korean restaurants in search results related to “dog meat” and “cat meat,” perpetuating a...
Yale Dean Who Called Restaurant Customers ‘White Trash’ on Yelp Forced to Quit
Dean June Chu of Yale University’s Pierson College, who was put on leave in May for calling people “white trash” in her Yelp reviews, has le...
Khier Casino
Yale Dean Placed on Leave for Calling People ‘White Trash’ in Brutal Yelp Reviews
Dean June Chu of Yale University’s Pierson College has been placed on leave following the outrage over the discovery of offensive revi...
World
Yale Dean Under Fire For Her Brutal Yelp Reviews Aimed at White People
A dean at a residential college within Yale University has found herself embroiled in a controversy after her scathing Yelp reviews of local...
Yelp Employee Complains How Broke She is to Her Boss, Gets Fired Hours Later
A Yelp employee who has a bi-weekly income of $733.24 wrote an open letter to Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman to complain about her living condit...
Editorial Staff
Couple Gets Sued for $6,700 After Giving Pet Sitting Company a One-Star Yelp Review
A couple seeking quality sitters for their pets sadly ended up with a murky fish tank, a mischarged bill and now a legal lawsuit. Robert an...
Dive Bar Owner Writes an Epic Comeback to a Yelper’s 1-Star Review
The owner of The Iron Horse Bar and Restaurant in New York City recently wrote out an eloquent letter to a 1-star Yelper to teach them an im...
A New ‘Yelp For Jobs’ Lets Women Know How Sexist Companies Are
Women can now exclusively review companies and employers based on their attitudes and treatment of women in the workplace. Two New York prof...
Laura Dang
Founder of App That Lets Users Rate Co-Workers and Exes Compares Herself to Columbus
A new app called Peeple, which allows users to rate other people as they would a restaurant or business — essentially a “Yelp for peop...
Lion-Killing Dentist’s Yelp Page Gets Filled With One-Star Reviews and Gay Porn
Today is really not a good day to be Walter J. Palmer, DDS. With the revelation today that the killer of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe was in f...
Sebastian Dillon
Family-Run Chinese Restaurant Exposes Lying Yelp Reviewer With Video Footage Justice
Image via Google Street View A mom and pop Bay Area Chinese restaurant has become the latest establishment to be pulled into the Yelp war be...
Jacob Wagner
Yelp Sides With Racist Stalker Restaurateur, Bans Customer From Warning Others
Looks like the saga of Ninja City vs. Ruchu Tan has yet to end. In a surprising turn of events, Yelp has apparently banned Ruchu Tan ...
Restauranteur Who Hunted Down One-Star Yelp Reviewer Apologizes For Being a Douche
There could finally be an end to the Yelp review war saga between Bac Nguyen, owner of Cleveland’s Ninja City Asian-fusion restaurant, and c...
Racist, Facebook Stalking Restaurant Owner Refuses to Quit in Yelp Review War
[UPDATE 4:26 p.m. PST] Restauranteur Who Hunted Down One-Star Yelp Reviewer Apologizes For Being a Douche Yesterday, we reported on how cust...
Restaurant Owner Receives One-Star Yelp Review — Tracks Down Customer and Does Something Horrifying
[UPDATE 8:50 p.m. PST] Yelp Sides With Racist Stalker Restaurateur, Bans Customer From Warning Others [UPDATE 4:26 p.m. PST] Restauranteur W...
Interviews
This Restaurant Owner Just Gave the Most Epic ‘F*ck You’ to Yelp and Shared the Best Business Advice Ever
The new California law in place giving Yelp permission to manipulate business ratings for money has a lot of people pissed. Some restaurants...
Benny Luo
New California Law Means We Will Seriously Never Be Able to Trust Yelp Ever Again
Last Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the review site Yelp is allowed to manipulate it’s ratings f...
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