[jboog]

Yeah reviews are a shitshow almost no matter what.

It's human nature to be predisposed to leave reviews when you have a bad experience.

Then you have those f'ing weirdos who leave reviews like "Burger was really good and all but the food I had at the French Laundry was way better! 2/5 stars!" at a local pub or something.

And then if the owner gets caught up in some shit that hits the news the reviews get brigaded by trolls who don't even live in a 500 mile radius or have any intention of ever going.

If you're truly interested in finding a good place to eat or get your oil changed or whatever there are far better methods than Yelp or google reviews.