Restaurant Review a la My Space

So I am all about reviews when it comes to new restaurants, especially since being transplanted from the land of plenty (a.k.a. SF Bay Area) to the land of somewhat mediocre, meager, and watered down... errr, I mean Seattle.

My husband uses Zagat and has scored a few freebies for making reviews, yet I am a more "of the people and for the people reviewer." I don't want to pay for a review or recommendation. That's why I love Craigslist forums, Epinions, and blogs. I want to hear the good and the ugly, and then take all with a grain of salt. I have used Open Table and actually scored some free food from my reservations there. I also use Gayot which has rarely led me astray.

So I have discovered two new sites to use in my new restaurant research, Judy's Book, and even better, The Yelp which is this queer restaurant review meets My Space page where you actively recruit "friends, " and people rate your reviews. People flame and rant there as well.

...So, being the sell out that I can sometimes be, I joined, even though I HATE that My Space shitola. The reason I joined? I found I had to contradict some bullshit one Yelp poster said about a wonderful Bainbridge Island bakery-- all because she thought the "white" clientele with kids referred to as monsters/brats ruined the place. What a kid discriminating biotch.

Anyhoo, a la My Space, my opinion is that gathering friends to conspicuously prove that you have friends, just doesn't say anything about you, other than that you are vacuous and superficial. Personally, I definitely prefer the blogger style of staying in touch or meeting new friends where you say, "Here I BE in all my crazy-ugly glory. Do with it what you will." No apologies and with a few exceptions, only a few regrets.

That said, the reviews are still helpful at The Yelp, so check it out.

'lisciously scribed by Scout's Honor @ 10:19 PM