Top 5 Japanese Restaurants, According to Yelp Reviewers
Agree or disagree with the citizen-driven restaurant ratings on Yelp!?
Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's New York Times food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. Some peeved restaurateurs have argued Yelp! is little more than a "forum for the uninformed," a digitally-savvy clan of unsophisticated palates with little-to-no culinary education. True or not, the reviews listed on the website unquestionably impact popular perception. Will you dine at a place one newspaper critic gave a dazzling review to if the same restaurant was scorned by the unwashed masses? Maybe. Maybe not. So how does the average joe rank the many restaurants in Ridgewood and Glen Rock? Based on Yelp!'s star ranking, we count down from #5 down to #1 …
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JB
11:46 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Tawara has been around forever, always consistently good. Sakura Bana however trumps it in this reviewers opinion. Kumo is a nice second along with Gen. Gen makes some great rolls as does Kumo. Sakura Bana is the old school favorite. I will say though, many times great places get missed because people only rely on yelp to decide. Don't be lemmings, find out for yourself. more ›