[meow_cat]

Is there an established way to take into account that people rate different types of restaurants on very different scales? "5 stars great burgers and cheap beer" vs "the avocado soufflé on the 6th course was such a letdown, no creativity at all, ruined my evening, 3 stars". I've seen particularly harsh reviews on fine dining restaurants that speak more about the entitlement of the customer than on the quality of the place.

[MattSayar]

That's why the total number of reviews are accounted for. They're supposed to balance that out

[humptybumpty]

Firstly: restaurants need to be divided into categories and ranked within the category.

5 star McDonald’s is worse food than 1 star fine dining. (Regardless of number of visitors.)

In the fast food burger category that Mickey D might be the beating a 3 star Burger King hands down in cleanliness, friendly customer service and timely orders.

Secondly: You need to filter out the average Joe’s.

Especially with regards to ethnic food, they try an amazing Pho and be like ”meh, too bland - the mexican one was better”. They’re two different kitchens! You can’t compare them.