Ninja

[raji]

Let's wage a bet here....give it another 2 months.  Okay 3 months then...Oops, I forgot this is not a gaming site.

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How about a NYC restaurant dead pool?? That could be fun if not a bit evil... And the Miracle Cafe does not apply...

Edited October 30, 2005 by raji (log)

[johnder]

So here we are a few months later and suprisingly this place is still around.

Even more amazing, they have a 9.7 rating on citysearch.

I guess this is the new tourist destination after Mars 2012

John

[Sethro]

So here we are a few months later and suprisingly this place is still around.

Even more amazing, they have a 9.7 rating on  citysearch.

I guess this is the new tourist destination after Mars 2012

John

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I could go onto citysearch rigt now and spend 15 minutes voting for Ninja untill it had a 5.0 rating. Citysearch ratings are white noise.

[oakapple]

I could go onto citysearch rigt now and spend 15 minutes voting for Ninja untill it had a 5.0 rating. Citysearch ratings are white noise.

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I think Citysearch has the standard controls to prevent that obvious stunt. You wouldn't use an Internet poll to do a scientific study, but these polls do have some significance.

[Brad K.]

So here we are a few months later and suprisingly this place is still around.

Even more amazing, they have a 9.7 rating on  citysearch.

I guess this is the new tourist destination after Mars 2012

John

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Have you actually read the reviews on Citysearch? They are comical - I really recommend reading them if you want a good laugh. I guarantee 90% are planted by the manager, etc. The English is terrible, clearly written by someone not from the US (i.e. Japan). Half of them say the same thing - how everything is "fresh" and that the sake is "good" and the service is "amazing"...

[raji]

Without going into too much detail about my work, I've had to deal with a LOT of engrish in my years. Most of these reviews are clearly written by Japanese natives because of VERY telltale spelling and grammar mistakes -

stuff = staff

makeing = making

unbelieveable

coctails

Common lack of participles etc.

I guess they trained their Ninjas to use the InterWeb

Edited March 4, 2006 by raji (log)

[magic168]

Oh man, this thread has been one of the highlights of my day. Much better than the Daily Show these days.

[Hiroyuki]

Isn't it possible that these poorly written reviews are by Japanese customers?

Are you all suggesting that there are no Japanese visiting that restaurant?

[raji]

Possible, but very improbable... With handles like "mulan999" and "mahalo321", with their Ninja review being the ONLY review they've posted, and they're all about the same length, I think the jig is up. That, and Ninja is a bit of a joke in the Japanese community, like Benihana, I seriously doubt any would go there...

[Hiroyuki]

and Ninja is a bit of a joke in the Japanese community

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Thanks. That's what I thought when I first saw it in a TV program here in Japan.