Order The Yelp Jacksonville 2017

From June 12-25th, when Yelpers went to participating businesses they were able to Order The Yelp! Various restaurants around town created brand new dishes – inspired and named after Yelp – and provided them at 50% off.

The promotion launched with a Kickoff Doughnut Party at Good Dough, where Yelpers took over the newly opened doughnut shop, after hours, to glaze their own doughnuts! Of course, the Fried Chicken Doughwich was on the menu, too.

Next up for Yelpers was an early morning, pajama bottom, Irish brunch at Culhane’s Irish Pub. The event ranged from classic Irish staples to a BYO Bloody Mary Bar sponsored by Stoli! Yelpers were blown away by their special, The Smokey Yelper, prepared with house smoked corned beef.

Fast forward to a Food Photography workshop at Blue Bamboo, where chef/owner, Dennis Chan, and locally renowned photographer, Kristen Penoyer, joined forces for an educational experience. Yelpers walked away with practical tips to take even better photos, all while being stuffed to the brim with hip Asian food!

The promotion wrapped up at The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails / Sweet Pete’s Candy for a cocktail and candy demo. Yelpers channeled their inner bartender and kid at heart for another fun, hands-on experience. They sampled the Catalan Yelp Shrimp Fritters, too!

You can see all of the dishes here. All of the Yelp dishes are now off the menu, but you can visit any of the participating restaurants and check out their regular menu items!

Photos from the events – courtesy of Anthony Newkirk Jr., Kristen Penoyer and Dwight Smalls – can be found on our Facebook page.

Yelp Jacksonville would like to personally thank all of the incredible local businesses who played a role during our two week promotion. Thanks for serving the Jacksonville community!

Good Dough – Culhane’s Irish Pub – Blue Bamboo – Candy Apple Café & Cocktails – Gilbert’s Social – Irie Diner – South Kitchen & Spirits – Flavor Palette – Pizza Dina – Greek Street Kitchen & Bar – Epik Burger – Empire City Gastropub – The Mitt Tex-Mex Café – BREW – Bagels R US – Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies – European Street Café (all four locations)