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Essence Restaurant

“4.6 across 249 Google reviews; OpenTable diners back it up at 4.4.”

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Essence Restaurant

Long Island City

4.6 across 249 Google reviews; OpenTable diners back it up at 4.4.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
$$ · ClosedClosed todayG4.6T4.5Y3.5MSOT4.4
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.6 ★249 reviews
Yelp3.5 ★24 reviews
Tripadvisor4.5 ★2 reviews

Signal confidence

35%Limited · 3 sources

Score adjustments

Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.-8 pts
  • Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.

WarningGoogle is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.

Is Essence Restaurant worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Essence Restaurant 70/100 for quality and 70/100 on the Worth It scale for Long Island City. One caveat: Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.

One card, one verdict. Pulled from current data, not a stale snapshot. Want the methodology? How Harry scores.

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