22 Jun 2013

Google Enhances Restaurant Search

photo cred | The Daily Meal

When traveling, finding a restaurant while you’re out should be seamless. When the girls and I were in San Francisco last week, we used Yelp, stumbled upon random places, or took suggestions from our friends. It’s all pretty inconsistent, but isn’t traveling always that way? Google developed a new kind of restaurant search this week that I can definitely support and get behind. All you have to do is type in what you’re looking for and Google will immediately find your location and present you with a restaurant carousel that appears at the top of your search page. From the images you are shown, you can click on them for more details including address, photos, and reviews.

This feature was first introduced to the iPad and other tablets in December of last year, with a horizontal grid displaying venues near your location like restaurants, bars, and spas.

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