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Best Apps For Finding A Place To Eat

Posted by Chris Hall on March 1st, 2010

I've been hungry lately. Real hungry. Some hunger is conquered by Chipotle, but this hunger is only has one weakness, and it is good, local food. Fortunately for all of us in the same situation, there are plenty of apps for that. Here are the four best, brought to you by the never ending hunger of Chris Hall.

4. Yelp - I really like Yelp when I'm looking for a place to eat. Because of its vast user base, the Yelp app provides more restaurants per search than any other app I've found. There are also more customer review on Yelp than any other service, so if you believe that more is better, Yelp is for you. The problem with Yelp is the fact the reviews are all user based, and very rarely do people give mediocre reviews. When I search for restaurants, everything is right around 4 stars, leaving me to wonder what I should really eat that night. There is an occasional in-depth review, but for the most part people just write something like, "This is THE place to go" with an occasional, "my waiter didn't bring my water fast enough, but I still go four days a week… 1 star!!!".

MMAHQ - Tragedy

Posted by Chris Hall on March 1st, 2010

When tragedy strikes, depression hits and you start to go into autopilot. It's the only way we can cope with hard times, and these times are quite hard. Thankfully nobody I know is dead, hurt, wounded in the line of fire, or probably even hungry at this hour, but a good friend of mine has left me for four years. That good friend is the Winter Olympics.

Now that there is no speed skating, downhill skiing, hockey, or even curling on MSNBC, I'm completely reliant on apps to run my life. Last night I used Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock so I could at least be woken up gently. Unfortunately I set it up to only let me sleep for 5 hours, but I was awake… sort of. I was having awful dreams of Lindsay Vonn crashing, Bode Miller cutting flags, and Canada winning the hockey gold medal, but I guess my sleeping patterns looked pretty decent for a short nights sleep. How would I know though, I'm no doctor.

Eating is the toughest part of being so down in the dumps. Some people are emotional eaters, some people starve themselves, I just want to eat something expensive. It's true that being sad isn't conducive to my budget, but man do I eat well. I reviewed OpenTable last night because it is really the best app for my current needs. I could use Zagat To Go to find a more professional review, and I may in fact use it still, but OpenTable not only shows me where to go, it also reserves me a table.

Zagat To Go

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Chris Hall on February 19th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: PRICEY RATING GUIDE
Zagat To Go is a pricey, but much more critical alternative to apps like Yelp and Urbanspoon. If you really need to find the perfect place for you, Zagat To Go may just be your best bet.
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