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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Virtually Experience Restaurants

Ever gone to a new restaurant and instantly wanted to leave? Whether due to menu selection, poor service, or décor, trying new restaurants is often a hit or miss. Even after reading reviews or hearing word-of-mouth recommendations from family or friends, nothing is as good as actually trying the restaurant for yourself.

Well, now you can, and without leaving the house or the office.

Everyscape Eats, a new app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users, lets diners explore local restaurants remotely. Use it to search for a restaurant based on cuisine or neighborhood, see the inside and outside of the restaurant with virtual 360-degree views, read menus and reviews, and call the restaurant directly from the app.

Restaurant not to your liking? Drag your screen outside, where neighboring restaurants are tagged and also available for a virtual look. Users can also share their restaurants with friends via email or Facebook.

While only diners in in Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco can use it, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago are in the works for next year.

Word of mouth? That’s so 20th century.

[Contributed by Taylor Henriquez]

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