Urban Spoon
Amy White - ITC 5440
What is Urban Spoon?
Urban Spoon is a free app that suggests restaurants based on your location. Have you even been stuck on the lovely question of "Where do you want to go to dinner?" But you have no ideas at all? Just give Urban Spoon a "shake" and let it give you ideas for restaurants.
Shake!
Shake your phone and the app shuffles your options to give you ideas. You can lock a category that you don't want to randomize.
Basic Info
Basic information including restaurant address, phone number and overall user rating.
Another View
Another View of basic information that focuses more on the overall user rating.
User Reviews
See what other people have said about a restaurant or leave your own comments.
Pictures
See pictures others have uploaded, or upload your own!
Travel!
Change the location to another city to see restaurants in the area - great for traveling...or dreaming!
Using Urban Spoon in Class.
In the Foods I curriculum, there is a unit with manners. We talk about different restaurants and the students, Using this app allows students to see what restaurants are available and information about the places, even if they have never dined at these locations.
What Students Think...
I used this app in my 3rd period Foods II class and this is what they had to say:
-Molly
"I like it because you can pick your price range and type of food and it's easy to use."
-Rachel
"I like to see what other people think about the restaurant"
-Eric
"Seeing other people's pictures is neat."
-Max