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Restaurant menus in search results of Google

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Google is making life a bit easier for those in search of a 
restaurant’s menu. Instead of having to search for a restaurant, follow a
 link to their site then navigate to the menu section (or download a 
.PDF of the menu), the search giant has <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/restaurant-menus-in-search-results-og.html" target="_blank">added menus</a> from multiple eateries directly to search results in the form of cards.<br />

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Simply search for the menu of the restaurant you’re looking for and 
cross your fingers that it has already been added. It was a bit hit or 
miss for me at this point but that’s likely to improve as more menus are
 added to the system.<br />
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When you do stumble on a hit, you’ll find the menu broken down into 
different categories (appetizers, soups & salads, pasta, etc.). All 
of the listings I came across featured a description of each item as 
you’d find in the regular menu while a select few even listed the price –
 very convenient.<br />

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The menu cards show up at the top of the page above the search results 
and are extremely handy, especially on mobile devices. The service is 
only available in the US as of writing but again, I suspect this will 
change over time and more regions will be added.<br />
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Urbanspoon and Yelp have been the two main players in the online 
restaurant information and ratings business for the past several years. 
It’s far too early to know if Google’s new service will have a huge 
impact on either of those two outfits but I wouldn’t be surprised if it 
does. Bon appétit!<br />