Yelp: Food, Delivery & Reviews25.13.0-28251309

Many apps can help you find good restaurants and activities in the area around you. Google itself offers great location-based recommendations with some information also available on the places along with user reviews. However, the recommendations are not detail-oriented in most of the apps. Yelp is another app that works on providing you recommendations about restaurants and other services in your area or in an area where you are currently present. The app promises high level of detail about each recommendation along with the usual authentic reviews by other app users. Let's see if the app's restaurant reviews and other features merit a download on your phone or not.

Yelp requires you to sign up before the app can start and load details of different restaurants and other services. The app also requires location access in order to be able to give you location-based recommendations. The signup process is easy and can be done through Gmail. Once you are signed in, you will be taken to the apps homepage. The homepage is called the "Search" section in the app's five-tabbed interface. The main section is "Search" and you can search for different services through this section. The "Me" tab shows you your Yelp profile and the restaurant reviews that you have left for different restaurants. You can also write a new review or add a check-in to share with the Yelp community. The "Activity" section shows you what people in your friends list or people in nearby regions have been posting within the Yelp community. The "Collections" section is where Yelp provides you recommendations on top 100 places to eat or top 50 taco spots etc. You can create your own collections and write articles listing your favorite places. The "More" section shows you quick-links to writing reviews, checking friend check-ins, looking at events happening in the area etc. You can also find friends through this section.

The app's main feature is the "Search" section. You can directly look at restaurants currently open near your location by tapping on the button at the top of the screen. Similarly, you can directly search for your favorite place from the search section. You can also search by category to get filtered listings. The categories offered include Restaurants, Coffee & Tea Shops, Hairdressers, Heating & Air Conditioning, Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Bars, Nightlife, Gas Stations, Pharmacy & Chemists and hot new businesses etc. The recommendations are usually location specific though you can change your requirements if you want to look at similar services in a different location.

Yelp lists the recommendations based on its own ratings. However, there are different filters and sorting options available in order to quickly zero-in on the restaurants or service you are looking for. The filters include pricing, open now, and good for groups or children and available amenities. The sorting capabilities available are by rating, by Yelp recommendation, by distance and by most reviewed. Once you have filtered through the options and like a listing, you can tap on it to read the restaurant reviews and the details that Yelp promises. You will normally find a number of user uploaded pictures, timings, average star rating, address, exact address, and distance from current location, menu and user reviews. Some user reviews are starred as the Yelp community has rated them the most useful. You can bookmark the listing, check-in, add your own photo and review for the listing, or even directly make a call to the restaurant or service to place your order or to make an inquiry.

Features:

• Vibrant and colorful app design
• Excellent categorization of services
• Wonderful filters and sorting features to narrow your options
• Detailed information about each listing
• Authentic user reviews

Conclusion:

Yelp is a great app for people who want to look at the nearby eateries and other services. The app's cool restaurant reviews coupled with solid details about each restaurant's menu and ordering numbers make it useful for food enthusiasts!