How does What to Eat recommend restaurants?

Shake your phone, and the app queries Google Places API based on your distance, rating, and price filters, then randomly picks one restaurant in a slot-machine style.

Can I filter out convenience stores and drink shops?

Yes. Turn on "Meal-only mode" to automatically exclude convenience stores and drink shops, showing only full-meal restaurants.

How do I get more spins?

Watch one short video ad to earn 5 spins. If the ad fails to load, the system grants 3 bonus spins.

Can I share recommendations with friends?

Yes. Each recommendation generates a Polaroid-style shareable card you can send to Line groups or other social platforms.

Does the app track restaurants I've visited?

Yes. Every spin result is auto-saved to your history log, so you can review past recommendations and build a personal food map.

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What to Eat uses a slot-machine shake mechanic to recommend nearby restaurants via Google Places API. Set distance, rating, price range, then navigate, call, or share in one tap—ending decision fatigue.

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Summary

What to Eat is an iPhone food-decision app that uses a shake-to-spin mechanic, with Chef Cat Mochi randomly recommending a nearby restaurant to solve the daily "what to eat" dilemma.

What is What to Eat?

What to Eat integrates Google Places Enterprise API to ensure accurate restaurant hours and information. Users shake their phone, and the system filters by distance, rating, and price range, presenting recommendations in a slot-machine style. Each recommendation generates a Polaroid card with map navigation, phone dialing, and business hours, shareable to Line groups. The app includes a history log to track every spin, helping users build a personal food map.

Core Capabilities

Shake-to-spin recommendations: Shake phone to trigger Lucky Slots and randomly pick a nearby restaurant
Smart filters: Set distance (e.g., within 500m), rating (4.0+), and price range
Meal-only mode: Filter out convenience stores and drink shops, showing only full-meal restaurants
Polaroid cards: Integrate map navigation, phone, and hours for one-tap action
Social sharing: Generate shareable cards for Line groups to speed up group decisions
History log: Auto-save every recommendation to build a personal food map
Meal reminders: Push notifications at lunch and dinner times

Pros

Intuitive and fun: Slot-machine mechanic turns meal selection into a game
Accurate data: Google Places API ensures real-time hours and ratings
Fast decisions: Filters + random pick end indecision in seconds
One-tap action: Polaroid cards integrate navigation and dialing without app switching
Free to use: Watch a short video ad to earn 5 spins

Positioning & best fit

What to Eat is built for individuals and small groups with decision fatigue who want to quickly pick a dining spot. By gamifying the selection process, it makes "choosing where to eat" light and fun. Ideal for:

Office workers: Limited lunch breaks requiring fast meal decisions
Friend groups: Long group chats resolved with a shareable card
Indecisive eaters: Overwhelmed by options, letting Mochi randomly decide
Food explorers: Discover new nearby restaurants through random picks and build a food map