Contribute to Charity - Try out BooRah

BooRah is launching a charity campaign to contribute to 3 different charities. All you need to do is sign up at the following link and they'll contribute $0.10 for every signup.

http://www.boorah.com/restaurants/signup/charity.html

So hurry, pick a charity and sign up. Also feel free to forward it on other friends or invite friends directly from website. Additional details at the link here
http://blog.boorah.com/2008/03/24/sign-up-for-boorah-contribute-to-sankara-eye-foundation-second-harvest-food-bank-or-children%e2%80%99s-tumor-foundation/

Foodie Bloggers Ranked 1-100

Here's a blog that unveils top 100 restaurant blogs
Top rated blogs in this list include mtkilimonjaro.blogspot.com, http://ocmexfood.blogspot.com and http://pleasurepalate.blogspot.com

Check out the article for more details

Restaurant Ratings and Reviews in Atlanta, Chicago, Boston and Seattle Launched

BooRah today announced the expansion of coverage for restaurant ratings and reviews to four additional markets. Search for categories like top italian restaurants in Boston or best pizza places in Chicago

You can also access other valuable features such as restaurants that offer discounts, online reservations and gift certificates. Also, restaurant owners can claim their restaurants and upload pictures, menus and also write a descriptive message for their patrons.

Restaurant Ratings: What beats Zagat?

Read my comparison of Zagat Vs. BooRah ratings on http://smartwebblog.typepad.com

Kudos to Jimmy's Diner in Brooklyn, NY

BooRah launched a new feature to enable restaurateurs to update their information and also engage with the community they serve. It's a win-win for both. I blogged about it here.

Jimmy's Diner in Brooklyn, NY was our first real restaurateur to upload menus, pictures and a brief message as well. Way to go folks at Jimmy's!! We look forward to enabling a lot of other local restaurants get online and provide good information for the consumers so they can dine with good information.

Tag Cloud View for SF Bay Area

Ever wondered, what would be the most popular cuisines, entrees or menu items in your city or neighborhood or metro area. Here's a tag cloud representation of all the food items, comments and relevant phrases extracted from various restaurant reviews for Bay Area restaurants.

Each of these tags are clickable and searchable, so explore San Francisco bay area's best dining choices. Here's a quick link to BooRah Cloud

Restaurant Search Via SMS

Here's a great example of how you can get great restaurant recommendations on SMS. It's really quick and simple. The service is powered by 4Info and BooRah

To try out send a text message to 44636 with a such query such as

"boorah wine list San Francisco"
"boorah mexican mountain view"
etc....

It's real fun