Use Case

AI Visibility for Restaurants

Customers are asking AI where to eat tonight. Make sure your restaurant is the answer.

Check Your AI Visibility

The Problem

When someone asks an AI assistant for restaurant recommendations, only a handful of places get mentioned. AI engines pull from review sites, food blogs, and structured data to decide which restaurants to recommend. If your restaurant lacks visibility across these sources, AI simply won’t know you exist — no matter how great your food is.

Example: When someone asks ChatGPT "What are the best Italian restaurants in Austin?"

Real prompts customers are asking

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Restaurants with outdoor seating in Portland

Best date night restaurants in Chicago

What AI Engines Say About Restaurants

Who gets mentioned?

Restaurants with strong Google Business profiles, hundreds of Yelp reviews, mentions on food blogs, and structured menu data. Chains and well-reviewed independents dominate AI responses.

Sources AI draws from

  • Google Business Profile & Google Maps
  • Yelp reviews and ratings
  • TripAdvisor listings
  • Food blogs and local publications
  • OpenTable and reservation platforms
  • Your website (menus, hours, schema markup)

Common gaps businesses have

  • ×No structured menu data (schema markup) on website
  • ×Few or outdated reviews on Yelp and Google
  • ×Missing from local food blogs and publications
  • ×No Google Business Profile or incomplete listing
  • ×Website lacks specific details like hours, prices, and dietary options

How ChatReady Helps Restaurants

Three tools designed to get your business recommended by AI. ChatReady monitors 6 AI engines, audits websites across 7 dimensions, and generates 3-layer action plans — starting at $49/month.

Brand Monitor

See exactly which prompts mention your restaurant across 6 AI engines — and which recommend your competitors instead.

AI Readiness Audit

Score your website on AI readability: does your menu have structured data? Are hours, prices, and location machine-readable?

Action Plan

Get a prioritized list of fixes: add schema markup to your menu, claim missing review profiles, and create content that food bloggers will reference.

Quick Wins for Restaurants

Actionable steps you can take today to improve your AI visibility. ChatReady's audit identifies these gaps automatically across up to 20 pages, with persona-based testing using up to 25 prompts per analysis.

01

Add Restaurant Schema Markup

Add JSON-LD schema for your restaurant type, menu items, price range, cuisine type, and hours. This is the single most impactful change for AI visibility.

02

Claim All Review Profiles

Ensure your Google Business, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and OpenTable profiles are claimed, complete, and actively managed with responses to reviews.

03

Publish Your Full Menu Online

Put your complete menu on your website with prices, descriptions, and dietary labels (vegan, gluten-free). AI engines extract this data directly.

04

Get Mentioned in Local Food Content

Reach out to local food bloggers, submit to "best of" lists, and participate in food events that generate online coverage.

05

Add Specific Facts to Your Website

Include founding year, chef credentials, sourcing details, seating capacity, and neighborhood — AI engines love concrete facts.

06

Respond to Every Review

Active review engagement signals to AI that your business is responsive and current. Respond to both positive and negative reviews.

Example Results

A Denver Italian restaurant went from appearing in 0 out of 6 AI engines to being recommended in 4 out of 6 within 8 weeks.

What changed

  • Added Restaurant and Menu schema markup to their website
  • Claimed and optimized Google Business, Yelp, and TripAdvisor profiles
  • Got featured in two local food blogs through outreach
  • Added specific details: founding year, chef background, sourcing partnerships

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