CityMint, a $3 app for the iPhone or iPod Touch, puts a menu and
ordering system for local restaurants in your pocket. You can
select a listed restaurant, view its menu and choose your order,
and then fire it off to the restaurant.
If your prep work for a meal typically involves a phone rather than
an oven, CityMint may be for you. The app starts by showing you
take-out or delivery options around your current location, and you
can type in another address to find options in other areas. Tap a
restaurant to see its menu, select your cravings, and fire off an
order. Easy stuff.
But there are drawbacks. First, CityMint currently lists
restaurants only in Boston, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and Seattle. It plans to add more cities, but it also
needs to add more restaurants: It lists only four delivery options
for my address in San Francisco, for instance, when my neighborhood
is packed with restaurants that deliver. Expect that list to grow,
but for now your choices may be limited.
Also, while you could use CityMint to find restaurants around your
current location if you're out and about, you won't find any
reviews or ratings from pros or users to guide you towards the good
ones.
Still, if you know what you want--and what you want is listed in CityMint--the app could save you the fuss and potential confusion of a call.
Note: This download link will start iTunes and display CityMint's App store page. Buy the app from that page, or search for "CityMint" in the App Store program on your phone.
--Erik Larkin
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