Iphone Apps:Urbanspoon

Recent days i am spending lot of time on my Ipnone..Some of the applications are so amazing that you just love to use..One such app is called Urbanspoon. It is so practical for a person like me that desperately wants to try new restaurants and types of food but doesn’t want to risk picking a place at random to discover the food is vomit-inducing.

So with this app you get the feeling of picking a place at random, without the risk. When you open the application, it will prompt you to select your location, which it can do on its own. Then, it shows three wheels of options. The first lists cities–you don’t really need to mess with this one unless you’re going somewhere far to eat. The second lists types of food. If you have a preference, select it, and click the lock below it. Otherwise, let it free float for a truly random pick. Last, there are dollar signs. Pick the amount that you feel comfortable spending.

Then, you can either press the “shake” button or physically shake the iPhone. When doing so, the wheels will spin and land on a choice randomly. At this point, you can select the restaurant to view contact information and reviews. Plus, you can read reviews from newspapers right within the app–it doesn’t open Safari to do this.

Urbanspoon is practical and fun at the same time. I don’t know that I’d use it everyday, but when in the mood to try something new, you can bet on it.