For restaurants
When a hungry diner asks AI where to eat tonight, see which tables it sends them to.
Diners now ask AI tools for a dinner spot the way they used to ask a friend. Found in AI asks those same questions every month and shows you whether your restaurant is part of the answer, and which places are named instead.
5 AI toolsUp to 25 tracked questionsWorks on the site you already have
Where can I get a gluten-free dinner near me that takes reservations for six on a Friday?
A few places nearby list a dedicated gluten-free menu. Competitor A marks every dish with allergen icons and takes online reservations for groups up to eight. Competitor B says on its site that it uses a separate fryer, though it only books parties of six by phone.
How buyers decide
Your customers are asking AI first. Here is what they ask.
Restaurant choices are made fast and close to the moment of eating. Someone standing on a sidewalk or sitting in a car asks a phone for a place that is open now, has a table, and fits a specific need. The answer that comes back is short, usually two or three names, and a restaurant that is not among them simply does not exist for that meal.
Dietary detail is where AI tools lean hardest on what a restaurant publishes. A question about vegan options, nut allergies or halal meat gets answered from menus, allergen notes and reviews that mention them. If your menu lives only in a photo of a chalkboard or a PDF that never loads, the tool has little to quote, and a competitor with a plain text menu becomes the easier answer.
Occasion questions behave differently. Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, business lunches and private rooms are planned days ahead, and the person asking reads more carefully. Here AI tools look for capacity, minimum spend, set menus and how to book. Restaurants that describe their private dining in words, rather than a single contact form, give those answers something concrete to say.
Questions we would track
Eight questions from your customers, and who gets named.
- What restaurants near me are open after 11pm?: Only competitors named
- Where can I get a gluten-free dinner that takes reservations?: You are named
- Which restaurants nearby have a private room for 20 people?: Only competitors named
- Best place for a quiet anniversary dinner near me: You are named
- Kid-friendly restaurants with a patio near me: You are named
- Where can I find authentic handmade pasta near me?: Only competitors named
- Restaurants near me with vegan tasting menus: Only competitors named
- Which restaurants nearby offer a prix fixe lunch on weekdays?: You are named
Highlighted questions name you in the sample. The rest name only competitors, or nobody.
Every example on this site is a sample with fictional businesses. It shows what a report looks like, not a result anyone was promised.
Sample report
What your monthly report looks like.
Five tracked questions, asked of the five AI tools. Each cell records whether the answer named you, linked you, or named only competitors.
| Question | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Google AI Overviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free dinner with reservations | Named | Competitor named, you were not | Named and linked | Named | Named and linked |
| Open after 11pm near me | No business named | Competitor named, you were not | Competitor named, you were not | No business named | Competitor named, you were not |
| Private room for 20 people | Competitor named, you were not | No business named | Named | Competitor named, you were not | Competitor named, you were not |
| Quiet anniversary dinner | Named and linked | Named | Named | Competitor named, you were not | Named |
| Kid-friendly with a patio | Named | Named and linked | Competitor named, you were not | Named | Named and linked |
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What AI tools can use
Content that answers the questions in your trade.
We cannot decide what an AI tool says. What you can control is whether your website answers your customers' questions clearly. These are the kinds of pages that do.
A menu written in text
Publish the full menu as real text on a page, with prices and allergen or dietary marks beside each dish. A photo or a broken PDF gives AI tools nothing they can read or quote.
Hours that match reality
State kitchen hours separately from bar hours, list holiday closures, and keep them identical on your site and your business profiles. Late-night questions are answered from exactly these details.
A private dining page
Describe each room, its seated and standing capacity, set menu options, minimum spend and how far ahead to book. Occasion planners ask precisely these questions before they ever call.
How you handle dietary needs
Explain your kitchen practices in plain words: separate fryers, which dishes can be made vegan, how staff handle allergy orders. Specific statements give an AI answer a reason to mention you.
Gaps
Where a competitor was named and you were not.
Every report lists these gaps, with an idea for what to publish to answer each question.
Questions about restaurants
Does Found in AI track questions about my specific dishes?
Yes. You choose the questions your diners actually ask, such as a cuisine, a dish or a dietary need. Each month we put them to five AI tools and record which restaurants each answer names.
Can you make ChatGPT send diners to my restaurant?
No. No one can guarantee what AI tools say, and anyone who promises it is guessing. What we do is show you where you are named and where you are missing, so you can publish clearer information and see whether the answers change over time.
Why do reviews mention my restaurant but AI answers do not?
Reviews are only one source. AI tools also rely on menus, hours and details stated on your own site. If those are missing or hard to read, a competitor with clearer pages can be named first even with fewer reviews.
Will the content switch post on my blog automatically?
Never. The switch is off by default. When you turn it on, AI Blog Writer drafts one post per gap, and each draft waits for your approval before anything is published.
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