When Diners Ask ChatGPT for a Restaurant, Who Shows Up?
California diners are increasingly asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for restaurant recommendations before they ever search Google, check Yelp, or open OpenTable. AI platforms answer with specific restaurant names. Most independent owners have no idea whether they appear in those answers or what determines who gets recommended. 1. Audit your restaurant's visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini in under 30 minutes to know exactly where you stand when diners search for dining options in your area. 2. Identify the specific review, citation, and content signals that determine whether AI platforms recommend your restaurant when customers search for dining options in your city. 3. Build a simple process to monitor AI search visibility alongside existing Google, Yelp, and OpenTable metrics. 4. Implement the three highest-priority changes to improve AI search visibility starting the week after the show.