Google Maps is now mapping and labeling user-generated food pictures to the real menu items. Coming from someone who always looks at restaurant listings before making a decision, I am quite excited about this development.
Within the Photos tab of a restaurant, cafe, or other comparable listing, this occurrence takes place. The name of the food and a description of how it is represented in the menu are now displayed on a card that is located at the bottom of some of the photographs that are displayed as you swipe through them.
Additionally, you might come across the pricing as well as labels such as Popular or Vegetarian: People who use Google and businesses are the sources of the information that is collected. The aggregated data is analyzed by Google, but the company does not validate each and every attribute.
You can also select Suggest an edit (Edit, Incorrect, or Offensive dish name + Dish not served here) and See the menu to navigate to the dedicated tab. However, this will not lead you to the actual line item.
A combination of user-provided captions and object recognition appears to be being utilized by Google Maps in order to name the edible items. In spite of the fact that not all food pictures currently have this menu card, this is unquestionably a start in the right direction. In my experience, descriptions in Google Maps are not as widespread as they are in other services that are comparable.