I love the idea, but a quick glance (randomly at SF) reveals entries that aren't "meals" (IMO, anyway) but rather snacks - like two spring rolls for $8, or a slice of pizza for $5.53. Also, the days of a $1 slice may have (long) gone, but $5.33 for a slice seems median at best, not "cheap".
Have you thought about either some guidance, or even a filter, for meal size?
Too Good To Go has full meals under 10 dollars, but you can't choose what you're gonna get.
Ah.. i thought Too Good To Go was a restaurant, couldnt post it.
Yeah a quick glance and none of the ones I saw around my office are meals. I'm honestly not sure a $10 meal exists in SF anymore...
Depends what you mean by meal, the parent didn’t like pizza slices but I believe one of the thick granny slices at Outta Sight pizza is still under $10, I’d consider that a lunch.
It’s a fair point that generally it’s focused on single items rather than say a main, side, and drink for $10.
Two egg rolls is also a meal by calorie content.
It is becoming harder to find them. Just few lunch specials and hidden gems.
I hope this app can help share these hidden gems.
Maybe I should just delete bad data and just put few legit places only?
You're right, and it's on me — I seeded SF from published menus to bootstrap the map, and some entries are snacks, not meals. Seeded rows are labeled "Posted on [date]" vs "Price verified [date]" for ones a human actually confirmed, but the meal/snack line needs to be a rule.. This week: pruning the non-meals and adding submission guidance
Thank you again for suggestion!
maybe, the calories for that item, and a lower limit that counts as a full meal?
I can sell you a nice spoonful of old vegetable oil for less than $1 and topping the chart calorie-wise :D
thats really good point. I should put more guidance on the submission.
Basic rules were no franchise, actual meals only. I was filtering manually in DFW area for now, but should actually add more features and guidance in general.
This is actually critical point. Thank you for pointing that out.