GLOBAL MENU GUIDE (GMG) is a network of online restaurant and location information service that provides an instant connection to restaurant menus, photos, wine lists, chefs and other pertinent data significantly enhancing the user experience and delivering value without the multi-step and time consuming processing most sites.

GMG venue locator services extend beyond the standard conglomeration of cuisine directories and moves to an advanced filter and search environment making it a decision support tool for diners, event planners, wine buffs and others to obtain more in-depth result and find new places.

GMG is considerably different from other existing services; it has many special features geared to user needs making it more of a classical computer and communication application delivering value to its customers and users. And once this value is perceived, shifting to a new system in our fast-paced connected culture happens seamlessly.

Most other services have no updating system and contain totally outdated and misleading information. Many have very limited value- add and are simply an electronic version of the yellow pages. These sites were developed as a media play offering some general or token information service similar to the telephone directory and then attempting to generate profits with advertising. In addition, even those that contain some application value do so in a limited or regional market. They do not have the architecture or business plans to scale and become an international offering, which is definitely required in for today market.

In addition, the Global system is built on one worldwide data base, which includes restaurants and other venues in every major city of the world.

Functions & Features

An on-line restaurant guide that enables restaurants to display their menus along with photos, third party reviews and additional information needed to choose a restaurant.

People choose restaurants by many factors such as location, cuisine, menu items, ambiance and price. GLOBAL brings all of these decision points into one easy-to-navigate website and with its unique site design and architecture connects visitors to information quickly.

Visitors surf GLOBAL for one reason - to find a place to eat!!

Key Features:

Easy to navigate - Our site is organized to take visitors immediately to the restaurants that they are interested in without multiple links, and multiple steps found on most other sites.

Clear Target Indexes - Visitors can search for restaurants by cuisine, location, special dish, even by Chef along with special features such as outside dining, delivery services etc.

Informative - Each restaurant is featured with menus, pictures and additional information - hours, delivery options, meeting rooms and more!

Chef’s Bio Tab - Restaurants have an option of adding a page for chef bios and pictures. This has been a very popular feature for our site visitors.

No Ads- There are no annoying pop ups, distractions or banner ads on the site. It is user friendly.

Updates- GLOBAL is updated daily with new restaurants.

Key Features:

Visitors get to see photos and menus immediately
Users can find the restaurant that has their favorite dish, wine, dessert
USMG has a global strategy and market plan
Any search engine worldwide can access USMG special search feature
No ads – no popups
Restaurants getting results immediately
If you have something special you can brag about it at GLOBAL.com

Key Points:

The key features that differentiate GMG services and contribute to its growth and success are

Quick and direct display of photos and menus of restaurants
No annoying and disruptive advertising
Special searches for menu items, wine, sake, chef, recipes, etc.
Chefs Bio and Photo
Hyper-jump to any City or Country or to a specific menu item
The special search function and menu data base allows GMG users to get to special information quickly; for example some actual customer experiences:

A search for chicken scaparelli pulls up Mama Joes in Las Vegas;
murg a azam displays the restaurant Indias in Denver;
banh canh cua shows Pho Long in Las Vegas;
and using a public search engine like Google and type in sand dabs + usmenuguide you get the two restaurants on the GMG data base that have sand dabs on the menu.
The user experience on GMG is considerable different than most other services; for example:

A day in the life of a GMG user #1

Decides on a Friday morning to take a weekend trip to New York.

Takes a friend who enjoys travel and restaurants.

Logs on to usmenuguide and selects a cuisine of interest

GMG provides the photos and menus of the selected restaurants

A selection is made of two of the most appealing choices that match the trip.

The uses prints out the dinner menu to show the travel companion over morning coffee

They make a selection and book a table by calling the restaurant or using the online services

A day in the life of a GMG user #2

Decides to go out to dinner and longs for a special dish; e.g. shrimp ravioli.

Logs on to usmenuguide and enters the specific item.

GMG provides the photos and menus of three restaurants that have this dish

A selection is made of the most appealing restaurant that matches the mood, the location and the price.

The user books a table by calling the restaurant or using the online services