Retrieving ratable content based on a geographic location

A tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to effectuate operations comprising:

• receiving from a client device a request for ratable user-submitted content about restaurants;
• receiving from the client device a geographic location specifying where the request for ratable user-submitted content about restaurants pertains;
• identifying, via a processor, a plurality of items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants within an area that includes the geographic location based on geographic distances between restaurants and the geographic location;
• ranking the plurality of items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants according to the level of specificity such that less specific items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants are ranked above more specific items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants;
• sending information to the client device describing the plurality of items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants;
• receiving from the client device a selection of an item of ratable user-submitted content about a restaurant;
• and
• sending information to the client device describing the ratable user-submitted content about a menu item of the restaurant of the received.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory in communication with the processors and storing instructions that when executed cause the processors to effectuate operations comprising:
• receiving from a client device a request for ratable user-submitted content about restaurants;
• receiving from the client device a geographic location specifying where the request for ratable user-submitted content about restaurants pertains;
• identifying a plurality of items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants within an area that includes the geographic location based on geographic distances between restaurants and the geographic location;
• ranking the plurality of items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants according to the level of specificity such that less specific items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants are ranked above more specific items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants;
• sending information to the client device describing the plurality of items of ratable user-submitted content about restaurants;
• receiving from the client device a selection of an item of ratable user-submitted content about a restaurant;
• and
• sending information to the client device describing ratable user-submitted content about a menu item of the restaurant of the received.