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Nation's Restaurant News launched an app, iHEARu, to rate restaurant noise levels. The app provides a breakdown of time spent and noise levels down to half-hour increments.
This week, Nation’s Restaurant News announced the launch of iHEARu , an app created to address the growing noise levels in restaurants. A 2015 Zagat survey inspired the app. The survey found that noise levels in restaurants were a top complaint from diners.
“Not all noise is bad,” said Kelly Tremblay, founder and CEO of Lend An Ear, a Seattle-based organization behind the iHEARu app. “Noise is not just a thumbs-down or thumbs-up feature. Any establishment will be loud at some point. What’s special about the app is it gives a breakdown about time spent and [noise levels] down to half-hour increments.”
Once the app collects more data, it could be used to search for conversation-friendly restaurants or determine the best time to visit to dine during a quieter time in the day.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on February 2, 2018. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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