Savvydining.com: Secret Army Of "restaurant Police" Creates Worldwide Dining Guide
"Restaurant Police." They're undercover, undetectable and anonymous, and a bit more observant, discriminating and "savvy" than most restaurant-goers. They could be dining at the table right next to yours, anywhere in the world, and you'd never know. They're in corner delis, downtown bistros, beachfront bars, sidewalk cafes and elegant, upscale restaurants, watching, listening, tasting and -- most importantly -- opining.They then report their opinions as six letter grades to a no-frills online guide for travelers, SavvyDining.com. The grades (A, B, C, D or F) are for food, service, atmosphere, cleanliness, hospitality and value, in that order (e.g., CDBBCD or AAAAAD).Since March of 2004, when work on the site began, hundreds of members of this ever-growing secret army have rated more than 20,000 restaurants on every continent except Antarctica, and they're adding over 2,000 more each month. By the end of 2005, they'll have rated over 50,000 restaurants,

100,000 by the end of 2006.All those restaurants are organized geographically for easy navigation, so after a brief online orientation, which includes a printable overview of the grading system, first-time visitors to this free site can find rated restaurants anywhere in the world with just a few clicks.Uncluttered with extraneous graphics, faddish animations or time consuming search functions, the site is extremely quick to load, even on older computers and/or slower dial-up connections.

And since there are no addresses or lengthy user comments or reviews to clog up the screen, only the grades and name for each restaurant, presented in a large, legible font, SavvyDining.com's users can decide which restaurants to try and which to avoid with little more than a glance. Savvy travelers who use it once will find it invaluable for trip-planning.Savvy owners are also welcome to use the ratings as a source of ongoing customer feedback..