{"id":3213,"date":"2021-09-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/yelp-adds-virtual-restaurant-attribute-to-help-reduce-customer-confusion-374821\/"},"modified":"2021-09-29T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T11:00:00","slug":"yelp-adds-virtual-restaurant-attribute-to-help-reduce-customer-confusion-374821","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/yelp-adds-virtual-restaurant-attribute-to-help-reduce-customer-confusion-374821\/","title":{"rendered":"Yelp adds virtual restaurant attribute to help reduce customer confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, Yelp has rolled out a number of profile attributes for restaurants, ranging from vaccine-related notices to attributes for LGBTQ and Asian-owned businesses. Now, Yelp is rolling out a Virtual Kitchens attribute for ghost kitchens, virtual restaurants and virtual food courts to identify themselves to potential customers and cut down on confusion regarding the dining experiences they offer, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.yelp.com\/news\/launching-yelp-guest-manager-for-restaurant-front-of-the-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20450'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Virtual Restaurants Attribute\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-800x450.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-600x338.png.webp 600w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-200x113.png.webp 200w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-768x432.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-1536x864.png 1536w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-150x84.png.webp 150w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-550x310.png.webp 550w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute.png.webp 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-800x450.png.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2021\/09\/Virtual-Restaurants-Attribute-800x450.png.webp\" alt=\"Virtual Restaurants Attribute\"><figcaption>The Virtual Kitchens attribute in a Yelp business profile. Image: Yelp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Why we care<\/h2>\n<p>In Q2 2021, business openings for food delivery services were up 166% above pre-pandemic levels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelpeconomicaverage.com\/yea-q2-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Yelp. While these takeout or delivery-only restaurants present customers with a potentially safer dining option, they may also disappoint customers that are looking to dine in. The Virtual Kitchens attribute may help frame expectations, and that may, in turn, result in better reviews and more business.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/how-google-and-yelp-handle-fake-reviews-and-policy-violations-374071\">How Google and Yelp handle fake reviews and policy violations<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>More on the news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To add the attribute, first log into your Yelp for Business account. Then, go to the Business Information section. Click Add (or Edit if you have existing content) next to &ldquo;Amenities and more.&rdquo; Select Yes next to the attribute you&rsquo;d like to display, then save the changes.<\/li>\n<li>Other Yelp profile attributes include (but are not limited to) the <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/yelp-introduces-a-searchable-asian-owned-business-profile-attribute-347469\">Asian-owned attribute<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/yelp-introduces-proof-of-vaccination-required-and-staff-fully-vaccinated-profile-attributes-350972\">&ldquo;Proof of vaccination required&rdquo; and &ldquo;Staff fully vaccinated&rdquo; attributes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/yelp-adds-the-lgbtq-owned-attribute-and-rainbow-colored-map-pins-for-pride-month-348801\">LGBTQ-owned attribute<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Contributing authors are invited to create content for Search Engine Land and are chosen for their expertise and contribution to the search community. Our contributors work under the oversight of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/staff\/\">editorial staff<\/a> and contributions are checked for quality and relevance to our readers. The opinions they express are their own.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, Yelp has rolled out a number of profile attributes for restaurants, ranging from vaccine-related notices to attributes for LGBTQ and Asian-owned businesses. 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