ChatGPT and Gemini were asked 12 questions the way people ask them, with web search on, and told to link each place's own site. Every question, the places named, who named them, and the direct link where the place has one.
places named across the 12 questions
businesses in this index
with a website of their own
of the named came with the place's own site
The gap: every other business in the index was never named. The questions are a sample of what people ask, and the set of named places shifts between runs.
Asked on 2026-10-15. Where the answers send people · The Birmingham index · Markdown.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Fried Chicken not in the index | Gemini with its own site | oaklandfriedchicken.co.uk |
| Pepes Piri Piri not in the index | Gemini with its own site | pepespiripiri.com |
| Roti Station not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | rotistation.co.uk |
| Slim Chickens | Gemini with its own site | slimchickens.co.uk |
| The Covered Wagon not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | thecoveredwagon.co.uk |
| Wingstar Piri Piri not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | wingstar.co.uk |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Opheem | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | opheem.com |
| Adam’s Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | adamsrestaurant.co.uk · book direct |
| Grace & Savour not in the index | Gemini with its own site | hamptonmanor.com |
| Restaurant Folium | ChatGPT with its own site | restaurant-folium.com |
| Tattu | Gemini with its own site | tattu.co.uk · book direct |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Caspian Pizza & Grill | ChatGPT with its own site | caspian-pizza.com |
| Pizza GoGo | ChatGPT with its own site | pizzagogo.co.uk |
| Pizza Pilgrims Birmingham not in the index | Gemini with its own site | pizzapilgrims.co.uk |
| Rudy’s | ChatGPT with its own site | rudyspizza.co.uk |
| Torinoz Pizza not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | torinoz.co.uk |
| Uno Pizza not in the index | Gemini with its own site | unopizzaonline.co.uk |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Alterna Market not in the index | Gemini with its own site | alternamarket.co.uk |
| Damascena | Gemini with its own site | damascena.co.uk |
| Dishoom Birmingham | ChatGPT with its own site | dishoom.com · book direct · order direct |
| Land | Gemini with its own site | land.restaurant |
| OMNOM Birmingham not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | omnom.com |
| Vietnamese Street Kitchen | ChatGPT with its own site | vietnamesestreetkitchen.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Flavour Lounge not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | flavourlounge.co.uk |
| Kyoto Sushi & Grill | Gemini with its own site | kyotosushi.co.uk |
| Mount Fuji | Gemini with its own site | mountfuji.co.uk |
| Sushi Bistro not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | sushibistro.co.uk |
| Sushi Passion | Gemini with its own site | sushipassion.co.uk |
| Yakinori | ChatGPT with its own site | yakinori.co.uk · book direct · order direct |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Cafe Racer not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | indiancaferacer.com |
| Shababs | Gemini with its own site | shababs.co.uk |
| The British Oak, Stirchley not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | britishoakstirchley.co.uk |
| The Button Factory not in the index | Gemini with its own site | buttonfactorybirmingham.co.uk |
| The Goat King not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | thegoatking.com |
| Tropea | Gemini with its own site | tropea.uk |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Aluna | ChatGPT with its own site | uk.com |
| Browns Brasserie & Bar Birmingham | Gemini with its own site | browns-restaurants.co.uk |
| Chez Mal Brasserie at Malmaison Birmingham not in the index | Gemini with its own site | malmaison.com |
| Cosy Club Birmingham | Gemini with its own site | cosyclub.co.uk |
| Gas Street Social not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | gasstreetsocial.co.uk |
| Zindiya | ChatGPT with its own site | zindiya.co.uk |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Stories | ChatGPT with its own site | 24stories.co.uk |
| BANK Birmingham not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | bankrestaurant.co.uk |
| Fogo de Chão Birmingham | Gemini with its own site | fogodechao.com |
| Noel’s Bar & Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | noelsbar.co.uk |
| The Ivy Temple Row not in the index | Gemini with its own site | theivybirmingham.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Damascena | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | damascena.co.uk |
| Café Gazette not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | cafegazette.co.uk |
| Chai & Crumbs not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | chaiandcrumbs.co.uk |
| Grand Central Kitchen not in the index | Gemini with its own site | grandcentralkitchen.com |
| Yakinori | Gemini with its own site | yakinori.co.uk · book direct · order direct |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Dishoom Birmingham | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | dishoom.com · book direct · order direct |
| Adams Restaurant | Gemini with its own site | adamsrestaurant.co.uk · book direct |
| Albert’s Schloss Birmingham | ChatGPT with its own site | albertsschloss.com · book direct |
| Opheem | ChatGPT with its own site | opheem.com |
| Tattu Birmingham | Gemini with its own site | tattu.co.uk · book direct |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Original Patty Men | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | originalpattymen.co.uk |
| Bonehead not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | boneheaduk.com |
| Fat Hippo Birmingham | ChatGPT with its own site | fathippo.co.uk |
| Stack Shack not in the index | Gemini with its own site | stackshack.co.uk |
| HANBAO not in the index | Gemini through a marketplace | marketplace only |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Al Uruba Cafe & Restaurant not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | aluruba.co.uk |
| Haider’s Shawarma not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | haidersshawarmewala.co.uk |
| Munchies Takeaway & Desserts Delivered not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | munchies-takeaway.co.uk |
Each assistant was asked once per question, with web search on, for up to three places and the link to each one's own website. Names are read from the answer and matched against the index; links between a name and the next are that place's. "With its own site" means the assistant linked the place's own website; "through a marketplace" or "a directory" that it linked a listing instead; "by name" that it gave no link. The direct links come from the Direct Index scan of the place's site, not from the assistant.