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.
Asked on 2026-10-15. Where the answers send people · The Boston index · Markdown.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| BB.Q Chicken Allston | ChatGPT with its own site | bbqchickenallston.com |
| Boston Fried Chicken not in the index | Gemini with its own site | bostonfriedchicken.com |
| Boston Tasty Chicken not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | bostontastychicken.com |
| Daves Hot Chicken | Gemini with its own site | daveshotchicken.com |
| Fiya Chicken not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | fiyachicken.com |
| Shy Bird | Gemini with its own site | shybird.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Lucca | ChatGPT with its own site | luccaboston.com |
| Mamma Maria | Gemini with its own site | mammamaria.com |
| Mast’ Boston not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | mastboston.com |
| Oleana | Gemini with its own site | oleanarestaurant.com · book direct |
| Ristorante Euno not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | eunorestaurant.com |
| Sorellina | Gemini with its own site | sorellinaboston.com · book direct |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Pizza & Wings Co | ChatGPT with its own site | bostonpizzaandwings.com |
| Ernestos Pizza not in the index | Gemini with its own site | ernestos.pizza |
| Halftime Pizza | Gemini with its own site | halftimekingofpizza.com |
| Overtime Pizza not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | overtimeboston.com |
| Regina Pizzeria | Gemini with its own site | reginapizzeria.com |
| T. Anthony | ChatGPT with its own site | tanthonypizzeria.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Clover Food Lab | Gemini with its own site | cloverfoodlab.com |
| Cocobeet | Gemini with its own site | cocobeet.com |
| Life Alive Organic Cafe | Gemini with its own site | lifealive.com |
| My Thai Vegan Cafe | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Genki Ya Sushi | ChatGPT with its own site | genkiyasushi.com |
| Thai Oishi | ChatGPT with its own site | thaioishiboston.com |
| Genki Ya | Gemini through a marketplace | marketplace only |
| Umai | Gemini through a marketplace | marketplace only |
| XOXO Sushi Bar | Gemini through a marketplace | marketplace only |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Cantina Italiana | ChatGPT with its own site | cantinaitaliana.com |
| Galway House | Gemini with its own site | galwayhousejp.com |
| Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | lincolnsouthboston.com |
| Petit Robert Bistro | Gemini with its own site | petitrobertbistro.com |
| Riccardo’s Ristorante not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | riccardosnorthend.com |
| The Daily Catch | Gemini with its own site | tock.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Coppa | ChatGPT with its own site | coppaboston.com · book direct · order direct |
| Coquette not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | coquetteboston.com |
| North Street Grille not in the index | Gemini with its own site | northstreetgrille.com |
| Rochambeau | ChatGPT with its own site | rochambeauboston.com |
| The Beehive | Gemini with its own site | beehiveboston.com |
| The Palm Restaurant | Gemini with its own site | thepalm.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Chart House Boston | Gemini with its own site | charthouse.com |
| Legal Harborside | Gemini with its own site | legalseafoods.com |
| Legal Sea Foods | ChatGPT with its own site | legalseafoods.com |
| Pier 6 | ChatGPT with its own site | pier6boston.com |
| Rowes Wharf Sea Grille | ChatGPT with its own site | bostonharborhotel.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Chacarero not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | chacarero.com |
| Genes Chinese Flatbread Cafe not in the index | Gemini with its own site | genesboston.com |
| Sam LaGrassas not in the index | Gemini with its own site | samlagrassas.net |
| Shawarma Falafel not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | shawarmafalafelbostonma.com |
| Viga Italian Eatery not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | vigaeatery.com |
| Als State Street Cafe not in the index | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Downtown Crossing / the Financial District not in the index | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Coquette not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | coquetteboston.com |
| La Tavernetta by MIDA not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | latavernettabymida.com |
| Porto | ChatGPT with its own site | porto-boston.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Burger Company | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | bostonburgrcompany.com |
| Tasty Burger | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | tastyburger.com |
| Nu Burger not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | nu-burger.com |
| Shake Shack | Gemini with its own site | shakeshack.com |
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| South Street Diner | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | southstreetdiner.com |
| Black Seed Halal Grill not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | blackseedboston.com |
| Boston Pizza And Wings | Gemini with its own site | bostonpizzaandwings.com |
| Bovas Bakery not in the index | Gemini with its own site | bovabakeryboston.com |
| Overtime Pizza not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | overtimeboston.com |
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.