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title: Where assistants send people in Waterloo · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/assistants
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 Assistants · Waterloo, CA · October 2026

# Where assistants send people in Waterloo

44 answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, asked on 2026-10-22, to the questions people ask and to questions about the top businesses in the index. 95% of them link a business's own site or its booking software, and 16% link a marketplace, most often DoorDash (7%).

95%

of answers link the business's own site or its booking software

16%

link a marketplace

7%

link DoorDash, the marketplace named most

44

answers, 44 to the questions people ask and 0 about businesses

Of the 44 answers to the questions people ask, 95% link a business's own site or its booking software and 16% a marketplace, DoorDash most often.

Updated 2026-10-27. [The Waterloo index](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo) · [Places named, question by question](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/assistants?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/assistants.json) · [Share image](https://directindex.org/og/city/waterloo/assistants.png) · [All cities](https://directindex.org/assistants).

 League table

## The destinations, most linked first

Each row is a place an answer can send people. Share is the percentage of all 44 answers that link to it. Each assistant's column counts only that assistant's answers.

| Destination | Kind | Answers | Share | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **The businesses' own sites** | own site | 42 | **95%** | 22 100% | 20 91% |
| Press, guides and forums | press and guides | 11 | **25%** | 0 | 11 50% |
| DoorDash | marketplace | 3 | **7%** | 0 | 3 14% |
| DoorDash Storefront | vendor, direct | 3 | **7%** | 0 | 3 14% |
| hey-restaurants.com | directory | 3 | **7%** | 0 | 3 14% |
| restaurants-us.com | directory | 3 | **7%** | 0 | 3 14% |
| Uber Eats | marketplace | 3 | **7%** | 0 | 3 14% |
| bodegarose.ca | other site | 2 | **5%** | 1 5% | 1 5% |
| borealisgrille.ca | other site | 2 | **5%** | 0 | 2 9% |
| chefoncalldelivery.com | other site | 2 | **5%** | 0 | 2 9% |
| Facebook | directory | 2 | **5%** | 0 | 2 9% |
| picklebarrel.ca | other site | 2 | **5%** | 2 9% | 0 |
| stateandmain.ca | other site | 2 | **5%** | 1 5% | 1 5% |
| uk-restaurants.com | directory | 2 | **5%** | 0 | 2 9% |
| 271west.com | other site | 1 | **2%** | 0 | 1 5% |

35 more destinations with fewer answers each are in the JSON.

 By assistant

## What each assistant does in Waterloo

ChatGPT: answered by gpt-6-luna (22).

Gemini: answered by gemini-2.5-flash (22).

### Places named when people ask

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places and a link to book or order with each one directly. The table shows how many of the places it named came with a link to the place's own site, to a marketplace or to a directory, or with no link at all.

| Assistant | Own site or direct | Marketplace | Directory | No link | Places |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | **92%** | 0% | 0% | 8% | 63 |
| Gemini | **83%** | 0% | 0% | 17% | 64 |

 Question by question

## Who gets named, and with which link

Asked on 2026-10-22. A place in this index links to its report. A place with its own site that isn't in the index yet links to a scan. "No link" means the assistant named the place but didn't link its site. Each question links to the full list of places named.

| Question | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [I'm feeling like chicken tonight. Where can I order from?](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/chicken) | [Cluck Clucks](https://directindex.org/r/cluckclucks.com) own site
[Chicken Plus](https://directindex.org/r/chickenpluscanada.ca) own site
[Penny’s Hot Chicken](https://directindex.org/r/pennys.online) own site | [Cluck Clucks Chicken](https://directindex.org/r/cluckclucks.ca) own site
[Pennys Hot Chicken](https://directindex.org/scan/pennyshotchicken.com) own site
[Juicy Birds - Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/juicybirds.ca) own site |
| [I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/romantic) | [TRIO](https://directindex.org/scan/kingstreettrio.com) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site | [Sole Restaurant and Wine Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/sole.ca) own site
[Wildcraft Grill + Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/wildcraft.ca) own site |
| [Best pizza delivered to where I'm staying, right now.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/pizza-delivery) | [MAD Pizza](https://directindex.org/r/themadpizza.ca) own site
[Blondies Pizza](https://directindex.org/scan/blondiespizza.ca) own site
[Twin City Pizza](https://directindex.org/r/twincitypizza.com) own site | [Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria](https://directindex.org/scan/famoso.ca) own site
[Pizza Nova](https://directindex.org/r/pizzanova.com) own site
[Ginos Pizza](https://directindex.org/scan/ginospizza.ca) own site |
| [A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/vegan-lunch) | [Seven Shores](https://directindex.org/scan/sevenshores.ca) own site
[Korner Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/kornerkitchen.ca) own site
[Veggie Planet Waterloo](https://directindex.org/scan/veggieplanet.ca) own site | [Bao Sandwich Bar](https://directindex.org/r/baosandwichbar.com) own site
[Jane Bond](https://directindex.org/r/janebond.ca) no link
Odd Burger no link |
| [I want sushi delivered this evening.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/sushi) | [Ken Sushi House](https://directindex.org/r/kensushihouse.ca) no link
[Sushi 99](https://directindex.org/r/sushi99.ca) no link
[Watami](https://directindex.org/scan/kensushihouse.ca) own site
[Watami Sushi](https://directindex.org/r/watami-sushi.com) own site | [Kinkaku Izakaya](https://directindex.org/scan/kinkaku.ca) own site
[Sushi Star](https://directindex.org/scan/sushistar.ca) own site
[KEN Sushi House](https://directindex.org/r/kensushihouse.ca) no link |
| [A traditional local restaurant that tourists don't know. Book me a table for Saturday.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/local-saturday) | The Olde Heidelberg no link
[The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant & Tavern](https://directindex.org/scan/oldhh.com) own site
[Anna Mae’s Bakery & Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/annamaes.ca) own site
[Stone Crock / Jacob’s Grill](https://directindex.org/scan/stonecrockinc.com) own site | [Homestyle Diner](https://directindex.org/r/homestylediner.ca) no link
Saj Time no link
Jimmys Lunch no link |
| [Brunch on Sunday for four. Where can I reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/brunch) | [Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Mel’s Diner](https://directindex.org/r/melsdiner.ca) own site | [Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.ca) own site
[The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site
[Pür & Simple](https://directindex.org/r/pursimple.com) own site |
| [Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/seafood-view) | [Golf’s Steak House & Seafood](https://directindex.org/scan/golfssteakhouse.com) own site
[Cambridge Mill](https://directindex.org/scan/cambridgemill.ca) own site | [Golfs Steak House & Seafood](https://directindex.org/scan/golfssteakhouse.ca) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofkitchenandlounge.com) own site
[The Keg Steakhouse + Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/kegsteakhouse.com) own site |
| [A cheap lunch menu near the centre.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/cheap-lunch) | Uptown Waterloo no link
[The Pub on King](https://directindex.org/scan/thepubonking.com) own site
[Rosel’s](https://directindex.org/r/rosels.ca) own site
[Empress of India](https://directindex.org/r/empressindia.ca) own site | [Grillies](https://directindex.org/r/grillies.ca) own site
[Fresh Burrito](https://directindex.org/r/freshburrito.ca) own site
[Hakka Nation](https://directindex.org/r/hakkanation.ca) own site |
| [Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/birthday-8) | [Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Solé Restaurant and Wine Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/scvr.co) own site
[White Rabbit](https://directindex.org/scan/whiterabbitwaterloo.com) own site | [The Keg Steakhouse + Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/kegsteakhouse.com) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Pickle Barrel Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/picklebarrel.ca) own site |
| [Best burger in town, and I want to order online.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/burger) | [Yummy Burgers](https://directindex.org/r/yummyburgers.ca) own site
[The Burger’s Priest](https://directindex.org/r/theburgerspriest.com) own site
[Johnny Fresco](https://directindex.org/r/johnnyfresco.ca) own site | [The Burgers Priest](https://directindex.org/scan/theburgerspriest.com) own site
[Chef On Call](https://directindex.org/r/chefoncall.ca) own site
Slap Burgers no link |
| [Something to eat after midnight, delivered or open late.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/late-night) | [Harvey’s](https://directindex.org/r/harveys.ca) own site
[Papa Johns](https://directindex.org/scan/papajohns.com) own site
[Bianca’s Pizza](https://directindex.org/r/biancaspizza.ca) own site | [Chef On Call Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/chefoncall.ca) own site
[White Rabbit](https://directindex.org/scan/whiterabbitwaterloo.ca) own site
[Pierogi House](https://directindex.org/r/pierogihouse.ca) own site |
| [Dinner with two kids tonight, somewhere relaxed. Book a table for four.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/kids-family) | [Wildcraft Grill + Long Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/wildcraft.ca) own site
[Stockyards Brewing](https://directindex.org/scan/stjacobsmarket.com) own site
[Jack’s Family Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/jacksfamilyrestaurant.ca) own site | [The Pickle Barrel Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/picklebarrel.ca) own site
[State & Main Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/stateandmain.ca) own site
[East Side Marios Waterloo](https://directindex.org/scan/eastsidemarios.com) own site |
| [I'm coeliac. A restaurant with real gluten-free options for dinner, book it.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/gluten-free) | [Wildcraft Grill + Long Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/wildcraft.ca) own site
[Beertown Public House](https://directindex.org/scan/beertown.ca) own site
[The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site | [Impact Kitchen](https://directindex.org/scan/impactkitchen.com) own site
Proof Kitchen + Lounge no link
Wildcraft Grill + Long Bar no link |
| [Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/terrace) | [Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site | [The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Solé Restaurant](https://directindex.org/r/solerestaurant.ca) own site |
| [A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/group-12) | [Kelseys Original Roadhouse](https://directindex.org/scan/kelseys.ca) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Empress of India](https://directindex.org/r/empressindia.ca) own site | [Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofhcl.com) own site
[Wildcraft Grill + Long Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/wildcraft.ca) own site
[Borealis Grille & Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/borealisgrilleandbar.ca) own site |
| [A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/fine-dining) | [TRIO Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/kingstreettrio.com) own site
[Chez elixir](https://directindex.org/scan/elixirbistro.ca) own site | [Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa](https://directindex.org/scan/langdonhall.ca) own site
[Trio Restaurant](https://directindex.org/scan/triorestaurant.ca) own site
The Bruce Hotel own site |
| [A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/business-lunch) | [The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Wildcraft Grill + Long Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/wildcraft.ca) own site | [Wildcraft Grill + Long Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/wildcraftgrill.ca) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[Borealis Grille & Bar](https://directindex.org/scan/borealisgrilleandbar.ca) own site |
| [Good breakfast near the centre tomorrow from 8. Can I book?](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/breakfast) | [Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[The Bauer Bakery & Café](https://directindex.org/scan/bauerbakery.ca) own site
[Reservations aren’t available](https://directindex.org/scan/bauerbakery.ca) own site | [Pür & Simple](https://directindex.org/r/pursimple.com) own site
[Abe Erb - Uptown Waterloo](https://directindex.org/scan/abeerb.com) own site
[White Rabbit](https://directindex.org/scan/whiterabbitwaterloo.com) own site |
| [Something healthy like bowls or salads delivered to my office at lunch.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/healthy-bowl) | [The Three Wellness Eatery](https://directindex.org/scan/thethreewellness.com) own site
[Chopped Leaf](https://directindex.org/r/choppedleaf.ca) own site
[Tahini’s](https://directindex.org/r/tahinis.com) own site | [Inspired Go](https://directindex.org/scan/inspiredgo.ca) own site
[Chopped Leaf](https://directindex.org/r/choppedleaf.ca) own site
[Freshii](https://directindex.org/r/freshii.com) own site |
| [A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/wine-bar) | Bodega Rose no link
[Solé](https://directindex.org/r/sole.ca) own site | [State & Main Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/stateandmain.ca) no link
Bodega Rose no link |
| [Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table.](https://directindex.org/city/waterloo/recommended/open-monday) | [Loloan Lobby Bar](https://directindex.org/r/loloanlobbybar.com) own site
[Proof Kitchen + Lounge](https://directindex.org/scan/proofwaterloo.com) own site
[The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site | [The Bauer Kitchen](https://directindex.org/r/thebauerkitchen.ca) own site
[State & Main Waterloo](https://directindex.org/r/stateandmain.ca) own site
[Browns Socialhouse Waterloo](https://directindex.org/scan/brownssocialhouse.com) own site |

 Method

## How this is counted

Everything here is counted in answers, using the latest answer from each assistant to each question, asked with web search on. Some questions are the ones people ask ("best pizza delivered right now", "book me a table for Saturday"). The others are three questions about each of the top-ranked businesses in the index: the official website, where to book and where to order. Every link in an answer is read. A destination counts once for each answer that links to it, whether as the place to book or as a source the assistant cited. So each share is the share of answers that link that destination, and the shares don't add up to 100%.

All the businesses' own sites share one row, whatever the business. A booking or ordering vendor on the business's own domain counts as direct. Marketplaces and directories are named. Listing, review and map sites (Tripadvisor, Google Maps, Yelp) count as directories, even where the scanner files them with the marketplaces. Newspapers, magazines, guides, forums and tourism sites share one row. Anything left is listed by its registered domain, and a model sorts each of those unknown hosts once into directory, press, marketplace, vendor, business or other, with the reason shown. Text that only looks like a host because a space is missing ("them.here") is dropped. Business names are matched against the index. A place that isn't in the index links to a scan of its site, if the assistant gave one.

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