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Logging Restaurants

This page covers how to add a restaurant and what each field means. For logging individual visits to a restaurant, see Tracking Visits.

Adding a restaurant​

Tap the + button from the Restaurants page. The form is divided into four sections:

Section 1 — Identity

  • Name — required
  • Cuisine — choose from 27 preset types: American, Italian, Sushi, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, Thai, French, Mediterranean, Greek, Spanish, Middle Eastern, BBQ, Seafood, Pizza, Burger, Steakhouse, Brunch, Cafe, Bakery, Dessert, Fast Food, Food Truck, or Other
  • Price range — $ (budget) through $$$$ (splurge)
  • Photo — upload a file (PNG, JPG, WebP, HEIC, or DNG, up to 5MB) or paste an image URL

Section 2 — Geography

  • Address
  • City
  • State

Section 3 — Experience

  • Phone
  • Website
  • Overall rating — 1–10; displayed as stars on your archive and public profile. Any restaurant you rate 9 or above is automatically flagged as a favorite.
  • Notes — your take on the place: the best dishes, the vibe, what makes it worth going back to (or not)
  • Status — one of three:
    • Visited — you've been here
    • Wishlist — you want to go
    • Closed — no longer operating

Section 4 — Visibility

  • Publish — makes this entry visible on your public Terra profile
  • Feature — spotlights it on your homepage

Status options​

Visited is for anywhere you've actually eaten. Add it here, log a visit, and rate it.

Wishlist is for places you want to try. They appear in your archive with a wishlist badge. When you eventually go, change the status to Visited and log your first visit.

Closed is for places that no longer exist. Instead of deleting them and losing the history, mark them closed. They stay in your archive with a closed indicator.

Editing a restaurant​

Open the restaurant's detail page and tap the edit button (pencil icon, top right). All fields are editable. Save on confirm.

Deleting a restaurant​

Use the Remove Restaurant button at the bottom of the detail page. Deletion is permanent and removes all visit records for that restaurant. Consider changing the status to Closed instead if you want to keep the history.

Favorite restaurants​

Any restaurant with an overall rating of 9 or 10 is automatically labeled FAVORITE in your archive. You can also manually toggle the favorite flag when editing, regardless of rating.

Tips​

  • Add Wishlist entries as you hear about places. The moment a friend recommends somewhere, add it with status Wishlist. You'll actually remember to go.
  • The notes field is for your honest take. What dish should someone order? What's the vibe on a weekend vs. a Tuesday? This is private context you're writing for yourself.
  • Use Closed instead of Delete. If a favorite place shuts down, keeping it in your archive with the Closed status preserves your visit history and the memories attached to it.