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Encyclopedia > Zagat Survey

Zagat Survey (pronounced Zuh-GOT) was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. The first guide was for New York, initiated by the Zagats who survey their friends, as of 2004 there were more than 70 cities covered. In addition to restaurants, guides also cover various leisure activities, such as travel, shopping, and recreation. Over 250,000 individuals contribute ratings to the guide. The information is available in book form, as well as software for personal digital assistants, and on the internet. Zagat information has also been featured in automobile GPS based navigation systems offered by Honda in the United States including the Acura MDX and Honda Accord. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Palm IIIxe PDA Personal digital assistants (PDAs or palmtops) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... Honda Motor Co. ... Acura MDX The Acura MDX (Honda MDX in Japan and Australia) is a mid-size SUV built by Honda of Canada Manufacturing Ltd. ... The Honda Accord is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ...


Rating System

The ratings are on a 30-point scale, covering food, decor, service, and cost.


See also

Consumer Reports is an American magazine published by Consumers Union, a non-profit organization founded in 1936 by Arthur Kallet, Colston Warne, and others who felt that the established Consumers Research organization was not aggressive enough. ...

External links

  • Zagat Survey home page

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Zagat Survey 2008 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants ranks Zachary's Pizza (692 words)
Zagat Survey Released 2007 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants Guide and names Zachary's as Best Pizza and ranks Zachary's 24th for ALL San Francisco Bay Area restaurants.
Zagat Survey is the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content.
The results for San Francisco are derived from a survey of 6,357 avid diners, with males and people in their 30s dominating.
Zagat Survey - Get The Best Reviews From Zagat Before You Go (306 words)
Zagat reviews a wide range of lifestyle and leisure products and services including restaurants, nightlife, hotels, golf courses and movies.
In 1979, Tim and Nina Zagat established Zagat Survey with the help of avid diners to rate and review the restaurants they visited.
Since then, Zagat Survey has grown and offers guides to dining for more than 70 major markets, as well as guides for hotels, resorts and spas worldwide, family travel, entertaining, shopping, nightlife, movies, music, theater and golf.
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