Wheel of Lunch - Yum
We always struggle with where to go to lunch. Sometimes you just want to try something new. This is where the wheel of lunch comes in. I was shown this when touring the CNet studios in San Fran but found it works pretty well everywhere. You type in your zip code and spin the wheel. A local spot pops up with a link to where you can learn more.

This data comes from Yahoo Local. YL is a nice directory of local businesses. The goal for Yahoo is to compete with the Yellow pages and thus their advertising dollars. These pages offered much more than just a phone number. These YL pages offer hours, maps, comments and everything else that Yahoo can collect on the business.

Yahoo Local is great, but it highlights the importance of paying attention to these pages. Since the pages are culled form the rest of the web, some of it may be out-of-date, wrong, or negative. Stay on top of Yahoo Local, Google local and others that seem to be springing up daily.