Sometimes when you're looking for the closest named restaurant (say for example, Applebee's), it'll pull up the option of choosing between restaurants and eating places (and have entries under both). I don't get the wisdom of this. It's just one more annoying step. Does anyone know what the supposed difference is?

 

To me..a "eating place" is crap food like McDoogles, and a "restaurant" is someplace that has food that is actually edible.

 

I think it is whether the establishment has a drive thru or not!!