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<topic>
  <id>659508</id>
  <title>Restaurants &amp; Bars "could not understand the location San Francisco"</title>
  <published_at>Wed Oct 14 15:43:07 -0700 2009</published_at>
  <post_count>4</post_count>
  <board>
    <id>40</id>
    <name>Technical Help</name>
  </board>
  <posts>
    <post>
      <post>
        <level>0</level>
        <id>5103523</id>
        <content>At the top of the Restaurants &amp; Bars page for the San Francisco region,
http://www.chow.com/restaurants/regions/1/san-francisco-bay-area .
the search box is preloaded with "San Francisco".  However, when I try to find something by typing a criteria in for something near "San Francisco", I get this message.

"We could not understand the location San Francisco.

Suggestions:

    * San Francisco, CA
    * 2nd and Howard, San Francisco, Ca
    * 94105"

</content>
        <published_at>Wed Oct 14 15:43:07 -0700 2009</published_at>
        <parent_id></parent_id>
        <user>
          <id>10039</id>
          <name>Melanie Wong</name>
        </user>
      </post>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5103691</id>
      <content>I was just going to post about this. The ability to add a new restuarant is gone. 

Even if entering San Francisco, Ca you get that message. 
http://search.chow.com/search?query=a&amp;location=San+Francisco%2C+ca&amp;advanced=1&amp;type=Restaurant&amp;sort_mode=best_match
</content>
      <published_at>Wed Oct 14 16:53:09 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5103523</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10264</id>
        <name>rworange</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5103745</id>
      <content>Ditto for New York.

I was still able to search for places using Google (venue name + site:chow.com).

And here's a link that should give you the "Add a Restaurant or Bar" option ... http://search.chow.com/search?query=a&amp;location=&amp;type=Restaurant&amp;board_ids=17+18+19+20+21&amp;advanced=1&amp;sort_mode=best_match</content>
      <published_at>Wed Oct 14 17:15:05 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5103523</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10496</id>
        <name>squid kun</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5104049</id>
      <content>I just tried to look for something in Milpitas and get the same suggestions, namely, 



We could not understand the location Milpitas, CA.

Suggestions:

    * San Francisco, CA
    * 2nd and Howard, San Francisco, Ca
    * 94105

</content>
      <published_at>Wed Oct 14 19:29:01 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5103523</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10039</id>
        <name>Melanie Wong</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5109053</id>
      <content>I'm now finding that San Francisco works but other, not clearly defined, subdivisions don't. I can't search on many of our own suggestions. I've raised a ticket for Engineering to take a look. </content>
      <published_at>Fri Oct 16 15:13:21 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5103523</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>10021</id>
        <name>Jacquilynne</name>
      </user>
    </post>
  </posts>
</topic>
