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cnjg6677
cnjg6677 Posts: 177 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

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  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    Only if it's a major chain or franchise that's required by law to post nutrition information. Otherwise, it's unreliable. I generally use a similar item from a chain if I don't see it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    cnjg6677 wrote: »
    Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

    Not sure what you mean by requesting a menu from a restaurant on MFP. If it's a chain/franchise restaurant you can look up their menu online and they will provide calories. There are numerous database entries for various items from various restaurants.

    If it is a local establishment with less than 20 locations, it is not required by law to provide nutritional information.
  • cnjg6677
    cnjg6677 Posts: 177 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    cnjg6677 wrote: »
    Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

    Not sure what you mean by requesting a menu from a restaurant on MFP. If it's a chain/franchise restaurant you can look up their menu online and they will provide calories. There are numerous database entries for various items from various restaurants.

    If it is a local establishment with less than 20 locations, it is not required by law to provide nutritional information.

    On the restaurant feature it says to request menu I click on that and it says menu has been requested
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    cnjg6677 wrote: »
    Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

    That’s a function to have the database pull up the already loaded menu from the restaurant you’re searching. Not meant to request that they get one for a specific business.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    cnjg6677 wrote: »
    Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

    That’s a function to have the database pull up the already loaded menu from the restaurant you’re searching. Not meant to request that they get one for a specific business.

    They do phrase it like you can request a menu. However, it's apparently just a request to be notified if the menu information is added in the future. I highly doubt that anyone from MFP is following up on these requests.

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2276536-restaurant-logging-faqs#Your database doesn't have the menu for the restuarant I was looking for, will you add it?
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    edited January 2019
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
    cnjg6677 wrote: »
    Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

    That’s a function to have the database pull up the already loaded menu from the restaurant you’re searching. Not meant to request that they get one for a specific business.

    They do phrase it like you can request a menu. However, it's apparently just a request to be notified if the menu information is added in the future. I highly doubt that anyone from MFP is following up on these requests.

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2276536-restaurant-logging-faqs#Your database doesn't have the menu for the restuarant I was looking for, will you add it?

    Yeah, I was short in my response but basing it on that info. I don't think they'll follow up on it either. I used a function a few times when it was released and nothing ever happened. That was years ago.

    ETA: I don't think the intent ended up in the execution.

    Would be nice to be wrong on this though. I have more requests!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
    cnjg6677 wrote: »
    Anyone have any luck requesting a menu from a restaurant on mfp and actually get it ?

    That’s a function to have the database pull up the already loaded menu from the restaurant you’re searching. Not meant to request that they get one for a specific business.

    They do phrase it like you can request a menu. However, it's apparently just a request to be notified if the menu information is added in the future. I highly doubt that anyone from MFP is following up on these requests.

    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2276536-restaurant-logging-faqs#Your database doesn't have the menu for the restuarant I was looking for, will you add it?

    Yeah, I was short in my response but basing it on that info. I don't think they'll follow up on it either. I used a function a few times when it was released and nothing ever happened. That was years ago.

    Yeah, I did it once or twice when it was rolled out. Never got a response of any kind.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I've emailed local restaurants or messaged their Facebook pages. While they don't generally know the calories, they've been able to point me toward the lower-cal options on their menus. Then I check the database and go for something around the middle of the range.
  • cnjg6677
    cnjg6677 Posts: 177 Member
    Thank you for all the answers was very helpful!
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