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Yelp is putting a digital assistant to answer restaurant phone calls for you

This story is from 2026-10-20. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

Yelp is introducing Check for Me, a feature that uses an AI agent to call restaurants and check wait times on behalf of users. The platform update also equips its AI assistant with thirty-day chat memory, new list filtering options, and upcoming personalized recommendations. The feature is called C…

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  1. 2026-10-20 11:17 · DEV Community — AI
    Yelp is putting a digital assistant to answer restaurant phone calls for you

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