Los Angeles Times

It sets the table for greasy spoons

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Here’s an app to help you find the often hole-in-the-wall foodie locations featured in Guy Fieri’s TV show “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.” Name: Diners, Drive-ins & Dives Finder by MapMuse Available for: Android, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad What it does: Maps restaurant­s reviewed on the Food Network’s TV show. Search a city, view the restaurant­s and get directions or more informatio­n from the restaurant’s website. Cost: $2.99 What’s hot: I tested the app on my Android smartphone and quickly started adding restaurant­s to the “My Places” feature that lets you save eateries you want to remember, mark as a favorite or add to your Bucket List. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of the restaurant; it has user-submitted photos, Yelp reviews and even a feature to get more informatio­n from the show episode (it opens up to a browser window on the Food Network). You also can also check off restaurant­s you’ve already visited — just in case these unusual diners all start to look alike. What’s not: If you’re a fan of this show, you also might be a fan of Travel Channel foodrelate­d TV shows such as “Man v. Food Nation” with Adam Richman or “No Reservatio­ns” with Anthony Bourdain. Instead of putting all of these on one map, you must buy them separately for $2.99 each. Lame. Worth it: I hesitate to suggest that people spend the $2.99 because you can go to find .mapmuse.com to look up the same restaurant­s. But because I already had the app on my Android, I’ll definitely check out John Mull’s Meats and Road Kill Grill I found in Las Vegas. — JENLEO

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