How to use Yelp Waitlist to avoid physically waiting for a table at your favorite restaurant

• The Yelp Waitlist feature works by allowing Yelp users to join waitlists on the app for participating restaurants.
• Not all restaurants use Yelp Waitlist, but you can find out which restaurants in your area do use it by tapping the Waitlist icon on the Yelp homepage in the app.
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In March 2017, Yelp acquired the waitlist app, Nowait, and rebranded it as Yelp Waitlist, allowing Yelp users to join the waitlist at local restaurants with just a few taps on their phone.

When it comes to dining out, one of the most annoying things you have to do is wait for a table when a restaurant is extremely busy and crowded.

Sometimes, you might even have to wait for up to an hour or more, and if you are hungry, your patience is most likely thinning – fortunately, Yelp Waitlist eliminates having to wait at all.

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How to use Yelp Waitlist

Not every restaurant on Yelp utilizes Yelp Waitlist, and the select ones that do will have a button at the top of their page that enables you to join their waitlist.

You can only add your name to a restaurant's Yelp Waitlist by using the official Yelp app.

1. Unlock your iPhone or Android device and launch the Yelp application.

2. Tap the Yelp Waitlist icon on the home page, or type "Yelp Waitlist" into the search bar to find restaurants in your area that offer Yelp Waitlist.

3. Tap on the restaurant that you are interested in attending.

4. Scroll slightly down and tap "Join the Waitlist."

5. A new page will open up and request that you fill in some basic information, including your name, your party's size, and your mobile number before submitting the request.

6. After filling out your information, check the box to agree to the terms of service, then tap "Confirm" to submit your Yelp Waitlist inquiry to the restaurant.

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