# ROC National Diners' Guide — user reviews > 42 indexed App Store user reviews of ROC National Diners' Guide by RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTER (ROC) UNITED, INC., rated 4.38/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roc-national-diners-guide/id577946103/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roc-national-diners-guide/id577946103.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (16 of 42) ### 4/5 — Think Again! *2018-02-12* It may be that the app doesn’t provide full informational. Maybe the Shake Shack doesn’t offer Service to their Customers. But, the app gives you a handy tool to walk in talking! ### 4/5 — Starting point *2016-02-03* This app attempts to raise awareness about what most of us do not think about when we eat outside. Of course it requires lots of data as feedback so facilitating what public could find and how to provide it to developers maybe it could help. In a bigger picture if data is inaccurate (talk to your waiter?) people will no longer use it . Hopefully there will be more apps like this to link buying power and truly better businesses. Great concept. ### 2/5 — Need to fix information *2015-02-15, version 2.02* The ratings are completely wrong. They penalize restaurants for not having tipped workers. ### 2/5 — Lacking info/incorrect *2015-02-13* This is a really noble idea for an app, but if it's not 100% correct it can be really damaging to a business's reputation. Right now it is full of misinformation and of course in its early stages it leaves out the vast majority of restaurants that deserve acclaim. My fear is that if people start to trust it as a means of judging restaurants and it isn't totally correct, good businesses will suffer. It's going to be very difficult for the makers of the app to accurately collect information from reliable sources. Shake shack getting knocked for paying their tipped workers too little when they don't have tipped workers is just one example of the potential flaws. I don't think people have enough appreciation for the responsibility they are taking for other people's livelihoods when they start publishing information (or misinformation) about businesses in a forum that may be accepted as fact. Particularly when that info implies a moral judgment! ### 3/5 — Nice concept *2014-06-17* I'll keep the app bc this is something I do care about and I do visit DC relatively often. But I do wish they'd expand to other areas and since it hasn't updated since 2012, it doesn't seem like they're planning to. ### 3/5 — Would be more useful if configurable *2014-02-01* Being able to specify your own minimums for wages, etc. would be a big improvement. $5 an hour plus tips may be enough in some cities, but SF, Seattle, NY my ethical bar is a bit higher and we’re fighting for $15 in Seattle, not $9 which seems to be a preconfigured default for the app. Nice v1 idea. ### 4/5 — Consumer Power!!! *2014-01-28, version 1.01* This app is a great resource for the workforce, employers and consumer!! ### 2/5 — Idea is great - delivery is not! *2013-10-15* Watch CSPAN book tv and became interested. Unfortunately, very limited coverage. Should take advantage of user reviews and allow larger geographic input. I am not in the industry, but understand the challenge. Don't limit your canvas (coverage) if you want a complete picture and a "mass movement". I will keep the app for 3 mo. If no change in the quality of the app, I will delete. Most will not be as patient. ### 4/5 — Location services MUST be on *2013-09-21* Your location services must be turned ON for it to work at all. Then it works fine. ### 4/5 — Other reviews prob astroturfing *2013-09-03* App works fine. Could use more coverage, of course. Would be good to have a link for restaurant owners to submit their place for review to get added to map. ### 2/5 — Confusing *2013-08-07, version 1.01* I think when I opened it, no filters were on. I put all of them on & then still the same list came up. Good idea but huh? ### 1/5 — Useless *2013-05-01, version 1.01* They should take this down and start over. It's useless at this point. It just doesn't have enough data. I'd be better off googling the name and reading what I could find about their working conditions, pay etc. ### 1/5 — Dosent work *2013-03-29, version 1.01* App does absolutely nothing. It's too bad, I would really use it if it did anything.... Would be rating it a 0 stars if I could. ### 1/5 — Nice thought but... *2013-03-17, version 1.01* Non-functioning and useless in all but concept. Failure. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2013-01-12, version 1.01* Tried "olive garden", "new York ny" and "Washington dc" -- no results. Good idea -- but needs major work. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2013-01-05, version 1.01* Maps never appear ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Zombie App *2023-12-16* Does not work. Please update or let it die. ### 1/5 — Error message *2022-01-22* This app does not work at all. It cannot find local restaurants. I’m on the latest iOS on an iPhone 13. Serious update needed. ### 1/5 — An Idea Only *2018-01-21* I wanted to see all the restaurants I could to simply chose a better location. You can’t do that or you can’t do that easily. You only get a list based on yes or no questions. Once I did get a list many of the locations wouldn’t even open. The one that finally did open said it didn’t have information anyways. ### 1/5 — Constant crashes *2018-01-21* I just heard of this app on Bill Maher’s show and downloaded it but almost every “High Road” restaurant I tap on makes the app crash. I also agree with the other reviewer’s comment about if the information provided is not correct then it’d be harmful for the business and people working there. I have not found it very useful so far. Hopefully it will get better in time. ### 1/5 — Completely non-functional *2014-02-03, version 1.01* on iPhone 4. Delete. ### 1/5 — Awesome idea, useless app *2014-02-01* They've only covered a few metro areas - and some chains, but if you're not in a covered metro area, they don't even show the chains near you. Pity the PDF on their web site is alphabetical by company including all the one off companies in those metro areas. Actual usable info is hard to get on the site, impossible in the app. Presumably if you're in a covered metro area the app is better, but since I'm not, I really can't be sure. ### 1/5 — Doesn't Work *2013-09-26* I thought it was the fact that I didn't give it access to location settings, but this app doesn't do anything as far as I can tell. Too bad. Nothing comes up in search or list. I can manually select a city, but nothing comes up. I can use the map to navigate to an area, but no restaurants are shown. If I then leave the map and come back, the map has reset to some ocean area off Western Africa and is zoomed all the way in. ### 1/5 — Poor implementation of great idea *2013-09-05, version 1.01* Nothing works yet ### 1/5 — Ain't even an alpha *2013-08-16, version 1.01* Great idea, HORRIBLE execution. Embarrassing, really. The maps ALWAYS move to the middle of the Indian Ocean no matter what city I select, no matter what filters I select. Impossible to use. Garbage. ### 1/5 — Useless *2013-05-16, version 1.01* Great idea, but only works for some major cities. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best app out there for diners! *2019-02-12* If you care about where and what you eat, then this is the app for you! The only one of its kind that let’s me know if the establishment treats their workers well. Reputable research shows that when workers are treated well, the food is better too! ### 5/5 — Yes! *2018-10-22, version 2.02* Let's do better by service industry employees and support businesses that stand for a livable wage. ### 5/5 — Great idea - Please keep working on the app *2013-10-04, version 1.01* Thanks for putting this out there. Apps like this are desperately needed to empower consumers and citizens. ### 5/5 — Great idea!! *2012-12-18* App obviously has some kinks to work out, but what a great concept!! I want to eat fair. Thanks for creating this and for helping us diners hold restaurants accountable! ### 5/5 — Consumer *2012-12-06* Really great concept and app. You can easily select categories of restaurants based on workplace practices in major cities. I hope this list grows because Chicago has more than 3 good quality employers! I will be frequenting this good employers for sure! ### 5/5 — Now I can eat ethically *2012-12-06* I love this app! It shows local restaurants that treat their workers with respect. Luckily, two of my favorite restaurants receive high marks. Unhappily, most restaurants have a long way to go. The app is great for major metro areas, but it needs to cover more cities, and it would be great if the app connected with Yelp. This guide definitely fills a need. ### 5/5 — happy vegan *2012-12-06* i've been vegan for a decade and have always felt akward asking restaurant workers about the content of my food, not knowing/suspecting that the workers in the restaurant, especially in the back of the house, were being exploited themselves. i'm so excited to know someone is doing something about this. i'm looking forward to updates and will tell all my friends who care about "ethical" consumption. ### 5/5 — This app rocks *2012-12-05, version 1.0* This is a great app and so useful to choose a restaurant where you know the employees are treated with respect. ### 5/5 — Great App!!! *2012-12-05, version 1.0* I love that I finally have the tools to eat ethically. Great idea from a progressive non for profit ROC!!! ### 5/5 — Best app out there! *2012-12-05, version 1.0* Great app! Now I can know which restaurant is treating their workers right! I can finally eat out ethically! :) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*