FAQs

Menu48 lists beverages only if they are homemade, locally crafted, or produced by a local beverage maker.

This includes:

• homemade sodas
• dirty sodas (Utah definitely knows what these are)
• homemade lemonades, teas, and juices
• fresh-pressed drinks
• scratch-made smoothies
• coffees roasted by the business or a local roaster
• craft beer, wine, cider

National or regional brand beverages served in their standard form—even when sold by a locally owned restaurant—are not listed.

Ice cream shops are treated differently because many do not make their own products.

Menu48 highlights only authentic Artisan or Farmstead Artisan ice cream, not mass-produced national or regional brands.

Menu48 lists ice cream shops only if their ice cream meets one of the following:

🅐 Artisan

• Ice cream crafted and churned on-site in small batches.
• Shops may use a neutral dairy base mix (milk/cream/sugar), but all flavors and final ice cream must be created in-house.

🅑 Farmstead Artisan

• Ice cream produced by a farmstead or micro-creamery.
• They make their own base mix or use milk from their own herd.
• Ice cream is churned on-site using small-batch methods.

🅒 Locally Sourced

• Ice cream sourced from a local Artisan or Farmstead Artisan producer.
• Not from national or regional commercial brands.
• Shops in this category support local small-batch creamery producers.

❌ Not Eligible

• commercial national/regional brands (Perry’s, Hershey’s, Hood, Turkey Hill, etc.)
• mix-ins added to commercial ice cream
• sundaes using non-qualifying ice cream
• using “homemade” wording without meeting standards

These do not meet Menu48’s ice cream standards.

🍧 Restaurants Serving Ice Cream Desserts

Restaurants may list desserts that include ice cream even if the ice cream is commercially sourced.

However, only desserts made with Artisan, Farmstead Artisan, or Locally Sourced ice cream will receive a badge.

Dietary options include:

• Gluten Free
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Dairy Free
• Lactose Free
• Non Dairy
• Sugar Free

Other searchable badges include:

• Artisan
• Farmstead Artisan
• Locally Sourced
• Scratch
• Signature
• Food Truck
• Food Stand
• Kids Menu
• Top48
• Local Farm
• Food Challenge

Each state menu has its own Top48 items that are liked the most by a mix of the general public and/or the team at Menu48. This can change from time to time as new favorites emerge and feedback is updated.

No. Menu48 does not publish reviews. Many platforms already specialize in public reviews, and we believe they can sometimes be inaccurate, unfair, or used in ways that harm local businesses rather than help them. Our role is to provide clean listings so users can discover locally owned food and drink without the influence of review-driven systems.

No. You do not need to list your entire menu. If your business focuses on a select number of signature items—such as best sellers, specialty drinks, or featured dishes—you are welcome to list only those. You can even choose to list just one item if that’s what represents your business best.

Many users search Menu48 for a specific food or drink item. If your business offers something unique or hard to find, listing even a single item can help potential customers discover you. If you are one of the few places offering a particular item, we highly encourage you to join and showcase it on Menu48.

Yes. Menu48 includes food trucks and mobile food vendors. Because their locations change frequently, we update their exact latitude and longitude coordinates whenever they move. This helps users get precise directions in real time and always know exactly where a truck is currently serving.