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Let TikTok's search bar pick the restaurant
A viral food and nutrition format on TikTok and Instagram
Type a phrase like 'lunch in my city' into the search bar on screen and review whichever small business comes up first.
4
accounts it worked for
10x
median, times their usual
#57
of 103 in food and nutrition
Angle
Talking head
Why it works
It turns an ordinary review into a trend viewers can copy. The random pick adds suspense, and showing the search screen early proves it wasn't staged.
Hook formulaTrying the [search phrase] trend, where you type it in and go to the first place you see.
How to make it
- 1Show the search-bar screen in the first seconds
- 2Type the phrase plus your city
- 3Go to the first result and review it
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @1hourlunchbreak
1.5M followers, TikTok
“Trying the lunch in my city trend, where you type lunch in my city”
16x their usual views, talking head, restaurants and food reviews
- @holycao23
1.1M followers, TikTok
“If your name is Austin, this is your new McDonald's order.”
11x their usual views, talking head, restaurants and food reviews
- @munchinwithmoonshot
44K followers, TikTok
“Today I'm doing the viral lunch in my city trend.”
9.1x their usual views, talking head, restaurants and food reviews
- @jaskam_
1.3M followers, TikTok
“lunch in my city chicago”
3.7x their usual views, talking head, restaurants and food reviews
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