[jpatokal]

I remember trying to find a cab in suburban Silicon Valley on my first visit in the days before Uber. Then as now, if you Google for "taxi Mountain View" or similar, you get 2.5 million results. Should I call Yellow Cab or Yellow Taxi Cab or Bay Area Yellow Cab or Sky Cab? Which one is going to show up in a reasonable amount of time and not gouge me? Who the fuck knows! Not even my local coworkers did, because they all drive and never take taxis. I ended up asking reception, who sorted me out, but odds are she books with the company that gives her the biggest kickbacks...

These days, when I visit SV (or almost any other city), this problem is solved. Uber, bam, done.

[p4wnc6]

It's almost like there should be websites that give reviews and ratings for local businesses and services.

[jpatokal]

As it happens, the first hit for that search is Yelp. Do you find this helpful?

https://www.yelp.com.au/search?cflt=taxis&find_loc=Mountain+...

[p4wnc6]

Yes? The second entry clearly looks like a highly-rated general taxi service with a phone number. I might skip the top entry since it could be more related to airport rides.

I don't see what you're getting at. This looks like exactly what I'd use to quickly find a cab company and their contact info.