What you can text Passa
Anything a friend tells you is worth trying. Text it to 855-94-PASSA, or type it on your list, the way you would say it out loud.
There is no format to learn. Passa reads the name, who told you, where it is and anything else you add, and puts it on the right shelf. A few real examples:
Restaurants
- “Lucali in Carroll Gardens, from Jess. Get the calzone, cash only”
- “Joe's Pizza on Carmine St, the plain slice”
Shows
- “The Bear, from Sam, start with season 2”
- “Severance, Jamie says watch it with subtitles off”
Services
- “Fern Street Barbers, ask for Marco, from Chris”
- “Dr. Alvarez, physical therapist, my sister swears by her”
Drinks
- “Dante in the West Village, get a Garibaldi”
- “Blanton's, single barrel, from Dad”
Books
- “Project Hail Mary, from Alex”
- “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, book club pick”
Music, travel and things to buy
- “Khruangbin, for a long drive”
- “Ignacia Guest House in Mexico City, from Maya”
- “Creatine monohydrate, 5g a day, my trainer said”
What helps
- Who told you. “from Jess” is the part you will forget first, and the reason the rec is worth keeping.
- Where. A city or a neighborhood means the map looks in the right place. Chains like Cracker Barrel can skip it; the map finds the nearest one.
- The tip. “Get the calzone,” “ask for Marco,” “start with season 2.” That is what makes it useful later.
Getting your list back
- Text a shelf, like restaurants, shows or books, and the list comes back.
- Text FIND and a word, like “FIND tacos” or “FIND Jess,” to search everything you saved.
- Text HELP for a quick reminder of all of this, and STOP to stop texts at any time.
Saved the same place twice? Passa keeps one rec and adds the new friend or note to it. More on how it all fits together in How it works.