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Now you just gotta go past the AI overview, the sponsored results which aren't relevant, go through a few menus to get their website...
I remember my doctor showing me google and its "no nonsense" search when I was younger and it was brand new. Man how the mighty have fallen.
Google web search still exists, add &udm=14 to query something like: https://www.google.com/search?q=whatever&udm=14
It exists but it still sucks terribly.
If I search on "Burger King locations near me" I get a list of KFCs. And one Burger King approximately a thousand kilometres away.
The correct answer is that there's two Burger Kings within walking distance of me, and that KFC isn't Burger King.
I just use Google Maps for that.
Google Maps has very spotty coverage where I live.
Bugger. It's pretty much replaced the Yellow Pages for me, but I have the 'advantage' of living in a major city.