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Los Angeles press kit — what AI recommends

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The data

Full dataset (every business, mentions, engines, snapshot): download the CSV.

Top 5 family dentists in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Sola Kids Dental & Orthodontics (South Los Angeles)7×ChatGPT
2Playa District Dental: Erik Ligans6×ChatGPT
3Fun Dental 4 Kids (Washington Boulevard location)5×ChatGPT
4Super Kids Dental (Boyle Heights)5×ChatGPT
5Blue Pearl Dentistry (Beverly Grove)4×ChatGPT

Top 5 hotels in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1The Beverly Hills Hotel (“The Pink Palace”)8×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Hotel Bel‑Air, Dorchester Collection (Bel‑Air)6×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
3Hotel West Hollywood4×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
4Santa Monica Proper Hotel (Luxury / Design-Forward)4×Google AI
5The Maybourne Beverly Hills4×ChatGPT, Perplexity

Top 5 hvac contractors in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1JW Plumbing, Heating and Air13×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
2Brody Pennell Heating & Air Conditioning11×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Southwest Heating & Air Conditioning5×ChatGPT, Claude
4C-20 (Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning)3×Google AI
5LA Heating & Air Conditioning3×ChatGPT, Perplexity

Top 5 personal injury lawyers in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Jacoby & Meyers Accident & Injury Lawyers7×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
2Super Lawyers7×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Injury Attorneys6×ChatGPT, Perplexity
4Panish | Shea | Ravipudi6×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
5Eisenberg Law Group5×ChatGPT

Top 5 plumbers in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Red Lilly Plumbing7×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
2Pacific Plumbing Team4×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
3Ask About Permits (LADBS)3×Claude, Google AI
4Boss Plumbing3×Google AI
5C-36 Plumbing Contractor License3×Google AI, Perplexity

Top 5 restaurants in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Bestia at4×Google AI, Perplexity
2Fine Dining & Special Occasions: Providence4×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
3Providence4×ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity
4Holbox3×ChatGPT, Perplexity
5Park’s BBQ (Koreatown)3×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity

Top 5 roofers in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1All Service Roofing8×ChatGPT, Perplexity
2Benefit Roofing8×ChatGPT, Google AI
3Iris Roofing6×Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
4Rafael and Iris Roofing6×Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
5Green Ladder Roofing & Chandler’s Roofing5×ChatGPT, Claude

Top 5 things to dos in Los Angeles, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1The Getty Center12×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Griffith Observatory, the Getty Center, and Santa Monica11×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Santa Monica Pier & Venice Beach9×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
4Universal Studios Hollywood8×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
5Venice Beach Boardwalk & Venice Canals5×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity

Methodology

EnginesChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity, claude, google, grok, openai, perplexity — all queried with identical prompts.Prompts24 real buyer questions, asked verbatim.Sample96 answers captured unedited, with engine and timestamp.Rankingby number of mentions across all answers; ties broken by engines naming it. Mentions ≠ quality.Snapshot2026-10-07 — a dated snapshot; AI answers vary by time, location and phrasing.Independencenothing bought or placed; Memeador is not in any ranking.

Quote

“AI is the new front door, and most businesses can’t see what it says about them. We ran the experiment in my hometown — Reno — and published every answer, unedited. Nothing here is bought or placed.”

— Ellen Drewes, founder, Memeador (Los Angeles native / UNR graduate).

About

Ellen Drewes is the founder of Memeador, a one-person senior product-design studio that ships AI-first products and audits AI visibility. She is a University of Nevada, Reno graduate. AI Thinks That is Memeador’s public AI-rankings project.

Corrections & right of reply

Listed businesses: if a listing is wrong, or you want to be added, corrected or removed, email ina@trymemeador.com. We correct factual errors (name, location, category) and mark corrections. Inclusion is never for sale — that is the whole method — and removal requests are honoured on request.

How to cite

"AI Thinks That (aithinksthat.com), Los Angeles AI rankings, snapshot 2026-10-07. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI queried with the same buyer prompts; answers captured unedited; ranked by mention count."

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