AI Food Pics Spark Trust Debate | Ottawa News

Ottawa’s restaurant scene is buzzing over a new trend: AI-generated food images on menus and signs. Small biz owner Ali Dehghan credits it for boosting his design and pricing game—especially since English isn’t his first language. But not everyone’s buying it. Customers are spotting the “too-perfect” pics, calling out suspected AI fakes, even compiling lists of places to avoid. The real issue? Trust. People wonder if the food matches the hype—or if the AI visuals are masking subpar meals. Some spots, like Shinka, admit they’re using AI as a stopgap until real photos arrive. It’s a tightrope walk between visual appeal and honesty. As AI becomes more common in advertising, restaurants may need to be upfront—or risk losing customer confidence.

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