diff --git a/js/apis/PlaceDetailsApi.js b/js/apis/PlaceDetailsApi.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bce083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/apis/PlaceDetailsApi.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// @flow
+const apiKey = 'AIzaSyBfMm1y6JayCbXrQmgAG1R3ka4ZOJno_5E';
+const placesUrl = `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?key=${apiKey}`;
+
+export const getPlaceDetails = async (placeid: string) => {
+	if (!placeid || typeof placeid !== 'string') {
+		throw new Error('placeid looks wrong');
+	}
+
+	const res = await fetch(`${placesUrl}&placeid=${placeid}`);
+
+	const { error_message, result } = await res.json();
+
+	if (error_message) {
+		throw new Error(error_message);
+	}
+	return result;
+};
diff --git a/js/components/ItemTile.js b/js/components/ItemTile.js
index 191b8c2..d9d1d7d 100644
--- a/js/components/ItemTile.js
+++ b/js/components/ItemTile.js
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ export const FoodItemTile = pure(({ foodItem = {}, place = {} }: { foodItem: Foo
 				<Thumbnail thumb={foodItem.thumbImage} />
 				<View style={{ paddingTop: 15 }}>
 					<StrongText>
-						{foodItem.name}
+						{foodItem.name || ''}
 					</StrongText>
 					<SubText>
-						{`${place.name} - ${foodItem.distance} mi`}
+						{`${place.name || ''} - ${foodItem.distance} mi`}
 					</SubText>
 				</View>
 			</TileBox>
diff --git a/js/components/PlaceTile.js b/js/components/PlaceTile.js
index 4e6bc9b..cb0a347 100644
--- a/js/components/PlaceTile.js
+++ b/js/components/PlaceTile.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 import React from 'react';
 import { pure } from 'recompose';
-import { type List } from 'immutable';
+import { List } from 'immutable';
 import typeof PlaceRecord from '../records/PlaceRecord';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-native';
 import { Thumbnail, StrongText, SubText } from './ItemTile';
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { routeWithTitle } from '../helpers/RouteHelpers';
 import theme from '../ui-theme';
 
 type PlaceTileProps = { place: PlaceRecord, distance: number, categories: List<string> };
-export default pure(({ place, distance, categories }: PlaceTileProps) => {
+export default pure(({ place = {}, distance = 999, categories = new List() }: PlaceTileProps) => {
 	return (
 		<Link
 			to={routeWithTitle(`/place/${place.id || ''}`, place.name)}
diff --git a/js/enhancers/foodItemEnhancers.js b/js/enhancers/foodItemEnhancers.js
index d691c74..38d305c 100644
--- a/js/enhancers/foodItemEnhancers.js
+++ b/js/enhancers/foodItemEnhancers.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { path } from 'ramda';
 import mapPropsStream from 'recompose/mapPropsStream';
 import FoodItems$ from '../streams/FoodItemsStream';
 import typeof FoodItemRecord from '../records/FoodItemRecord';
-import { Set, Map } from 'immutable';
+import { Map } from 'immutable';
 import { getCategoryText } from '../helpers/CategoryHelpers';
 
 export const withFoodItems = mapPropsStream(props$ =>
diff --git a/js/helpers/ImmutableHelpers.js b/js/helpers/ImmutableHelpers.js
index e9107e3..a0bc4dd 100644
--- a/js/helpers/ImmutableHelpers.js
+++ b/js/helpers/ImmutableHelpers.js
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ import { type List, type Map } from 'immutable';
 
 export const pushInto = <T>(list: List<T>, item: T): List<T> => list.push(item);
 
-export const setById = (map: Map<string, any>, item: { id: string }): Map<string, any> => map.set(item.id, item);
+export const setById = (map: Map<string, any>, item: { id: string }): Map<string, any> => {
+	if (!item.id) {
+		return map;
+	}
+	return map.set(item.id, item);
+};
diff --git a/js/pages/CreateFoodItem.js b/js/pages/CreateFoodItem.js
index 3953b50..ccbfe45 100644
--- a/js/pages/CreateFoodItem.js
+++ b/js/pages/CreateFoodItem.js
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ export default compose(
 			longitude,
 			name,
 			address,
+			phoneNumber,
+			website,
 		}) => {
 			setPlace(
 				new PlaceRecord({
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ export default compose(
 					address,
 					latitude,
 					longitude,
+					phoneNumber,
+					website,
 				})
 			);
 
diff --git a/js/records/PlaceRecord.js b/js/records/PlaceRecord.js
index cc554da..db8034f 100644
--- a/js/records/PlaceRecord.js
+++ b/js/records/PlaceRecord.js
@@ -1,20 +1,102 @@
 // @flow
-import { Record } from 'immutable';
+import { List, Record, fromJS } from 'immutable';
+
+export type GooglePlaceObj = {
+	place_id: string,
+	name: string,
+	formatted_address: string,
+	geometry: {
+		location: {
+			lat: number,
+			lng: number,
+		},
+		viewport: {
+			northeast: {
+				lat: number,
+				lng: number,
+			},
+			southwest: {
+				lat: number,
+				lng: number,
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	formatted_phone_number: string,
+	url: string,
+	photos: Array<string>,
+	icon: string,
+	opening_hours: {
+		open_now: boolean,
+		periods: Array<{
+			close: {
+				day: number,
+				time: string,
+			},
+			open: {
+				day: number,
+				time: string,
+			},
+		}>,
+		weekday_text: Array<string>,
+	},
+};
 
 export type Place = {
-	id: ?string,
+	id: string,
 	name: string,
 	address: string,
-	latitude: ?number,
-	longitude: ?number,
+	latitude: number,
+	longitude: number,
+	phoneNumber: string,
+	googleMapsUrl: string,
+	photos: List<string>,
+	icon: string,
+	hours: List<string>,
+	openNow: boolean,
 };
 
 const FoodRecordDefaults: Place = {
-	id: null,
+	id: '',
 	name: '',
 	address: '',
-	latitude: null,
-	longitude: null,
+	latitude: 0,
+	longitude: 0,
+	phoneNumber: '',
+	googleMapsUrl: '',
+	photos: new List(),
+	icon: '',
+	hours: new List(),
+	openNow: false,
 };
 
-export default Record(FoodRecordDefaults, 'PlaceRecord');
+const PlaceRecord = Record(FoodRecordDefaults, 'PlaceRecord');
+
+export const buildPlaceRecord = (place: GooglePlaceObj) => {
+	const {
+		place_id,
+		name,
+		formatted_address,
+		geometry: { location = {} } = {},
+		formatted_phone_number,
+		url,
+		photos,
+		icon,
+		opening_hours = {},
+	} = place;
+
+	return new PlaceRecord({
+		id: place_id,
+		name: name,
+		address: formatted_address,
+		latitude: location.lat,
+		longitude: location.lng,
+		phoneNumber: formatted_phone_number,
+		googleMapsUrl: url,
+		photos: fromJS(photos),
+		icon: icon,
+		hours: fromJS(opening_hours.weekday_text),
+		openNow: opening_hours.open_now,
+	});
+};
+
+export default PlaceRecord;
diff --git a/js/streams/FoodItemsStream.js b/js/streams/FoodItemsStream.js
index 6459fc1..691a75c 100644
--- a/js/streams/FoodItemsStream.js
+++ b/js/streams/FoodItemsStream.js
@@ -108,4 +108,6 @@ const DUMMY_DATA = [
 	},
 ];
 
-export default Observable.from(DUMMY_DATA).map(FoodItemRecord).scan(setById, Map());
+export const foodItemsRaw$ = Observable.from(DUMMY_DATA);
+
+export default foodItemsRaw$.map(FoodItemRecord).scan(setById, Map());
diff --git a/js/streams/PlacesStream.js b/js/streams/PlacesStream.js
index feb51a3..cf19efb 100644
--- a/js/streams/PlacesStream.js
+++ b/js/streams/PlacesStream.js
@@ -1,46 +1,26 @@
 // @flow
-import PlaceRecord from '../records/PlaceRecord';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { buildPlaceRecord } from '../records/PlaceRecord';
 import { Map } from 'immutable';
-import { setById } from '../helpers/ImmutableHelpers';
+import { foodItemsRaw$ } from './FoodItemsStream';
+import { getPlaceDetails } from '../apis/PlaceDetailsApi';
+import { memoize } from 'ramda';
 
-// TODO open a websoket and create observable from it
-const DUMMY_DATA = [
-	{
-		id: 'ChIJf5QJFBK1RIYRjjfxZz9Z0O0',
-		name: 'Whole Foods',
-		address: '525 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin',
-		latitude: 30.270667599999996,
-		longitude: -97.7532464,
-	},
-	{
-		id: 'ChIJm4_R2BG1RIYRQcnsPEmzGQY',
-		name: "Trader Joe's",
-		address: '211 Walter Seaholm Dr, Ste 100, Austin',
-		latitude: 30.267681999999994,
-		longitude: -97.7527494,
-	},
-	{
-		id: 'ChIJG44vBQi1RIYRvWGHdYUolZY',
-		name: 'Royal Blue Grocery',
-		address: '301 Brazos St Suite 110, Austin, TX 78701, USA',
-		latitude: 30.265019100000004,
-		longitude: -97.7419085,
-	},
-	{
-		id: 'ChIJ72if-Qe1RIYRCzMucGEEdBA',
-		name: 'Second Street Market',
-		address: '200 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin',
-		latitude: 30.263963300000004,
-		longitude: -97.742308,
-	},
-	{
-		id: 'ChIJr3szW6a1RIYRkM7LRpnBIO0',
-		name: 'Lonestar Souvenir and Food',
-		address: '502 E. 6th St, Austin',
-		latitude: 30.266898599999998,
-		longitude: -97.73798459999999,
-	},
-];
+/**
+ * return a promise of a place details object
+ * if already requested return existing promise
+ * swallow exceptions so as not to break the stream
+ */
+const safeGetPlaceDetails = memoize(placeId => {
+	return getPlaceDetails(placeId).catch(error => {
+		console.log(error); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+		return {};
+	});
+});
 
-export default Observable.from(DUMMY_DATA).map(PlaceRecord).scan(setById, new Map());
+const uniquePlaceIds$ = foodItemsRaw$.map(({ placeId }) => placeId).distinct();
+
+const placeRecords$ = uniquePlaceIds$.mergeMap(safeGetPlaceDetails).map(buildPlaceRecord);
+
+export default placeRecords$.scan((accMap, place) => {
+	return accMap.set(place.id, place);
+}, new Map());
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b63987a..8dd7f60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "react-native-vector-icons": "^4.0.0",
     "react-router-native": "^4.0.0",
     "recompose": "^0.23.4",
-    "rxjs": "^5.2.0"
+    "rxjs": "^5.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-eslint": "^7.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 435b1a0..a9719cc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3973,9 +3973,9 @@ rx-lite@^3.1.2:
   version "3.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rx-lite/-/rx-lite-3.1.2.tgz#19ce502ca572665f3b647b10939f97fd1615f102"
 
-rxjs@^5.2.0:
-  version "5.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rxjs/-/rxjs-5.4.0.tgz#a7db14ab157f9d7aac6a56e655e7a3860d39bf26"
+rxjs@^5.4.2:
+  version "5.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rxjs/-/rxjs-5.4.2.tgz#2a3236fcbf03df57bae06fd6972fd99e5c08fcf7"
   dependencies:
     symbol-observable "^1.0.1"