Google Maps API - Multiple keywords in place searches

Question

Is it possible search multiple individual keywords in one place search request using Google Maps JavaScript API v3?

In the Google Places API documentation it states that

Answer 1

It looks like the answer is "no" (at least at the present time, you could request an enhancement on the issue tracker.

A work around would be to send three separate queries, one for each keyword. Should be OK for 3 keywords, at some point you will run into the query rate limit.

  var request = {
    location: pyrmont,
    radius: 500,
    keyword: 'theater'
  };
  infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
  var service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
  service.nearbySearch(request, callback);
  var request2 = {
    location: pyrmont,
    radius: 500,
    keyword: 'gym'
  };
  var service2 = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
  service2.nearbySearch(request2, callback);
  var request3 = {
    location: pyrmont,
    radius: 500,
    keyword: 'tacos'
  };
  var service3 = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
  service3.nearbySearch(request2, callback);

proof of concept

code snippet:

var map;
var infowindow;

function initialize() {
  var pyrmont = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8665433, 151.1956316);

  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), {
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
    center: pyrmont,
    zoom: 15
  });

  var request = {
    location: pyrmont,
    radius: 500,
    keyword: 'theater'
  };
  infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
  var service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
  service.nearbySearch(request, callback);
  var request2 = {
    location: pyrmont,
    radius: 500,
    keyword: 'gym'
  };
  var service2 = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
  service2.nearbySearch(request2, callback);
  var request3 = {
    location: pyrmont,
    radius: 500,
    keyword: 'tacos'
  };
  var service3 = new google.maps.places.PlacesService(map);
  service3.nearbySearch(request2, callback);
}

function callback(results, status) {
  if (status == google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {
    for (var i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
      createMarker(results[i]);
    }
  } else alert("Places request failed: " + status);
}

function createMarker(place) {
  var placeLoc = place.geometry.location;
  var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
    map: map,
    position: place.geometry.location
  });

  google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
    infowindow.setContent(place.name);
    infowindow.open(map, this);
  });
}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

html,
body,
#map-canvas {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px
}