The platform that runs with you

PlateLunch is the all-in-one system for independent restaurants. Online ordering, a kitchen display, your own website, real-time analytics — all powered by the POS you already use. No commissions. No middlemen. Already live and serving real customers.

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Poke Bowl
Ahi, rice, furikake, spicy mayo
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$13.50
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The platform

Everything your restaurant needs, in one place

No more juggling six different services. PlateLunch replaces the patchwork — ordering, kitchen display, website, analytics — with a single platform that syncs from your POS.

Currently integrated with Square. Support for Toast, Clover, and other POS systems is in development.

Live

Online ordering

Customers order from your website — pickup, scheduled orders, custom builds. It lands in your POS like any other order. No third-party commissions, no DoorDash markup.

Live

Custom website

A fast, beautiful site designed around your brand — not a template with your name on it. Your domain, your colors, your story. SEO + AI-search ready out of the box.

Live

Kitchen display (KDS)

See every order in real time on any screen — tablet, phone, or TV. Tap to bump, audio alerts for new orders, timer warnings so nothing sits. No extra hardware or apps to install.

Live

POS-synced menu

Change a price, 86 an item, add a special — do it in your POS and your entire online presence updates instantly. No double entry, no phone calls, no waiting on anyone.

Live

Order tracking

Customers see their order status in real time — confirmed, preparing, ready for pickup. Fewer phone calls, fewer "is my order ready?" walk-ups, happier customers.

Live

Merch & extras

Sell t-shirts, sauces, gift cards — anything beyond the plate. Multi-step product configurators (size, color, style) built right into your checkout flow.

Live

Analytics & insights

Revenue trends, popular items, peak hours, average order value, online vs. in-store comparison. See what's working and where to focus — no spreadsheets required.

Live

Menu boards

Digital screens powered by the same menu you already manage. Plug in a TV, point it at your board, done. Updates in real time from your POS.

Coming soon

Loyalty & retention

Reward your regulars without the punch card. Digital loyalty tied into ordering — track visits, send offers, build repeat business automatically.

Kitchen display system

Your kitchen, in control

The PlateLunch KDS turns any tablet, phone, or screen into a real-time order display. Online orders appear instantly with audio alerts. Tap to bump when it's ready. Timer warnings keep prep times tight. Recall anything that was bumped too early.

  • ✓ Works in any browser — no app to install
  • ✓ PIN-protected access for your kitchen team
  • ✓ Audio alerts when new orders come in
  • ✓ Configurable timer warnings (yellow) and alerts (red)
  • ✓ Dark theme designed for kitchen environments
Cooks preparing food together in a restaurant kitchen
Food truck serving customers
Coming soon

Built for food trucks, too

The $2.8 billion food truck industry runs on Instagram updates and hope. Customers want to pre-order — 66% say they'd order ahead if they could — but most trucks don't offer it. And every time you move, you're manually updating five different platforms.

PlateLunch is bringing everything that works for restaurants to food trucks: online ordering, kitchen display, a custom website, real-time menu sync. Plus new features designed for life on wheels:

  • "I'm here now" broadcast — update your location once and it syncs everywhere
  • Schedule & route management — let customers see where you'll be this week
  • Food truck pod support — shared dashboard for multi-truck parks and commissaries
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How it works

Up and running in days, not months

We handle the setup. You handle the food.

1

We sit down together

We learn your menu, your vibe, your goals. No forms to fill out or portals to configure — just a conversation about what you need.

2

We build it for you

Your custom website, online ordering, kitchen display, and menu go live on your own domain. We connect everything to your POS so orders flow straight to your kitchen.

3

You're in control

Change a price, 86 an item, add a lunch special — do it in your POS and everything updates automatically. Check your analytics anytime. We're here when you need us.

Done for you

Hand it to our team

Running a restaurant is plenty — you shouldn't also be managing Google listings, DNS records, and email deliverability. Add any of these to your plan, bundled into a quarterly retainer based on what you actually need.

By our team

Content & menu updates

We handle the weekly grind so you don't have to. Burger of the week, beer list, live music calendar, seasonal specials — send us the details, we publish it.

  • Weekly menu updates
  • Live-music calendar
  • Digital menu boards
  • Urgent fixes within 48 hours
By our team

Digital presence

When someone searches for you on Google, Yelp, or asks ChatGPT for the best plate lunch nearby, you show up — and your hours and menu are right.

  • Google Business Profile
  • Yelp & TripAdvisor
  • AI search monitoring
  • Holiday & one-off closures
By our team

Domain, email & DNS

The boring critical stuff. We own the wire so your email lands, your domain doesn't expire, and your Google verification doesn't break.

  • DNS via Cloudflare
  • Google Workspace admin
  • SPF / DKIM / DMARC
  • Vendor coordination
By our team

Full IT management

When you want one number to call. Wifi, POS, phones, printers, internet — we run all of it so your team can focus on the food and your customers.

  • POS, hardware & peripherals
  • Wifi, network & internet
  • Phones & email accounts
  • Vendor escalation
Happy restaurant owner at their business
Built different

Tech that works for you, not around you

The big platforms take a cut of every order and make your restaurant look like everyone else's. PlateLunch is the opposite — your brand, your customers, your money.

We built this for independent restaurants that do things their own way. The poke shop with build-your-own bowls. The plate lunch counter with a line out the door. The food truck that moves three times a week. You shouldn't need enterprise software or a full-time IT person to take orders online.

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Simple pricing

Flat rate for the platform. Add a hand where you need one.

One monthly rate for everything the software does. Bring in our team for the work you'd rather hand off — bundled into a quarterly retainer based on what you actually need.

The platform · monthly

Everything the software does

Ordering, KDS, website, analytics, menu sync — all of it. One price, no commissions, no per-order fees. Early restaurants get the best deal we'll ever offer.

  • Custom website design
  • Online ordering
  • Kitchen display system
  • Real-time order tracking
  • POS integration & menu sync
  • Analytics & insights dashboard
  • Your own domain
  • Merch & extras store
  • SEO + AI-search ready
  • No commission on orders
With our team · quarterly retainer

Done-for-you services, à la carte

Pick what you'd rather hand off. We'll quote a single quarterly retainer based on the bundle that fits your operation.

  • Content & menu updates
  • Digital presence (Google, Yelp, AI search)
  • Domain, email & DNS management
  • Full IT management
Get founder pricing

Pricing is based on a conversation about your needs. We'll give you a straight number — no "request a quote" runaround.

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Ready to put your restaurant online?

Tell us about your restaurant and we'll get back to you with next steps. No pressure, no sales pitch — just a conversation about what PlateLunch can do for you.

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