ChefyMenu
Developing ChefyMenu.com: The Future of Restaurant Menus.
- Roles
- Software EngineerFullstack EngineerWeb Developer
- Website
- chefymenu.com
Overview
Built an AI-powered product end-to-end, from architecture and data modeling to production infrastructure.
Chefy Menu is a web app that lets restaurants generate digital menus instantly from images using AI.
The goal was to remove the friction of manual menu creation and make onboarding as fast as possible.
Con nuestra innovadora aplicación web, puedes crear menús digitales QR sin esfuerzo y crear sitios web a medida para tu restaurante.
The problem
Restaurants typically rely on static PDFs or manually entered menus, which are slow to update and painful to manage. Existing tools often require too much setup, leading to low adoption—especially for small businesses.
My role
Implemented the system end-to-end, from initial architecture to production deployment, including AI integration, data modeling, and infrastructure.
What I built
- AI pipeline: image → structured menu data (sections, items, pricing), with schema enforcement, parsing, and fallback handling for unreliable outputs
- Domain model: Menu → Sections → Items, designed to support both generated and manually edited content, with future extensibility in mind
- Editing experience: real-time UI with optimistic updates and deterministic reordering, balancing responsiveness with data integrity
- Authentication & onboarding: email and Google auth, with a streamlined flow that minimizes friction and avoids redundant uploads
- Billing system: Stripe integration covering plans, trials, webhooks, and subscription lifecycle management
- Infrastructure: React + Remix application, Prisma + SQLite with LiteFS replication, deployed on Fly.io with clear separation of read/write paths
Reflections
Chefy Menu reflects my approach to building products: start from first principles, keep the system simple, and focus on delivering real value quickly. From AI integration to infrastructure, every decision was made to balance reliability, performance, and user experience.