RestroAFK
Smart Restaurant Management & Ordering Platform
Overview
RestroAFK is a full-stack digital ordering system and business intelligence dashboard tailored for modern culinary operations.
Problem Statement
Restaurants experience inventory leakage, checkout bottlenecks, and kitchen miscommunications when using outdated POS terminals or paper tickets.
Our Solution
RestroAFK streamlines this with a high-performance customer order client, an instant kitchen status tracker, and an admin dashboard that syncs active orders directly with stock levels.
Detailed Technology Stack
React.js
Lightweight client for mobile food ordering.
Node.js
Async handler for heavy POS routes.
MongoDB
BSON data store for menu objects and stock levels.
Tailwind CSS
Responsive layouts designed for quick mobile clicks.
Key Operational Features
Interactive Menus: Fluid filtering, responsive search, and live item availability.
Kitchen Dashboard: Live tracking of order prep stages (Pending, Preparing, Ready).
Inventory Sync: Auto-deduction of raw stock quantities upon checkout.
Manager Controls: Price modifications, new dish additions, and sales statistics.
Engineering Challenges Solved
Ensuring inventory consistency during sudden lunch rushes: Solved by wrapping order processing scripts in MongoDB database transaction blocks (session.startTransaction()).
Rendering dynamic menus fast on low-end mobile devices: Solved by lazy-loading dish images and caching menu queries on the Node.js server memory.
Outcome & Project Results
“ Created a transaction-safe restaurant network that reduced food prep times by 20% and completely eliminated inventory reporting mismatches. ”