Menus in Minutes
A self-service platform that helps restaurants launch mobile-friendly menus instantly, built with design speed and AI-assisted workflows.
Role
Senior Product Designer
Duration
2 weeks
Project Team
Senior Product Designer
Software Engineer: Jordan Johnson
About
MyQuickMenu helps restaurants move from outdated PDFs to clean, mobile-friendly menus in minutes. By uploading an existing DoorDash, Uber Eats, or PDF menu, owners instantly generate a shareable link optimized for social media and maps. This project gave me the opportunity to design a simple, self-service experience for restaurant owners while balancing speed, automation, and usability.
Responsibilities
I created the end-to-end experience for restaurant owners, from onboarding to menu publishing. I partnered with Jordan Johnson, software engineer, to align on the scraping system and focused on reducing friction so setup felt simple and fast.
Impact
28%
increase in online orders within the first month
3.5x
higher conversion rate from Google Maps
12x
average ROI on monthly subscription
Problem & Status Quo
Most small and mid sized restaurants rely on PDFs or outdated websites to share their menus. On mobile these are often unreadable, slow to load, or completely inaccessible. For a hungry customer this creates friction and two thirds abandon their search if they cannot access a menu quickly.
Restaurant owners are burdened with expensive websites, clunky CMS platforms, or reliance on third party delivery apps that do not reflect their brand.
Key Insights
Along the journey, several pain points stood out.
Clarity drives conversion
Customers just wanted to see a readable, mobile friendly menu without friction.
Speed over customization
Owners cared less about tweaking design details and more about getting their menu online quickly.
Insights over vanity metrics
Actionable data like traffic sources and click behavior mattered far more than page views or likes.
Design Goals
1
Get menus online in under 10 minutes with no technical setup.
2
Ensure menus were clean, mobile first, and shareable.
3
Automate wherever possible by syncing from delivery platforms and PDFs.
4
Provide analytics that help owners understand what is working.
Design Solution
The solution combined a streamlined onboarding flow with a lightweight analytics dashboard, giving restaurant owners both speed and insight. Owners could import and edit their menus in minutes, track performance through simple reporting, and instantly share a branded link. The end result was a mobile-first menu experience that customers could easily access on the go.
Onboarding Flow
The onboarding flow was built to get restaurant owners live in minutes through four simple steps: import a menu, review and edit items, choose a custom link, and publish. Each step is streamlined to reduce friction and give owners confidence their menu is ready to share instantly.
Dashboard
The analytics dashboard surfaces key metrics like views, clicks, and session time while breaking down device use, visitor locations, and peak traffic hours. Designed for clarity, it helps restaurant owners make quick, informed decisions without technical expertise.
The Quick Menu
The menu is designed for quick scanning with photos, clear descriptions, and always-visible calls to action, giving customers a fast, frustration-free way to order.
Learnings
This project reinforced that AI can be a powerful accelerator when paired with strong design intent. For small businesses, simplicity and automation consistently outweighed customization. Owners cared most about getting online fast and having confidence their menu looked good everywhere. By keeping the solution lightweight and focusing on actionable analytics rather than vanity metrics, we built a product that solved the right problems and delivered measurable impact.
