Eatadakimasu

The everyday problem

We’ve all experienced the same frustrating moment: a hungry group of friends staring at each other, endlessly asking, “So… what to eat?” Everyone has different budgets, cravings, and dietary restrictions, yet many feel shy to reveal their true preferences. This leads to indecision, repeated restaurants, and wasted time. Despite countless food apps, none are designed to reconcile group choices privately and intelligently. The result? Chaos, awkwardness, and the same old “anything also can.”

The Spark Behind Eatadakimasu

We realized the core issue wasn’t a lack of restaurants, it was simply a lack of harmony. People needed a safe, private way to express their preferences without peer pressure, and groups needed a fair mediator to find the best compromise. Inspired by the Japanese phrase “Itadakimasu", a collective appreciation before a meal. We built Eatadakimasu as an AI-powered dining companion that brings people together by understanding differences rather than ignoring them.

Our Solution

Eatadakimasu allows each person to privately enter their food preference, from budget and cuisine to restrictions and mood, without anyone seeing what others chose. Our AI then combines these inputs, interprets group patterns, and recommends the top restaurants that best fit everyone’s needs. The system also suggests personalized menu items and explains the rationale behind each recommendation, ensuring transparency and fairness.

Mechanism

Users create a group code and share it with friends. Each member fills a simple, intuitive preference form while the AI processes all responses behind the scenes. Web-scraped restaurant and menu data enhances accuracy, while the decision engine scores and ranks the best restaurants for the group. Within seconds, the group receives three optimized dining options, complete with reasons why they match the group’s combined taste profile.

Why it matters

Eatadakimasu saves time, reduces social friction, and enables more inclusive decision-making. It respects individual privacy while strengthening group cohesion. Beyond convenience, it promotes fairness, every preference is considered equally, and no one needs to feel embarrassed about their budget or dietary needs. In a world overwhelmed by choice, Eatadakimasu offers clarity, harmony, and smarter dining decisions.

The future vision

What begins as a meal matcher can evolve into a smarter social dining ecosystem. Imagine real-time restaurant availability, AI-refined menu suggestions, group meal planning, and seamless integrations with travel apps or reservations. Restaurants can benefit from anonymized insights, targeted promotions, and discoverability among the right audiences. Eatadakimasu aims to become the go-to platform for group dining worldwide, turning indecision into delightful shared experiences.

Our experience with Cleve AI

List of what we've achieved within less than 24 hours: 1) Posted 4 threads on X with different styles or purposes link 2) Achieved 150+ accumulative impressions & 90+ engagements across 4 threads 3) Achieved 20+ accumulative likes & 5 reposts across 4 threads 4) Posted product demo video for initial launching of Eatadakimasu 5) Reached 7 new followers within 12 hours

Built With

• antrophic
• convex
• cursor
• google-cloud
• javascript
• json
• morbbin
• node.js
• react
• typescript