Helping Los Angeles restaurants market smarter and keep more of their profits.
My name is Andre Barber, also known as LA Menu Guy. I’m building a new restaurant platform designed to help restaurants get more exposure, give diners better menu insights, and reduce dependence on high-cost third-party apps.
We are starting in Los Angeles. We are starting near major colleges and universities. And we are building with one goal in mind: help restaurants win back control.
Currently onboarding a limited number of Los Angeles restaurants before our fall launch.
Third-party apps changed the industry — and not for the better.
They created a powerful convenience model: one place where consumers can browse many restaurants, compare options, and order quickly. That shopping-mall effect changed dining forever. But it also came at a steep cost.
What restaurants got
- Higher commission pressure
- Reduced control over customer relationships
- More pressure on already thin margins
- Less ownership over how the business grows
What consumers got
- Convenience in one place
- Easy comparison across restaurants
- Fast ordering and delivery access
- But often higher prices built into the system
A new platform is coming soon.
We’re launching a new app this fall that expands on the convenience consumers already expect — but with a better model for restaurants.
1. Menu-item-level insights
Diners will get much deeper insight into their food choices, including nutrition intelligence, food-choice context, and smarter discovery tools that go well beyond the industry standard.
2. Focused LA launch
We are starting near major colleges and universities in Los Angeles because those areas have dense concentrations of tech-savvy users who are more likely to try, share, and engage with a new platform.
3. Flexible plans
Restaurants will have multiple ways to participate, including a planned 100% free option for businesses that want visibility without upfront cost.
4. Lower pricing
The goal is simple: subscription pricing and commission rates at roughly one-fifth the cost of typical third-party platforms.
5. Restaurant-first economics
This is not just another delivery app. It is a restaurant-first model designed to support growth without draining profits.
6. Local effort, local reset
If we work together, we can help take back control of an industry that has gone off track — starting right here in Los Angeles.
Why meet with me now
I am currently making early introductions with restaurants in Los Angeles. At this stage, I am looking to introduce the concept, learn what matters most to restaurant operators, identify strong early partners, and schedule short in-person meetings.
Early restaurants help shape the platform
This is still early. That is exactly why now is a good time to talk. Restaurants that engage early will have a chance to influence what gets built and how it serves real operators.
What we can cover in 30 minutes
How third-party platforms are affecting your business, what diners near colleges actually respond to, how your restaurant could benefit from lower-cost exposure, and what a better restaurant platform should look like.
Schedule a 30-minute appointment
If you own, operate, or help run a restaurant in Los Angeles, I’d welcome the chance to meet with you in person for 30 minutes. Use the calendar below to book a time that works for you.
A note from Andre Barber
I’m building this because too many restaurants are working too hard for too little return while third-party platforms keep taking more. Los Angeles has the restaurant talent, the customer base, and the energy to prove there is a better way.
I’d like to meet you and show you what’s coming.