Portfolio/Hospitality & Restaurants

Puerto Rico Menu

AI-Powered Restaurant Discovery Platform

Next.js 15TypeScriptPostgreSQLPrisma

The Challenge

Fragmented restaurant information across Puerto Rico with no centralized menu database, requiring manual data collection and menu digitization from photos and websites

Technical Solution

Built a comprehensive restaurant discovery platform with AI-powered menu scraping, Google Maps integration, and automated data collection tools for restaurant owners and admins

Architecture Overview

Next.js full-stack application with AI-powered menu extraction, Google Maps integration, and PostgreSQL database

Features & Implementation

Core functionality and technical innovations

Core Features

AI-powered menu scraping from photos and websites
Google Places API integration for restaurant data
Interactive maps with location-based search
User favorites and review system
Restaurant manager dashboard
Bulk menu import from spreadsheets
Operating hours management
Admin scraping tools for data collection

Technical Highlights

AI-powered menu scraping
Google Maps API integration
Restaurant data aggregation
Multi-role user system

Design & User Experience

Design Approach

Discovery-focused design with map integration, visual menu displays, and mobile-optimized restaurant browsing

Design Principles

User-centered design

Performance optimization

Accessibility compliance

Responsive layouts

Development Process

Structured approach to building scalable solutions

Architecture & Planning

2 weeks

Technology stack selection
Database schema design
API architecture planning
Security requirements analysis

Core Development

2 weeks

Frontend component development
Backend API implementation
Database integration
Third-party service integration

Testing & Optimization

2 weeks

Unit and integration testing
Performance optimization
Security testing
User acceptance testing

Impact & Results

Technical achievements and business outcomes

Technical Achievements

500+ restaurants cataloged

Achieved through optimized architecture and efficient algorithms

AI menu extraction from photos

Achieved through optimized architecture and efficient algorithms

Business Impact

Google Maps integration

Delivered measurable business value

Admin scraping dashboard

Delivered measurable business value

Technologies & Tools

Modern stack selected for performance and scalability

Next.js 15TypeScriptPostgreSQLPrismaNextAuth.jsAnthropic ClaudeGoogle AIGoogle Maps APICloudinary

Technical Challenges Solved

Complex problems tackled during development

Scalable architecture design

Performance optimization

User experience design

Security implementation

Industry

Hospitality & Restaurants

Duration

4 months

Team Size

Solo full-stack development

Client

Puerto Rico Menu

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