30%
What DoorDash takes from every order on their app
DoorDash Marketplace Rate
Your own ordering website + mobile app. Same delivery drivers. Flat fee. Plus: the only system that gets your restaurant recommended by AI.
Every delivery order through DoorDash costs you 15–30% in commission. We set up your own branded ordering system using the same DoorDash drivers at a flat fee per delivery. On top of that, we build the loyalty engine, review system, and AI visibility that turns one-time orderers into regulars — and gets your name into the AI platforms where customers are now deciding where to eat.
ChatGPT grew 25x in 3 years — it took Google 9 years to reach that level. 40% of Gen Z asks AI where to eat before opening Google. Google's AI Mode now books restaurant reservations directly. Meanwhile, DoorDash and UberEats keep raising commission rates. Every month you wait is money you're giving away — to platforms and to competitors who moved first.
Your customers are treating AI like a private concierge — and their demands are getting hyper-specific.
The days of a hungry diner typing a generic "Italian restaurant near me" into a search bar are over. Today, people are having full-blown conversations with ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI. They aren't just looking for a type of food — they are dictating complex, highly detailed paragraphs to AI, expecting a perfect match for their exact situation.
If your digital presence isn't built from the ground up to answer these hyper-specific, conversational queries, the AI will never recommend you. Here is exactly how Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) intercepts these detailed requests in under three seconds to put your restaurant at the top.
When a user asks AI for a "natural wine list" or "power outlets," the AI doesn't browse your website like a human. It instantly scans your underlying digital architecture for hard facts. The Fatal Mistake: If your menu is uploaded as a PDF, or if your website lacks the proper structured data markup, the AI cannot read it. You are immediately eliminated from the recommendation pool.
When that same user asks for a place that "isn't too loud" or "won't mind a noisy toddler," the AI bypasses your star rating entirely and reads the actual words inside hundreds of your reviews. Stars Tell, Words Sell: "Great food" is invisible to AI. But "The quiet, cozy corner booths and low lighting made for a perfect first date" teaches AI exactly which queries you belong in.
When a diner asked a traditional search engine a question, they got pages of links. When a diner asks AI a hyper-specific question, they get a definitive answer: 1 to 3 restaurant recommendations by name. According to Birdeye's 2026 research, 80% of brands get a passing mention, but only 15% land the primary recommendation spot.
Traditional SEO gets your link buried on page two. Answer Engine Optimization makes you the undeniable, top-choice answer when diners ask AI where to eat. Let's upgrade your infrastructure so your restaurant becomes the only logical recommendation.
Book a Discovery Call →Every gap in your digital infrastructure is a customer who chose your competitor instead.
157 million Americans use voice assistants. 58% use them to find restaurants. They get one answer, not a list. If your data isn't structured for voice, you're not in the conversation.
Google AI Mode now books restaurant reservations directly through OpenTable and Resy — no app, no website visit. If your reservation data isn't connected, AI books your competitor.
ChatGPT lets customers order food through DoorDash and Uber Eats inside the chat. If you're not set up for direct ordering, AI routes your customer — and their money — to an app that takes 30%.
AI doesn't read your website like a human. It scans for structured data in milliseconds. Menu, prices, dietary options, hours, vibe. If it's not there, AI skips you. 85% of restaurants have zero structured data.
Every gap is a lost customer. We close all of them.
Book a Discovery Call →Every client gets the Order Engine. It's the foundation that saves you money from day one. If you want AI visibility on top of that — so ChatGPT and Google AI start recommending your restaurant — you upgrade to AI Visibility.
A mobile-first ordering website and branded mobile app — menu syncs automatically from your Square POS. Customers order and pay directly. Delivery fulfilled by DoorDash Drive or Uber Direct at a flat fee. Orders hit your kitchen display instantly.
Both Tiers · Zero commission on orders14 pre-built discount codes. Automatic milestone rewards at 1st, 5th, 10th, and 25th order. Abandoned cart recovery texts. Reorder reminders. Win-back campaigns for customers who haven't ordered in 30+ days. Smart pairing offers based on what they ordered. Birthday rewards. All automated — you don't touch any of it.
Both Tiers · Runs 24/7 without youVoice AI answers your phone — handles hours, menu questions, dietary inquiries, directions, and routes to ordering. Reviews Bot responds to every Google review within 24 hours in your restaurant's voice. Both included in base, not add-ons.
Both Tiers · Active from Day 1Catering-ready menu, easy group ordering, and structured data so AI and search engines surface your catering when local businesses search.
Both TiersYour entire menu, prices, dietary info, vibe, and reservation options — structured so every AI platform can read it. 8 answer pages targeting real AI queries. 7 platform profiles built. Weekly citation monitoring. Monthly strategy calls. Competitor scorecard. This is how you become the restaurant AI recommends by name.
AI Visibility Tier OnlyBoth plans include your ordering website, mobile app, delivery, loyalty automations, Voice AI, and Reviews Bot. AI Visibility adds the full AI search infrastructure, your dedicated food creator, and weekly monitoring that gets you recommended by ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity.
Stop paying DoorDash 30%. Get your own ordering page, smart loyalty automations, and AI-powered review management — all done for you.
$1,997 one-time setup · 6-month minimum
Everything in Order Engine — plus the full AI visibility stack that makes ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity recommend your restaurant by name.
Food, interior, and atmosphere — enhanced and optimized for every platform.
TikTok and Instagram Reels featuring your signature dishes.
Every post written with search and discovery keywords baked in.
A detailed, data-targeted review from a 4-year Elite reviewer with 51M+ profile views.
Fresh photos uploaded with keyword tags that help AI find you.
Genuine recommendations in local food threads — the signals AI trusts most.
Every photo and video delivered to you for your own channels.
AI Visibility: 2 visits/month
Call routing, transcripts, intent logging, monthly updates
3 AI personalities, language detection, round-robin responses
Dedicated catering page, ezCater, corporate outreach
405+ outlet releases, journalist pitching, media badges
ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity don't rank restaurants. They decide for the customer. We studied exactly how.
AI-recommended restaurants have 3.6 times more review signals than non-recommended ones. But it's not about star count — AI reads the actual words inside your reviews looking for dishes, occasions, dietary details, and vibe. Generic reviews teach AI nothing. Descriptive reviews are how you match thousands of different queries.
MyPlace AI Recommendation Study, February 2026
80% of restaurants get mentioned by AI at least once. But only 15% land the primary recommendation — the one the customer actually picks. The difference isn't popularity. It's data structure. The restaurants AI recommends first are the ones that feed it clean, complete, machine-readable information every single week. That's what our AI Visibility tier builds.
Birdeye State of AI Search Report, 2026
AI doesn't show your customer 10 options. It picks for them. We make sure it picks you.
Both include your ordering website, mobile app, delivery, loyalty automations, Voice AI, and Reviews Bot. AI Visibility adds your dedicated food creator, the full AI data infrastructure, answer pages, platform profiles, citation monitoring, and weekly tracking across AI platforms.
When customers order through your website or app, a 5% order support fee applies at checkout. This covers fulfillment, delivery coordination, and customer service — your guest pays it, not you. Your restaurant pays zero commission. For comparison, customers ordering through DoorDash or UberEats are typically charged fees of 10–15% or more. Your guests pay less ordering directly from you — and you keep significantly more of every dollar.
It depends on your volume and average order size. To give you a reference point: DoorDash Marketplace charges 15–30% per order. Our system uses flat-fee delivery at roughly $7 per delivery. On a $60 order, that's about $18 in commission versus roughly $7 flat. A restaurant averaging 200 delivery orders per month at a $55 average ticket could potentially save around $2,725/month. We'll show you your specific math during the discovery call. Actual results vary.
Google search and AI search are completely different systems — and AI is moving faster than anything Google has done before. ChatGPT hit 2.5 billion prompts per day in just 3 years. Google's AI Mode now books restaurant reservations directly through OpenTable and Resy. ChatGPT lets customers order food through DoorDash and Uber Eats right inside the chat. 40% of Gen Z asks AI before they open a browser. AI Overviews show up on 387% more restaurant searches than a year ago.
Here's what most owners miss: AI doesn't rank you on a list of 10 — it recommends 1 to 3 restaurants by name and the customer picks from those. The sources AI pulls from change constantly. The restaurants that stay on top are the ones feeding it fresh, structured data every week — not the ones who built a website five years ago and assumed it still works.
Without weekly monitoring, you have no idea whether you're being recommended or whether a competitor just passed you. That's what the AI Visibility tier tracks and protects.
We integrate directly with Square — your menu, prices, modifiers, and inventory sync automatically. Orders placed through your website land on your kitchen screen just like any other order. If you're on a different POS system, we can discuss integration options on the discovery call. Our system is built to expand to additional POS platforms over time.
Zero technical work. We build everything — website, mobile app, ordering page, automations, loyalty system, AI tools. Your only monthly task is downloading a 2-minute sales report from your POS. This is completely done-for-you.
Your website, ordering page, mobile app, and all content we created stay yours. On AI Visibility, you also keep the data package, platform profiles, and published answer pages. What stops working: loyalty automations, win-back campaigns, AI review responses, Voice AI, citation monitoring, and reporting.
Order Engine is month-to-month — cancel anytime with 30-day notice. AI Visibility requires a 6-month minimum to give the infrastructure time to build momentum. The $1,997 setup fee for AI Visibility is non-refundable. The 5% order support fee is collected through your Square account; revenue share terms are in your client agreement. Our food creator is a paid partner — her visits are genuine dining experiences as part of a compensated partnership. We do not guarantee specific revenue, rankings, or AI citation outcomes. Results vary based on market, competition, and order volume.
The math is simple. If you're doing $10K+ per month through delivery apps, you're losing thousands in commissions. A 15-minute call shows you your exact numbers — and whether the Order Engine or the full AI Visibility stack is the right fit.
Book Your Discovery Call →No obligation · No pitch deck · Just your numbers
Important Disclosures: Elev8ed Media Hub LLC provides online ordering, revenue recovery, loyalty automation, and AI visibility services for independent restaurants. All statistics cited are from third-party research sources and attributed accordingly. We do not guarantee specific revenue increases, ranking positions, AI citation frequencies, or any particular business outcomes. Commission savings projections are illustrative, based on published DoorDash Drive and Uber Direct flat-fee pricing versus DoorDash Marketplace commission rates — actual savings depend on individual restaurant order volume, average ticket size, and delivery distance. The 5% online order support fee is a guest-facing charge configured in Square and collected by the restaurant; revenue share terms are detailed in the client agreement. The content creator referenced is a paid partner of Elev8ed Media Hub LLC; her content reflects genuine dining experiences but represents a compensated partnership per FTC endorsement guidelines. All reporting metrics are validated against primary data sources before delivery. This website is not legal, financial, or investment advice.