Restaurant Order Management Platform
A real-time order management system handling kitchen tickets, table status, and order flow for restaurant operations.
What was built
A real-time order-management platform that routes orders to kitchen stations and tracks table status across the restaurant floor.
What it solved
Restaurants needed a single live view of orders, kitchen tickets, and table status instead of relying on paper tickets and disconnected POS systems.
What I built
Built the real-time React frontend and the Node.js + Socket.IO backend powering live order routing.
How it was built
Frontend
React interface with live order boards and station-specific views.
Backend
Node.js + Socket.IO for real-time order events and state synchronization.
Database
MongoDB for order history and menu data.
State Management
Socket-driven client state with optimistic order updates.
What was hard
Low-latency order routing
Engineered the Socket.IO event layer to keep order updates sub-second across multiple kitchen stations.
Connection resilience
Handled reconnections and state reconciliation so stations recovered gracefully after network drops.
Why these choices
Socket.IO over polling
Chose Socket.IO for its built-in reconnection and room-based broadcasting, which mapped cleanly to per-station views.
MongoDB for order flexibility
Used a document model for orders to accommodate variable menu structures without rigid schemas.