🍽️ Modern Restaurant Order Management System

A full-stack, real-time restaurant management solution featuring a customer-facing menu and a live kitchen display (Chef Dashboard).

🚀 Features

• Real-Time Tracking: Customers can track their order status from "Cooking" to "Ready" to "Served".
• Live Kitchen Display: A Kanban-style dashboard for chefs to manage and progress incoming orders.
• Dynamic Menu: Categorized menu with intuitive navigation and cart management.
• Persistent Backend: Powered by Flask and SQLite for reliable data storage.
• Premium UI: Modern, dark-themed design with smooth animations and responsive layouts.

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite, Framer Motion, Lucide Icons, Vanilla CSS
• Backend: Python, Flask, Flask-CORS
• Database: SQLite

📁 Project Structure

restaurant-frontend/
├── backend/                # Flask API Server
│   ├── app.py              # Main entry point & API routes
│   ├── db.py               # Database connection logic
│   ├── schema.sql          # Database schema definition
│   ├── seed_db.py          # Script to populate initial menu data
│   └── requirements.txt    # Backend dependencies
├── src/                    # React Frontend
│   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── Menu.jsx        # Customer-facing menu & tracking
│   │   └── ChefDashboard.jsx # Kitchen management interface
│   ├── styles/             # Modular CSS styles
│   └── App.jsx             # Main application & routing
├── .gitignore              # Multi-environment ignore rules
└── README.md               # You are here!

⚙️ Setup & Installation

1. Backend Setup

cd backend
python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\Activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python seed_db.py  # Run once to initialize the database
python app.py

2. Frontend Setup

npm install
npm run dev

📖 Usage

• Customer View: Access http://localhost:5173/?table=1 to place orders.
• Chef Dashboard: Access http://localhost:5173/chef to manage the kitchen.

📝 License

MIT