ChowNow is a Playa Vista, Los Angeles-based restaurant technology company providing commission-free online ordering, branded mobile apps, marketing tools, and operational software purpose-built for independent restaurants. Founded in 2011, ChowNow powers ordering websites, native iOS/Android apps, QR-code dine-in ordering, catering, email and SMS marketing, a rewards program, Flex Delivery, order aggregation, and centralized menu management for 20,000+ restaurants. The platform integrates with 20+ point-of-sale systems including Toast, Square, Revel, Clover, Lightspeed, Heartland Genius, Skytab, and PosiTouch, and syndicates restaurant menus through a Discovery Network spanning Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, and other channels, with optional hand-off to DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub for last-mile delivery. ChowNow's business model is flat-fee software-as-a-service for restaurants rather than per-order commissions, and the company does not publish a public developer API, SDK, OpenAPI specification, webhooks reference, or open developer portal. Third-party integration is handled through pre-built connectors managed inside the restaurant dashboard and a private partnerships program; prospective POS, delivery, and technology partners apply through a partnerships form rather than self-serve API documentation. The company's public GitHub presence consists primarily of forks of open-source Python/JavaScript tooling and archived internal libraries, with no SDK, client library, or specification repositories.
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- Restaurants, Online Ordering, Food And Beverage, Restaurant Technology, Point Of Sale, Delivery, Catering, Marketing, Mobile Apps, Independent Restaurants, Commission Free
- Created: 2026-05-25
- Modified: 2026-06-02
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Online Ordering | Commission-free direct online ordering for restaurant websites, replacing per-order marketplace commissions with flat-fee SaaS. |
| Branded Mobile Apps | Custom-branded native iOS and Android ordering apps published under the restaurant's own identity. |
| Website Builder | Restaurant website creation with integrated direct ordering. |
| Marketplace | ChowNow's aggregated consumer ordering marketplace that surfaces member restaurants to diners. |
| Discovery Network | Menu and ordering syndication across Google, Apple Maps, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Snap, and other discovery channels. |
| QR Code Dine-In Ordering | Scan-to-order experience for on-premise dine-in service. |
| Catering | Specialized catering and large-order management. |
| Email And Text Marketing | Customer communication campaigns with contact slots and email/SMS credits scaled by plan tier. |
| Rewards Program | Customer loyalty and rewards program to drive repeat ordering. |
| Flex Delivery | Flexible last-mile delivery with optional hand-off to DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub, billed per delivery order. |
| Order Aggregation | Consolidation of orders from multiple ordering channels into a single stream sent to the POS or printer. |
| Advanced Reporting | Business analytics, payment insights, and operational reporting. |
| POS Integrations | Pre-built connectors to 20+ point-of-sale systems for direct order injection. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Commission-Free Direct Ordering | Independent restaurants take online orders on their own site and apps without paying per-order commissions to marketplaces. |
| Owning The Customer Relationship | Restaurants retain customer contact data and use built-in marketing to drive repeat business rather than renting access from aggregators. |
| Unifying Multi-Channel Orders | Order aggregation routes web, app, dine-in QR, and third-party delivery orders into one POS or printer workflow. |
| Expanding Discovery Reach | Syndicating menus and ordering through Google, Apple Maps, and Yelp to capture demand without ceding margin. |
| Adding Delivery Without Commission Lock-In | Using Flex Delivery to offer last-mile fulfillment on a per-order fee basis instead of marketplace commission tiers. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Point Of Sale Systems | Auphan, Brink, Clover Connect, Curv, Dinerware, EPOSnow, Givex, Genius for Restaurants, InTouch POS, Lavu, Lightspeed, Maitre'D, Oracle MICROS, PixelPoint, POSitouch, Revel, Silverware, Skytab, Square, Stream, Toast, Universal POS, Verona, and Volante. |
| Delivery Apps | DoorDash, Grubhub, Skip, and Uber Eats for last-mile delivery hand-off. |
| Discovery Networks | Apple Maps, Google, Snap, Tripadvisor, and Yelp. |
| Printers And KDS | Epson and Star Micronics receipt printers and kitchen display systems. |
| Payments | Card processing through ChowNow's transaction-fee model, with payment insights surfaced via Stripe. |
Commercial pricing for the ChowNow restaurant platform, captured using API Commons Plans 0.1.
- ChowNow Plans And Pricing — Launch, Grow, and Elevate subscription tiers plus add-ons and equipment fees
FN: Kin Lane
Email: kin@apievangelist.com