Coming soon to Akron & Summit County, Ohio
Know the wait before you go.
RightPlace shows how long the wait is at local restaurants and bars, and what’s on special tonight, posted by the places themselves. For restaurants, it runs the door and the kitchen from the phones and tablets you already have.
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For guests: find the right place for tonight
No more driving across town to a 45-minute wait. Check first, then go.
- See the wait: Restaurants and bars post their wait in one tap: no wait, short, or 30+ minutes.
- Tonight’s deals: Happy hours, drink specials and slow-night deals near you, posted by the places themselves. Not ads.
- Pick your kind of night: Date night, the big game, karaoke, patio, with the kids, late-night food. Filter by the night you want.
- Tell them you’re on the way: Let the host know you’re coming, and have your food started if they offer it.
- Points and perks: Earn points at the places you visit and use them for perks they choose.
- No app to download: It works in your phone’s browser. Sign in only if you want points and favorites.
For restaurants and bars: run the door and the kitchen from the screens you have
One simple system for busy nights and slow ones. It works with any register; your register still takes payment like always.
- Waitlist and host stand: Walk-ins, phone calls and reservations on one list. Post your wait in one tap. Text “table ready” from your own phone.
- Kitchen screen: Tickets on any tablet, allergies in red, and sold-out (86’d) items updated everywhere at once.
- Server phone orders: Servers send orders to the kitchen from their own phones. No handhelds to buy.
- Door TV: Your wait, tonight’s deals, your menu and photos on any TV by the door or bar.
- Deals that fill slow nights: Post a special from the host stand. Guests nearby see it on RightPlace that night.
- Night Report: What actually happened: arrivals, seatings, kitchen times, no-shows, and which deals worked.
How RightPlace works
- Restaurants post: The host taps the wait and posts tonight’s deals from the host stand, in seconds.
- Guests check: Guests nearby see the wait and the deals before they leave the house.
- Everyone wins the night: Guests skip the long wait, and restaurants fill the tables they have, busy night or slow.
Starting in Summit County, Ohio
We’re starting with independent restaurants, bars and pubs in and around Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson, Tallmadge, Barberton, Green, Fairlawn and nearby Kent, then growing from there.
Join the beta. Earn rewards for helping.
RightPlace is in beta and anyone can join free. Claim your spot and you are a founding member: sign in now, try RightPlace before it opens, and earn rewards for helping us get it right. Own a restaurant or bar? Claim your business and we will set it up before we open.
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Questions
What does “Claim my spot” mean?
It makes your free RightPlace account now, before we open. Anyone can do it. You’re a regular guest, just early: you can sign in, try everything in the beta, and keep your account when RightPlace launches.
What do founding members get?
Early access to the beta, a Founding member badge that stays on your profile, and rewards for helping us perfect RightPlace: trying features, telling us what’s broken or confusing, sharing ideas, and inviting friends. Rewards are points you can use at places on RightPlace: 1,000 when a restaurant you referred joins, 250 when a friend you invited makes their first visit, 100 for each visit through RightPlace, and points for wait reports, reviews and specials. Joining and exploring earn some too.
What is RightPlace?
A local guide to restaurant and bar wait times and tonight’s deals, posted by the places themselves, plus the tools restaurants use to run their door and kitchen.
When does RightPlace launch?
Soon. We’re setting it up with our first restaurants in Summit County now. Claim your spot now and you can look around before it opens.
Is it free for guests?
Yes. Guests never pay to use RightPlace, and there’s no app to download.
I own a restaurant or bar. How do I get on early?
Tap “Claim my business”, find your place and leave your details. We’ll confirm it’s yours and set it up before launch. The email we send you opens every screen right away, so you can try it all today.
Does it work with my register?
Yes. RightPlace sends tickets to your kitchen and your register takes payment like always, whether you use Toast, Square, Clover or something else.
Where can I see it now?
Founding members get a full preview before launch, with a guided tour for guests and one for restaurants. Claim your spot (or your business) and the link we email you gets you in.
For restaurant and bar owners
- For restaurants and bars
- Waitlist and host stand
- Kitchen screen
- Server phone orders
- Door TV
- Deals and specials
- Night Report
- For bars and pubs
- How it works
- Why it matters
- Cost of doing nothing
- Compare
- Plans
- Case studies
- FAQ
- Get started
- Success guide
- Problems we solve
- Problem: walkouts
- Problem: no-shows
- Problem: table turns
- Problem: slow tickets
- Problem: sold out
- Problem: paper list
- Problem: short-staffed
- Problem: slow nights
- Problem: nobody knows
- Problem: marketing
- Problem: quiet bar
- Summit County, Ohio
- Akron, Ohio
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- Kent, Ohio (Portage County)
- Hudson, Ohio
- Stow, Ohio
- Barberton, Ohio
- Tallmadge, Ohio
- Fairlawn, Ohio
- Green, Ohio