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A.I. recommending restaurants in SF in a chat interface
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(704) 448-LUKA - Find & book any restaurant in SF & South Bay Area via text

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Luka started as a mobile app using AI that recommends places to eat. This week we're launching Luka as a phone number +1 (704) 448-5852 that you can text anytime and find and book any table in SF and South Bay Area, including the ones that are impossible to get on OpenTable or other services. Luka also analyses your previous conversations, predicts what you might like and gets you tables (even at hard to get restaurants like State Bird Provisions, Rich Table, Cotogna etc). We want to build a service that will be available across all platforms - as a standalone app, in any messenger or simply by text messaging. We're building AI that you can use right now. Would love your feedback and happy to answer any questions :)
Amazing product Eugenia!
Really fascinated by the idea of using chat as an interface. What are your plans for other cities?
I suggested this to Magic but they seem to be sold on text messaging only. Since you are embracing cross-platform you should look into a Slack integration. Mockup here (.png)
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Thanks, Robleh! We're working on adding all of the Bay Area by the end of March and then move to New York and Los Angeles! What are the cities you'd love to see it in?
If it's automated, what's the constraint that keeps you from launching country-wide?
Any different than the previously posted Luka - ?
Maker
Thanks for your comment! Luka is now available via text plus we've added all possible reservations in SF and Bay area - before that Luka was just restaurant recommendations in a mobile app.
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V2.. this team moves fast!
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Thanks Jonathon! 🙌
Been using Luka for the past several weeks and has been an awesome experience. Props to Eugenia and the team for moving fast and building something genuinely useful + delightful.
Maker
Thanks Jeremy! Let me know what need to be fixed - Luka needs as much feedback as possible, that's how it grows!
Not trying to sell my product, but what will you do when you get to large scale (if not there already) and carriers start blocking your text messages since you're using a long code and apparently only one phone number? (10 digit number) Clarification: carriers block outbound text messages from numbers sending too many text messages per day.
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We were thinking about switching to a short code in some time - I've checked , seems like a great product. Let's talk about it? My email is .
sent you an email!
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Thanks, got it!
Added to my restaurant reservations collection:
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Nice to be number 1 in such a great company. :) Thanks, Anuj!
How does Luka work in the back end? Is that fully automated / based on an API?
Maker
Hi Romain! It's fully automated and based on the conversational technology we've been building. We're also plugging in APIs of different services. Let me know if you're interested in a more detailed description of our technology! :)
Cool interaction, , even without the app. Are the restaurant content/dish recommendations Luka generated or sourced from yelp/Zagat/other? And what are hurdles to expanding in more cities in short order? Congrats, too!
Maker
Hi Tina! We're getting all data automatically from 15 different sources - ranging from user reviews to professional media. Cities can be added pretty easily - this is in our roadmap for the nearest future! Thank you!
Very cool if it delivers on the promise! I just used the app to request a reservation. If the app says "Fine. Consider it done." does that mean I have a reservation?
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Which restaurant are you trying to book? Let me know - usually if it says so - it means it's done!
I queried the app later and it said the reservation is confirmed so looks like we're all set thanks!
worked wonderfully, highly recommend to other Product Hunters!
I think Luka is pretty awesome :) Keep up the good work
Maker
Thanks Nick! <3
I'll have to remember to try this next time we're in the bay area looking for dinner. Always looking for new dinning tools
Maker
Thank you! Let us know how it works for you
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