donald lena.Independent · New York
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Le Yard OS

Le Yard is taking shape at 858 Ninth Avenue. I’m building the software alongside the restaurant.

Opening plans and the working day need different tools. The job is making their handoffs clear.

The opening room.

Tasks, suppliers, decisions and budgets. A place to see what still needs an owner and what is ready to move.

Le Yard opening workspace with fictional planning recordsOpen original
Opening Room · local demonstration with fictional records.

The working day.

Reservations, the host stand, staff coverage, stock and closeout. Built around the people using them during a shift.

Le Yard operations dashboard during a synthetic service rehearsalOpen original
Operations · synthetic service rehearsal, not live restaurant results.

A website, a menu,
a person calling.

The illustrated website and menu introduce the place. The phone flow greets callers and routes them to the team or voicemail. An AI first response is being evaluated separately and is not enabled on Le Yard’s public number. Reservations have their own booking flow.

Explore the complete Le Yard stack

Le Yard is still in pre-opening. These screens show the software being built and rehearsed.

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