Fountain City Grille — Live Project Tracker

Updated after the first demo shell landed, now tracking the tighter phase 1 pass instead of pretending the shell still does not exist.

Current focus
Tight phase 1 demo slice
As of
2026-04-12 09:45 AM CDT
Nearest result
Sharper phase 1 pass within the hour
Main bottleneck
Item curation and modifier discipline
Scope freeze
Breakfast basics + starters + burgers + sandwiches/wraps + beverages

Workflow / Phase Map

1. Discovery / Truth Gathering
100%
Done
Menu, logo, receipts, kitchen tickets, Clover tables, categories, modifiers.
Time left
Complete.
2. Flow / Logic Design
95%
Done
Customer flow, review logic, kitchen/load logic, table-aware entry, split-order concept.
Time left
Small tightening only.
3. Phase 1 Scope Lock
92%
Done
Narrow first slice defined around simple, high-volume, low-confusion items.
Time left
Finalize the first visible item subset in the shell.
4. Front-End Shell
45%
Done
Landing, categories, item detail, modifiers, cart, order status, kitchen-state switching.
Time left
Tighten the phase 1 content and make the slice feel more restaurant-real.
5. Working Slice
25%
Done
A real clickable shell now exists.
Time left
Improve actual items, flag reasons, and phase 1 clarity.
6. Usable Demo / Pilot Prep
5%
Done
The project finally has a real customer-facing base to refine.
Time left
Still well after the first slice is cleaned up.

What still has to happen

Now: tighten the first slice around real phase 1 categories and items.
Then: improve flagged-order reasons and review-state clarity.
Then: make split-order and table context more believable.
Then: expand cautiously from the clean slice instead of rushing to full menu sprawl.
After that: Clover mapping sheet, testing pass, pilot cleanup.

If the item slice is not getting cleaner and more believable, the project is not actually getting closer to pilot use.