NEW now live at offq.me

Stop answering
"is it ready yet?"
Start cooking.

OffQ is a live pickup queue your customers watch on their own phone. One QR at the counter replaces fifty interruptions a shift. No app for them. Thirty seconds for you.

Start free→ See the live demo
✓ Free while in beta ✓ No app for customers ✓ Works on any phone or tablet
The problem

Every lunch rush turns you into an information desk.

Pans going, orders stacking, and a queue of heads craning over the counter. Then it starts.

You lose focus. Orders get forgotten. The only thing customers actually need is a number and a status — which is exactly what OffQ gives them.

"Hey — is mine the one that's ready?" — Customer #3, at the hatch
"How much longer roughly? I've been waiting like ten minutes." — Customer #5, who's been there four
"Did you forget my order? It's two fries." — Customer #7, asking twice
How it works

Three steps. Thirty seconds.

01

Stick a QR on your counter.

Sign up with your venue name and email. We mail you a magic link, you print the card, done. No password to remember.

QR code — scan to see what your customers see
offq.me/t/denis-fries
Print for Counter
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02

Customers scan and join.

One tap opens the live board in their browser. They type their first name. They get a number. No app, no account.

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#5
You're all set!
Watch the board for your number
Got it
03

You tap "Mark Ready."

Your Staff Panel lives on any tablet. Orders colour-code by wait time — green, orange, red. One tap and their phone lights up.

#1Den · 10mMARK READY
#3Toni · 6mMARK READY
#4Hanna · 2mMARK READY
Green under 5 min · Orange to 10 · Red past that.
Who it's for

Made for places with personality and a pass.

If you know every regular by first name and your extractor fan is louder than a conversation — you're the reason OffQ exists.

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Food trucks
Burgers, fries, bao, tacos. Whatever the hatch, scanning a QR beats shouting names.
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Pop-up pizzerias
12-minute bakes and a crowd that all turned up at 7:02. Stagger the crush.
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Specialty coffee
One barista, twenty pour-overs. Let the queue watch itself while you tamp.
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Ice-cream parlours
Festivals, school runs, sunny Saturdays. Your melting-point, organised.
Before · After

What changes on day one.

Before OffQ

A rush of interruptions.
  • × Customers cluster at the counter asking for updates
  • × You shout names over the extractor fan
  • × Orders get confused, food goes cold waiting
  • × Regulars leave because the queue looks chaotic
  • × You can't scale past one busy server

With OffQ

A rush you can actually cook through.
  • ✓ Customers watch their number on their own phone
  • ✓ One tap moves them Preparing → Ready
  • ✓ Wait-time colour coding flags problems early
  • ✓ The queue looks organised — which attracts more queue
  • ✓ Works on whatever phone or tablet you already have
FAQ

Questions we actually get.

Still unsure? Mail hi@offq.me — a human replies.

Is it really free? +
Yes, while we're in beta. No credit card, no trial expiry. We'll announce pricing well before we ever charge, and there will always be a free tier for tiny operators.
Do customers need to download anything? +
No. They scan the QR with their phone camera and it opens in the browser. No app store, no signup, no password.
What hardware do I need? +
Whatever phone or tablet you already have. The Staff Panel is a web page that stays awake on your screen. A cheap kitchen tablet on a counter mount is perfect.
What if the wifi drops? +
Both you and your customers need internet for the live queue. The board recovers automatically when you're back on — and we cache state so numbers don't reshuffle.
Can I rename Preparing / Ready? +
Not yet. It's on the list, along with multi-station boards (bar vs kitchen) and custom colours. Reply to your welcome email with what you need and we'll prioritise.

Your hands belong on the pan, not on a clipboard.

30 seconds to set up. No app for your customers. Free while we're in beta. Pick your venue name — we'll email you a magic link.

Start free→ Try the live demo