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Dined

Proof that nobody actually agreed on dinner.

Started
May 10, 2026
Last update
Oct 4, 2026
Stack
Go · HTMX · Tailwind-style CSS
Dined home screen with a retro diner booth scene and recent dine cards.

What it does

Dined is a private family restaurant memory ledger for answering the question: have we eaten here before, who picked it, and did we like it? It tracks restaurants, dining visits, pickers, participant ratings, tags, and notes without trying to become a public review network.

The app is built around a mobile-first logging workflow with Google Places lookup, a chronological public dine history, restaurant detail pages, and playful trophy-case stats. The visual direction leans into an authentic retro diner booth and jukebox feel so the product has a distinct personality around a simple family habit.

Highlights

  1. Logs restaurant visits with picker, attendee ratings, price level, tags, and notes so the family can remember what happened next time.
  2. Keeps public readonly browsing separate from authenticated write controls for adding visits and managing restaurant metadata.
  3. Wraps the workflow in a retro diner identity with booth, ticket-pad, and trophy-case screens.

Screenshots

Dined home screen with a retro diner booth scene and recent dine cards.
Booth homeCaptured from the local Dined memory preview.
Dined trophy case screen with record-style stats, a dining map, and top restaurant rankings.
Trophy caseCaptured from the live Dined trophy case.