Built by Restaurant Operators and Engineers
OrderUp was founded by restaurant owner Loi Le and engineer Kevin Josue to solve the operational challenges Loi faces every day running House of Pho.
Founding Team
The team combines first-hand restaurant operations experience with full-stack development skills to build practical software for operators.
Loi Le
Co-Founder & CEO
Restaurant Owner
Owner of House of Pho in Stratford, CT—a modern Vietnamese restaurant serving the local community.
Entrepreneur & Operator
Avid entrepreneur who understands the daily operational challenges of running a restaurant—from staffing and menu management to dealing with delivery commissions and disconnected software.
Built-in Testbed
House of Pho serves as a living pilot for product validation, data collection, and iterative improvement—ensuring OrderUp solves real operator problems.
“Running a restaurant means juggling too many disconnected systems. We’re building OrderUp so operators like me can focus on serving customers, not managing software.”
Kevin Josue
Co-Founder & CTO
Engineering Background
Software engineer with experience building mobile applications, real-time systems, and data integrations. Previously built social networking platforms and industrial control systems.
Technical Skills
Proficient in Flutter, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, Firebase, SQL, and cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud). Built OrderUp’s entire technology stack including POS, APIs, and multi-tenant architecture.
Restaurant Operations
Learned restaurant technology and operations by building OrderUp from the ground up, working directly with Loi to understand real operator challenges and build solutions that actually work.
“I didn’t come from the restaurant industry—I learned it by building software that solves real problems for operators like Loi.”
Why This Team Works
Domain Credibility
Loi runs a live restaurant business, giving OrderUp authentic insight into operational pain points.
Technical Capability
Kevin has experience building mobile applications, APIs, and real-time systems—now applying that to restaurant operations.
Built-in Pilot
House of Pho acts as a living testbed for validation, data collection, and iterative improvement.
Where We Are Now
OrderUp is in active development, being built from the ground up to solve real restaurant operations problems. We’re working directly with House of Pho as our pilot to ensure we build something operators actually need.
🚧 Currently Building
- • Point-of-Sale system (Flutter mobile/tablet app)
- • Payment processing integration (CardPointe - recently validated, finalizing integration)
- • Online ordering platform
- • Management dashboard (Next.js web application)
- • REST API server (Fastify with TypeScript)
- • Multi-tenant authentication and data architecture
📋 On the Roadmap
- • Digital menu display system
- • Accounting and financial integrations
- • Sales and staffing forecasting features
- • Delivery platform integrations (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub)
🎯 Development Approach
We’re building OrderUp iteratively with House of Pho in Stratford, CT as our pilot location. This lets us validate features with a real operator and real customers before scaling to other restaurants.
Technical Stack: OrderUp is built as a TypeScript monorepo using modern web technologies—Flutter for mobile POS, Next.js for web apps, Fastify for APIs, and Firebase for backend services. The architecture is designed for multi-tenant operation from day one.
Join Us on This Journey
We’re building OrderUp for restaurant operators who want to take back control of their operations.