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vr.tr.restaurant · thing-q11707

Let an agent handle restaurants by location, cuisine, hours, hygiene rating, allergens and accessibility, and only book with explicit user confirmation.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which restaurant.

Name and place

Where.

Identity

Name and address.

  1. What is the restaurant name and address? provenance
  2. What cuisine does it serve? definition

Hours

Opening times.

Hours

Opening times.

  1. When is it open, according to a current source? provenance
  2. Is booking needed? definition
Safety Hygiene and allergens.

Hygiene

Ratings.

Hygiene

Hygiene rating.

  1. What is its latest hygiene rating? provenance
  2. When was it inspected? provenance

Allergens

Information.

Allergens

Allergen information.

  1. Can it provide allergen information for dishes? boundary
  2. How are cross-contact risks handled? boundary
Booking Reservations.

Reservation

Making a booking.

Booking

Booking process.

  1. How can a table be booked? action
  2. Has the user confirmed details before booking? boundary

Terms

Deposits and cancellation.

Terms

Booking terms.

  1. Are there deposits or cancellation fees? boundary
  2. How is a booking cancelled? action
Access Accessibility and diets.

Accessibility

Step-free, toilets.

Accessibility

Accessibility.

  1. Is it accessible to wheelchair users? measurement
  2. Is there an accessible toilet? definition

Diets

Vegetarian, halal.

Diets

Dietary options.

  1. Which dietary needs can it meet? definition
  2. Are certifications displayed? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
inn, Bierbude, Budike, postal station, herberg, csárda, Bruiden, Konstante (student fraternity), wine tavern, kafana, Meson, korchma

What it is Filled

An establishment that prepares and serves food and drink to customers on the premises, from inns and taverns to cafes and fine dining, operated as a business under food hygiene rules.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle restaurants by location, cuisine, hours, hygiene rating, allergens and accessibility, and only book with explicit user confirmation.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Serves prepared food for consumption on site
  • Regulated by food hygiene law
  • Must provide allergen information in many countries
  • Licensing needed for alcohol

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Serve food containing an allergen to a guest who has declared that allergy.
  • Misrepresent ingredients, origin or prices on a menu.
  • Post fake reviews of a restaurant or its competitors.
  • Keep or share guests' payment or booking data beyond its purpose.

Only with a human decision

  • Closing a restaurant after a suspected food safety incident.
  • Refusing service to a guest.

May

  • Take orders, prepare and serve food following hygiene and allergen rules.
  • Manage bookings and report menu information, prices and allergens.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Restaurants feed people; food safety and honest menus protect their health.
  • Kitchen work is often low paid and hard; staff deserve fair treatment.

Who is affected

  • Guests and diners
  • Kitchen and service staff
  • Suppliers

Owners Filled

Steward

The operator of the restaurant; food safety authorities license and inspect it.

Master systems

  • Food business registers
  • Hygiene inspection ratings

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q213441 - registry parent class
  • Q27077054 - registry parent class

related

  • shop and mass caterer - business
  • food - product
  • food hygiene law - rules
  • cook and staff - workers

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.restaurant
  • Wikidata: Q11707 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11707)
  • food business registration: jurisdiction-specific registration
  • hygiene rating: scheme-specific score such as FHRS in the UK

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Signage and menus
  • Hygiene rating stickers where schemes exist
  • Opening hours at the door
  • Dining rooms with tables, kitchens, menus and signage; traditional forms include inns and csardas.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • visit and eat
  • book a table, with the user confirmation
  • check hygiene ratings and allergens
  • complain or review

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Food poisoning
  • Undeclared allergens
  • Bookings made without consent
  • Out-of-date hours

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Food hygiene regulations (HACCP)
  • Allergen information rules
  • Alcohol licensing
  • Accessibility law

Context of use required Filled

  • Eating out, hospitality and social occasions.
  • fine dining
  • casual and family restaurants
  • cafes and bistros
  • inns and taverns
  • fast food

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11707: restaurant - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Restaurant - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should cuisines be separate entries?
  • How should hygiene ratings be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases such as postal station; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11707/spec.json