Vouch: One city. One table.

Why Vouch

Food deserves a stronger signal.

Four things set the board apart. The numbers on the drawing match each one.

Fig. 1 · A Vouch boardExample

1Stars are for hotels.

So each city gets a Top 10.

Four and a half stars says little about dinner. Vouch keeps one short list per city: the ten places locals would actually send a friend.

2Sponsored spots are for sale.

This board is not.

Every vouch starts equal. No restaurant can pay for a spot, a feature or a better rank, and members never get extra say.

3Old lists go stale.

Recent vouches count most.

Support fades a little every day, so a place has to keep earning its spot. The board is checked daily, and unusual activity gets a second look.

4A list you can talk back to.

Live discussion on every place.

Each restaurant has its own conversation: what to order, when to go, what changed. Comments add context and never count as extra vouches.

Houston today · Opening order

The first five, free.

Checked daily · Recent vouches count most

The public board shows the first five free. City Insider unlocks the full Top 10. Search and the wider city field remain open to everyone.

ChòpnBlọkWest African · Montrose

MenshoRamen · Chinatown

CorkScrew BBQBarbecue · Old Town Spring

Tacos La SultanaTacos · Magnolia Park

The Peri Peri FactoryChicken · Mid-West

Ranks 6 to 10, saved places and insider notesCity Insider

How the board is decided

A list that has to keep earning it.

It starts with a list
Houston opens with the founder's picks. A starting point, not the final word.
You vouch
Put your name behind places you would send a friend. One vouch per restaurant.
Earned, never bought
Every vouch starts equal. Paying never adds influence, and no restaurant can buy a spot.
The board updates daily
Recent support counts most, and unusual activity gets a second look.

Vouch Passport

Your spots, ready when friends ask.

Pick up to five places you vouch for. Vouch turns them into one card made to share, for every time someone asks where you actually eat.

Send it anywhereMessages, group chats or your story, as an image that looks good everywhere.
Near meSee which of your vouched and saved places is closest right now.

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City Insider · a free sample

Know where to go and what to order.

What to order at CorkScrew BBQ: Ask for the fatty brisket. The peach cobbler is a must, especially if you have a sweet tooth.
Pro tip: There has been a line on all three of my visits, and they can sell out. Go about 30 minutes before opening.

Founder's note · 3 visits, last in August 2026

City Insider adds the full Top 10, saved places and notes like this one. One plan, monthly or yearly, with 7 days free for eligible subscribers. Membership is purchased inside the Vouch app and never changes a vouch or a rank.

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Who the board is for

Everyone at the table.

Visiting Houston

Where should we eat while we're here?

Start with the free Top 5 in your browser, no download or account. Every place shows its neighborhood, so you can plan around where you're staying.

Open the board

Running a restaurant

How a place gets on the board.

Any eligible Houston restaurant can compete. Local vouches move it up, and nothing else does: no restaurant can pay for a spot, a feature or a better rank.

Missing, or details wrong?

Knowing your city's food

Help shape the list.

Insider notes come from real visits. When local knowledge helps open a city or write its notes, the people behind it are credited, and their vouch still counts the same as everyone's.

Share what you know

Houston is first · More cities are coming

Want your city next?

Join the opening list and tell us which city should open next. Requests help guide our next cities. We also open through local partnerships.

One city. One table.

Free on the web, on iPhone and on Android. The app keeps your vouches together and lets you share your favorites as a Passport.

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Where would you send a friend?