PlateGuard
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Celiac & food allergy travel

In Kyoto, “vegetable”
does not mean safe.

Dashi is fish. Soy sauce is wheat. Tempura batter and karaage share a fryer. PlateGuard reads the menu in front of you, checks it against your allergies, and tells you exactly what to ask — in the language of the person you're asking.

60 seconds · No signup to try
Live scan · Izakaya, Kyoto
14%of people with food allergies avoid international travel entirely [1]
67%report difficulty eating at restaurants abroad [1]
6.7%of US adults have a diagnosed food allergy [2]
9 · 14allergens legally declared in the US vs the EU — the lists differ everywhere [3]

Three moments. Every existing app solves one.

Before

Where can I safely eat?

Which cuisines here are survivable for your profile — not just which restaurants list a gluten-free menu.

Arriving

Will they understand me?

A card written for this cuisine, naming the local ingredients that are the real risk. Works offline.

At the table

What can I order?

Photograph the menu. Every dish checked against your profile, with the exact question to ask.

Question 1 of 4

What do you need to avoid?

Select everything that applies.

Question 2 of 4

How serious is it?

This changes how firmly we word things for restaurant staff.

Question 3 of 4

Where are you going in the next 12 months?

Question 4 of 4

Have you ever cancelled, shortened, or ruled out a trip because of this?

Building your safety profile

Cross-referencing your allergens…

Your profile

Here's that menu, read for you.

Step 1 of 2

Where should we send your Kyoto card?

We'll send this profile as a printable staff card you can use on your next trip — and let you know the moment PlateGuard opens to the first group.

Please enter a valid email address.
No spam, ever. One email when there's something real to use.
Step 2 of 2 · PlateGuard Plus

Every menu, every country, offline.

Founding members get their first year at the price below, locked for as long as they stay.

Your 7 days unlocks
  • ✓Unlimited menu scans — every dish checked against your exact profile
  • ✓Cuisine-aware staff cards in 30+ languages, naming the local ingredients that matter
  • ✓Full offline mode — no signal needed at the table
  • ✓Household profiles — switch between family members in one tap
No charge today·Cancel in 2 taps·Nothing shared with restaurants
✓

You're on the founding list.

We're finishing PlateGuard now and opening it to founding members first. You'll get one email the moment it's ready, with your price locked in.

Nothing was charged and no card was collected — you'll only ever pay once the app is in your hands.

If you have a life-threatening allergy: no app replaces talking to the kitchen. PlateGuard is built to make that conversation possible in a language you don't speak — never to skip it.