Quick menu import with AI (~3 min)

Steps

1. Step 1 -- Open ChatGPT

   Open ChatGPT on your phone or computer.

2. Step 2 -- Upload your menu image

   • Take a photo of the printed menu
   • Or upload an existing image
   • Readable is enough -- perfect cropping isn't required

3. Step 3 -- Copy & paste the prompt

   Copy the prompt below and paste it into ChatGPT.

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   You are an OCR and structuring expert for restaurant menus. Read the user's uploaded menu image, extract categories, items, prices, add-ons, and modifiers, and output a result that matches the JSON structure below (output JSON only, with no extra text or Markdown):
   
   JSON structure:
   {
     "sections": [
       {
         "name": "Category name",
         "sortOrder": 1,
         "menuItems": [
           {
             "name": "Item name",
             "price": 0,
             "isAvailable": true,
             "sortOrder": 1,
             "isAddon": false,
             "productUUID": null
           }
         ]
       }
     ],
     "modifiers": [
       { "term": "Modifier", "enabled": true }
     ]
   }
   
   Rules:
   
   1. sortOrder follows the order in the image, starting at 1.
   2. If availability isn't specified, set isAvailable to true.
   3. If an item is an add-on (e.g., "Add pearls", "Add cheese"), set isAddon to true, otherwise false.
   4. productUUID should be null (or omit the field, but be consistent).
   5. If there are no categories, create a single category name = "Uncategorized".
   6. Prices must be numbers (decimals allowed) without currency symbols.
   7. Modifiers should be common selectable terms in the image, such as "Less ice", "Less sugar", "No spice", "No ice"; if none, output an empty array.
   8. If the same item appears in different categories, keep one entry per category; do not merge.
   9. Output must be valid JSON with double quotes.
   
   Start parsing the image and output JSON.

4. Step 4 -- Get menu.json

   After ChatGPT responds, make sure it's valid JSON and copy it all (from { to }).

   JSON output preview

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   {
     "sections": [
       {
         "name": "Beverages",
         "sortOrder": 1,
         "menuItems": [
           {
             "name": "Black tea",
             "price": 30,
             "isAvailable": true,
             "sortOrder": 1,
             "isAddon": false,
             "productUUID": null
           },
           {
             "name": "Add pearls",
             "price": 10,
             "isAvailable": true,
             "sortOrder": 2,
             "isAddon": true,
             "productUUID": null
           }
         ]
       }
     ],
     "modifiers": [
       { "term": "Less ice", "enabled": true },
       { "term": "Less sugar", "enabled": true }
     ]
   }

5. Step 5 -- Import into Slip

   Back in Slip → Menu import → Paste JSON → Preview → Import.