Text Ordering + Text Marketing for Mobile Food Vendors
Take the order. Then get them back.
Customers text your number in plain language — the AI takes the whole order, collects payment, and sends it to your kitchen while your hands are full. And the regulars who ask to hear from you get a text the next time you're set up nearby.
Two separate things, on purpose: ordering is ordering. Nobody joins your offers list by
placing an order — they join by texting JOIN or
scanning your sign.
Customer
Hey! Can I get a smash burger medium well, extra pickles, and a side of fries?
Cleverli AI
You got it 🍔 One Smash Burger (medium well, extra pickles) + Fries. Want to add a drink for $2.50?
Customer
Sure, a lemonade. What's the total?
Cleverli AI
$16.75 — here's your pay link. We'll text you when it's ready for pickup! 🙌
Your Hours
Orders Stop When You Close
Pay
Before You Cook
0
Apps to Install
Your List
Yours to Text, Yours to Keep
Half one — taking the order
Built for How Mobile Food Vendors Actually Work
You're cooking, working the window, and running the register — all at once, out of a truck, a trailer, a cart or a ten-foot stand. Cleverli handles every incoming text so a customer never walks off just because you were slammed.
Text-to-Order That Just Works
Customers text in plain language — "burger, medium well, extra pickles" — and the AI takes the full order with modifiers and sides, no app for them to download.
Payment Built In
Customers pay by link before you cook — money lands in your account through Square. Tips are captured correctly, so no chasing cash at the window.
Natural Conversations
It handles the back-and-forth like a real order-taker — "what comes on it?", "how long's the wait?", "what's today's special?" — naturally, in your own voice.
Pickup Confirmations by Text
Customers get a text with their order details and a heads-up when it's ready for pickup — fewer people crowding your window asking "is it done yet?"
Automatic Upsells
The AI offers the right add-on — fries, a drink, a cookie — on every order. Bigger tickets, zero effort from you, and it only suggests what's on your menu.
One-Tap Open / Closed
Flip yourself open or closed right from your phone. Greasy-thumb-proof — one tap and customers know whether you're taking orders right now. No fixed hours to maintain: your day is however long you're actually serving.
Set Your Close Time & Last Call
Tell it when you close and it stops taking new orders in time to finish the queue — plus a "last call" mode for the end-of-day rush, so nobody's left waiting on food you can't make.
Answers Customer Questions
"Are you open?", "where are you today?", "do you have X?" — the AI answers from what you tell it, so you're not glued to your phone replying to the same questions all day.
Never Lose a Lead
When the AI can't answer something, it takes a message and passes it to you instead of guessing — so a good customer never gets left on read.
Square Integration
Orders go straight into Square
No re-typing an order into your register between customers. When the AI takes a text order, it flows into your Square catalog — modifiers, special requests, and all — like a ticket rung up at the window.
No double entry
Paid orders land in Square within seconds of the customer checking out — your kitchen ticket is ready without you touching the register.
Modifiers & special requests
Medium well, extra pickles, no onions, sauce on the side — the AI carries them onto the ticket the cook actually sees.
We set it up for you
We connect your Square and load your menu during onboarding — no tech skills or developer required on your end.
Runs on your Square account — we handle the connection →
Customer texts
Cleverli takes order
Paid & sent to Square
Kitchen gets the ticket
Built on Square — the POS most mobile vendors already run
Square POS
Square Catalog
Square Payments
Half two — bringing them back
Your regulars are a list. Most vendors never build one.
You serve someone brilliant food, they walk away, and you have no way to tell them where
you'll be on Thursday. Cleverli turns the people who want to hear from you into a
list you own — and gives you the one-tap way to text it when you're setting up nearby.
1
They text JOIN
Your number is already on your window. Someone texts JOIN to it and they're
on your list — with the consent, the timestamp and the exact wording they agreed to all
recorded, because that's what a carrier asks for if anyone ever complains.
2
They scan your sign
We generate a printable sign carrying your name, your number and your QR code, plus every
disclosure that's legally required on it. Download it, print it, tape it up. Scanning opens
your sign-up page — no app, no account.
Placing an order is not a third door. Someone who texts you an order gets
order messages and nothing else — ever. They are never added to your offers list for
ordering, and we will not let you add them. That separation is what keeps your number
deliverable, and it's what we've told the carriers you do.
Five presets, no blank screen
"We're here", "Closing early", "On a break", "Sold out of…", "Today's special". Tap one,
fill two blanks, done. Every preset is written to fit inside a single text, so the easy
path is also the cheap one.
A writer that knows your week
It drafts from the stops on your own calendar, so the message says where you'll actually
be. Then it checks its own work — if it dropped a stop or invented a price, it tells you
before you send.
Your stops are the message
Add your week's locations once — or connect your Google Calendar and let them come across
on their own. They do triple duty: what the AI writes from, what customers are told when
they ask where you are, and how a send gets targeted.
Schedule it Sunday, sends Thursday
Pick a day and a time and walk away. Who receives it is worked out at the moment it
sends — so anyone who opted out in between is already gone from the list. It's never a
snapshot of who was on it when you wrote it.
Only the people nearby
Text just the subscribers near the stop you're heading to, by ZIP. A lunch crowd across
town doesn't need to hear that you're at the brewery tonight — and you don't pay to tell
them.
See it before it goes
The exact message, the exact number of people, and what it costs — shown to you before
anything sends. A text can't be recalled, so nothing goes out on a guess.
Built into every send — not settings you have to remember
Quiet hours
Offers only go out between 8am and 9pm. A send that slips past nine doesn't go late —
it doesn't go.
PAUSE keeps ordering
Reply PAUSE and the offers stop but they can still order. STOP
ends everything. Most lists only offer the second one.
Opt-out on every message
Every offer carries how to stop it. You can't forget to add it and you can't turn it
off.
Your list, visible
Subscriber count, who joined this week, and how much of your monthly text allowance
you've used — in your portal.
If you serve food out of something that moves
Burgers, birria, coffee, shaved ice, barbecue, dumplings — the food is yours. What we need is the shape of the operation: no fixed address, a queue at one window, and a day that ends when you're sold out.
Food truck
Lot to lot, one window, one grill
Food trailer
Towed in, set up, serving all day
Food cart
A corner, a crowd, and a short menu
Market vendor
Same stall, same Saturday, same regulars
Pop-up
A residency, a brewery, one weekend
Concession stand
Festival, ballpark, fairground rush
It has to be food, and it has
to be pickup. The whole thing is built around a menu, a kitchen queue and a cook
time — so we're a poor fit for a retail stall or anything shipped. Ask us
if you're not sure where you land.
The Problem
Every missed text is a customer who walks
When you're slammed at the window, texts pile up faster than you can answer them. A hungry customer who doesn't hear back just walks to the next window — and you never even knew they wanted to order. The ones who did buy disappear the moment they walk off.
Texts pile up unanswered
You can't stop cooking to reply — so orders sit unread and customers move on.
Taking orders pulls you off the line
Every order you type by hand is time you're not cooking or serving the queue.
Cash-only slows the window
Fumbling change and no-shows cost you — customers want to order and pay before they walk up.
Your best customers are strangers
Someone loves your food, and you have no way to tell them you're two blocks from their office on Thursday. Every service you start from zero.
Every order
counts when you've got one window and a line out the door
How It Works
From text to paid order — then to a regular
We give you the number — a new one that's yours, with the carrier paperwork done for you. No new hardware, no app for anyone to download, and no second phone in your pocket.
01
Customer texts your number
They see your number on Instagram, a sign, or a QR code and text their order in plain language. Mid-rush the AI answers every time — and once you close, it tells them you're done for the day instead of leaving them hanging.
02
AI takes the order & payment
It answers menu questions, builds the order with modifiers, offers an add-on, then sends a pay link so the order's paid before you fire it — no chasing cash at the window.
03
Order lands in Square
Once it's paid, the order drops into your Square catalog with the modifiers and special requests — a clean kitchen ticket, no re-typing between customers.
04
You keep cooking
You stay on the line and the queue keeps moving. When it's ready, the AI texts the customer for pickup — you never stopped to take a single order.
05
The ones who want more, ask
A customer texts JOIN, or scans the printed sign we generate for you. That — and only that — puts them on your offers list. Ordering never does it, deliberately.
06
You text them when you're close
Tap a preset — "we're parked at the brewery till 8" — or let the AI draft it from your schedule and send it Thursday on its own. Narrow it to the people near that stop, so you're not paying to text the other side of town.
Getting the word out
Nobody texts a number they've never seen
This is the part that stalls people. You've got a number that takes orders
and a list that grows itself — and no idea how anyone finds out. So we make the sign for
you, personalised to your business, ready to print and put in the window on day one.
Your name, your number, your QR
Generated for your business specifically — not a template you fill in. The QR opens a text already addressed to you, so a customer just hits send.
Both invitations on one sheet
Order by text on one side, text JOIN for deals on the other. One thing to print, and it starts both halves — the orders today and the list you text next week.
The legal small print is already on it
Message rates, frequency, STOP and HELP, and the two programs kept separate — the wording carriers expect, written for you. You're not drafting compliance copy on a chalkboard.
Put it everywhere they look
The window, the menu board, a table tent, the side of the rig — and the same QR goes straight in your Instagram bio.
Included — designing and generating your sign is part of
the one-time setup, not an add-on. You print it, so you can run off as many as you need.
Why AI Order-Taking Works on a Service Window
You're one person at a window with a hot line and a queue. The AI takes the order, takes the money, and hands you a ticket — so the phone stops being a second job.
100%
Orders Paid Before You Cook
A text order isn't finished until it's paid. The AI prices it off your menu, sends a Square payment link, and the ticket doesn't reach your kitchen until the money clears — so you never cook for someone who never shows. Along the way it handles the rest of what eats your day:
Text orders with modifiers and sides
"Are you open?" and "where are you today?"
Menu and "do you have X?" questions
Catering and event inquiries (passed to you)
Sign-ups for your offers list, and every opt-out
Note: Cleverli is a first-line tool. When it can't answer something, it takes a message and hands it to you rather than guessing. Order accuracy varies with how your menu is set up and how unusual the request is.
Pricing Built for Mobile Vendors
One plan. A low monthly base, one flat rate per paid order, and your marketing texts included — no tiers to pick, and no rate that changes on you. Billing starts on your go-live date, not the day you sign up.
$129 one-time setup — billed at signup, before monthly billing starts. Covers connecting your Square, loading your menu, tuning the AI, getting your ordering number live and carrier-verified, and generating your printed opt-in sign. Figures reflect our current per-order model — to be confirmed before launch.
One simple plan
Cleverli for Mobile Vendors
$39/month
$0.40 per paid order — the same rate at any volume
Marketing texts to your own list included every month
Everything included
Text-to-order — unlimited, no per-message fees
Pay-by-link + tips through Square
Text marketing — your list, presets, scheduled & nearby-only sends
Never a percentage of your sales — and no markup on your card processing
Orders into Square with kitchen tickets
Your printable opt-in sign & QR code
Automatic upsells
One-tap open / closed from your phone
Close-time & last-call controls
Answers customer questions & takes messages
No app for your customers — they just text
Owner app for iOS & Android Coming soon
We do the carrier paperwork — the registration that makes texting legal is on us
No long-term contract. You pay the monthly base plus a per-order fee only on paid orders — so a slow week costs you next to nothing, and you can cancel any time.
There are cheaper ways to buy a thousand
texts a month. What they don't come with is the order the text produces — the
payment, the kitchen ticket, the queue and the pickup message. A subscriber list can't take
money. This one sits on the Square account you already run.
And nothing else lets a customer
order by replying to a text. The tools in this category are a web storefront
you send people to, or a broadcast tool that texts them and sends them somewhere else to buy.
Both hand the order back to a link. Here the conversation is the order.
We never take a percentage of your
sales. A flat monthly base and a fixed fee per paid order — that's the whole of what
we charge. Card processing is Square's own rate, paid to Square, and we don't mark it up or
add anything on top. Sell out a festival Saturday and our bill barely moves; the upside is
yours.
For your customers
No app. Just a text.
Customers order from the texting app already on their phone
Nothing to download, no account to create. They text your number like they'd text a friend, and the AI walks them through the order and payment. Works on any phone.
Order by text — no app, no account
Pay by secure link, tip if they want
Get a "your order's ready" text for pickup
Ask "where are you today?" or "do you have X?" while you're open
Hear about your specials only if they text JOIN — never because they ordered
Included in your plan — texting is how the whole thing works.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does pricing work?
A low monthly base plus one flat fee on each paid order — so a slow week barely costs you anything and a busy week pays for itself, at a rate that never changes on you. Your monthly marketing texts are included in the base, and there's no long-term contract. (Exact figures are being finalized — your quote confirms them before you sign up.)
Do you take a cut of my sales?
No. We charge a flat monthly base and a fixed fee per paid order — never a share of what the order was worth. A $9 taco order and a $400 catering order cost you the same in Cleverli fees. Card processing is Square's own rate and is paid to Square; we don't mark it up or add anything on top of it. It matters most on your best day: sell out a festival Saturday and our bill barely moves, because the upside belongs to you and not to us.
What's the $129 setup for?
It covers getting you fully configured — connecting your Square, loading your menu and modifiers, tuning the AI to your menu, and getting your ordering number live. It's a one-time charge at signup, and your monthly billing doesn't start until you're live and taking orders.
Do my customers need an app?
No. They text your number from the messaging app already on their phone — no download, no account, no sign-in. It works the same on any phone. That's the whole point: ordering that's as easy as texting a friend.
How do customers pay?
The AI sends a secure pay link once the order's built, so the customer pays before you cook — no chasing cash or fumbling change at the window. Money lands in your account through Square, and tips are captured correctly. You can also let customers pay at pickup if you prefer.
What POS do I need?
Square — the POS most mobile vendors already run. Orders flow into your Square catalog as kitchen tickets, and payments settle through Square. If you're not on Square yet, it's free to set up and we help you connect it during onboarding.
How long until I'm taking orders?
Usually about a week — occasionally longer. The one part we can't rush is carrier verification for your texting number: before a business can text customers in the US at all, the number has to be registered and approved by the mobile carriers, with your business details, your opt-in wording and a sample of your sign. We prepare and file all of it for you — it's the part most vendors would give up on, and it's included. Everything else — Square, menu, AI tuning — we set up while the filing is in review, so you're ready the moment it clears.
When does monthly billing start?
On your go-live date — the day your AI is live and taking orders. The $129 setup is the only charge at signup; the monthly base and per-order fees don't start until you're actually up and running.
Can I put the number on a QR code and my socials?
That's exactly the idea — and we generate the sign for you, with your name, your number and your QR already on it, ready to print. Put it on your rig or your stand, your menu board, and your Instagram. One text and they're ordering.
Can it handle a rush of orders at once?
Yes — it talks to every customer at the same time, so ten people texting during your lunch rush all get taken care of at once. There's no hold and no line at the ordering step — the only line is at your window, for the food.
What if I want to cancel?
No long-term contract — cancel any time. You're billed for orders through your last day, and the $129 setup is non-refundable.
Is there a free trial?
Yes — 30 days, no credit card. You load your menu in the trial portal and then order against it in a built-in text simulator, so you can see exactly how the AI handles your food before you commit. Your real ordering number is set up when you go live, and the setup fee isn't charged until then.
What number do customers text?
We give you one. A dedicated ordering number that's yours — you don't bring your own, and you don't need a second phone or a new plan. Put it on your rig or your stand, your menu board, your Instagram, and a QR code. We do the carrier paperwork.
How do people get on my marketing list?
Two ways, both of them deliberate on the customer's part: they text JOIN to your number, or they scan the QR on the sign we generate for you and sign up on the page it opens. Each one records what they agreed to and when — which is exactly what a carrier asks to see if a complaint ever lands.
Can I text everyone who's ordered from me?
No — and that's on purpose. Ordering and offers are two separate programs. Someone who texts you an order has consented to order messages and nothing more, so they never land on your offers list for having bought something. It isn't a setting we could turn on for you: a broadcast can only be sent to people who joined, and the software has no way to build it from your order history. That discipline is a large part of why your number keeps getting delivered.
What do I actually send them?
Usually one tap. There are five ready-made messages — "we're here", "closing early", "on a break", "sold out of…", "today's special" — and you just fill in the blanks. If you'd rather it wrote one, it drafts from your week's stops (typed in, or synced from your Google Calendar), then flags anything it may have got wrong before you send. Nothing goes out unread: you approve every message.
Can I schedule a text, and who gets it?
Yes — pick a day and time and it goes on its own. Who receives it is decided at the moment it sends, not when you wrote it, so anyone who opted out in the meantime is already off the list. You can also narrow a send to just the subscribers near the stop you're heading to, so you're not paying to text the other side of town. Offers only go out between 8am and 9pm.
How do customers stop the texts?
Every offer carries the instructions — you can't forget to include them. PAUSE stops the offers but leaves them able to order from you; STOP ends everything. Someone who's paused can start again by texting JOIN. Most lists only give people the all-or-nothing option, which is how you lose a customer for good over one text too many.
Mobile App — Coming Soon
Manage everything from your phone
The Cleverli owner app will give you a live view of every order and text — plus one-tap open/closed — from anywhere. It's in the works for iOS and Android; in the meantime you run everything from your portal in any browser.
See every order come in, live, as customers text
Read the full conversation and order details on the go
Get notified for new orders and anything that needs you
Flip open/closed, set your close time, update your menu
See your day — orders, busiest times, top sellers
Coming soon to the
App Store
Coming soon to
Google Play
9:41
Today's Orders
Smash burger + fries
Paid · Pickup · $16.75
2m ago
2x tacos, extra salsa
Paid · Pickup · $12.00
14m
Loaded fries + lemonade
Paid · Pickup · $11.50
31m
9:41
Live Dashboard
23
Orders today
$1,240
Revenue
$16
Avg ticket
6
In queue
New text order
Building order…
Try It With Your Menu
Sign up free and try the AI on your own food — order against it in a text simulator inside your trial portal and watch it work. No credit card required.
What you get:
30 days of full trial-portal access
Build your menu — the AI takes orders on it instantly
Order in the simulator exactly the way your customers will
See how it handles your modifiers, your specials, your sell-outs
No credit card required to start
The trial covers the ordering
half. The marketing list starts the day your real number goes live — people join it by
texting it, so there's nothing to build against until then.
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