A customer being handed food from a brightly lit food truck at dusk
OpenTruck

Order ahead. Skip the wait at the window.

Starting August 1, 2026, order and pay in the OpenTruck app, then pick up when your food is ready. Built for hungry neighbors and the vendors who feed them.

Launching August 1, 2026

Order Ahead is live

Coming August 1

Lunch without the scavenger hunt

OpenTruck already helps you find who's open. Order Ahead lets you pay in the app and pick up when it's ready, so you spend less time waiting and more time eating.

What customers get

Browse & build a cart

Pick items, sizes, and toppings from trucks accepting orders nearby.

Pay in the app

Checkout with card or Apple Pay. Secure payments handled by Stripe.

Get ready alerts

Watch your order move from preparing to ready, then head to the window.

Pickup only

No delivery. Order ahead, show up when it's ready, grab and go.

What vendors get

Kitchen queue

New orders land in a live queue you can work during service.

Get paid

Connect payouts once, then customer payments route to your account.

Control the flow

Turn mobile orders on at a stop, pause when you're slammed, and 86 items as you sell out.

Same OpenTruck app

Manage menu, stops, and orders alongside the map and follower tools you already use.

Order Ahead FAQ

August 1, 2026

Be ready when Order Ahead goes live

Download the app today. Vendors who want in on launch: tell us you're interested.