CurbCue: valet heads-up from the POS

Warn valet attendants when a table is about to leave, using the POS closing signal

Problem

Valet attendants at restaurants get zero warning before a table actually leaves, so slow nights turn into sudden rushes: attendants scramble and guests wait impatiently for their cars. Both valet and restaurant staff repeatedly cite the same complaint: nothing notifies valet when a table is wrapping up.

Solution

A lightweight alert tool: when a table is about to close (via POS integration or a simple staff tap of 'closing soon'), the valet attendant's phone gets a push with the table and ticket or plate suffix, so the car can be pulled to the curb ahead of time.

Users

Small and mid-size restaurants and event venues offering valet, plus third-party valet service teams

MVP

One-tap 'closing soon' from the staff side; real-time push to the valet phone with ticket/plate info; queue for multiple tables; basic average retrieval-time stats; no POS dependency at first, manual trigger proves the loop

Revenue

Monthly subscription per restaurant location; multi-location plans for valet companies; revenue share on POS integrations

Why now

POS integrations and push notifications are cheap enough, yet valet still runs on walkie-talkies and shouting; a manual-trigger lightweight version validates the workflow before integrating POS, a path an indie developer can afford