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Responses framed by data, authoritative references, and guardrails

A generic AI analysis tool makes things up. A well-framed AI analysis tool answers, structures, and reassures. iAlacarte combines structured ingestion, filtered retrieval, authoritative references, guardrails, and human validation to reduce the risk of hallucination.

Stance

Why generic AI analysis tools fall short

An AI analysis tool alone has no knowledge of tonight's menu. It produces what is plausible, not what is true. For a menu and dining room service, the gap between the two is commercially and legally costly.

iAlacarte imposes a strict framework on the AI analysis tool: it only answers based on the structured menu, authoritative references, and business rules of the domain.

Data

Structured data from the actual menu

Ingestion converts photo / PDF / Word into a normalized structure: dish, ingredients, allergens, price, section, time period. The AI does not invent a dish absent from this structure.

filtered search

Filtered retrieval on the real menu

For each question, iAlacarte performs a filtered vector search across the actual menu, references, and business rules — and passes only the relevant context to the AI analysis tool. The AI analysis tool responds based on this context only.

References

Authoritative references

Nutritional, allergenic, and oenological databases are not inferred by the AI analysis tool but retrieved from public references: ANSES/CIQUAL, USDA, FAO/INFOODS, INCO 1169/2011, WineMag, IBA, TheCocktailDB, RecipeNLG. See Authoritative references.

Guardrails

How does iAlacarte safeguard sensitive topics: health, allergens and nutrition?

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Severe allergy

Explicit confirmation by the dining room team is systematically prompted.

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Pregnancy / breastfeeding

Cautious filtering; no guarantee of zero risk.

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Strict medical diet

Mention of the need for medical advice; no AI diagnosis.

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Medications / interactions

The AI declines to weigh in; redirection to a healthcare professional.

Human

Human validation and audit trail

The restaurateur can validate, correct, or disable any sensitive information (allergens, hidden ingredients, disclosures). Changes are logged and applied immediately to subsequent responses.

For the complete legal framework, see Terms of Service & liability limits.

Limits

Risk reduction, not an absolute guarantee

No AI architecture entirely eliminates the risk of error or hallucination. iAlacarte reduces this risk through data engineering, references, guardrails, and human validation, but does not guarantee zero error. Final responsibility remains with the establishment.

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