Ideaz

The Problem:

When choosing a place to eat, we scroll through reviews for taste, ambiance, and price. Yet, the restaurant's hygiene remains a dangerous blind spot. We place our trust, and our health, in the hands of establishments with no transparent record of their cleanliness. This information gap can lead to everything from a poor dining experience to severe foodborne illnesses, a real-world problem that affects millions annually.

What We're Stuck With Now:

Current solutions are inadequate and fragmented. Platforms like Google Maps or Zomato rely on subjective user reviews, which rarely focus on kitchen practices. On the other hand, official government health inspection reports are often buried in hard-to-navigate websites, and are frequently outdated and confusing. There is no single, accessible, and easy-to-understand resource for a diner to quickly assess the hygiene level of a restaurant before they walk in or place an order.

Our Solution:

This is where CleanPlate comes in. Imagine opening an app that shows you a map of every restaurant around you, but instead of just reviews, you see a simple, color-coded hygiene score. An 'A' for sparkling clean, a 'B' for good, a 'C' for 'maybe think twice.' It’s that simple. You’d know instantly if a place takes cleanliness seriously.

How will this hygiene score be created?

The final score, presented as a simple grade like A, B or C, would be generated by an algorithm that weighs three key sources of information:

1)Official Government Data:

CleanPlate would actively source and digitize public records from ​FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) and GHMC(Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation).

2)Real-Time Insights-Verified Crowdsourcing:

Official inspections can be infrequent. What's the restaurant like on a regular Tuesday night? That’s where the community comes in.

-Instead of just a generic "review," users would answer specific, objective questions: "Were the tables clean?", "Was the restroom stocked and hygienic?", "Did you notice any pests?".

-Critical reports (e.g., sighting a pest) would require photo or video evidence. This evidence would be timestamped and geo-tagged to confirm the user was at the location.

-An AI system would analyze submissions to flag suspicious patterns (like review bombing from new accounts) and even analyze photos for potential hygiene red flags.

3)Restaurants committed to hygiene can voluntarily participate to boost their score. They could upload valid pest control certificates, internal audit reports, or recent photos or videos of their kitchen.

Who would this help?

Honestly, just about everyone. It’s a game-changer for us, the customers, especially if you have kids or elderly parents. You get peace of mind. For restaurants that are genuinely clean, it's a fantastic way to stand out and prove they care, attracting more people. And for our whole community, it gently pushes every food business to raise its standards.