Just launched BrewCallAI, so coffee shops never miss my order.
Just shipped: BrewCall - a weekend project that turned into something cool!
Spent the last few weekends hacking together this little coffee shop phone order AI I'm calling BrewCall. Started as a "what if?" experiment and ended up being pretty fun to build!
Tech stuff I played with:
- Next.js (still my favorite framework for quick projects)
- Vercel AI SDK (this thing is seriously magic for AI streaming)
- ElevenLabs voice API (the realistic speech is mind-blowing)
The idea came after watching baristas at my local coffee shop constantly juggling between making drinks and answering phones. Thought it would be neat if AI could handle those calls while they focus on crafting that perfect latte.
Learned a ton about handling turn-taking in conversations and the weirdly complex problem of understanding coffee orders (people order in such interesting ways!).
Had to dive deep into optimizing for edge deployment to keep the voice latency down - turns out milliseconds really matter for natural-feeling conversation.
Want to try it yourself? I set up a quick interactive demo at https://brewcall.vercel.app/demo where you can hear how the AI handles different coffee orders and even try confusing it with complicated requests. No sign-up needed, just call and order!
Check out the main project if you're into AI/coffee/code stuff: https://brewcall.vercel.app
If you're building something similar or want to chat about the implementation, hit me up!
This is awesome, love how you used AI to solve a real coffee shop problem! The voice response feels super natural. I run a Dutch Bros Menu site, so it’s fun to see tech improving the ordering side too. Great work!