vocabulary: OpenMenu
description: >-
  Domain vocabulary and taxonomy for the OpenMenu Format and OpenMenu API,
  mapping the operational and capability dimensions of structured restaurant
  and menu data.
version: '2.2'
source: https://www.openmenu.com/api/docs/
concepts:
  - term: OpenMenu Format
    definition: Open specification for storing and sharing structured restaurant menu information.
  - term: Restaurant
    definition: A dining establishment described by contact, location, environment, hours, and menus.
  - term: Menu
    definition: A named collection of menu groups served during a defined duration window.
  - term: Menu Group
    definition: A named section within a menu (e.g. Appetizers, Pasta) grouping related items.
  - term: Menu Item
    definition: An individual dish with name, description, price, calories, dietary flags, and allergens.
  - term: DishDNA
    definition: OpenMenu's machine-learning analysis layer powering trends, heatmaps, and gap analysis.
  - term: Ingredient
    definition: A food component with nutrition labels, claims, and USDA-style food group.
dimensions:
  menu_duration:
    description: When a menu is served.
    values: [breakfast, brunch, lunch, breakfast-lunch, dinner, lunch-dinner, late-night, all]
  dietary_attributes:
    description: Boolean dietary suitability flags on a menu item.
    values: [special, vegetarian, vegan, kosher, halal, gluten_free]
  allergens:
    description: Allergen warnings declared on a menu item.
    values: [Egg, Fish, Dairy, Peanut, Shellfish, Soy, Tree Nut, Wheat, Gluten]
  food_groups:
    description: USDA-style food group classification used by the ingredients endpoint.
operations:
  standard:
    - search
    - restaurant
    - location
    - deals
    - ingredients
  enhanced:
    - analysis_search
    - analysis
    - trends
    - heatmap
    - menu
    - menu_items
    - gap_analysis
tags:
  - Restaurants
  - Menus
  - Menu Data
  - Search
  - Nutrition
  - Structured Data
  - Analytics
  - Trends
  - Deals
  - Ingredients