Where the
Fork
should we eat?
Drop a code. Gather your crew. Settle on a spot in under a minute.
No more endless "where do you wanna go?" loops.
Who needs a fork
in the road?
Dinner with friends
Three people. Three opinions. Zero decisions. End the forking loop in a minute.
Team lunch
Skip the Slack pile-on. Let the group fork it out.
Date night
Two polite people, neither wants to choose. Bring in chance. Save the evening.
Family gathering
Grandparents, kids, picky eaters, vegans. Everyone vetoes something. The fork decides anyway.
How the fork it works
Create the showdown
Pick location, cuisine, price range, and how the group will decide. Six-character code drops in two seconds.
Share the fork
Send the link or the code. Everyone joins from their own phone. No app, no signup, no drama.
Decide together
Mark every spot you'd be happy eating at. Your chosen mechanism picks the winner. Argument over.
Five ways to figure it
the Fork out
Random
Done debating? Roll the dice. Wherever it lands — that's dinner. Impossible to argue with.
Voting
Each person gets five votes. Stack them all on your favorite or spread them around.
Elimination
Round-robin. Cross off the worst option, one turn at a time. Brutal. Satisfying.
Ranked Choice
Rank your top picks first to last. Instant runoff eliminates losers and reshuffles votes until one survives.
Combo
Elimination trims the herd, then voting, ranked, or random crowns the winner. Best of every world.
Still have Forking
Questions?
Do I need to create an account?
No. Where the Fork is account-free. Your device picks up a stable identity automatically. Just drop a display name when you join — that's it. No signup, no password, no email.
Is Where the Fork free?
Yes. Free. Forever. We keep the lights on with unobtrusive ads on the wait screens — never during selection or voting. No paid tier, no premium features. The whole fork.
How many people can join one decision?
Two to twenty works great. Bigger groups work too, but elimination round-robin gets long with thirty-plus people. The fork is patient. You might not be.
What if we cannot agree on anything?
Each person marks every restaurant they'd be okay with. If at least one place has at least one acceptable vote, the mechanism picks from those. If literally nobody is okay with anything, widen your search and try again. Or accept that this group cannot be helped.
How does the elimination mechanism work?
Players take turns in join order. Each turn, one person crosses off one restaurant. Last one standing wins. Don't act in thirty seconds? Turn auto-skipped — the fork waits for no one.
How does the voting mechanism work?
Each player gets five votes. Pile all five on your favorite, or spread them across multiple places. Most total votes wins. Ties broken by random pick. Strategic voting fully encouraged.
Can I use it for groups that are not in the same place?
Yes. Pick the location during setup — current GPS, any city, or near a landmark. Everyone votes against the same list regardless of where they physically are. Plan a Friday-night spot from the office.
How long does a session last?
Sessions die four hours after creation, or one hour after you've settled the fork. Keeps things tidy. Want to revisit? Start a new one.