A little help at mealtime
Can’t agree on what to eat?
Three ways to choose together
One person wants ramen. Another says “anything” but rules out pizza. Before opening another delivery app, choose how you’ll make the decision. These three approaches work for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack.
Take turns
Best when you eat together often.
One person chooses this time; someone else chooses next time. Keep the choice inside your shared budget and dietary limits. It is easy to remember, but the person whose turn comes later may need to compromise today.
Draw from an agreed shortlist
Best when every option sounds good.
Write the acceptable options on paper, fold them and draw one. Agree to the draw first. If someone would be unhappy with a particular result, remove that option before drawing. Randomness is useful only when the group is comfortable with it.
Rank your favorites
Best when everyone has different cravings.
Each person picks a first, second and third choice. Give those picks three, two and one points. Add the points, remove the lowest-scoring food and rank again from what remains. Second choices get a say, and preferences can change between rounds.
What a ranked round looks like
Here is an illustrative two-player round with five foods. Alex ranks pizza, ramen, then tacos. Sam ranks tacos, pizza, then curry. Arepas receive no points this round.
| Food | Points |
|---|---|
| Pizza | 5 |
| Tacos | 4 |
| Ramen | 2 |
| Curry | 1 |
| ArepasLeaves this round | 0 |
Arepas leave. Both players rank again from the four remaining foods. One food leaves each round: five → four → three → two. In the final, each person chooses just one favorite. The example does not predict which food will win.
Make the ranking into a little game
DashGrub handles the secret picks, scoring and shared reveals. Make a room, send the link and add five to sixteen dishes, cuisines or restaurant names. Two to eight people can play in a browser, without accounts or downloads. Start with five foods to keep the first game short.
What happens when foods tie?
Before the final, DashGrub removes one of the lowest-scoring foods. If several share last place, the one with fewer first-choice votes leaves; if that is still tied, a draw chooses among those tied foods. In a tied final, eligible active players can all agree to a random pick, or the host can change the menu. No votes means a pause, not a random winner.
Ranking does not guarantee everyone’s first choice. Once you have a result, check availability and agree that the group is happy to go ahead. DashGrub’s delivery links open external providers; orders and payments happen there.