Alisha posted an idea she could not shake. Brittany saw it, sent one message, and started building that night. They have still never been in the same restaurant. This is how RSTRNT PASS happened.
HoustonAlisha ChranyaCo-founder
OntarioBrittany CharltonCo-founder
The story
From a viral video to
Nobody planned this. One of us had spent three years inside restaurant marketing watching great restaurants sit half empty at four o'clock. The other is a serial builder and was looking for the next thing worth building. The internet did the rest.
01
Houston
Alisha posts the idea
A short video. What if there was a membership that sent real diners into restaurants during the hours they are quiet, and paid the restaurant instead of discounting it. She had watched the problem for three years from inside restaurant marketing.
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02
Ontario
Brittany DMs Alisha on IG
She had just exited her first company, a food brand that made it into Walmart and Costco, and had shipped an app to the App Store on her own. She heard Alisha's idea, understood it, and messaged Alisha directly. Not "love this". "Let's build this."
The DM
03
Nine days later
A working app
Two people who had never met, in two countries, on calls every night. Brittany built. Alisha talked to restaurants. By day nine there was a member app you could book a table from.
Day nineStrangers to co-founders in 9 days
04
Houston
Restaurants say yes
The pitch was simple. Your slow hours, your item, your terms, and we never touch your menu price. Houston owners signed on the first call more often than not.
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05
The pilot
The first founding members
The first of them came off the waitlist and into the pilot. They booked, they showed up, they ordered more, and they told us exactly what was wrong.
The pilot cohort
06Now
September 2026 · Now
Houston opens
The pass goes public across Montrose, The Heights, EaDo and Rice Village. Every plan starts with 14 days on us. This page is being written before the founders have shaken hands.
