How it works

How Mesava flags every dish for your allergies

Mesava doesn't guess from a photo of the menu. Restaurants enter their dishes and ingredients themselves, and Mesava compares that list to the allergens and diets in your profile. Here is exactly what each flag means and what it can't tell you.

The dish flag states

  • No published matches

    No published ingredient matches your profile. This is not a safety certification; recipes and cross-contact can change, so confirm with the kitchen.

  • May contain your allergens

    The kitchen flagged possible traces or hasn't published a full ingredient list for this dish. Ask before you order.

  • Contains your allergens

    A published ingredient matches something you avoid.

Not enough data

The kitchen hasn't published enough ingredient information to check this dish. Ask before ordering.

Where the ingredients come from

Every menu on Mesava is entered by the restaurant in its own dashboard, dish by dish, with the ingredients listed out. When a kitchen can't rule out traces or hasn't finished a dish's ingredient list, that dish reads Not enough data rather than showing a green flag.

Because the source is the restaurant, flags become more complete as menus are kept current.

What Mesava can't check

Cross-contact in a shared fryer, on a grill or from prep surfaces doesn't appear in an ingredient list. Neither do last-minute substitutions or an ingredient a supplier changed. Mesava also isn't medical advice and doesn't replace an allergy action plan or your epinephrine.

Use Mesava to narrow the menu down to a handful of realistic options, then ask the kitchen about those specific dishes. That conversation is shorter and far more useful than asking about the whole menu.

Dining as a group

Start a party, share the invite code or QR, and everyone's allergies and diets combine into one view. The strictest need wins: if one person at the table avoids it, the dish is flagged for the table.

Common questions

How do I find allergy friendly restaurants?

Set your allergens and diets in Mesava, then browse nearby restaurants that publish their ingredients. Each card shows counts for No flags, May contain, Not enough data, and Contains; open the menu to see each reason.

What menu information should I look for?

Look for a complete ingredient list, clear may-contain notes, current supplier information, and staff who can explain preparation and cross-contact. Mesava still tells you to confirm with the kitchen.

Does a flag mean a dish is safe to eat?

No. Flags describe the published ingredient list only. Kitchens change recipes, share fryers and prep surfaces, and may not list every component. For a severe allergy, always confirm with the kitchen.

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Mesava flags dishes from the ingredients restaurants publish themselves. It isn't medical advice and cross-contact is always possible — for a severe allergy, confirm with the kitchen before ordering.