HankRing
Not the venue. Not the service. Not the view.
Your phone already knows where to find a good restaurant. Nobody has built the app that tells you whether the dish is worth ordering. HankRing does that. Pick the foods and drinks you want to find, discover where they are offered, and track every find in your own private journal.
A Hank is a craving. A specific dish or drink you are seeking. The Ring is the community that shares your passion for food discovery. HankRing connects your cravings to real places where they are tasted and rated by people who care as much as you do. This is not a general restaurant finder. It is for the people who have a strong opinion about which place makes the best birria, who will drive an hour for the right bowl of ramen, and who keep a mental list of dishes they still need to try.
Pick your Hank from the Top 50 categories plus additional Trending categories including birria, natural wine, Nashville hot chicken, and more. Create your own if you don't see it. Your Hanks drive the search and they are ranked by popularity.
Find venues (spots) near you or far away. The map and list search results show spots potentially offering your Hanks. Search results are categorized as Verified (community-confirmed), Likely (menu-matched), and Potential (not yet checked). Preloaded with over 5,000 highly regarded spots serving the top 50 Hanks.
Click on the spots found by searching. Add spots the Ring hasn't found yet by rating the Hank there. Your local knowledge is what makes this so much more useful than a web search.
We rate not the venue but the food.
User ratings help the best places rise. Rate the Hanks others have found to build consensus ratings. Help others find the best spots for their Hank.
My Journal tracks every rating and verification you make. Search by name, filter by category, and see all your finds on a map.
Your picks light up the map with color-coded pins. Toggle between Verified, Likely, and Potential. Tap "Search This Area" after you move to a new location.
Spots tab shows Verified community spots and search results in a list. Filter by pin type, search by venue name, or browse by category. Toggle back and forth with the map view.
Anyone can add a spot. Anyone can verify it. Individual ratings build consensus.
The Top 50 are just the start. Trending Hanks can join the Top 50 when users agree.
| Feature | At Launch | Roadmap |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive map and list with color-coded search results | ✓ | |
| Browse Top 50 and all Trending Hanks | ✓ | |
| Browse search results and click on spots | ✓ | |
| Add spots and rate their Hanks | ✓ | |
| My Journal with map view | ✓ | |
| Create new Hank categories | ✓ | |
| Search multiple Hanks at once | ✓ | |
| Customize search terms | ✓ | |
| Add offering styles to spots | ✓ | |
| Future Meals wish list | ✓ | |
| Plan a Visit from spot details | ✓ | |
| Deeper Scan for more potential results | ✓ |
HankRing is not social media. There are no followers, no leaderboards, no place to read a diatribe about slow service or bad lighting. Just real people who took a bite or a sip of something worth remembering. Free, with no ads.
If you own or manage a place that caters to some of our greatest cravings, verify them just like any other user, for free. Want to control your spot's information, add a menu, a photo and a reservation link?
Contact us at [email protected]HankRing grows with its community. The categories you search for, the spots you add, the ratings you leave, all of it shapes what comes next. Have an idea? We're listening.
Tell us at [email protected]Learn how to find spots, add your favorites, and help build the community.
Read the User Guide
A Hank is a craving of yours,
A dish you'd drive an hour to find,
A drink that almost no one makes right.
We all have a Hank of some kind.
The Ring is a community for you,
Of people who share what they crave.
When we all share our finds,
We all get more than we gave.
Remember where you found your Hanks,
Which spots know how they're made.
Build your own private journal,
And don't let those memories fade.
Imagine where you'll travel next,
The Ring knows where the good spots are.
Add them to your planner now,
And find the dishes near and far.
Every choice of a Hank
Is a vote for its rank.
The Top 50 is built this way,
And for that it's the Ring that we thank.
Forget the ads and leaderboards,
No need for a noisy review.
This isn't about scenery or decor,
It's about what lands on the plate in front of you.
There are many places to find
Where venues are rated and reviewed
HankRing is different in this way
We rate not the venue but the food
This is about the food,
And drinks worth seeking out,
Your journal and your travel guide.
That's what HankRing is about.