From wood-fire hearths to yakitori grills, there are many ways to harness the primal power of fire. Cooking over flame spans traditions from all over the world. Whether it's Korean charcoal, Argentine asado, or Missouri white oak, these chefs manipulate heat to control flavor and texture. For this month’s #Tock10 collection, explore Open Fire. Link to the collection in comments.
Tock
Hospitality
Chicago, IL 17,762 followers
Tock is a reservation, table, and event management system used by restaurants, wineries, and bars around the world.
About us
Tock is a comprehensive platform built to fundamentally change the way restaurants, bars, and wineries think about and run their business. This includes a robust reservation, takeout/delivery, guest, and table management system for businesses of all sizes across the globe. Tock was founded in 2014 but the idea originated years before out of a simple frustration. Nick Kokonas and Chef Grant Achatz opened Alinea to international fanfare in 2005 - now a perennial Michelin three star and widely considered one of the best restaurants in the world. For years they were spending $140,000 a year on staff dedicated to managing reservations and losing an average of $260,000 a year on cancellations. Convinced there had to be a better way, Nick started work on a crude ticketing system. The homemade platform was a success. Soon after Nick founded Tock with Brian Fitzpatrick, founder of Google's Chicago engineering office, to turn this simple idea into a robust product complete with all the tools a restaurant needs to succeed.
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External link for Tock
- Industry
- Hospitality
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Hospitality, Great Software, Innovation for Restaurants, restaurant, SAAS, OpenTable, Restaurant Reservations, Table management, restaurant tech, winery tech, and reservation managemen
Locations
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Sangamon St
Chicago, IL 60642, US
Employees at Tock
Updates
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From immersive tastings to boutique stays, hospitality is evolving beyond the table. Don’t miss the Winery & Hotel Experiences section, presented by Tock, in the 2025 Resy Retrospective and explore how guests are redefining connection, experience, and travel.
Are you the Table Captain? Do you always order fries for the table? Are you totally OK with a 5 p.m. res? The 2025 edition of The Resy Retrospective is dishing on all the trends that defined dining this year according to Resy booking data, diners surveyed around the country and hot takes from Resy’s Editorial team on what’s on the rise for 2026 (tiny ‘tinis and mortadella, anyone?). We also hear from Resy and Tock restaurants and industry experts on how they’re maximizing their dining rooms, leaning into shoulder time, and utilizing tech to streamline service. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eZqdQEef
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“Our commitment to wineries has been at the heart of Tock’s mission from day one. Recognizing that wineries need more than just a reservations tool, Tock was designed as a comprehensive revenue management platform, empowering winery partners to manage guest experiences, memberships, and events with ease.” Read more as Head of Tock, Matthew Tucker, reflects on the future of the winery industry.
Tock and American Express' support of the wine industry continues to grow
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Today's diners aren't just looking for a meal—they want an experience. Thanks to Forbes for covering Tock 10: The Art Edition, which tells the stories behind ten Tock restaurants where food is art, but art extends beyond food. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3KvMxQE
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We are excited to leverage the power of Toast to explore new ways to bring more guests through the doors of Tock and Resy's network of 27K+ venues while delivering more personalized guest experiences.
American Express and Toast today announced a strategic multi-year partnership, focused on powering more personalized hospitality experiences across the vast network of Resy, Tock, and Toast restaurant locations in the United States, to create better dining experiences that drive more guests to restaurants. Read more: https://go.amex/F9CSpz
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These are the restaurants plating up more than sustenance. Where food is art, but art extends beyond food. From handmade ceramics to interactive galleries, contemporary dining is about curating an immersive experience. For this month’s #Tock10 collection, explore food as art. Link to the collection in comments.
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Thank you to Forbes for helping us celebrate a decade of disruption in the hospitality industry. Learn more about our Tock 10 campaign and some of the original partners who joined the platform. https://bit.ly/4lWBf5d