diff --git a/include/views/default/crunchbutton/frontend/restaurant.phtml b/include/views/default/crunchbutton/frontend/restaurant.phtml
index 2a8f88894..206924425 100644
--- a/include/views/default/crunchbutton/frontend/restaurant.phtml
+++ b/include/views/default/crunchbutton/frontend/restaurant.phtml
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@
 				<div class="your-order-label" style="font-weight: bold; display: none;">(we've chosen the most popular order, but you can order anything you want)</div>
 				<div class="divider"></div>
 
+				<div ng-show="!order.cart.hasItems()" class="order-begin">
+					Begin by clicking on anything from our curated menu on the left! 
+				</div>
+
 				<div ng-show="order.info.deliveryMinDiff" class="delivery-minimum-error">
 					Add $<span class="delivery-min-diff">{{order.info.deliveryMinDiff}}</span> from menu to meet delivery minimum.
 				</div>
-				
+
+
+
 				<!-- Cart's basket -->
 				<div>
 
@@ -139,9 +145,9 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="restaurant-payment-div"></div>
-	
+
 	<!-- payment and user info -->
-	<form class="payment-form main-content-readable" ng-show="order.loaded">
+	<form class="payment-form main-content-readable" ng-show="order.loaded && order.cart.hasItems()">
 	
 		<div class="restaurant-closed" ng-show="!restaurant.open()">
 			<div class="restaurant-closed-icon"></div>
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@
 		</div>
 	
 		
-		<div ng-show="restaurant._open && order.showForm">
+		<div ng-show="restaurant._open && order.showForm && order.cart.hasItems()">
 		
 			<div class="content-item-name"><h1>Your Info</h1></div>
 			<div class="your-info-label">(enter this once, and we'll save it for next time)</div>
@@ -324,10 +330,10 @@
 	
 	</form>
 
-	<div ng-show="restaurant._open" class="button-bottom-wrapper" data-role="footer" data-position="fixed"><button class="button-bottom" ng-click="order.submit();"><div>Get Food</div></button></div>
+	<div ng-show="restaurant._open && order.cart.hasItems()" class="button-bottom-wrapper" data-role="footer" data-position="fixed"><button class="button-bottom" ng-click="order.submit();"><div>Get Food</div></button></div>
 
 	<!-- stored user info -->
-	<div class="delivery-payment-info main-content-readable" ng-show="restaurant._open && !order.showForm">
+	<div class="delivery-payment-info main-content-readable" ng-show="restaurant._open && !order.showForm && order.cart.hasItems()">
 
 		<div>
 			<label>Your phone number:&nbsp;</label>
diff --git a/www/assets/css/style.css b/www/assets/css/style.css
index 98102c7da..fc1fe4ddb 100644
--- a/www/assets/css/style.css
+++ b/www/assets/css/style.css
@@ -2769,6 +2769,11 @@ strong {
 	clear: both;
 }
 
+.order-begin{
+	margin: 30px 0 15px 0 !important;
+	font-size: 15px;
+}
+
 /**
  * unused blurs
 
diff --git a/www/assets/js/pages.js b/www/assets/js/pages.js
index f1ad6ddf7..4216cfa24 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/pages.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/pages.js
@@ -249,13 +249,16 @@ NGApp.controller('restaurant', function ($scope, $http, $routeParams, Restaurant
 	$scope.order.cart = {};
 	$scope.order.cart.items = order.cart.items;
 	$scope.order.cart.add = function( item ){
-		order.cart.add( item );
+		return order.cart.add( item );
 	}
 	$scope.order.cart.remove = function( item ){
-		order.cart.remove( item );
+		return order.cart.remove( item );
 	}
 	$scope.order.cart.customizeItem = function(option, item){
-		order.cart.customizeItem( option, item );
+		return order.cart.customizeItem( option, item );
+	}
+	$scope.order.cart.hasItems = function(){
+		return order.cart.hasItems();
 	}
 	// watch cart changes
 	$scope.$watch( 'order.cart.items', function( newValue, oldValue, scope ) {
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ NGApp.controller('restaurant', function ($scope, $http, $routeParams, Restaurant
 		
 		document.title = $scope.restaurant.name + ' | Food Delivery | Order from ' + ( community.name  ? community.name  : 'Local') + ' Restaurants | Crunchbutton';
 
-		
+
 		$('.body').css({ 'min-height': $('.restaurant-items').height()});
 
 	});