Look for the AGS-Aware badge
The mark on restaurant doors that means a kitchen truly gets Alpha Gal — verified one kitchen at a time.
Each badge is verified with restaurant management before it goes up — always confirm ingredients with staff when ordering.
Tick'd
Where you click, without the tick.
Eating out with Alpha Gal just got easier.
The community for people living with Alpha Gal — meet people who already understand life without mammal products, and find restaurants with mammal-free prep, fume-safe seating, and allergen-trained staff. Reviewed by people who live with Alpha Gal too.
Create your free account
Private community — profiles are only visible to other members, never public.
It's free to join and use the community side. There's an optional paid pass (Dining Pass) for deeper dining features — you don't need it to browse the directory or connect with people.
Dining Pass only members have no profile — nothing about them is ever visible to other users.
Just here for safe dining? Learn about the Dining Pass — $4.99/mo, optional.
What brings you here?
We'll point you to the right spot
The community that already gets it
Free to join
Everyone here already understands life without mammal products — no explaining your sensitivities from scratch. Sensitivity badges sit right on every profile, so you know who you're clicking with at a glance.
Two ways to use Tick'd
Pick your path at signup
Dating & friends
The full community — meet people who already understand life without mammal products, chat, and plan safe dates. Browse the safe-dining directory free; full dining depth is an optional add-on.
Create a community accountSafe dining only
Tick'd Eats — our AGS-Aware restaurant guide, verified by outreach and reviewed by people who live with Alpha Gal. No dating, no profile — browse the safe-food directory free; the Dining Pass adds full details and search.
Get the dining guideThe Dining Pass — go deeper on every restaurant
$4.99/mo · optional upgrade
The community and dating side are free to join and use — and browsing the AGS-Aware directory is free too. The Dining Pass unlocks the depth: full prep and cross contamination practice details, the safe menus restaurants send us, and search by city or ZIP with accommodation filters. Every listing is checked for the things that actually matter with Alpha Gal — separate prep that avoids cross contamination, fume-safe seating, and allergen-trained staff — then shown as plain badges, so you can scan a restaurant in seconds:
Search by ZIP — we show the closest AGS-aware restaurants within 30 miles, with safe menu items sent by the restaurants themselves.
Get the Dining Pass — $4.99/moOr create a free community account — you can add the Pass anytime.
Free dining card for your server
A free printable card that explains Alpha Gal to your server — what it is, what to avoid, and how to keep your plate safe from cross contamination.
No account needed. We'll also email you when new AGS-aware spots verify near you — unsubscribe anytime.
New safe spot near you?
Want to know when a new AGS-aware restaurant verifies near you? Drop your email — no account needed.
We'll only email you about newly verified restaurants. Unsubscribe anytime.
From the founder
Why Tick'd exists
"Built by someone in the Ozarks who lives with alpha gal and got tired of explaining her allergy on every first date. Tick'd exists so you can skip the explaining and go straight to connecting with people who already get it."
— Katie, founder of Tick'd
Founding member offer — through October
The first 300 members get their first 3 months of Premium free.
5 of 300 founding spots claimed
Offer ends October 31 — once the spots are gone, they're gone.
Private community — profiles are only visible to other members, never public.
It's free to join and use the community side. There's an optional paid pass (Dining Pass) for deeper dining features — you don't need it to browse the directory or connect with people.
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A peer community — always confirm ingredients and consult your healthcare provider.