Overview
- Andon Labs has opened a Stockholm café run by Mona, an AI agent built on Google’s Gemini platform, as a live public test.
- Mona received a budget and a mandate to turn a profit, then handled permits, utilities, supplier selection, menu design and daily orders.
- The system recruited staff by posting on job sites, running phone interviews and hiring two employees including server Kajetan Grzelczak.
- Early operations show clear limits, with large mismatched orders such as 10 liters of olive oil, 15 kilos of canned tomatoes, 9 liters of coconut milk and 6,000 napkins.
- Staff report management strains, including late-night messages, missed leave requests and asks to pay for items up front, even as pay is described as good.