From Ironbound restaurants on Ferry Street to law offices near the courthouses Downtown and contractors working across Essex County, Newark businesses lose calls when everyone's hands are full. RaheemAI, a New Jersey company, sets up Ava, an AI receptionist that answers your missed and after-hours calls and emails you the details.
Keep your 973 or 862 number · Ava says she's an AI · 14-day free trial
Thanks for calling Ferry St. Kitchen. This is Ava, the restaurant's AI assistant. How can I help?
Can I order two pickups for 8 o'clock?
Sure. What would you like for the first order?
Example call. The restaurant is made up.
The calls you can't get to still matter.
- Restaurants get their busiest phone hour exactly when the kitchen is slammed
- Law and accounting offices near Downtown get intake calls while staff are in meetings or court
- Contractors and auto shops miss calls while they're under a car or on a roof
- After-hours callers rarely leave a voicemail. They call the next business on the list
What Ava does for Newark businesses
Takes pickup orders and reservations
For restaurants, Ava takes phone orders and reservation requests during the rush and emails them to you, using your menu and rules.
Captures intake for offices
For law, accounting and insurance offices, she gathers the caller's name, number and reason for calling and books consultations where your calendar connects. She never gives advice.
Books jobs for trades
For HVAC, plumbing and auto repair, she collects the address or vehicle, the problem and the best time, and marks urgent calls by your rules.
Keeps your local number
Your 973 or 862 number stays the same. You forward only busy, unanswered or after-hours calls.
Emails you the details
Each call ends with a summary in your inbox: who called, their number and what they need.
Set up by a New Jersey company
A.R. writes Ava's scripts with you and you approve every one before she answers a real call.
What Ava knows about Newark
Only what you tell her. If you want Ava to give directions, mention parking near the Prudential Center on event nights, or explain which neighborhoods you serve, we add those details to her script in your words. She won't invent local information, and she tells every caller she's an AI.
Three steps. We do the setup.
Free missed-lead check
We call or message your business like a customer would, after hours or at a busy time, and show you exactly what they experience.
We set it up for you
We learn your services, hours and booking rules, and set up your assistant. You keep your phone number and the tools you already use.
Try it free for 14 days
See how it handles real calls and messages. No credit card. If it isn't helping, you walk away. After that, it's $249/month, month to month. See pricing.
More New Jersey service areas
- Jersey City, NJ
- Paterson, NJ
- Hackensack, NJ
- Bergen County & Lyndhurst
- Elizabeth, NJ
- Edison, NJ
- Clifton, NJ
- Hoboken, NJ
- All of New Jersey
- All US locations
Comparing providers? See how RaheemAI compares with live answering services and other AI receptionists.
Questions Newark owners ask
Do you work with businesses in Newark?
Yes. RaheemAI is a New Jersey company and we set up Ava for Newark businesses. Setup can be done remotely, so you don't need to take time off to meet.
Can Ava take restaurant pickup orders?
Yes. Ava can take phone orders and reservation requests using the menu and rules you give her, then email the order to you. Tell us how you want orders confirmed during setup.
Will callers know they're talking to an AI?
Yes. Ava introduces herself as the business's AI assistant on every call and says so again if anyone asks.
What if a caller has an emergency?
You set the rules. Ava can transfer urgent calls to you or your team, or flag them for a callback. Anyone describing a medical or safety emergency is told to call 911.
Hear Ava for yourself.
Talk to Ava, our live demo AI receptionist, right from your browser. The demo is set up for a sample real estate office, so you can hear how she sounds, how she asks questions and how she tells callers she's an AI. Then we'll set her up for your business. Demo calls are recorded.
Or call +1 551-212-8357
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— A.R., founder