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+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const menuItemSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
+  {
+    name: {
+      type: String,
+      required: [true, 'Menu item name is required'],
+      trim: true
+    },
+    description: {
+      type: String,
+      trim: true
+    },
+    price: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: [true, 'Price is required'],
+      min: 0
+    },
+    category: {
+      type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+      ref: 'Category',
+      required: [true, 'Category is required']
+    },
+    image: {
+      type: String
+    },
+    ingredients: {
+      type: [String],
+      default: []
+    },
+    available: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true
+    },
+    vegetarian: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    },
+    vegan: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    },
+    glutenFree: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    },
+    spiceLevel: {
+      type: Number,
+      min: 0,
+      max: 5,
+      default: 0
+    },
+    preparationTime: {
+      type: Number,
+      min: 0,
+      default: 15
+    },
+    featuredItem: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    timestamps: true
+  }
+);
+
+// Create text index for search functionality
+menuItemSchema.index({ name: 'text', description: 'text', ingredients: 'text' });
+
+const MenuItem = mongoose.model('MenuItem', menuItemSchema);
+
+module.exports = MenuItem; 
+\ No newline at end of file