From sit-down dining to “create your own” fast food concepts, bowls are popping up everywhere. Chipotle has been featuring bowls for quite some time now as a lighter alternative to their burrito. Instead of getting everything wrapped up in a massive flour tortilla you get it in a bowl, saving you the mess and extra […]
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Menus in general are moving towards accommodating diet demands without having the “healthy” section stick out like a sore thumb. The wave of gluten free menus and low carb options are slowly fading and we aren’t complaining. Menus in general are moving towards accommodating diet demands without having the “healthy” section stick out like a
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A good restaurant consultant has been in your shoes and the shoes of every person in your restaurant. We didn’t wake up one morning with all of the answers (nor do we claim to have them). We’ve been on the line buried in tickets, we’ve been at the table with that one unhappy guest whom
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Is it possible to make everything in your kitchen from scratch? Yes, of course it’s possible, but does it make sense for your kitchen? The term housemade on your menu requires extra time, hands, money and equipment…are you ready for that? We like to tell you as your restaurant consultant, with that same wish in
“Housemade” – Five Items You Should be Making In-House Read More »
When it comes time to sit down and draft all of the budding ideas you have for your upcoming restaurant, you have to stop and think – who am I writing this restaurant business plan for? First, you have to come to the realization that you do, in fact, need that business plan. While it
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For some reason many in our midst seem to have uncanny insight into the legendary failure rates for restaurants, regardless of whether they have actually worked in or owned a restaurant. Ask almost anyone on the street what they think about a restaurant as a viable business and the lore comes spilling out: “Opening a
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“I’ll have another round” is not something you typically hear at Moe’s or Mi Piada. That’s because there is typically no one to say it to. When deciding to enjoy an adult beverage, fast casual restaurants are not the first places that come to mind… if for no other reason than they’re not where you
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Up until now, I’ve shied away from an important topic that each restaurant owner (I don’t care how big or small) needs to take seriously – the Employee Handbook . The info I’m giving you may mean the difference between keeping your restaurant open and successful or closing the doors forever because of one small
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There are plenty of things that cause restaurants to struggle including poor location, the wrong food for the wrong area, bad lighting, uncomfortable seats, smelly beer-soaked floors, difficult parking, or even embezzlement…. to name a few. Our list below, however, focuses on things that are not so obvious that we know to be critical to
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Almost everyone we talk to that wants to open a restaurant comes to us with a shoestring budget. We do an awful lot of concept planning for folks who want to take the plunge into owning their own restaurants and the overwhelming majority have little understanding of the planning required to tip a restaurant toward
Shoestring Restaurants – Is Planning Overrated? Read More »
