Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

Remember just saying thank you or giving a pat on the back isn’t enough. For front of house workers set goals on the number of turnovers of tables or good reviews. For back of house set goals on the time it takes to get food to the pass and out to customers. Don’t just give them a thanks or a high five.

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Management Management Back of House Customer Service 163

SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

  From crafting a summer menu that celebrates seasonal ingredients to offering cool beverages can enhance customer loyalty, adapting to the busy season with innovative menu ideas and online ordering can set your restaurant apart. You only get one chance to make a first impression on a guest.” We can help.

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Seasonal Menu Outdoor Email Marketing Loyalty Program 98

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

Inventory was ordered based on par levels, which are set based on sales forecasts, which are in turn determined by how many guests you'll serve and what they'll order. On the other hand, skimping on ingredients increases the likelihood that a guest won't come back – and may even tell others not to do the same. Table of Contents.

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Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Online Ordering 147

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Front-of-House. Henry is ready to order some dinner. He visits your restaurant’s app and orders his favorite dish on the menu. He visits your restaurant’s app and orders his favorite dish on the menu. He receives an estimated wait time for his order of 45 minutes. Let’s come back to Henry.

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Technology Front of House Back of House Point of Sale 198

7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. How will you be getting more diners to eat your food this year? Don't underestimate the power of in-house advertising at your restaurant. Table of Content. Digital Signage.

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Advertising 2022 Social Media Email Marketing 370

Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Increasingly, it isn’t just white tablecloth spots that benefit from letting guests book in advance. Guests dealt with busy signals, double-booked tables, and transcription errors. People can easily view and book available tables online or via an app. This can cut down on food waste. More precise planning and scheduling.

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Reservations Management Management Front of House 78

7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Early on in 2020, we were scrambling to figure out ways to get food to customers and how to give staff enough hours and keep them on the payroll. Staff are now tasked with policing masking, moving heavy furniture to configure outdoor dining, and packaging to-go orders. Adam Ranier, Writer, Restaurant Manifesto.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Safety 370

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

The app is also useful for your front and back end staff, giving them the ability to check upcoming shifts, submit availability, request shift trades, and more. As online shopping continues to grow, make sure your restaurant is on board by signing up with ChowNow , a customized online ordering app for restaurants. Try 7shifts for Free.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 4, 2021

From indulgent fare to the unforgettable ambiance, The Capital Grille offers world-class food and wine from genuine hospitality. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Food Quest (@foodquestclt). I’ve had some memorable meals for holiday parties, birthdays, and work events at places like Mimosa Grill and The King’s Kitchen.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Website Management Book 117

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. Off premise has become a sizable segment of our business, and I don't see it ever going back to pre-COVID numbers. Carbon emissions labeling helps inform our impact on planetary health.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 229

Open for Business

JUNE 9, 2023

Quick Links Why restaurants must anticipate complaints Common restaurant complaints and solutions How to deal with online complaints Why restaurants must anticipate complaints and have a plan No matter how incredible the food is or how you’ve designed the dining room, guests are going to complain sometimes. It’s just a fact of life.

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Hospitality Dietary Restrictions Social Media Online Ordering 142

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Fixe Southern House. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fixe Southern House (@fixesouthernhouse). Fixe Southern House serves traditional southern foods and has been highlighted in Fort Worth Magazine. Fixe Southern House is on 5th St near Republic Square in downtown Austin (take bus 20). Fonda San Miguel.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Book Website Management 111

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Bacchus – A Bartolotta Restaurant Mo’s…A Place for Steaks Mason Street Grill Milwaukee ChopHouse The Chef’s Table The Capital Grille Carnevor Ward’s House of Prime Braise Restaurant & Culinary School Onesto Marcus Restaurant Group Story Hill BKC Sanford Kimpton Journeyman Hotel. Mo’s…A Place for Steaks.

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Dine-in Book Website Management Fine Dining 110

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 197

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 4, 2021

From private rooms and private chefs to secluded seating and enticing entrees, I’ve put together 15 of the best restaurants for private dining in Denver. From private rooms and private chefs to secluded seating and enticing entrees, I’ve put together 15 of the best restaurants for private dining in Denver.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Book Seasonal Menu 114

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Cafe Central Ruth’s Chris Steak House Anson Eleven Landry’s Seafood House Taft Diaz Mesa Street Grill Park Tavern Magic Bistro Pelican’s Steak & Seafood Thyme Matters Pot Au Feu West Texas Chophouse Garufa Entrecôte & Co. Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Best Private Dining in El Paso. Anson Eleven.

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Dine-in Specials Back of House Book 106

Buzztime Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And no, the author of the James Bond books didn’t invent the martini (but he did create the Vesper). 8) Boozy Book Club Give book worms a choice. Inside each envelope is a mystery offer that the customer must bring back to your bar to be opened by their server or bartender. Start with a series of bartender 101 “classes.”

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Bar Seasonal Menu Events Back of House 88

EATER

MARCH 2, 2022

Breaking down the food, labor, and fixed costs of Dame’s popular fish and chips We often presume to understand restaurant economics because we know what a chicken breast costs at the supermarket. “I Monday diners at Dame tend to be more industry veterans who order the whole menu and full bottles of wine. Food costs: $12.34.

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Front of House Seating Small Business Seasonal Menu 98

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Sometimes, when traveling, you need great food recommendations and places with private rooms. There are amazing places to eat where you can also book a private room. I’m going to cover a broad range of the best food and ambiance you can find in Albuquerque’s dining scene. One room can seat 20 guests, the other up to 40.

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Dine-in Seasonal Menu Book Events 114

Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes While digital technology has helped the front of the house, the back of the house remains the weaker link. You have customers to please, inventory to order, and staff to manage – to name just a few things on your growing “To Do” list. How to Run a Restaurant and Reap the Benefits of Recycling .

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Recycling Compost Front of House Back of House 97

Restaurant365

JUNE 9, 2021

You can use data to improve restaurant operations, both in your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH). Optimizing your BOH and FOH metrics boosts the efficiency of your labor and food spending. Restaurant KPIs impacting a profitable front of house. Streamlining operations with integrated, robust FOH tools.

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FOH BOH Front of House Back of House 78

Touch Bistro

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, restaurant reservations and the technology that supports it is so valuable that public officials and organizations such as the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recommend adopting a reservations-only model or call-ahead seating. That means a big shift has to happen soon. Let’s dive in.

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Reservations 2021 Online Ordering Book 98

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. Restaurant Adaptation. Limitations and consumer demand. A vast majority of the U.S. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 219

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Don’t want to waste hours looking for restaurants booked to the brim? Their largest private room, the West Room, has an outdoor balcony, seats up to 96 guests, and combines with their adjacent East Room, depending on your party size. Then, check out my list of the best restaurants offering private dining in Los Angeles.

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Dine-in Book Fine Dining Seasonal Menu 103

Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 3, 2021

Upper West Side Cafe Lulu’s Wine Garden Laos in Town DC Corazon Hedy’s Rooftop Immigrant Food Equinox Restaurant Compass Rose Calico Dukes’ Grocery Hi-Lawn Blackwall Hitch Ruthie’s All Day. Their menu is always changing, but order the Impossible Sliders if you see them! Order Online. Upper West Side Cafe. upperwestsidecafedc).

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Outdoor Dine-in Reservations Front of House 147

7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, social distancing, and business closures make it next to impossible to generate pre-coronavirus revenue numbers. These government-backed loans carry loan amounts up to $5 million with low-interest rates and generous repayment terms. And no money means mo' problems.

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Cash Management Government Small Business Healthcare 300

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Aside from its abundance of art museums and ferry trips around Casco Bay, many come to Portland to experience its annual food and beverage festivals or public urban and wooden parks, earning the city its nickname, “Forest City.” ViA VECCHiA Blue Spoon Little Tap House East Ender Katahdin Restaurant The Front Room.

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Front of House Seasonal Menu Online Ordering Back of House 113

Transact

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The food service business is a challenge, even at the best of times. Refrigeration technology has improved to the point that we can take food that has a shelf life measured in hours and still ship it halfway across the world. . All without putting diners at risk of food poisoning. . Refrigeration Technology. Digital POS System.

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Front of House Inventory Back of House Mobile Ordering 92

Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Sushi Bar FortyFive Degrees Blue Sushi Sake Grill Sushi Club Watami Sushi All-You-Can-Eat Sakura Mikado Asaka Japanese Restaurant Mori Sushi Sushi Boss Ichiban Sushi Bar & Sammy’s Asian Cuisine Kasai Sushi Bar & Kitchen Wasabi on 82nd Sushi House Tegry Bistro Ocean World Sushi Watami. Order Online. Order Online.

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Online Ordering Back of House Front of House Fine Dining 109

EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s.

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Back of House Tourism Hotels Vineyard 106

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety for Steritech. Ghost kitchens allow you to order from multiple brand menus at a single location. Drones deliver to your house. Voice-activated apps allow you to order without touching anything. Each person orders their favorite meal on their smartphone. 20 at 4 p.m.

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Kitchen Safety Food Safety Loyalty Program Technology 225

EATER

JANUARY 26, 2021

Detroit Shipping Company opens its books to show the highs and lows of operating during the pandemic Annoyingly techie but excruciatingly precise, “pivoting” is now a loaded term in the restaurant world. In this series, Eater asks operators to open their books and explain how pivoting has (and hasn’t) worked, by the numbers.

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Food Outdoor Point of Sale Food Safety 93

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

restaurant industry has shown remarkable resiliency, having lost as much as 35 percent of visits at the beginning of the pandemic, but still has a ways to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels, reports The NPD Group. How is the US On Premise shaping up as it continues its journey back from COVID-19 disruption? foodservice industry.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 186

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Fireproof Columbus The Refectory Restaurant Barcelona Restaurant and Bar Mozart’s Local Roots Due Amici Sidebar Columbus Mitchell’s Ocean Club Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, Columbus Martini Modern Italian Lindey’s The Guild House. Columbus is the capital of Ohio and home to the Ohio State University. Fireproof Columbus.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Book Back of House 104

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

You’ll also have the chance to enjoy some of the best food while visiting Boston. Row 34 Ostra Boston Yankee Lobster Saltie Girl B & G Oysters Neptune Oyster Atlantic Fish Co Select Oyster Bar Union Oyster House Legal Sea Foods James Hook & Co Atlántico Summer Shack The Daily Catch The Barking Crab Ivory Pearl Ocean Prime.

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Fine Dining Back of House Online Ordering Reservations 107

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Pittsburgh is a historic gem in the northeast with plenty of historical landmarks and museums that span American history from Point State Park with structures dating back to the 18th century to Mr. Roger’s set on Sesame Street at the Heinz History Center. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Front of House Book 109