Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

Choosing the best POS system for bars in 2025 is essential for streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, and maximizing profits. A modern POS system for bars goes beyond just processing paymentsit helps with inventory management, staff scheduling, and real-time sales tracking. Pricing starts at $9.99/month.

POS

Restaurant Business

JULY 2, 2025

Fast-casual Condado Tacos—which prefers calling itself “next-gen casual”—has long had a bar program with a selection of conventional margaritas and beers to go with its Mexican-style menu and vibe. But those same margaritas had been on the menu since 2014 when the bar, so to speak, was set a bit lower.

Fast Casual

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Problem: Excessive mingling This is a prevalent issue in restaurants, especially ones that offer full bar service. Especially with buyers juggling 300+ ingredients each week, it can be difficult to stay on top of deals and prices. A “totally satisfied” customer contributes 2.6

Mobile Ordering

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? As a restaurant manager, how do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

Leadership

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Small changes in menu layout, descriptions, and pricing can encourage diners to spend more and order more often. Start by posting content customers want to see, like your food, your restaurant, and behind-the-scenes kitchen and bar moments. Start by making your best-selling and most profitable menu items front and center.

Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 29, 2025

The technology has caught up to the industry’s needs, consumers know what to expect and how best to use it, and QR codes are again a ubiquitous presence around restaurants, bars and hospitality settings. But just because you see them doesn’t mean they’re being leveraged to their full capabilities.

Menu

Restaurant Business

JULY 3, 2025

per share in cash, a 65% premium on the company’s share price as of April 30, before media reports suggested the company was for sale. The company’s stock price has fallen by more than 72% since that IPO, even after a recent uptick brought on by the sale reports. Olo shareholders will receive $10.25

Leadership

Restaurant Clicks

JULY 22, 2025

The setting is no-frills but welcoming, with quick service and fair prices. It also stands out for offering a mix of barbecue and soul food, with daily specials that often include items like fried pork chops, collard greens, and mac and cheese. Customers appreciate the steady quality, fair pricing, and relaxed atmosphere.

Back of House

Restaurant Business

JULY 29, 2025

The casual-dining chain is introducing two new menu categories, bowls and bites, featuring a selection of items ranging in price from under $10 to $16. The casual-dining chain is introducing two new menu categories, bowls and bites, featuring a selection of items ranging in price from under $10 to $16. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul.

Pricing

Restaurant Clicks

JULY 28, 2025

The service is fast and welcoming, and customers often point out the steady quality and fair pricing. Customers appreciate the simple, clean setup, friendly service, and fair pricing. Sonny’s focus on steady preparation, wide availability, and approachable prices has helped it remain a dependable choice for barbecue in Kentucky. #19

Fast Casual

Restaurant Clicks

JULY 18, 2025

Guests often mention the solid portions, fair prices, and fresh sides that round out the meal. 27 – Eli’s Bar-B-Que Source: Eli’s Bar-B-Que Eli’s Bar-B-Que in Dunedin is a small, family-owned BBQ stand that has earned loyal fans through its simple setup and focus on flavor.

Back of House

Restaurant Clicks

AUGUST 1, 2025

What makes it special here is the mix of local flavor, family recipes, and cooking styles passed down through generations. The food is packed with seasoning, and the portions are generous for the price. Breakfast is available all day, and the weekend specials bring in a steady flow of regulars.

Back of House

The Rail

MAY 12, 2025

Remember, location influences customer flow, staff retention, and menu pricing. To avoid costly damage, your kitchen equipment, bar fixtures, storage units, and decor pieces require careful handling. Is there a bottleneck at the bar? Its about embracing change while holding on to what made you special in the first place.

License

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 14, 2025

Traditional coffeehouses have long outnumbered specialty coffee shops and roasters, and historic regulations have kept espresso prices unrealistically low. Simultaneously, many Italians conflate specialty coffee with unreasonably high prices. The Italian coffee sector is quite resistant to critique and change.”

Café

Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 30, 2025

This discussion will provide a roadmap for mastering the art of accounting in the world of restaurants and bars. Key Takeaways Understanding hospitality accounting is crucial for efficiency, profitability, and making informed business decisions in restaurants and bars. But, why is this so crucial to your business’s success?

Bar

Clover - Restaurants

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Are you an established bar trying to boost traffic on a slow weeknight? With the right information, you can improve your happy hour drink specials to match your customers preferenceswhether they prefer craft cocktails, local beers, or classic bar drinks. Are they looking for budget-friendly options?

Menu

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

Zero-waste, high-fiber snack bars Food What operators should know about ancient grains Sponsored content from our partner Furmano’s on Jul. 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Ancient grains like spelt/farro, quinoa, and sorghum have received a lot of culinary buzz in recent years. That doesn’t mean it’s not expensive there.

Operations

Restaurant Clicks

JULY 21, 2025

The setup is casual, with indoor seating and a bar that serves local craft beer. The portions are generous, and the prices are considered fair, especially for the quality and amount of food served. Guests can also enjoy a full bar with craft beers, whiskey, and creative cocktails, adding to the laid-back vibe.

Back of House

Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Serai has been the trendsetter at the top of the game for a few years, now joined by Askal in Melbourne earlier this year and have just opened a rooftop bar called Inuman. This trend is not just in fine dining, but though positioning levels – bars/pubs, clubs, smart casual, fast casual, cafés, QSR and right down to impulse.

Hospitality

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 17, 2025

Understandably, menu prices at “competition cafés” can reach well over US $20 for a cup of coffee, attracting a niche but steadily growing audience. Competition” cafés and roasters, such as Special Guests in London, UK, Standout Coffee in Stockholm, Sweden, and the recently opened Lohas Café in Bogotá, Colombia, also exemplify this trend.

Café

Lavu

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

POS systems also provide insights into seasonal trends, dietary restrictions, and even price sensitivity. Real-time menu management allows restaurants to adjust prices, remove items that are out of stock, highlight daily specials, or tweak descriptions across all platforms with ease.

POS

Restaurant Clicks

JULY 23, 2025

Capitol Smokehouse has built a steady following by offering reliable, good food at fair prices. Platnum BBQ also serves daily specials like smoked meatloaf, Cajun pasta, and beef tips, offering more variety than a typical barbecue place. The focus stays on simple, well-cooked barbecue and comfort food that keeps people coming back. #24

Back of House

SpotOn

MARCH 27, 2025

I just got back from the Bar & Restaurant Expo in Las Vegas. Every year, SpotOn CPO Bryan Solar (center) comes back from the Bar & Restaurant Expo energized. The flashy, all-in-one AI tools are giving way to specialized agents that focus on tedious tasks like competitive pricing research or labor scheduling automation.

Bar

Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

And the idea is to give guests more choices, while giving them control over the experience and price. Guests can further customize at the sauce bar, and they can add flavors, like soy sauce, vinegar or kimchi. People then were reluctant to share communal pots of broth, but now Gen Z guests love a shared experience.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

.” Value-Driven Dining for the Modern Consumer – In a time when consumers seek out both quality and quantity, L&L continues to provide substantial portions at an accessible price point. Value is about more than price—it’s about the quality of the food, the atmosphere, and the service.

2025

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

With rising ingredient prices, labor shortages, and tighter margins, operators must find strategic ways to reduce restaurant costs without compromising quality or customer experience. Prevent food waste to cut costs Food waste is a common and expensive issue for restaurants and bars.

Loyalty Program

Lavu

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

month Custom pricing Flexible pricing options Choose the right system based on your needs: LINGA for multi-location tracking, Toast for detailed inventory insights, or Lavu for third-party integrations. Restaurant & Bar Inventory in 3 Easy Steps 1. These tools reduce errors and ensure that inventory records stay accurate.

Inventory

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 22, 2025

Well, cost accounting for restaurants is a specialized form of accounting that focuses on capturing a restaurant’s total cost of production by assessing the cost of goods sold, labor costs, and overhead costs. Hospitality accountants, specializing in accounting for restaurants and bars, are experts at restaurant bookkeeping.

Cash Management

Lavu

JULY 18, 2025

Furthermore, open API presents the ability for software vendors to specialize and really create the best products. As we all know, vendors who “specialize” in the full caboodle really don’t have much to offer. When experts can focus and design a functional product, we all win.

POS

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

By barring the doors, costs have been saved across the board – from labor to operations. Having to be more fiscally conscious has drawn diners to smaller portions and plates, as well as to special pricing. To stimulate off-peak traffic in the middle of the afternoon, offer discounted prices on select items.

POS

Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 16, 2025

Specialize in accounting for restaurants and bars to accurately interpret the results from the profitability calculator. In hotel bookkeeping and accounting for restaurants and bars, specific metrics are used to gauge profitability. Adopt menu pricing strategies that reflect current costs.

Hotels

Paper Chase Accountancy

JUNE 16, 2025

Specialize in accounting for restaurants and bars to accurately interpret the results from the profitability calculator. In hotel bookkeeping and accounting for restaurants and bars, specific metrics are used to gauge profitability. Adopt menu pricing strategies that reflect current costs.

Hotels

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 30, 2025

Sample Bookkeeping for Restaurants and Bars: In the hospitality industry without precise record-keeping, even the most successful establishments can find themselves adrift, struggling with cash flow, compliance, and ultimately, profitability. Bookkeeping is the often-unsung hero, forming the bedrock of smart financial management.

Bar

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Who would order a bar-quality drink to go? Then, when survival depended on it, bars adapted.

Loyalty Program

EATER

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And in times like these, when the price of one dinner at a buzzy new restaurant can easily break a budget, its been a balm to do something nice at home. Giovanna: What makes date night extra special is we both know the extra effort that were putting in to think of what we want to eat, prep it, cook it, clean up after ourselves.

Back of House

Restaurant Clicks

JULY 24, 2025

The food is served quickly, and portions are moderate, offering a balanced value for the price. 27 – Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q Source: Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q brings a Texas-style barbecue experience to Oklahoma with locations in Norman and Oklahoma City.

Fast Casual

Lavu

JUNE 30, 2025

Provides Actionable Insights: Real-time data and custom reports help optimize menu pricing, staffing, and inventory. With KDS integration, special requests – like dietary modifications – are clearly communicated, ensuring orders are prepared exactly as requested.

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