Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Keeping brand integtrity, the interior featured a walk-up counter, digital menu boards and condensed seating/waiting areas with TVs. Technology Adoption The self-serve generation likes ordering with touchless QR codes, while other diners prefer a physical menu in their hands.

Operations 179

Operations Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 179

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking. Make sure that every part of your system aligns with consistency: purchasing specs, production, flavor profile, presentation, and service. Plain and simple. It’s all about your people.

Fine Dining 392

Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 392

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Marketing & advertising It's your job to ensure the restaurant's seats are full, especially if you're not part of a massive franchise that benefits from corporate advertising. This goes far beyond training during the first week.

Management 397

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 397

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

The 1950s saw the birth of the first idealized vending machine , an enormous construction made of metal and glass that served thousands of city-dwellers each day and night. The machine served sandwiches, wine, and coffee, and was considered a great success. Present Staffing Issues at Restaurants.

Mobile Ordering 215

Mobile Ordering Food Order Employee Relations Customer Service 215

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 10, 2021

This presents an opportunity for foodservice operations to stand out by elevating guest experience in the age of COVID-19, giving consumers a sense of exceptional service and memorable experiences they used to source from restaurants. The area of restaurant operation that presents the most opportunity for improvement is takeout and delivery.

Food Safety 195

Food Safety Customer Experience Customer Service Entertainment 195

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even the difference between restaurants that serve three meals per day vs. one that focuses entirely on dinner will be an entirely different ballgame. Each presents the executive chef with a different set of challenges and opportunities. The club chef cannot hide behind the kitchen doors.

Beverage 487

Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 487

7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2022

How long franchisees will have a seat on the board. 11:30 am: Debrief and present findings. Some criteria to base the selection of which franchisees earn a seat on the council include: Years of experience with the franchise. Sales, employee retention, or year-over-year growth minimums for membership. 1:00 pm: Dismissal.

Franchise 370

Franchise Franchising Communication Front of House 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

With proper plating and presentation, just about any meal can be Instagrammable! Offering a discount for college students who present their student IDs provides extra incentive to take a lunchtime study break at your restaurant. Create a content competition User-generated content ( UGC ) is massively popular among the college crowd.

Specials 362

Specials Food Truck Seasonal Menu Social Media 362

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

"The desire for convenience has always been present, coupled with an equally strong desire for delicious food. "It’s important to remember that in times of disaster, restaurants have always served as a gathering place for the community," he stressed. " Utmost care and attention is required today."

Front of House 199

Front of House Back of House Restaurant Law Food Safety 199

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. Try to be as prompt as possible when it comes to seating, and provide your guests with accurate estimated seating times. Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME.

Customer Service 369

Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Serving customers in an outdoor space is an appealing feature, but it’s not as simple as just taking a few tables and chairs from the main building. Temporary structures are often installed in the outside area to accommodate more seating and to create a more visually appealing space. Using Temporary Outdoor Structures Safely.

Outdoor 189

Outdoor Insurance Dine-in Customer Experience 189

EATER

JANUARY 8, 2024

In Victorian England, those events were frequently governed by a strict code of etiquette , which regulated exactly when each course should be served and how the napkins should be folded. Even serving the tea is going to be complicated. “To As such, you should seat your “very silent” friends between those who never shut up.

Entertainment 125

Entertainment Travel Book Back of House 125

The Rail

MAY 6, 2024

Ensuring that every item on your menu delights clients and keeps them coming back for more requires careful attention to quality, freshness, and presentation. Create a warm, welcoming, and intimate cafe area with plenty of seating choices and warm accents that entice customers to stay and unwind.

Café 52

Café Equipment Food Supply Customer Experience 52

Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

Secondly, it helps in presenting a professional and well-structured document, showing that you have carefully organized your thoughts and ideas. Include an executive summary and go into detail about the food you’ll be serving, inspiration behind your concept, and an overview of service style. Credit: Getty Images 3.

Fine Dining 147

Fine Dining Front of House Design Document 147

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 4, 2021

As far as the food is concerned, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood offers flaky filets of tuna nigiri and mouth-watering appetizers like Louisiana crawfish tails served in a ponzu sauce. The restaurant offers elegant private rooms complete with festive decor for holidays or audio and visual presentation equipment for business gatherings.

Dine-in 117

Dine-in Fine Dining Website Management Book 117

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The restaurants who received the funding agreed to pay all employees non-tipped minimum wage, plus their tips as the restaurant returns to regular operations, and agreed to serve at least 500 free meals to New Yorkers affected by COVID-19. Even now, restaurants in New York remain at 25% seating 8 months after the crisis first began.

2020 285

2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In a typical month, we used to help restaurants seat over four million diners. They knew Yelp could do more than just help them seat diners. A sudden crisis has a way of sucking us into the present moment. As the general manager of Yelp for Restaurants , my job is to help restaurants succeed. Sh*t has Hit the Fan.

Front of House 195

Front of House 2009 Reservations Website Management 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2021

Although not as great, the risk of surface transmissions is still present. Employees should frequently clean and disinfect all high-touch surfaces such as: Tables and seating areas in dining rooms and lobbies. Ease these fears by removing access to self-serve stations, table-top condiments and utensils. Service counter.

Kitchen Safety 212

Kitchen Safety Customer Service Customer Experience Dine-in 212

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2020

Unexpected downtime, when paired with a swift return to work, can present new risks to restaurant employees. Such a large return can introduce uncertainty, therefore it’s important for your leadership team to serve as a resource and field any employee questions or concerns throughout the process.

Employee Relations 218

Employee Relations Customer Experience Communication Training 218

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Maybe you’re looking for a cozy spot to bring a date or a place with ample seating for a fun family reunion. Makoto offers patrons that sleek, modern feel that one might associate with sushi, but it also provides plush pillows and banquette seating to emphasize comfort indoors.

Front of House 111

Front of House Reservations Back of House Online Ordering 111

7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Marketing & advertising It's your job to ensure the restaurant's seats are full, especially if you're not part of a massive franchise that benefits from corporate advertising. This goes far beyond training during the first week.

Management 195

Management Management Kitchen Safety Front of House 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

With reduced seating mandate, excellent take-out options can make all the difference to the continued success of the restaurant. As restaurants continue to navigate re-opening protocols, managers must be razor focused on using automation for present needs and to future-proof their establishments.

Kitchen Safety 186

Kitchen Safety Food Safety Front of House Technology 186

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2020

For nearly four decades the job of cook dominated the media and served as a major point of conversation and entertainment for guests of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds. Be present every day on these platforms. [] LIFT UP THE BRAND. Do it all and do it often.

Social Media 285

Social Media Entertainment Email Marketing Customer Experience 285

Sling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Guests are seated and served in total darkness. Sur un Arbre Perche (French for ‘On a Perched Tree’) in Paris, France seats guests in a swing for the duration of their stay. Have you ever wanted to enjoy a meal while seated at the base of a waterfall? Guests are seated individually in “flavor concentration booths.”

Front of House 148

Front of House Fine Dining Dine-in Back of House 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 2, 2020

Also, you may not be able to seat your restaurant at full capacity for the foreseeable future. Essentially, social distancing equipment serves as a safeguard against human error and helps force things like spacing and safe practices in the event that someone does not want to comply/forgets to comply with your business’s standards.

Equipment 170

Equipment Front of House Seating Restaurant Law 170

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2021

Presenting the message to the customer from a variety of angles and putting an emphasis on visibility can be key. They are compact in size but serve as a good starting point to advertise your restaurant. Directional Indoor Signs : Directional indoor signage will direct the customers to the right place, such as “Wait to be seated.”

Outdoor 197

Outdoor Point of Sale Design Customer Experience 197

Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The swanky wine bar offers relaxed seating among a dim-lit space with contemporary artwork and interior design. Located in Brooklyn, The Four Horsemen provides indoor and outdoor parklet seating, expanding their space to make room for tons of guests. Here, you can casually sip on some wine and nibble on small plates designed to share.

Bar 142

Bar Reservations Seating Back of House 142

Cheetah

AUGUST 12, 2020

For the front of house, develop a seating plan using flexible dining room supplies. Some areas pose a particular challenge like bar seating and self-service areas. Restaurants have always served the public and during the pandemic this has never been more true. This will dilute the air and remove contaminants in the kitchen.

Front of House 78

Front of House Food Supply Back of House Seating 78

EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

He opened the buzzy 15-seat Brooklyn restaurant, one of Eater’s Best New Restaurants of 2022 , after winning the city over with a dinner series called Iya Eba in the late summer of 2020. “I To him, it’s a tribute to the art form of food presentation, as well as the pride with which he has long viewed the possibilities of his home food.

Fine Dining 126

Fine Dining Fast Casual Dine-in Presentation 126

Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 13, 2021

It’s a historic family-owned restaurant, and has served the best steak in Phoenix for the last 70 years. Present in the heart of Phoenix , Steak 44 specializes in serving a fantastic steakhouse menu. Steak 44, a high-end and fine dining restaurant, has an award-winning wine list and serves splendid cocktails.

Fine Dining 120

Fine Dining Back of House Reservations Website Management 120

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2022

For example, spaced-out seating, directional floor signage to control flow, table dividers, and digital menus. Set up a simple pop-up on your website, so that when your visitor scans the QR code to access the menu, they’re served up a notice that you have a gift card promotion going on.

2022 197

2022 Online Ordering Loyalty Program Customer Experience 197

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Recently, Bushwick is growing and is becoming home to street artists and baristas serving creative coffee in local shops. Sushi King is a no-frills restaurant serving sushi in a window front location in the heart of Bushwick. The exposed brick wall with bar seating is a great place to enjoy a bite of sushi.

Online Ordering 127

Online Ordering Casual Seating Reservations 127

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2021

. § 3-3-11 also requires the customer receiving the alcohol to place it in a locked glove compartment, a locked trunk, or the area behind the last upright seat in the vehicle if it is not equipped with a trunk. Risk and Opportunity. O.C.G.A. § § 51-1-40(b). Pine Hills Country Club, Inc., 748, 750 (2003).

Restaurant Law 131

Restaurant Law Employee Relations Customer Service 2003 131

EATER

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Chefs John Boisse and Lauren Breneman share the space with Duality Brewing, serving gorgeous, oft-rotating, intricate Mexican plates alongside pints from the nearby taps. With only two nightly seatings, each table moves through the same meal at the same pace. Because getting to know your fellow diners is essential to Mbaye’s cuisine.

2023 98

2023 Fine Dining Dine-in Restaurant Law 98

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Amerigo Italian Restaurant has been serving traditional Italian meals for more than thirty years. The rooms are perfect for business meetings, seated dinners, or cocktail receptions. The downtown restaurant also offers The Shack, which comfortably seats up to thirty folks. Amerigo Italian Restaurant.

Dine-in 110

Dine-in Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Seating 110

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

The Catbird Seat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by the catbird seat (@the_catbirdseat). Named after a famous story from 1942 by James Thurber, The Catbird Seat is perennially one of the hottest restaurants in Nashville. The Baba Ganoush (served in its skin!) This is what fine dining looks like in Nashville.

Back of House 121

Back of House Reservations Fine Dining Seating 121

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2021

According to a local NBC affiliate, a group of tourists were filmed attacking a Carmine’s hostess after she allegedly informed the group COVID-19 vaccine cards were required for any indoor seating. These masks serve not only as helpful messaging tools, they also can serve as powerful marketing resources as well.

Communication 202

Communication Social Media Menu Loyalty Program 202