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The Top 4 Restaurant Accounting Services of 2023
If you aren’t currently performing bookkeeping and accounting for your restaurant business, then you should be strung up by your toes and…
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Bar Management 101
What Hardware Do I Need For My POS System?
The type of POS hardware you need for your restaurant POS system will depend greatly on the the type of establishment you run. For example, are you a coffee shop or cafe? Are you a full service or fine dining restaurant? Are you a bar, club, lounge? Hotel, pizza place or a quick service restaurant?
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How POS System Analytics Can Skyrocket Your Profits
Being armed with powerful POS system analytics allows you to absolutely murder your competition when it comes to discovering…
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Aloha POS Review [Is it Worth it?]
Though Aloha POS has been around for decades, it has been struggling to keep up with modern systems. Still, in this review…
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4 Ways to Quickly Grow Your Restaurant Regulars
Yes, I’m speaking to you. I’m going to show you how to quickly grow your repeat customer base so that you can build an army of regulars and
Bar Management 101
TouchBistro POS Review [The Real Truth]
In this TouchBistro POS review, I am to show you why TouchBistro gets ranked as my “Best Honorable Mention POS System”. Now, for the most part, nobody likes to be considered as an “honorable mention” because it sounds like a pity award. Sort of like Miss Congeniality. But in this case, honorable mention still places
Bar Inventory
7 Killer Ways to Increase Bar Profits Overnight
If you are looking for ways to increase your bar profits substantially, today I have a gem for you because I’m going to share with you the exact same program I use, and have been using over the past few years, to accelerate your bar profits instantly. And when I say I’ve been using them
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Clover Restaurant POS Review [The Good, the Bad & the Ugly]
In this Clover Restaurant POS Review, I’m going to give you the good, the bad and the ugly of this popular point of sale system. By doing so, hopefully I can help you decide if Clover is the right restaurant POS system for you, as well help you choose the very best POS system for
Bar Management 101
The Best “Pay at the Table” Option For Restaurants
If you aren’t using contactless payments in your restaurant yet, or at least have plans to get one, then you need to be flogged with a thousand wet noodles. Sorry, just preachin’ the truth. Because in this day and age of pay at the table technology, you are doing yourself a great disservice if you
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Upserve POS Review [is it Really the Best?]
Welcome to this comprehensive review of Upserve POS. Having been in the bar and restaurant industry for more than 30 years now, and having used more than a couple dozen POS systems, I have to say that the Upserve POS system is one of the more impressive ones I’ve come across. But as always, when
Bar Management 101
5 Powerful Ways to Reduce Restaurant Labor Costs
The main motivation when dealing with employees and restaurant labor costs is finding that balance between how many employees you need on to run an efficient business with great customer service, and how few employees you can have on so you don’t go broke with labor costs. With that said, today I’m going to give
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GoTab Review – Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons
If you own or operate any business in the hospitality space, you’re going to want to make sure to check out this GoTab Review, because it could quite possibly change the way you run your business. Even though GoTab has been around since 2016, it is just now starting to catch fire with bar and
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Should You Pass On Credit Card Fees to Guests?
Ah, those dreaded credit card processing fees. As a business, you see these fees show up on your monthly profit/loss statement and you immediately want to start slamming your face into a wall made of cinderblocks because those credit card processing fees are absolutely butchering your profits at the end of each month and each
Bar Management 101
How to Cut-Off a Drunk Guest [5 Steps]
If there’s one thing we want no part of as an owner, a manager, or even a bartender or server, and that is the drunk belligerent moron in your bar who has crossed the line of decency. Anyone who has ever set foot in a bar knows exactly what I’m talking about. They’re loud, they’re
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GoTab vs. Square POS – Which One Should You Choose?
When it comes to finding the best free restaurant POS system for your bar, restaurant, food truck, hotel, etc., both GoTab and Square are both great POS systems for your business, but in the end, one stands above the rest. In fact, I’m not even going to play the neutral commentator on this one. If
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How to Buy an Existing Restaurant Checklist
Considering the time, the cost and the exhaustive research that goes into opening your own bar or restaurant, buying an existing restaurant might be exactly what you’re looking for. With that said, buying a restaurant is no slam dunk. There is a lot to consider, so right here, right now I’m going to help you
Restaurant Management
10 Tips for Hiring a Kick-Ass Restaurant Staff
As we navigate through this new life veiled in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to keep our eye on the ball. Yes, the closing down of bars and restaurants has been devastating, but for those who have found a way to survive, the pendulum is soon going to start swinging back in the other direction,
Restaurant Management
10 Secrets to Increase Restaurant Profits Immediately
There are two schools of thought when it comes to increasing your restaurant profits: Focusing intently and without emotion on the numbers themselves (which is good) Focusing on the more emotional customer side of things. The restaurant business is often so competitive that many of them fail within the first couple of years. However, one
Restaurant Management
Bar & Restaurant Industry Standards – Where do You Rank?
I get it. Figuring out bar and restaurant cost percentages might bore you to tears or even make you want to pull your hair out by the roots, but these numbers are the key to your success. Like using a road map, by analyzing where you’re at, you are able to adjust your course to
Restaurant Management
7 Restaurant Start-Up Mistakes That Will Kill Your Dream
By Staff Writer According to Elbert Hubbard, “The greatest mistake a man can ever make is to be afraid of making one.” As human beings, it’s in our nature to be imperfect; making mistakes is inevitable. In addition, human history only proves that making mistakes has made the world become better and more successful. It
Restaurant Management
How to Start Your Own Restaurant Delivery Service
Right off the bat, let me say that I completely 100% understand that providing your own delivery service, in-house, can seem like a daunting task, but it really doesn’t have to be. You are basically hiring someone to put food in a bag and drive it some place. Ok, there’s a bit more to it
Restaurant Management
How to Turn Your Managers into Great Leaders
When it comes to restaurant management, the differences and similarities between managers and leaders is more important than just a job title. A good manager is someone who plans, leads, organizes, and controls the work of the organization’s members in order to achieve the organization’s goals in an effective and efficient manner. A good leader,
Restaurant Management
13 Tips For an Amazing Restaurant Takeout Service
Before we dive into the awesome venture of ramping up your online ordering business for your restaurant, let’s check a few stats directly from the Upserve website. Keep in mind also that since COVID has hit and people become more and more accustomed to ordering take out food online, it will soon become engrained in
Restaurant Management
How to Buy Your Dream Bar or Restaurant [9 Steps]
Opening a restaurant from the ground up is a tough project. You’re going to deal with things like taxes, finding skilled cooks, and you need to come up with a good restaurant business plan. However, if you’re gung-ho to pursue your dream of being a restaurant owner, then buying a restaurant that is already established
Bar Inventory
Liquor Control Systems vs. Bar Inventory Apps – Which Should You Choose?
Still looking for the best way to manage your bar inventory? It’s maddening, isn’t it? All of the different options out there can be overwhelming. But that’s why we’re here. In this article, we’re going to help guide you to pick the best bar inventory system for your business. First off, having a quality inventory
Bartending 101
Become a Bartender: How to Pour Draft Beer Like a Pro
How to Pour Draft Beer Like a Pro For those of you looking to become a bartender, pouring a draft beer might seem like a simple thing to the average Bob, Dick and Sally, but for those of you who have never done it before, it might be as intimidating as getting that condom wrapper open
Restaurant Management
Bar & Liquor Inventory App From Bar Patrol
Find out why we have become the #1 bar & liquor inventory app for mid-sized bars and restaurants. You can learn more about Bar Patrol Inventory App by clicking here. Thanks for everyone who has joined the Bar Patrol tribe. We are excited to be able to help business kill it on a MASSIVE level.
Restaurant Management
The Bar & Restaurant 10-Step Customer Service System
I know, I know, you’re tired of hearing about customer service. It’s cliché and you’d rather have your nipples twisted with a pair of pliers than discuss customer service again. However, in business we all know (or should know) that it is much easier and cheaper to retain existing customers than it is to find
Restaurant Management Video Lessons
Why Discounts are Killing Your Restaurant Promotions [And What to do About it]
How to Grow Your Regulars Like Crazy With This 1 Simple Strategy
5 Ways to Prevent Burnout for Restaurant Owners and Managers
Bar & Restaurant Item Costing Training
How to Determine Pricing For Your Beer, Liquor & Wine
How to Set Your Pars
What Should My Restaurant Cost Percentages Be?
How to Boost Sales During COVID
7 Laws of Restaurant Management
My Secret Fishing Hole For Hiring the Perfect Server or Bartender
5 Steps to Hiring Rockstar Employees
7 Laws of Restaurant Management
Restaurant Profitability Lies
What is Prime Cost and How to Calculate it
How Much Does it Cost to Open a Restaurant
How to Systemize Your Restaurant
Creating a Restaurant Schedule
How to Have the Best Happy Hour in Town
The Double-Whammy Effect
5 Strategies to Increase Your Restaurant Sales
How to Count Food Inventory
What Should Your Portion Sizes Be?
Hidden Profits in Glassware
The Power of Perceived Value
Top 5 Reasons Bar & Restaurants Fail
How to Create a Customer Loyalty Program
Amazing Bar & Restaurant Management Secrets Revealed
7 Ways to Lower Your Pour Cost Percentage
How to Calculate Cost Percentage
How to Read a Restaurant Profit/Loss Statement [Template]
How to Manage Your Cash Flow [Template]
How to Calculate and Track Your Prime Cost [Template]
How to Track Your Daily Sales [Template]
It’s Ok to be the Boss
How I Made $100,000/Yr. as a Bar Inventory Auditor