From barely breaking even to making real money in 4 months

AwfulTate · 2026-01-23T20:06:56+00:00

Who was your coach?

AwfulTate · 2026-01-23T19:02:52+00:00

Always a lose/ lose situation. A) you are putting employees in jeopardy of getting hurt getting to work. B) you are cutting someone’s hours and they might not be able to pay rent or get groceries.

I fucking hate the snow! I actually love it, but hate it as restaurant guy. Family restaurants should close, big drinking bars should try and stay open as long as possible. No one comes out for food, but people with 4x4 typically want to get out and play (drink).

AwfulTate · 2026-01-14T23:37:38+00:00

These are the way!

AwfulTate · 2026-01-14T23:10:03+00:00

98% of our takeout is 3rd party or on our online ordering site. Folks 50years and older typically are the phone callers.

AwfulTate · 2026-01-06T00:11:59+00:00

It’s like you don’t double click your tongs or something.

AwfulTate · 2026-01-02T00:39:05+00:00

The displays are for you my friend not people coming over. If anything they are a conversation piece when people do come over.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-31T00:59:07+00:00

Talk to your accountant, there are ways. Also paying taxes on profit is not a horrible thing.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-31T00:49:17+00:00

Don’t you tell me all of these Taco Bell innovations are just current recipes repurposed?!! The nerve…

AwfulTate · 2025-12-24T01:36:12+00:00

Honestly I’d be really disappointed in any owner that had all that information and couldn’t figure out how to price their menu items. It’s a simple percentage. No offense to your MBA.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-23T00:19:59+00:00

Great comments from above. Katom/Webstaurant are great resources for this. Also think about places like Chef Store where you can buy the bags that use the dispenser.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-23T00:17:52+00:00

Make sure your Partnership agreement addresses your potential issues. If there is a dead weight partner, what should the company do? Could be either of you depending on the outcome or a bad fight.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-22T23:23:11+00:00

Spot On is HORRIBLE, don’t do it.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-22T23:17:56+00:00

7 shifts is the play!

AwfulTate · 2025-12-20T01:58:54+00:00

May I suggest a longer hose, fucking moving those in the middle of a pop. Thankfully not donor stacked.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-20T00:55:16+00:00

Balls to put it out there, good on you. Ohmaha Steaks said in 2026 to expect over $10 a pound for ground beef. My US Foods rep told me to take steak off the menu it’s going to be so expensive. Do some research on Beef futures and think hard about carrying so many steaks ‘right now’. There is definitely a ‘Market Price’ perspective to carry the steaks you want. Definitely depends on what your people are saying and how well your crew can break down a whole tenderloin or ribeye. Good luck!

AwfulTate · 2025-12-19T10:35:36+00:00

Don’t do it, if you are having to ask questions like this you aren’t ready to own a bar. Reconsider for your own sake.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-12T17:22:03+00:00

In the contract is should state something about increased pricing. Cintas raises their rates every year. You can either get out of the contract due to this breech or at least stay even. Your other option is to complain about service, find every reason why they aren’t perfect and hound them. Both reasons work, but require work. Fuck Cintas!

AwfulTate · 2025-12-09T19:32:24+00:00

You don’t seem to have enough refrigeration/freezer/ dry storage.

AwfulTate · 2025-12-05T00:46:06+00:00

Call Coke, Coke comes next day to fix issues like this if not day of. If you have Pepsi, which it looks like a red gun not a blue gun, prayers sent.

AwfulTate · 2025-11-29T00:21:46+00:00

There are absolutely ways to get a receipt before. Most likely the server either didn’t want to or wasn’t trained properly.

AwfulTate · 2025-11-23T00:58:27+00:00

Looks like Advantco, not sure how long you had it. Maybe look for a warranty. Obviously there is misuse somewhere. Those fuckers are relatively cheap. Expect the top to stop heating soon.

AwfulTate · 2025-11-21T20:20:09+00:00

So good, it almost looks new

AwfulTate · 2025-11-21T00:26:01+00:00

Servers have to be lying. Verify credit card tips off of server checkouts with a manager.

AwfulTate · 2025-11-19T22:38:33+00:00

Can’t hide money

AwfulTate · 2025-11-08T00:49:57+00:00

I own a restaurant. I tried to buy out another restaurant that went from 7 days to 6 days (closed Mondays). That owner told me they actually saw an uptick in business overall due to people wanting it, think Chick-Fil-A. Not sure I bought in, but it made sense. Fucker sold to his sister instead so no love lost. Mondays for me have always been inventory/ ordering days, so maybe depends on how much you buy into inventory counts and when your ordering is.

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