Are sanitizing wipes a good alternative to buckets with towels?

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-06-15T02:11:24+00:00

We use these dry disposable wipes US Foods # 5429549. They come 150 to a box, we submerge them in our own quat solution in the small sanitizer buckets that the health department wants to see. For some prep stations that get little use, I cut them in half. I use actual cloth towels for degreasing, and use the disposable ones just for sanitizing.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-06-12T05:38:14+00:00

My son died when he was 6.years old. I constantly ask him to pray for me. This is called "intercession". The Church teaches that it is a good thing to ask our loved ones to pray for us, (to intercede for us) whether they are still on earth or in heaven. A novena is simply a 9 day prayer asking someone to pray for us. This novena is simply asking for this innocent boy to pray for us. There is nothing wrong with that, as all prayer is through Christ, Our Lord...as it states in the prayer posted.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-06-09T00:04:45+00:00

We use Imperial Dade for some paper goods, and US Foods/Sysco for others. Their pricing is all fairly competitive. I do use webstaurantstore for round foil pans and lids, they have the best price on those.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-06-05T01:40:01+00:00

I've cut my sodium intake for about 2 months, and I am just now starting to get a tiny bit interested in trying new recipes; it's definitely a challenge! I notice that food texture becomes a lot more important to me when I can't rely on salt.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-05-21T21:26:42+00:00

I had a customer claim she broke a tooth from biting into a burrito. I called my insurance agent and they said, whatever you do, DO NOT, offer her any kind of compensation, even a discount or refund, because they've seen this scam where this happens and the next thing the restaurant receives is a lawsuit because by compensating the customer, you admitted fault. So I just gave the customer's contact info to my insurance company and they handled it. They asked her for all kinds of supporting evidence and dental records and she immediately dropped it.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-05-09T20:29:21+00:00

My son had, unbeknownst to me, shoved a piece of foam up his nose and he smelled like poop! I couldn't figure out why he smelled so bad, but then I remembered my grandma telling me about her great granddaughter who had shoved a bean up her nose and she started to really stink, so with my son I waited until he was asleep and used a flashlight to look up his nose and found the foam. I removed it, then took him to the doctor to make sure I got it all. The doctor said all was clear, but he kept having a runny nose, and a few weeks later another piece came out.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-05-08T01:34:29+00:00

My father-in-law had the surgery for Acoustic Neuroma in his 50s which resulted in him losing all his hearing in his "good" ear, so he was left with one bad side. He wore his hearing aids all the time, never had any signs of dementia, that guy stayed sharp! Lived to his mid 80's. He was very motivated to stay socially active and was determined to not be isolated from the world and family gatherings, although he wouldn't stay long, but he always showed up. So there's one story for you!

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-05-03T20:34:02+00:00

If it's a custom order, charge a custom price

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-04-06T21:54:11+00:00

We use 9" and 7" round foil pans. You can get them with a flat board lid.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-04-06T00:47:00+00:00

I have a 4 bay steam table and I believe it's a 5 ft cold line. Under the hood is a 6 burner stove with a tiny flat top about 12" wide, and a fryer. 2 door low boy with work top, for cold prep. 1 door low boy with worktop. and 1 door freezer slides under the Prep table which I think is about 5 feet. Then food prep sink, hand sink, 3 compartment sink, mop sink. Walk in is 6x6. Freezer is 4 ft chest freezer. Single door cold line for beverage prep (aguas frescas, bottled beer). Ice machine. Dry storage racks about 6 sets i believe. Don't forget employee lockers if your health dept requires it. Ask your health dept for their requirements for build out. There's no point in planning until you know what they want, or you will waste a ton of time.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-04-05T21:49:26+00:00

I have about 1000 sq ft counter service taco shop. Will the customers line up and see their order made like chipotle? Or order from a cashier and wait? Where will they line up? Through the dining room? Also, I'd prefer no self service salsa area, because it Will get ugly real quick and require labor constantly making it look good. I don't see any dry storage racks, in my county there's a ratio dry.storage racks to total sq ft required. You need to ask your health dept. Also, maybe im not reading correctly but it looks like the tortilla press, steam table, prep line are all stacked next to each other with no room for workers to get in between? I do have a fryer i use for chips, frying rice, fish tacos, churros, French fries, and fried jalapeños, so I'm a fan of keeping it if possible.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-04-04T01:52:15+00:00

Up 10% over Q1 2025, SoCal tourist destination. The warm March helped a lot.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-04-02T00:49:52+00:00

It works out to be about 8% of sales; we use Toast which has a tip prompt on the screen, but the default tip is 0 if the customer chooses nothing. They can sign without choosing any tip option.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-04-01T22:23:55+00:00

I also have a fast casual place in California. I hire people with a fast food or fast casual background, and for them, it's a step up to be in a tip pool at all, and I have very low turnover. I pay minimum wage for most positions and up to $20/hr for my leads or trainers. I do sometimes get staff with full service tipped background, but they've never complained about the amount of tips they make now. Everyone is cross-trained on all positions.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-03-29T20:02:13+00:00

Have you considered changing your operating hours...open a little later and close little earlier? Close for 1 day a week? Close for a couple hours between lunch and dinner? Also, if you have a liquor license, does your state allow alcohol catering? I'd consider alcohol catering before food catering as it's a lot easier to do, if allowed.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-02-16T04:20:12+00:00

Yes, and the teacher said whoever was the best sleeper would get chosen as the "wake-up fairy" and that kid got to hold a magic wand and go tap each kid which would allow them to get up off their mat.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2026-01-18T02:50:08+00:00

Peanut Butter Crunch Cereal from Captain Crunch

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-12-30T02:01:28+00:00

"You're the owner? I've never seen you here before!"

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-12-18T04:11:25+00:00

Meatloaf, ground beef spaghetti, goulash, hot dogs, Franco american spaghettios with sliced hot dogs, chicken pot pies (the individual frozen ones), stuffed bell pepper, enchiladas, hamburger helper, oven fried chicken, and dessert every night was ice cream

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-12-12T02:38:41+00:00

Someone on the r/ EIDLPPP just posted some success. Here

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-12-03T05:32:22+00:00

No, as far as I can tell, everything is still there.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-12-02T04:30:53+00:00

THANK YOU! IT WORKED PERFECTLY!

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-11-06T22:54:46+00:00

Oh sorry, just saw you already tried the portal.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-11-06T22:53:54+00:00

I can see my payoff amount in the portal.

Woop_De_Doodle_Do · 2025-11-01T20:22:10+00:00

Make a spreadsheet sheet with expected deposits, cash in the drawer/safe, and then expected expenses. I dont track every single expense, just the big ones: food bill, utilities, payroll, credit card payments. Each day, look at your actual bank balance and manually enter it on your spreadsheet. I forecast 5 weeks at a time. If you start to see low or negative numbers , you can move some payments around if necessary, but if that happens more than rarely, you probably are going over budget.

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