AI for Restaurants: Automate Food Costs, Reviews & Menu Engineering

Key Takeaways

AI handles the admin, not the work — automates the writing, calculations, and communications that eat your evenings
$59+ one-time purchase — no monthly subscription, no per-seat pricing, own it forever
12+ specialized Claude Code skills — not generic prompts, but industry-specific tools that know your business
Setup in 15 minutes — install Claude Code, drop in the files, run your first command

The Problem

It's midnight. The kitchen is finally clean, your feet are killing you, and you're sitting at the bar trying to calculate food costs on a grease-stained napkin. You need to figure out what to post about tomorrow's special, respond to that 2-star Yelp review before it tanks your weekend reservations, and write a job posting because your line cook just gave notice.

Restaurant owners work 60-80 hour weeks. The actual cooking and service — the part you're good at — takes 40 of those hours. The other 20-40? Admin work that nobody trained you for. Food cost calculations, review management, marketing, hiring, vendor negotiations, and compliance paperwork.

Meanwhile, that 2-star Yelp review is sitting there unanswered, telling every potential customer you don't care. You do care. You just don't have the hours.

The Solution

The Restaurant Operations AI system calculates food costs in 2 minutes, responds to reviews the same day, and engineers your menu for maximum profitability using the star/plowhorse/puzzle/dog matrix.

We built this because restaurant POS systems handle orders and payments but don't help with the business side — the writing, the math, the marketing. This system does all of that for $59, once.

What's Included

Food Cost Calculator

Accurate food cost percentages and recommended menu prices from your actual ingredient costs. No more napkin math.

Menu Engineer

Menu profitability analysis using the star/plowhorse/puzzle/dog matrix. Know which items make money and which don't.

Review Responder

Professional responses to Yelp, Google, and TripAdvisor reviews — both praise and complaints. Same-day turnaround.

Daily Specials Poster

Turn today's specials into social media posts for Instagram, Facebook, and Google Business Profile.

Catering Proposals

Professional catering proposals with menu options, pricing, logistics, and food safety sections.

Health Inspection Prep

Pre-inspection checklists organized by critical violations. Always inspection-ready.

Before vs After AI for restaurants: food costs from napkin math to 2 minutes, reviews from 2 weeks late to same-day, hiring ads from generic to targeted, menus from unchanged to seasonal

How It Works

Install Claude Code

Free to install, takes under 5 minutes.

Drop in the CLAUDE.md + Skills

Copy the pre-configured system file and skill files into your project directory. No coding needed.

Run Your First Command

Type a slash command and watch it generate polished, professional output in seconds.

Who Is This For?

Independent restaurant owners and managers
Cafe and coffee shop owners
Food truck operators building their brand
Catering company managers handling proposals

If you're spending more than 2 hours a week on admin tasks that should take minutes, this system pays for itself immediately.

Pricing

Restaurant Operations AI

$59+

One-time purchase. No subscription. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is the food cost calculator?

The system calculates food cost percentages from your actual ingredient costs and portion sizes. You provide the inputs, it does the math and recommends menu prices based on your target margins.

What is menu engineering?

It's a profit analysis framework that categorizes menu items as stars (high profit, high popularity), plowhorses (low profit, high popularity), puzzles (high profit, low popularity), and dogs (low both). The system analyzes your menu and gives specific recommendations.

Can AI respond to negative Yelp reviews well?

Yes. The system writes professional, empathetic responses that acknowledge the issue, offer resolution, and maintain your restaurant's reputation — without being defensive or generic.

Does it work for food trucks?

Absolutely. The skills adapt to any food business — full-service restaurants, cafes, food trucks, catering companies, and ghost kitchens.

Can it help with health inspection prep?

Yes. The system generates pre-inspection checklists organized by critical violations, helping you catch issues before the inspector does.

How much does it cost?

$59+ one-time purchase. No subscription. 12 restaurant-specific skills included. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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