Everyone’s got an opinion. And in the internet age, everyone can and does voice their opinion online. A short search online will bring back at least one person’s opinion about every kind of business under the sun, from eye doctors to painters. Restaurants are particularly targeted by the masses of …
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Replacing Restaurant Faucets Made Easy
Replacing the commercial faucet on sinks in your restaurant doesn’t have to be a difficult job. Following a couple simple steps will help you replace old or worn faucets in your kitchen very easily. For starters, there are two types of faucets: 1. Deck Mount – These faucets attach directly to …
Read More »Clean Your Beer Taps!
If your restaurant or bar has beer on tap, you already know how much customers appreciate a good pour. Beer on tap tends to taste better, and from a business perspective, buying kegs gives you a better margin than buying it in bottles or cans. For most restaurateurs, beer taps …
Read More »Do Your Servers Give Your Guests the Service They Want?
Your guests don’t just come to your restaurant to eat – they come for the experience. Servers are there to do more than make drinks and take orders – they are there to “serve.” That means give the guest the experience they desire. It’s the server’s job to “read the …
Read More »A Review of My Favorite Pocket Thermometer
Above is an image of my favorite thermometer for everyday food service use, the COMARK PDT-300. Here is why: It is NSF approved and meets the Colorado requirement for a thin probe thermometer to measure the temperatures of thin foods such as patties, fillets, etc. It reads quickly, in just …
Read More »When Will The Restaurant Industry Finally Get Labor Right?
It was taken as a good sign recently when the Nation’s Restaurant News reported that employee turnover in the restaurant industry was on the rise for the first quarter of 2011. This means more jobs are being created and more vacancies need to be filled in the restaurant business than …
Read More »How Is The Economy Affecting Your Business?
SURVEY IS NOW OVER It’s been the talk of the country all summer long: the state of the economy. There’s a lot of uncertainty out there, and that’s why we want to know: how is the economy affecting your business – good, bad, or indifferent? We are preparing a report …
Read More »Commercial Coffee Brewing Equipment: Serve Great Coffee Every Time
Not all brewing equipment is created equal, and the success of your quest for a great cup of coffee can largely rest on the type of brewing equipment you use. When investing in new coffee equipment, it’s also vitally important to purchase a brewer that can handle your weekly volume. …
Read More »Contaminated Ice: Key Tips To Keep Your Customers Safe
Getting ice from the ice machine bin to your customer’s drink glass without contaminating it is a food safety consideration that is easy to overlook. That doesn’t mean it’s any less important than the other danger points you deal with every day while preparing and serving food in your restaurant. …
Read More »5 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Restaurant
Starting a restaurant of your own is a thrilling, stomach churning, one of a kind experience that will probably change the entire path of your life- for better or worse! While recent research has finally put to bed the widely quoted, but totally false claim that nine out of ten …
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