Restaurant Audit

• Meet with ownership and/or Leadership

• Getting to know each other

• What are your needs

• What are my credentials and how can I help

• Q&A

• Deliverable: 2-week audit Proposal

Evaluating the customer's journey from beginning to end. The parking lot, through the restaurant, and back to the parking lot.

• Actual vs. Capacity

• Menu pricing audit

• Tracking and planning

• Revenue streams

• Customer counts

• Where is the money being spent

• Opportunities to save with sacrificing

• Expenses as a percent of sales

• Audit Summary

• Plan of Action

• Timeline

• Expectations of the operation

• Expectations of the consultant

• Deliverables outlined

Should you accept the proposal, your 2-week audit will begin and consist of the following:

Evaluating the physical condition of the space:

• Dining and public areas

• Bar space

• Kitchen and equipment

• Cleanliness and practices

• Maintenance schedules

  • internal​

  • outsourced

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Explore potential differences between your brand identity and the customers perception.

How do your core values, your niche and your unique attributes shape your identity. 

• Reviews audit

• Web presence

• Social Media review

• Branding

• 4-walls marketing

Evaluating fundamental practices that establish operational success:

• Vision and goals

• Organizational chart and roles

• Key relationships (vendors, banks, bookkeeping, technology, marketing...

• Internal communication and meeting rhythms

• Processes

  • Human resources​

  • Training

  • Daily procedures

  • Documentation and checklists

  • Prime cost controls

  • Food and Alcohol preparation