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Your menu, your margins, your way

We rebuild POS menus inside Toast and other systems — so special requests are priced right, online orders match in-store, and you keep more of every dollar. 10+ years in the restaurant industry.

POS menu setup · Direct ordering website · Delivery platform

The menu problem

$1,000 to build a menu. Then never touched again.

Most POS vendors charge owners around $1,000 to set up menus before opening — then never adjust them for how customers actually order. The employees who build those menus for the POS company don't know what guests ask for, how modifiers should work, or how to price special requests.

The delivery problem

Up to 40% gone before you start.

Uber Eats and DoorDash can take up to 40% of every order. That's not marketing — that's your margin, gone. We help you keep those platforms for discovery and move customers to order directly from your website instead.

What we do

We rebuild restaurant menus — properly

We sit down with your chefs and floor managers, ask the right questions about every dish, and build a menu that's specific to how your restaurant actually runs. Then we train your staff on how to use it.

Same dish, different ticket

Before & after: ordering with modifiers

When special requests are built into your POS the right way, they ring up every time — not comped, not forgotten, not undercharged online.

Before — no modifiers

Grilled chicken sandwich

Base price only$15
Ticket total$15

Guest asked for extras — server comps them or forgets to charge.

After — modifiers priced right

Grilled chicken sandwich

$15

  • + Add avocado$3
  • + Add bacon$2.50
  • + Gluten-free bun$2
  • + Upgrade to sweet potato fries$2.50
Ticket total$25

+$10 more revenue on the same dish — in-store, online, and on delivery apps.

Takeout & delivery

Before & after: ordering it their way

Free customizations matter too. When guests can build the same order online that they'd ask a server for, they're more likely to complete the sale — not abandon it because they couldn't get it their way.

Before — can't customize online

Grilled chicken sandwich

Comes as-is on delivery & takeout$15
Ticket total$15

Guest wants no lettuce, no tomato — can't do it online. They skip the order or call the store.

After — same as in-store

Grilled chicken sandwich

$15

  • No lettuceNo charge
  • No tomatoNo charge
Ticket total$15

Same sandwich, their way — no upcharge. Delivery and takeout match what they'd get from a server, so you keep the sale.

Modifiers built right

Special requests are priced consistently and charged correctly — every time, for every server and every channel. Well-structured modifiers can add nearly $5–$10 per dish, and keep pricing aligned across locations.

Same order, same price

The POS modifier tree is structured so a regular customer gets the same charge for their regular order — no surprises. With two or more locations, the same item rings up the same way whether they visit location A or B.

Online matches in-store

Whatever a guest can ask for at the table, they can customize online — on your site, Toast online, or any platform you use.

How we work with you

1

We talk to your team

We sit down with your chefs and floor managers and ask the right questions — about every dish, every modifier, every special request.

2

We build your menu

Your POS menu gets built dish by dish — modifiers, pricing, and customizations specific to how your kitchen and floor actually operate.

3

We train your staff

Your servers and managers learn how to use the system — so orders are right, priced correctly, and consistent every shift.

4

We stay involved

Menu changes, updates, and support on a monthly plan — not a one-and-done setup.

Overhead visibility

Know where your money goes — before it's gone

Your POS handles tickets. Our dashboard helps you track the two biggest overhead lines — labor and vendors — so you protect margin without living in spreadsheets.

Labor cost, before payroll hits

Build weekly schedules with projected labor per shift and see your total for the week — compared to last week — before you publish. Spot overscheduling on slow nights and know what each template actually costs.

  • Projected weekly labor from real wages and shift hours
  • Week-over-week comparison on every schedule
  • Templates, availability, and roster in one place

Vendor invoices reviewed for you

Upload vendor bills and the system tracks what you pay over time. When a supplier raises a price on a line item, you get an alert — old price, new price, and the percent change — so hikes don't slip through on the next delivery.

  • Automatic price-increase alerts by vendor and item
  • Monthly spend trends and payment breakdowns
  • Every invoice stored and searchable by vendor

Why it matters for your bottom line

Catch margin leaks early

Labor and vendor costs are where restaurants lose money quietly. Seeing both in one dashboard means you fix problems in the week they happen — not when the accountant calls.

Negotiate from facts

Walk into vendor conversations with invoice history and price-change alerts — not memory. That's leverage when Sysco or your produce guy bumps a case price again.

Staff to the number

Publish schedules knowing the labor total. Cut a shift on Tuesday when projections run high instead of wondering why payroll was 4 points over target.

Included with the monthly partner plan — Schedule builder and Invoice tracker available as $40/mo add-ons per location.

Event invoicing

An invoice creator for what a classic receipt won't cover

Your POS is built for walk-in tickets. Catering for a law firm, a restaurant buyout, and a 200-guest fundraiser need a real quote — line items, terms, and a total your client can approve before the event.

Build it in your dashboard, send a branded link, and stop rebuilding the same spreadsheet every time sales calls about a private party.

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Classic POS receipt

One total · No client details

Fine for table 12 — not for a $8k buyout

Event invoice & quote

Itemized · Branded · Client-ready

Catering · Buyouts · Corporate · Special events

Corporate catering

Multi-tray drop-offs, recurring office lunches, and client entertainment — itemized for accounts payable, not a single POS ticket.

Private events & buyouts

Rehearsal dinners, lounge buyouts, and full-restaurant takeovers with room fees, bar packages, staffing, and custom menus on one document.

Special events

Holiday parties, fundraisers, and off-site events where guest count, venue, tax, and gratuity need to be spelled out before anyone pays a deposit.

Built for B2B and big-ticket events — not counter sales

  • Line items for food, beverage, rentals, and service charges
  • Client company, venue, date, and headcount on the document
  • Tax and gratuity broken out — not buried in a single total
  • Terms, deposits, and notes your accountant actually wants to see
  • Email a branded quote link — client accepts or declines online

Direct ordering

Keep Uber & DoorDash. Stop giving them 40%.

Third-party apps are great for discovery — but repeat customers should order from your website, not lose nearly half the check to platform fees.

We build you a website for online orders and a delivery platform so guests get the same menu, the same customizations, and you keep the revenue.

See a live example

On DoorDash / Uber Eats

−40% per order

Platform fees eat your margin before food cost

On your website

You keep it

Same menu · Same modifiers · Your delivery

Local marketing

We strategically advertise where you're located

Your restaurant doesn't need nationwide ads — it needs guests in your neighborhood who are hungry right now. We build and promote your site for local discovery: the people who can walk in, pick up, or get delivery from you.

That means Google-friendly pages for your city, direct-ordering pushed to guests in your zone, and outreach aimed at restaurants and diners in your market — not generic spend that never converts.

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Built for your neighborhood

Location pages, hours, and menus tuned to your city — so Google and guests see the right restaurant, not a generic template.

"Near me" & Maps visibility

Titles, structure, and content aimed at local search — brunch in your area, delivery nearby, reservations down the street.

Spend focused on your market

Outreach and promotion target guests who can actually visit or order from you — not wasted impressions three states away.

Services

Everything your POS should do — but doesn't

From pre-opening setups to restaurants that never had their menu rebuilt — we organize your system and help you get the most out of it, including modifiers that can add $4–8 to average spend when built correctly.

POS menu rebuild

We sit with your chefs and floor managers, ask the right questions about every dish, and rebuild your menu inside Toast and other systems — specific to your operation. Done right, modifiers alone can lift average spend $4–8 per ticket and stay consistent across every location.

Online ordering website

Your own site where customers order directly — same customizations as in-store, without the 40% platform cut.

Delivery platform

Fulfill direct orders with our delivery platform. Keep the customer relationship and the revenue.

Staff training

Once the menu is built, we train your servers and managers on how to use the POS — so every order is entered correctly from day one.

Ongoing menu support

Seasonal changes, new items, pricing updates — we stay on a monthly plan and keep your POS current at every location, so modifiers and charges match no matter which store a guest walks into.

POS troubleshooting

Issues with your system? We help with POS problems whenever we can — we know these systems inside out.

Local POS setup

Local

Full POS installation for restaurants in our area. Not open yet? Never had your system redone? We handle it.

Resources

Guides on websites, POS menus & ordering

Curated reads on restaurant websites, local SEO, Toast/Square modifiers, and when direct ordering beats delivery apps.

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Restaurant Website Design: Menus, Orders & More

90% of diners research online before visiting; 77% check the menu on your site first. Verlua on HTML menus vs PDFs, mobile ordering, and why your website is the highest-margin channel you control.

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Pricing

Fair pricing based on your menu

Every restaurant is different. Pricing depends on your total menu size — food and drinks counted together. Monthly partner is billed per location. Fill out our form and we'll follow up with a number that fits.

No flat rate. No surprises.

A 20-item menu and a 200-item menu aren't the same job — food and drinks included — and we don't price them like they are.

Menu setup

Initial POS menu build or full rebuild

Priced to your menu

  • ·Sit-down with chefs & floor managers
  • ·Modifier tree & special request pricing
  • ·Online / in-store menu parity
  • ·Toast & major POS systems
  • ·Staff training included
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Monthly partner

Ongoing support + direct ordering

Priced to your menu

  • ·Menu updates & seasonal changes
  • ·Staff training on your POS
  • ·Your online ordering website
  • ·Delivery platform access
  • ·POS troubleshooting support
  • ·Dashboard & Genie AI access
  • ·Billed per location each month
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Local POS install

Hands-on setup in our service area

Priced to your menu

  • ·Full POS system installation
  • ·Menu build included
  • ·On-site training
  • ·Pre-opening restaurants welcome
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Ready to fix your menu and keep your margin?

Whether you're opening soon or your POS has never been set up right — Restaurants Genieis built by people who've spent 10+ years in restaurants.