RestaurantDoctorAI

Works out what a US restaurant's reservation app costs it, as the free booking fee check on restaurantdoctorai.com does: a month, a year, per guest who booked through it and as a share of the average spend, from the plan's published price (dated, sourced) or the owner's invoice, plus fees per guest and the percentage on deposits. Of the apps checked, only OpenTable charges per guest: for guests from its own app and website, possibly from Google and partners, and on Basic from the restaurant's own website. Returns a one-sentence headline first, the month line by line, what isn't counted, what the owner can do (book direct, mark no-shows, the contract's notice date), other apps' published prices as information, not a recommendation, the caveats and sources. It answers what OpenTable, Resy, Tock, Yelp, Toast Tables, SpotOn or SevenRooms costs a restaurant per reservation or per guest. It needs the app and plan (on the invoice) and, for OpenTable, last month's guests from its covers report by where they booked; the rest is optional. A figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Not affiliated with any app; it reads no account. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Works out a restaurant's break-even sales from the owner's figures for one typical month, as the free break-even calculator on restaurantdoctorai.com does: the sales a month needs to pay every bill, also a week, a day open and guests a day; how far the month was above or short of it; what was left over after every bill; what a point of cost moves it by; with and without the owner's own pay; and if prices were 10% lower or higher (an illustration). Hourly pay can rise with sales or stay fixed, or both ways as a range. Takes the month's figures in any currency; a figure not sent is never counted as 0. Returns the result, the working and a link that opens the calculator with the figures in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Checks a US restaurant's card processing fees for one month, as the free card fees check on restaurantdoctorai.com does: the cost per 100 dollars of card sales (the effective rate), against a dated fair range for that type of restaurant (an estimate of a competitive interchange-plus account from Visa's published restaurant interchange, network fees and a fair markup); how far above it the fees are, a month and a year; how they compare with Square's, Toast's, Clover's or Stripe's published rate; what's realistic for that processor, words to read out to it, the fees to question on the statement by name, and the caveats. It answers whether card fees are too high, what the effective rate is, and what to ask the processor. It needs the month's total card sales and total card fees from the processor's statement (every fee, monthly and annual ones included), who processes the cards and what kind of restaurant it is; the number of card sales or the average sale narrows it. A figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. It doesn't read statements, contact a processor or take payment. Returns the result, how it was worked out, and a link that opens the same check with the figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Works out a restaurant's nightly cash close for one drawer and one day or shift, as the free cash-out sheet on restaurantdoctorai.com does: expected cash (starting bank + cash sales - cash tips paid out - paid outs), over or short against the cash counted, the deposit (counted minus the starting bank), the card difference (processor batch minus POS card sales) when both are sent, and comps, voids and discounts as a share of net sales. Takes the starting bank, cash sales and cash counted, plus optional paid outs, card figures and sales totals, in any currency; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. It sets no normal for over or short. Returns the result, how it was worked out, and a link to the free cash-out sheet. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Checks a restaurant's own website as the online check on restaurantdoctorai.com does: secure (https), made for phones, a menu written as text that phones and Google can read, online orders on its own terms or only through delivery apps, tap to call, a title and description for Google, and Google's phone speed test (15 to 40 seconds; phoneSpeed: false skips it). Returns each check with what to fix, the three to fix first, and a link to the full online check, which adds the Google listing and places nearby, free on the website. Takes only the website address. The website isn't stored; only an anonymous daily count of checks is kept.

Reads a recipe's ingredient lines as written, weighs each one with USDA FoodData Central and USDA yields, and prices it with the owner's own prices when given, else dated US public prices (BLS and USDA ERS store averages, USDA wholesale prices, and USDA weekly store-ad sale prices, which run low). Returns a draft in US dollars: each line's grams, cost and price source, what each line still needs, the cost per plate as a range, and a link that opens the draft on restaurantdoctorai.com, where the owner checks each line and adds prices for one plate cost and a menu price. The draft never gives one plate cost or a menu price, and says nothing about allergens or nutrition. The recipe isn't stored; only an anonymous daily count of drafts is kept.

Lists a US restaurant's coming tax, payroll, license and permit deadlines, as the deadline calendar on restaurantdoctorai.com does: federal dates (payroll forms, tip reports, W-2s, 1099s, returns, estimated tax) and the state's (sales tax, unemployment reports, yearly reports, franchise taxes, minimum wage changes, liquor and health permit dates where one date applies to everyone), each moved for weekends and holidays by the agency's rule, with the rule, what a miss costs and the official source. A state date is given only where the state's own page confirms it; the rest come as what to check with the agency. Also the rules for each hire, and a link that opens the same calendar on the website, where the owner adds their own license and permit dates and gets free email reminders. Takes the state and yes/no answers, no names or emails; scope (federal or state) and withinDays (the next so many days) cut the list. Reminders, not legal or tax advice. The answers aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calendars is kept.

Works out a dish's break-even price on a delivery app, the app price that leaves the owner the same money as selling it in their dining room, as the free delivery app price calculator on restaurantdoctorai.com does: the in-house price ÷ (1 − the app's real commission rate), the markup on the in-house price that takes (rounded up to a whole percent), and what the app keeps. Takes the dish's in-house price, in any currency, and one app's real commission rate from its payout statements; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Returns the calculator's result, how it was worked out, and a link that opens the calculator with the same figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Estimates a US restaurant's FICA tip credit (IRS Form 8846, the 45B credit) for a year like the one in its payroll figures, as the free FICA tip credit check on restaurantdoctorai.com does: the employer's 7.65% Social Security and Medicare tax on reported tips, less the tips needed to bring tipped staff's cash wage up to the 5.15 dollars an hour the law fixes for restaurants. Returns the reasons the real answer may be zero first (already claimed, no federal income tax owed, service charges aren't tips, only the business can claim it), then the credit as a range, its worth after the deduction it replaces, the years that may still be open, and sources. It answers questions about taxes on tips, Form 8846, the 45B credit or money the business may be missing on tips. It needs the state, a year's tips reported through payroll (never service charges) and, where the cash wage is under 5.15 dollars, tipped staff's hours that year; whether the return already includes Form 8846 comes first, if known. A figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. It files nothing, isn't tax advice and takes no payment: the result is an estimate to take to the accountant, with a link that opens the same check with the figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Lists the 12 multiple-choice questions of the free restaurant profit check, with the answer values each one accepts. Money ranges, delivery apps and review sites follow the restaurant's country (default US).

Works out a restaurant's labor cost from the owner's own payroll figures for one week or month, as the free labor cost calculator on restaurantdoctorai.com does, in one of its three modes: share (labor as a % of net sales, against the range for its type of restaurant, with what the points over are worth), hours (next period's labor budget and the hourly staff hours it pays for once salaries are paid) or line (the cut line: the sales per labor hour below which the first person goes home). Takes net sales, hourly pay and hours worked, plus optional salaries, payroll taxes and benefits, expected sales, a target and more, in any currency; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Returns the calculator's result, how it was worked out, and a link that opens the calculator with the same figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Lists the entries of RestaurantDoctorAI's sourced library, all or one kind (guide, post, play, targets, fact or knowledge), up to 50 at a time: each with its id, kind, title, link and source, and for guides and blog posts the day it was published and last updated. It shows what the library has, such as every blog post and its date. Pages with offset and limit; nextOffset gives the next page. Nothing about the request is stored; only an anonymous daily count of searches (a list counts as one) is kept.

Works out a dish's calories from its recipe, as the free menu calorie counter on restaurantdoctorai.com does: each ingredient's calories from USDA FoodData Central (a list of 118 common foods) or its pack label, added up, shared by the plates it makes or by portion weight, and rounded once the way US, Ontario or UK and EU menus show calories. Ingredients are matched to that list, never guessed: words that fit several foods come back with the foods to pick from, and words that fit none with the nearest foods, or as not on the list. A pack label's kcal per 100 g comes from the owner's own label, never an estimate: without one, that ingredient can't be counted yet. Returns the menu figure, the exact one, how it was worked out with each food's FDC ID, what to check before printing, and a link that opens the counter with the same recipe filled in. It's an estimate, not a lab test. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Works out par levels and what to order for up to 50 kitchen or bar items, as the free prep and par sheet on restaurantdoctorai.com does. Par = use per day × days covered + safety stock (days covered: from the day of the count and the order until the next delivery after this one arrives); order = par minus what's on hand, never below 0, rounded up to whole packs when a pack size is sent. Takes each item's use per day (or per week and the days open a week), days covered, optional safety stock and pack size, and what's on hand, in the owner's own units; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0, and an item missing one is returned as incomplete. Returns each item's par and order, the items that need an order, and a link to the free prep and par sheet. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Works out what one plate of a dish costs and what to charge for it, as the free plate cost calculator on restaurantdoctorai.com does: from each ingredient's pack price and the amount used (with a usable % for trim), or from a plate cost the owner already knows; then the food cost at the menu price, what's left per plate, the price for their target food cost and the prices inside the range for their type of restaurant, with the tax taken out of a tax-inclusive menu. It works from the owner's own prices and amounts, in any currency; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Returns the calculator's result, how it was worked out, and a link that opens the calculator with the same figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Works out a restaurant's prime cost from the owner's own figures for one week or month, as the free prime cost calculator on restaurantdoctorai.com does: food and drink used plus labor, as a share of net sales, against the target for its type of restaurant, with what the points over or under are worth, food and labor each against their own range, and which to look at first. Takes net sales, food and drink purchases and wages, plus optional payroll taxes and benefits, stock counts and the owner's unpaid hours, in any currency; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Returns the calculator's result, how it was worked out, and a link that opens the calculator with the same figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Reads one entry of RestaurantDoctorAI's library in full (a guide, a blog post, a playbook fix, the targets, a fact or a knowledge entry), by its id (such as 'guide:restaurant-prime-cost'), with its title, link and source. A long entry comes 8,000 characters at a time, with its total length: send the nextOffset it gives as offset for the next part. The query isn't stored; only an anonymous daily count of searches and reads is kept.

Works out a restaurant's monthly budget from the owner's expected sales and type of restaurant, as the free restaurant budget calculator on restaurantdoctorai.com does: food and drink, labor, prime cost and rent with utilities as money ranges by RestaurantDoctorAI's targets for that type, other operating costs at the owner's share or a 20% working assumption, what's left after every bill, and break-even sales with labor counted both ways. Takes expected net sales and the type, plus optional rent, the owner's own pay and the other costs share, in any currency; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Returns the calculator's result, how it was worked out, and a link that opens the calculator with the same figures filled in. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.

Scores a restaurant's 12 answers against RestaurantDoctorAI's targets for its type of restaurant and returns the free result the website shows: an overall grade, grades by area, the estimated profit leak of all the leaks together a month and a year, the biggest leak or opportunity with its estimated money a month, what one point of prime cost is worth, and the first fix. Includes a link that opens the same result on restaurantdoctorai.com. The result also notes the paid full report on the website, its price and what it adds. Takes only the 12 answers and the country, each answer one of the values its question accepts. The answers aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of checks is kept.

Searches RestaurantDoctorAI's sourced library: the website's guides and blog posts, the step-by-step fixes from the paid report's playbook, RestaurantDoctorAI's targets by type of restaurant, sourced industry facts, and an expert knowledge base of sourced how-tos, rules and checklists (costs, labor, money, growth, compliance, operations). Keyword search: "break-even", "breakeven" and "break even" are one term, and plurals match. Returns the best passages, each with its id, kind, title, link and source; kind narrows the search to one kind of entry. RestaurantDoctorAI's targets are its own, not industry benchmarks. The query isn't stored; only an anonymous daily count of searches and reads is kept.

Works out how a restaurant shares tips, two ways, as the free tip-out sheet on restaurantdoctorai.com does. method percent: a server's tip-out to support roles, each a percentage of the server's net sales or tips, with the total tip-out, what the server keeps from their tips, and an error-level check when the tip-out is more than the tips. method pool: a tip pool shared by hours, with optional points for each role, rounded to the cent with the rounding remainder placed on the largest share. Takes the figures in any currency; a figure that isn't sent is never counted as 0. Returns the split, how it was worked out, the Department of Labor's published points on tips with their sources, and a link to the free tip-out sheet. It only works out a split from the numbers sent; it doesn't say whether a tip-out or a tip pool is allowed. The figures aren't stored; only an anonymous daily count of calculator runs is kept.