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Figured I’d bump this rather than start new. We noticed our make table (rebuilt 3 months ago) was not cooling very well. I pulled the cover off and the coils were filthy. Lots of garlic skin and plenty of gunked up flour. I used an air compressor to blow it out and it works better but it’s...

I hear ya. We’re paying over $3.00 this week for Grande EC diced. We only use 600 lbs/week, but still. It’s got to come back down to earth soon. I saw the Sargento at Rest. Depot this week going for $83.00/case!! Is there any new litigation with regards to the CME?

Coincidentally, I just had a coupon epiphany (I think). We used our loyalty program to do a survey and discovered lots of folks who want coupons (more coupons). These tend to be moms and, more precisely, stay-at-home moms. But, like you guys, I’m trying to get to fewer coupons not more. I...

For me, with a full bar, the opposite is more often true - I have work-at-home guys who hang out at my bar and eat and drink for hours during my non-peak bar hours. It’s a definite positive for us…

What kind of operation? Delco or full service? About how big? New construction, new finish, or total remodel?

Ours now collects dust. We had it installed upon opening and it just became one more thing to clean. Get rid of it! If you need to cut, get regular sized cutting boards. Patrick

Congrats on the first year! We just passed ours in February. I have to say one of the biggest mistakes I made was promoting my great employees above their level of expertise. A great Hostess/Cook/Bartender does not necessarily make a great manager AND you risk being out your great employee. I...

I have been using it actively for about 60 days now and am very satisfied. The product works as advertised and the dashboard tools are very useful. It will definitely take some time to get your staff in the habit of asking every guest if they’ve joined. The company does a great job of following...

If you search the posts, you will see my thoughts on my Groupon experience. I diverge from the crowd and thought Groupon had value. There are definitely some cons and it depends on your business. One thing Groupon could do to add value is to send a follow up survey to everyone that bought my...

Talk to your food vendor about proof and bakes. There are some really good products available…

Matt, Sorry, I was mistaken - we pay 1700/year (861 bi-annually). It’s through State Farm. My original State Farm Policy actually covered non-owned auto but they revised it this year. When they sent me the quote, all premiums were listed annually except the non-owned auto so I was confused...

So I’m finally switching from quicken (check register) to a full fledged accounting system (Accountedge for Mac). I’m having a little bit of trouble wrapping my head around recording daily income. Our daily income comes in the form of Gross Sales which includes sales tax. That’s easy enough. I...

I assumed that Bugs Bunny just took a wrong turn at albuquerque…

Here’s a few things we did: Stained concrete floors with saw cuts. Assuming you are working with a slab this is the next cheapest thing to cheap carpet and looks waaaay better. We used saw cuts to create large diamond shaped tiles. Concrete overlay (stamped). You put down a small coat of...

indie pizza: Sorry I don’t have an answer, but this made me chuckle. Still need to get out your way…

Thanks guys. Turns out, the defrost timer was bad! It just spun around freely. While the tech was here, I also had him replace the thermostat b/c the Johnson Control thermo just had too much variance and it made me nervous. The unit is no longer freezing up. HOWEVER, it is not cooling to temp...

I have a Capsule Pak walk in cooler that has functioned well for the past 4 or 5 months after some problems with getting the pressures adjusted and sealing holes in the walk in itself. Recently, the threshhold broke and the humidity (i suspect) caused the coils to frost up pretty good. We...

Semolina. Not as course as cornmeal but has some texture to it. works great!

I had a relatively new employee quit today by e-mail with a generic explanation that she was no longer comfortable working for us. When my wife and I solicited more information from her by e-mail, she revealed that our new GM had harassed her to go out with him by text and phone on her days off...

You cannot solicit positive reviews on Yelp. It’s specifically prohibited by the terms of service. In any event, you’ll be wasting your time as Yelp’s filtering system is notoriously stringent and will, without fail, be removed from Yelp within days if not hours. Yelp also told me that I should...