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    Recommendation for Pizza Peels for Screens?

    I find the all metal ones too heavy. We use the basic wood handled aluminum paddle. The paddles DO come loose - just bang it tight with a hammer. And if the edges get chipped from banging things (sides of the oven, rivets on the “roof” of the oven, etc). just touch up the edge with a metal file...
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    concrete stain flooring

    My contractor used really industrial strength cool stuff that I saw for sale (in case I need to patch or something) on, of all places, deckcoatings.com. He used a stain, then an epoxy top coat (you have to mix two chemicals to get the clear epoxy). It’s TOUGH. They also mixed in something like...
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    slow day

    Same here - it wiffle-waffled between Mon, Tue, and Wed being slowest. Monday for a few months. Then Wednesday. Then, this week, Tuesday was HORRIBLE, while today’s been pretty strong. I’m open 7 days - trying to establish ourselves as "independent, but NOT “small-time”. Lot’s of restaurants...
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    What am I doing wrong????

    How about this - for pepperoni, place slices so that you get a little bit in each normal bite. A slice of pizza would likely have about 5 pepperoni slices on it. That’s fairly typical, regardless of the size of pizza - as long as your slices are not super-skinny. Perhaps on a 14 or 16" diameter...
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    Do you create your most popular pizza size?

    Started, then got distracted, reading the book by what’s-his-face, the Dominos guy. His original vision included eliminating everything but the 12" pie. This was when he was one or 2 shops, mostly serving campus business. He figured: a) HUGE savings in supplies with one box size b) Anyone wants...
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    doorhangers

    ? ?#1: You GLUE to the customers’ doors??? ?#2: You think gluesticks are inexpensive? I found them VERY expensive when I used to use them for other stuff
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    Pizza Cart

    I happen to recall seeing some specific instructions on health department applications regarding that kind of thing, too. You’ll probably need city permit and a separate (or addendum) health permit to operate a cart.
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    cleaning pizza screens

    Yah. Been there, defended that. Sued a long time ago - someone claimed (they were professional suers, turns out) to have ingested a brash wire from the oven brush and to have had subtantial portions of their intestines damaged… CAREFUL with wire brushes.
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    Summertime Bugs in The Restaurant??

    With ants and other ground crawlers, here’s the “trick” I usually don’t see people trying - but it has worked well for me. You need PATIENCE - and a little focus - maybe wait til you’re the last one left. Then…WATCH AND FOLLOW THEM. Find out where they get in and out, and close it off. There’s...
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    Exposed Ceiling

    There is also an option - if code allows - to remove a dropped ceiling, and then add insulation by having it held up against the inside of the roof inside something like a sheet. That all gets painted black. So you have some insulation, but you also have exposed beams and such - an interesting...
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    what desserts you guys doing ?

    Cheesecake bites? Sounds like something I’d be interested in- but you said fried - do YOU fry them, or is this something finished and ready? (I have no fryer!) Full product name and mfg would be helpful - I’ll find them… Thanks!
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    Waitress Fires - Scamming Beverages (Stupid)

    Oh - THOSE kind of drinks… gotcha.
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    "Store Money" promotion

    Yeah - plus even in the US, there are specific things you cannot do. But you COULD create a coupon that resembled money a little bit - enough to identify it as “worth money”. One of the best promotions I ever had was with a school program that awarded kids with little “dollars” for doing their...
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    Tip Jar

    Just signing on along with the “don’t like tip jar” at quick service counters camp. We keep a tip jar UNDER the counter, and when a customer ASKS, the employees lift it up so the customer can tip. And they do also tip on credit cards. Those are being saved and pooled for an employee party…
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    mozz, prov mix....whats the benefits??

    snowman: Throw a little ROMANO in there…
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    mozz, prov mix....whats the benefits??

    Blend is all about flavor, and yes - the melt characteristics. I make my own blend, which includes three cheeses besides the mozz.
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    Pizza measurement?

    Yeah - that down and under stuff is nonsense. EVERYONE measures diameter. Get a pizza screen or pan with a 19" diameter as a guide. Or get a paddle that’s 19" across…
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    Waitress Fires - Scamming Beverages (Stupid)

    Or… a) “Sorry drinks are on a separate ticket - those were $9” for cash customers. b) “Here’s the ticket for those cocktails, sorry it’s separate” (carrying a standard order pad for handwritten drink tickets) One problem is that you have the waitress getting the drinks themselves. OK for soda -...
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    Moral Compass Question

    Might consider terminating the GM for being at a party like that…but to terminate the woman - - FOR WHAT? Legally, I mean. You (probably) don’t have evidence. And you certainly don’t have evidence of broken policy AT WORK. You could be sued for the termination. If she’s otherwise working out...
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    credit card machine Questions

    Why NOT for delivery? What will you take for delivery? Just cash and bad checks? Just kidding - but really, CC is important for deliveries. They don’t bounce, they order larger, they tip better… The remote swiper I think is a device not quite ready for prime time. Pricey and delicate (your...
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