Software Cost Review for Restaurants & Food: What Actually Works
A plain-English look at your restaurant's software bills, overlaps, and what AI can do. No fluff, just real savings.
You run a restaurant. You pay for a POS, online ordering, delivery apps, maybe a loyalty program, and more. The monthly bills pile up, and you wonder if you're paying for things nobody uses.
A restaurant review looks at every tool you pay for: POS, online ordering, reservation system, loyalty app, delivery partners, payroll, accounting. It finds overlaps. For example, many POS systems now include online ordering, so a separate service might be a waste. A quick-service place might see that AI can handle phone orders, cutting a monthly fee. A casual dining spot could find its loyalty program duplicates what the POS already does. The review shows you exactly where money leaks.
Restaurants work on very thin margins. Every dollar wasted on software could go toward food, staff, or keeping the lights on. You also have many different systems that often don't talk to each other. Front-of-house, kitchen, delivery, marketing—they all have their own tools. A review for a restaurant has to look at how these tools connect, not just the cost of each. It also considers seasonal changes. A patio-only spot might not need a reservation system in winter.
For a single-location restaurant, a review usually takes a few hours and costs a few hundred dollars. If you run a chain or have a complex setup with many locations, it takes longer and costs more. The price depends on how many subscriptions you have and how deep you want to dig. There is no hidden fee. You always know the cost before the work starts.
First, you send over a list of your current software and what you pay. Scott Gerke at FocusDude then goes through each line. He looks for overlaps, unused features, and places where AI can step in. You get a clear report with simple recommendations. After that, you decide what to keep, cut, or replace. You can make the changes yourself or ask for help.
Once the review is done, you have a clear picture of your software spending. You stop paying for things you don't need. You might switch to cheaper tools or use AI for some tasks. Your monthly bills go down, and you have more money for what matters: running your restaurant.