86'd Item Real-Time Menu Sync
A done-for-you restaurant automation built for the Expo/Kitchen Lead, connecting Zapier and Make.com so the work below happens on its own.
What this automation does, step by step
The instant the kitchen marks an item unavailable in the POS, that change is automatically pushed in real time to every front-of-house server screen, the host stand's digital menu, and the restaurant's own online ordering page, so no server walks a table through a dish that was 86'd twenty minutes ago and no online order comes in for something the kitchen can't make.
The item automatically reappears across every channel the moment it's marked back in stock, closing the gap between what the kitchen actually has and what a guest is being offered, whether they're sitting at a table or ordering from their phone.
- POS system (e.g., Toast or Square)
- Zapier or Make.com
- Online ordering platform (e.g., Toast or ChowNow)
Using different software? We build around what you already have, so you never have to switch tools to automate.
The manual way vs. the automated way
Without automation
Handled by hand, an expo/kitchen lead spends time each day re-checking the same information across disconnected tools instead of doing higher-value work. Over a month, those small manual steps add up to a significant amount of lost time.
With this automation
- Low-stock and reorder alerts before you run out
- Vendor and subcontractor confirmations that chase themselves
- Preventive maintenance scheduled by usage or date
- Work orders and project milestones that update stakeholders
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