# RestaurantCalcs

> Free, no-signup calculators for independent restaurant operators. Food cost, recipe cost, labor, tip pool, menu pricing, liquor pour cost, break-even revenue, inventory variance, prime cost, draft beer / keg cost, no-show deposit, and menu engineering, with the math shown underneath every result.

RestaurantCalcs is a single-page utility site for restaurant operations math. Every calculator is free, requires no account, runs in the browser, and shows step-by-step calculations alongside the result so operators can trust the answer and teach it to their staff. Built by a restaurant operator who got tired of spreadsheets that crash on phones.

Each calculator includes:
- Plain-English explanation of the formula
- Industry benchmark comparison
- "Show your math" expandable breakdown
- Mobile-first interface for use on the line

## Calculators

- [Food Cost Percentage](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/food-cost): Compare food cost to revenue to spot menu margin issues. Industry healthy range: 28–32%.
- [Recipe & Plate Cost](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/recipe-cost): Build plate cost from ingredient quantities and prices. Calculates per-portion food cost.
- [Labor Cost Percentage](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/labor-cost): Track labor as a share of revenue across shifts. Includes shift-by-shift schedule mode with OT detection. Industry healthy range: 25–35%.
- [Tip Pool & Tip Out](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/tip-pool): Split tips fairly across roles by hours or points. Supports multi-role pools.
- [Menu Pricing](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/menu-pricing): Reverse-engineer menu price from cost and target margin.
- [Liquor Pour Cost](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/liquor-pour-cost): Calculate pour cost % and benchmark against industry. Industry healthy range: 18–24%.
- [Restaurant Break-Even Revenue](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/break-even): Find revenue needed to cover fixed and variable costs.
- [Inventory Variance](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/inventory-variance): Spot theft, waste, or counting errors in food inventory.
- [Prime Cost](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/prime-cost): Food + beverage + labor as % of revenue. Concept-aware benchmarks. The single ops metric every operator should track weekly.
- [Draft Beer / Keg Cost](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/keg-cost): Pour cost, cost per pour, profit per keg. Healthy draft pour cost: 18–22%.
- [No-Show & Deposit](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/no-show-deposit): Cost of empty reserved seats, suggested deposit amount, and break-even no-show rate.
- [Menu Engineering](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/menu-engineering): Star, Plowhorse, Puzzle, and Dog matrix. Classify each menu item by contribution margin and popularity.
- [Delivery True-Profit](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/delivery-profit): DoorDash, UberEats, GrubHub net profit per order. Stacks commission + processing + packaging + promo. Reverse-solves "what should I charge on platform" for target margin.
- [Catering & Event Pricing](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/catering-pricing): Per-head pricing with food, labor, rentals, line items. Service charge and gratuity legal distinction (DOL Fact Sheet #15). Operator margin + customer-facing quote.
- [Employee Turnover Cost](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/turnover-cost): Annual cost of replacement hires. Hourly + salaried. Industry full-service: 75-130% turnover (NRA), $3K-$7K replacement cost per hourly hire (Cornell SHA).
- [Fountain Drink / BIB Cost](https://restaurantcalcs.com/calculators/fountain-cost): BIB (bag-in-box) yield, mix ratio, ice fill, cup cost, free-refill multiplier. Real pour cost on soda and sparkling drinks. Healthy 8-15% on small drinks.

## Audience

Independent restaurant owners, general managers, sous chefs, bar managers, and operators of indie restaurants, bars, and cafes who run operations math on phones between rushes — not enterprise chains with custom POS analytics.

## Differentiator

Unlike Toast, Square, and Restaurant365 — whose calculators are gated behind email signups or built into paid subscriptions — RestaurantCalcs is free, requires no account, and is designed to be used in the kitchen on a phone in 60 seconds.