topic Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar? in Restaurant Operations

Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

Diversion_Pizza — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:52:28 GMT

We have a pizza place and make a lot of pizzas, I would like to see something noticeable, like perhaps the background color change on the KDS if there are any changes from the standard pizza in the system. I would love for our kitchen staff to read every ticket and be accurate on pizza making, but sometimes they make mistakes and I think this would help reduce those mistakes.

Let's take for example a supreme pizza, if nothing is changed from the standard on the order nothing changes on the KDS, I think the typical background color is white. But if the customer makes any changes at all to the menu item, like perhaps removing the olives, then the background colors behind the wording make a noticeable change, like to black. When the item is fulfilled at the expeditor, then the black background can convert back to the green color that we see currently.

Is something like this possible or in the works?

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

jwalker — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 01:55:51 GMT

Hi!,

so a few things i have encountered i have attached articles

KDS ticket and item colors

https://central.toasttab.com/s/article/Customize-the-Appearance-of-KDS-Tickets#customize_item_color

also https://d2w1ef2ao9g8r9.cloudfront.net/images/Ticket-Color-Guide.pdf

as well as

back end - Kitchen - Printers, tickets, & KDS devices - Kitchen

ticket colors ( by timeframe) and ticket colors by dining options

I hope this helps.

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

Diversion_Pizza — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 18:23:50 GMT

Thanks for those links, I don't think these links show what I was discribing. This is the typical color.

I would like to see inverted colors or something similar when there are any changes to the original menu item. Somthing like this:

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

josh212 — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:55:58 GMT

@Diversion_Pizza a lot is in the works ask away or dm me

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

josh212 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:17:58 GMT

Change the KDS Color

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

Diversion_Pizza — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:14:31 GMT

@josh I want the system to recognize that there were changes made to a standard menu item, and the system to change the colors so that my kitchen staff can more easily recognize there is a deviation from the original and make fewer mistakes when they cook those items

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

rcmck — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:51:47 GMT

I would look for solutions that you could implement now to reduce mistakes. Do you use default modifiers? If you do you can set them to be black unless they are changed from the default, or not print unless they are changed. Also use the kitchen name and KDS colors to make your modifiers stand out with background colors and capital letters or special characters like ** or !! before the kitchen name.

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

josh212 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:40:32 GMT

@Diversion_Pizza You can set different modifier colors

Only Show defaults when removed (if you dont use defaults I can show you)

Re: Is there a plan for this KDS improvement or something similar?

pizzaplacesf — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:48:35 GMT

They don't even have this for non KDS, just printed kitchen tickets. It's really frustrating as our kitchen makes mistakes sometimes too and it would help if changes/mods were in different colors or even bold would help.