Share your tips for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card!*

[jenni]

Hi everyone!

It's officially the first day of ☀️Summer☀️, and we have some great news! As a new community member, from June 21 - July 31, share tips on how you are navigating the busy season, and you will be entered for the chance to win a $1000 Visa gift card.* Terms Apply

We'd love to get to know you and hear how you and your restaurant team have prepared for the busy season. Tell us more about you below in the comments ⬇️ 

• Your name
• Restaurant name & location
• How long have you been a Toast customer?
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season?

*Terms and conditions apply. See Official Rules for details

[rudedog_ginger]

My name is Ginger and I own and run Toucan Taco in Laurel, Maryland.  I think we've had toast for about 5 years now, and it works great for us. We've been here since 1972, still in the same family, so I'd say seasoned veterans!

Our bust season isn't the summer, but rather during the winter holidays. We stock up on supplies and staff, especially on the weekends. 

If anyone has any tips for saving money, I'd love to hear them.

[HeroicItalian]

• Your name - David 
• Restaurant name & location - Heroic Italian Berkeley
• How long have you been a Toast customer? 4 years
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season? Using table management software to set ho many guests can sit every 15 min. It means you are looking at empty seats which is soul crushing but your wait and kitchen staff are never overwhelmed.. it took me several months to get the 15 min seating availability to be perfect for the kitchen and staff to execute flawlessly 

[bmasters]

• Your name: Brian Masters
• Restaurant name & location: HOPE Coffee Sunnyvale / DTS / Melissa (coming soon).  Dallas, Texas Metroplex
• How long have you been a Toast customer? 3 years
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season? Purchase enough gift cards ahead of time so that you can create gift set bundles for Christmas gifts and teacher gifts.  Encourage the team to be prepared and tell them how much you appreciate them. Decorate and provide a fun place for customers to come and hang out.

[ElsieAZ]

• Your name Elsie Lee
• Restaurant name & location The Vig Arizona
• How long have you been a Toast customer? 1 year
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season? Training training training 

[Tadoughs]

• Your name: Jacqueline
• Restaurant name & location: Tadoughs, Central, IL
• How long have you been a Toast customer? 2 years 
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season? Plan ahead during the down season