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

[CrispPDX]

• Your name: Emma Dye
• Restaurant name & location - Crisp Salads, 3 locations in the Portland Oregon area
• How long have you been a Toast customer? 4 years
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season? Hire & train ahead! We have found it's better to have more part-time folks than a few full time so that we are better able to accommodate vacations & call outs. We also plan out our seasonal specials ahead throughout the summer & early fall so that we know what we are ordering & when. Lastly, as a salad concept we are VERY weather dependent so keeping an eye out for those occasional summer rains (we ARE in the Northwest!) so we can adjust labor accordingly is super important for our bottom line. 
• I look forward to learning tips & tricks from others on this topic! Thank you in advance. 🙂

[HeroicItalian]

weather is a key factor for us as well. We have a patio that seats 2X our inside space.... when it rains we seat a fraction of what a lovely day would be 

[gregcoll3000]

• Greg Coll
• Rocker Oysterfeller's, Valley Ford, CA
• 1 year
• Always expect the unexpected. Were on the Sonoma Coast so anything can happen at anytime. Our business is largely dependent on weather and timing for people venturing out to get away from the big cities. Watching labor and having enough staff to handle the surprise volumes can be tricky and must be met with close scrutiny. Above all else take it in stride and have fun!

[princess]

• Your name: Noor
• Restaurant name & location: Princess, Arizona
• How long have you been a Toast customer? 4 years
• What are your best practices for navigating the busy season? Arizona’s seasons are in reverse, so summers is when we have to tightened our belts and focus on cost saving measure or increasing revenue with what little costumers stay in town.  We are adding toast retail to help add more sales at checkout for impulse buys.