Feature guides

Every part of 86’d, explained the way you’d use it.

Each guide covers who it helps, the problem it solves, a walkthrough that matches the app, what you need to set it up and how it connects to the rest of your restaurant. Screens come from our demo restaurant with synthetic data.

What does 86’d do?Who does it help?What needs attention?What can my team do next?

Guide 01

Sales & reporting

See sales, labor, discounts and open issues for each location, compared with your own targets.

Guide 02

Employees, report cards & tip-outs

Import your roster, run a four-step nightly close, publish tip-out statements and coach with report cards.

Guide 03

Daily tasks & communication

Manager log, shift handoff, manager feed, tasks, checklists, incidents, inbox and documents.

Guide 04

Inventory & invoices

Counts, par levels, vendors and AI-assisted invoice capture you review line by line.

Guide 05

Recipes, costing & waste

Plate and pour costs from your invoice prices, cost % against target, and a waste log.

Guide 06

Events & BEOs

Banquet event orders with deposits, revisions and a printable sheet your team can follow.

Guide 07

Integrations & data imports

How data gets into 86’d: manual entry, file uploads, scanned reports, and live connections.

Guide 08

AI insights & Ask 86’d

Questions answered from your own restaurant records, with sources, periods and suggested next steps for a manager to review.

Guide 09

Employee app

Staff see their own tip statements, tasks, checklists, published schedule, growth and messages on their phone.

Guide 10

Setup, permissions & security

Restaurant Builder, team invites, individual permissions and security controls.

Guides last reviewed 2026-10-04. Features marked Beta are usable but still being validated.

Planned, not yet available

We list these so you can plan—don’t buy 86’d for them yet. Timing isn’t guaranteed.

PlannedReorder guide
Suggested order quantities from par levels and counts.
PlannedRestricted admin invitations
Invite restaurant admins limited to chosen locations and permissions.
PlannedAuto-drafted company documents
Draft opening procedures, tip policy and other documents from Restaurant Builder answers.
PlannedAI-assisted setup
Set up recipes and categories from your menu and POS reports.
PlannedOpenTable reservations
Reservations and guest profiles once OpenTable grants partner access.

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