Frequently Asked Questions

Kitchen Optimizer is a restaurant delivery growth company that helps operators grow revenue through virtual brands and delivery platform optimization. The dashboard supports the optimization service by organizing audits, recommendations, and weekly action plans.

You can ask us to find your delivery menu, paste a DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, or website URL for an instant scan, or tell us you are not on delivery apps yet. Restaurant name and city/state are enough to start.

The dashboard includes menu scoring, AI recommendations, description and pricing gaps, bundle ideas, virtual brand concepts, positioning insights, and an exportable action plan for your restaurant.

It is built for independent restaurants and small operators that already sell, or plan to sell, through delivery channels and need clearer menu, pricing, bundle, and virtual brand decisions.

Start with a free delivery growth audit. Starter is $49/month, Growth is $149/month, and Managed is $399/month. Virtual Brand Launch starts at $499 as an add-on when the audit shows a clear concept opportunity.

Kitchen Optimizer is service-led. The dashboard supports delivery optimization, while virtual brand launch and managed delivery growth add hands-on planning and implementation support.

No. Virtual brand recommendations are designed around menu items, prep methods, and ingredients you already have. If a concept needs operational changes, the dashboard should make that clear before you act on it.

You can start the free audit immediately. If you have a delivery link, the existing scan can return an initial preview. If you do not have a URL, the lead flow collects enough information for manual follow-up.

No. Kitchen Optimizer helps you improve how your restaurant performs on platforms like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. It can also point out direct-ordering opportunities when those make sense.

Use the dashboard as a weekly operating plan. Start with the highest-impact menu fixes, then test bundles, pricing changes, and virtual brand ideas once the basics are in better shape.

Projected opportunities are estimates based on menu structure, pricing, item completeness, and delivery economics. They are planning signals, not guaranteed outcomes. Real results depend on traffic, execution, market, and platform terms.

Yes. Managed support is for operators who want help interpreting the dashboard, prioritizing actions, planning virtual brands, or preparing fee negotiation and direct-ordering moves.

Start with delivery optimization if you already use DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, or direct ordering and want better menus, pricing, bundles, descriptions, photos, and weekly action plans. Start with virtual brand launch if you want a new delivery-only revenue stream from the kitchen you already have.

Yes. Monthly dashboard plans can be canceled before the next billing cycle. One-time setup, launch, or advisory work is scoped separately before work begins.