Why Kezner Consulting for Your Houston Restaurant?
Kezner offers restaurant consulting services that help your business succeed in a bustling and competitive market. Our consultants partner with you to understand your goals and use their deep expertise in local and national restaurant trends to help you achieve them. From keeping start-up costs in check to assessing your business plan, we can help you achieve long-term, sustainable success.
How Kezner Consulting Adds Value to the Houston Restaurant and Bar Industry
Standing out in Houston’s food scene is challenging, and we understand this. Our customized solutions address the unique challenges facing Houston restaurant owners and help you craft an operational plan that keeps costs manageable without hurting the bottom line.
Feasibility Studies
Our feasibility studies assess the viability of your restaurant’s concept and how it fits in Houston’s eclectic culinary scene. A market analysis benchmarks your performance against local competition, market demand, and operational costs.
Restaurant Evaluation
We’ll help you address issues like space constraints and required regulations to ensure your restaurant adapts to change and outperforms competitors.
Menu Development
Houston’s diverse dining scene demands top-tier menu offerings. Our insights will help you develop a menu that reflects Houston’s unique cuisine, fusing local ingredients with global culinary trends.
Service Training
Houston diners are discerning and want a delightful dining experience. We’ll design a training program that ensures you deliver top-tier service and reward servers for superior performance.
Menu Engineering
Strategic pricing balances premium ingredient costs with pricing expectations. Our consulting services will help you optimize your menu to fit Houston’s tastes while enhancing profitability.
Turnaround Consulting
Our turnaround strategies can revitalize your restaurant and help your business thrive in an increasingly crowded market.
Bar Consulting
We’ll help you boost your beverage program with stand-out offerings that enhance your program’s appeal and profitability.
Restaurant Opening Consulting
Kezner is your strategic partner in navigating the complexities of establishing a new restaurant business. We’ll help you keep costs down, work with you on concept development, and collaborate with you every step of the way to ensure a strong opening day that ensures ongoing success.
Operations Consulting
Our strategies address Houston’s market challenges, streamlining operations to overcome bottlenecks and keep costs down to improve your bottom line. From servers to management, our training and consulting services help your team work efficiently.
Labor Cost Consulting
Inflation and pay expectations are only some of the labor challenges facing restaurant owners today. Kezner Consulting will help you balance fair wages with profitability, retain staff, and provide excellent customer service.
Cost of Goods Improvement
Supply chain disruptions and fluctuating food costs impact revenue. Our strategic solutions help you keep the menu affordable without sacrificing the bottom line.
Culinary Traditions in Houston
Houston has one of the most incredible dining scenes in the United States and caters to local and international tastes. From Louisiana Creole and barbecue to Vietnamese and Korean, there’s something for everyone in Houston.
Barbecue: While Texas barbecue is well-known, the specific dishes and their preparations can vary by locale. East Texas barbecue is chopped, not sliced, and served on a bun.
Po-Boy: Though Po-Boy sandwiches aren’t unique to Houston, Houston puts a unique spin on it, using ham, salami, and provolone and served cold.
Viet-Cajun: Viet-Cajun cuisine fuses traditional Vietnamese flavors like lemongrass and fish sauce, with Cajun seasonings like cayenne and Old Bay. Many dishes feature seafood, but some focus on chicken wings.
Banh-Mi: If fusion isn’t your thing, consider a banh-mi, a Vietnamese sandwich made on a crispy and fluffy bun filled with meat and savory ingredients.
Breakfast Taco: A popular staple, the breakfast taco includes eggs, bacon, cheese, and salsa.
Tamales: Most popular around the holidays but served year-round, tamales feature masa dough steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves.
