Why Partner With Kezner Consulting?
Kezner Consulting isn’t your typical restaurant consultant group. Our seasoned consultants have years of experience strategizing and guiding restaurants to success. We won’t give you generic recommendations that can work in any market. Our personalized and innovative solutions are geared to help you overcome the challenges your business faces in the highly competitive New York dining scene and allow you to achieve your goals sooner rather than later.
Feasibility Studies
In-depth, local market analysis benchmarks your concept against the local competition. Our recommendation will account for market demand, operational costs, and inflationary challenges.
Restaurant Evaluation
Improve your restaurant’s performance and find your concept’s niche while adapting to the unique challenges of New York’s foodie culture.
Menu Development
Our recipe development team will craft dishes that use locally sourced ingredients to create dishes that stand out from the competition and memorably define your restaurant’s concept.
Service Training
Service training will ensure your staff exceeds the highest expectations of diners, creating a delightful experience that diners enjoy and talk about.
Menu Engineering
Menu engineering and strategic pricing will help you create dishes that sell without sacrificing quality or taste.
Turnaround Consulting
Whether you’re an existing restaurant or a new business, we can help you adapt to changing tastes and revitalize your operations.
Bar Consulting
Boost your bottom line with a beverage program that appeals to every taste and price point without cutting into revenue.
Restaurant Openings Consulting
Opening a new restaurant in New York takes planning and drive. We’re your strategic partner from planning day to opening night to ensure a strong opening that fuels long-term growth.
Operations Consulting
Address operational challenges and streamline service to ensure an efficient service that avoids bottlenecks and keeps diners satisfied.
Labor Cost Consulting
Strategic hiring and staffing will contain costs, retain staff, and navigate inflationary costs without alienating customers.
Cost of Goods Improvement
Nimble and agile solutions will help you overcome supply chain disruptions and navigate an inflationary environment without cutting into revenue or sacrificing quality.
Food & Beverage Consulting
We’ll help you design innovative food and beverage programs that keep your restaurant competitive while adapting to new trends without being trendy.
Culinary Traditions in New York
Pastrami on rye, food cart hot dogs, and even bagels with cream cheese are all quintessential New York culinary favorites. But there are even more New York “must eat” every foodie must try.
Manhattan Clam Chowder
Unlike its Boston counterpart, Manhattan clam chowder has a tomato-based broth that doesn’t use milk or cream. It also contains vegetables like celery and carrots.
New York Style Cheesecake
Made with a cream cheese base, New York cheesecake is rooted in Jewish cuisine and was made famous by Junior’s restaurant.
New York Style Pizza
A wide and thin crust makes New York-style pizza easy to fold and eat on the go — the exact opposite of Chicago-style pizza.
New York Style Italian Ice
Made of fine ice and fruit juice, Italian ice was brought to America by Italian immigrants and quickly became a New York favorite.
Eggs Benedict
Delmonico’s in Lower Manhattan claims they invented this classic brunch dish.
Waldorf Salad
The original Waldorf salad recipe was just apples, celery, and mayonnaise. While later versions added nuts, the salad is still named for the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and was created for a charity ball.
Black and White Cookie
These frosted cookies are half chocolate and half vanilla frostings on a cake base that’s all delicious.
Chopped Cheese
A chopped cheese has ground beef, onions, adobo, and cheese, which are chopped together while it’s grilled, then served on a hero roll.
New York Style Italian Ice
Made of fine ice and fruit juice, Italian ice was brought to America by Italian immigrants and quickly became a New York favorite.
