https://www.reveallabs.co/blog Audits, in public. Vendor billing patterns, food cost math, POS migrations — what one operator finds while running the books. en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 02:37:23 GMT https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/reading-shamrock-invoices-line-by-line https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/reading-shamrock-invoices-line-by-line Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Twenty years of reading vendor invoices at Tuk Tuk taught us the seven categories where money quietly leaves the door. Here's the audit, the patterns to flag, and the free Google Sheet that puts it on a timer. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Vendor Billing & Audits https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/welcome-to-the-reveal-blog https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/welcome-to-the-reveal-blog Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Field notes from an operator who got tired of flying blind. The blog covers vendor billing audits, food cost math, POS migrations, and the boring spreadsheets that catch real money. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Operations & Audit https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/the-one-number-we-check-every-sunday https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/the-one-number-we-check-every-sunday Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prime cost is the one weekly number that tells you whether you can pay rent next month. Here's how to compute it in 20 minutes, what to flag when it moves, and the free Google Sheet that does the math. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Food Cost & Margin https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/the-conversation-we-have-with-every-new-hire https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/the-conversation-we-have-with-every-new-hire Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tuk Tuk's average tenure is over five years. The reason isn't pay. It's a 30-minute conversation We have with every new hire on day one. Here's what We ask, why it works, and how to run it without making it weird. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Labor & Hiring https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/before-you-switch-pos-systems https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/before-you-switch-pos-systems Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most POS migrations fail not because the new system is bad but because the prep was missing. Here are the 9 questions we ask before signing any new POS contract — what they catch, why they matter, and the exit-cost math nobody runs. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Operations & Audit https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/why-we-stopped-paying-yelp https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/why-we-stopped-paying-yelp Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT We spent eighteen months paying Yelp for ads. The number that finally got us to stop wasn't the cost. It was the question our GM asked one night after service. Here's what We do instead, and why it actually works. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Marketing & Reviews https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/how-to-read-the-restaurant-industry-report https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/how-to-read-the-restaurant-industry-report Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trade publications and industry reports drop quarterly. Most operators read them and feel either vindicated or terrified. Here's what to actually look for, what to skip, and how to translate macro data into a Tuesday-morning decision for your one restaurant. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Industry Trends https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/this-week-in-restaurant-operations https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/this-week-in-restaurant-operations Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT We read about 30 restaurant industry stories a week so we can tell you which 3 actually matter for your Tuesday morning. This is the introduction to a new weekly synthesis — what to expect, what gets cut, and the first week's three stories. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) News & Synthesis https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/whos-actually-making-money-in-denver-restaurants https://www.reveallabs.co/blog/whos-actually-making-money-in-denver-restaurants Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Operators ask us this all the time. Honest answer: not who you'd guess. Here's what we see in the Denver indie scene right now — what's working, what's struggling, and the local dynamics that don't make national press. noreply@reveallabs.co (Chayadol Sundarapura) Local & Regional