One partner for the opening, the operation and the software

Crowd at an outdoor stage during the grand opening of Ian Munsick's Cowboy Bar in Deadwood, SD

Restaurant & Bar Openings

Operations & Profit Control

Operations & Profit Control

  • Concept, menu and bar program
  • Hiring, training and POS setup
  • Opening-week launch playbook

Custom packages for any budget

Restaurant bar and dining room interior, restaurant operations consulting

Operations & Profit Control

Operations & Profit Control

Operations & Profit Control

  • Cut food, beverage and labor costs
  • Weekly P&L and prime cost control
  • Fractional Director of Operations

Sprints from $500 · retainers from $2,250/mo

VenueForge Software

Operations & Profit Control

VenueForge Software

  • NEW: Private events and client CRM
  • Live P&L and profit dashboards from your POS
  • Invoices, inventory and menu costing
  • Staff training and recipe books

Works with Toast, Square and R365 · from $199/mo

Featured opening: Ian Munsick's Cowboy Bar & Western Grill

Opening day line outside Ian Munsick's Cowboy Bar & Western Grill on Main Street in Deadwood, South

26 weeks from kickoff to doors open

  • Kickoff March 20, doors open September 18, 2026
  • Line two blocks down Main Street on day one
  • Two stages, breakfast to 2am
  • 50+ staff trained and live on POS

Country and Western neon sign inside Ian Munsick's Cowboy Bar music venue in Deadwood, SD

What we built in those 26 weeks

  • Budget, critical path and vendor setup
  • Menu, recipe costing and bar program
  • Toast POS, tip pooling and comp policy
  • Training hub, playbooks and retail merch
  • Grand opening: 12 acts, 6,000+ at Deadwood Jam

Country artist Ian Munsick inside his Cowboy Bar & Western Grill in Deadwood, SD

4.9 stars on Google, one month in

  • 4.9 stars across 40 Google reviews in month one
  • "Service was top notch even with a line out the door all weekend."
  • Covered by CelebrityAccess, Whiskey Riff, MusicRow and Cowboys & Indians

Every concept. Any budget. Built to run.

Restaurants & Cafés

Steakhouses & Bar & Grills

Steakhouses & Bar & Grills

  • Full-service and fast-casual restaurants
  • Cafés, coffee and breakfast concepts
  • Scratch kitchens and chef-driven menus

Steakhouses & Bar & Grills

Steakhouses & Bar & Grills

Steakhouses & Bar & Grills

  • Steakhouses and Western grills
  • Bar & grills and sports bars
  • High-volume, high-check concepts

Tex-Mex & Regional

Steakhouses & Bar & Grills

Bars, Lounges & Speakeasies

  • Tex-Mex and Mexican concepts
  • Southern, BBQ and Mountain West menus
  • Margarita, tequila and agave programs

Bars, Lounges & Speakeasies

Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality F&B

Bars, Lounges & Speakeasies

  • Cocktail bars and speakeasies
  • Beverage programs, specs and bar books
  • Late-night service models

Live-Music Venues

Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality F&B

Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality F&B

  • Honky-tonks, music halls and stage venues
  • Restaurant + venue hybrids
  • Event nights, door and guest list systems

Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality F&B

Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality F&B

Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality F&B

  • F&B system redevelopment
  • Outlets, banquets and room service
  • Cost controls, SOPs and training

Experience Across Independent & High-Volume Operations

Cedar Door bar logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Proper Pub logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Hunt Sauce Co. logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Punch Bowl Social logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Charley's Steak House logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Landry's logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Pluckers Wing Bar logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Saltgrass Steak House logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Lupe Tortilla logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Golden Nugget Lake Charles logo, prior hospitality leadership experience
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille logo, prior hospitality leadership experience

*Past experience Logos shown reflect prior employment/leadership roles. No endorsement or CURRENT affiliation is implied FOR ANY BUSINESSES LISTED.*

Operator-Tested Insights

Short reads on prime cost, menu engineering, and more.