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Profit is up to 19% of sales, but delivery fees and a Oct 9 meat price jump need attention.
Written 10/23/2026, 10:00:21 AM by claude-sonnet-5-5
1. Get a quote from Valley Butcher Supply for brisket, bones and eye of round
Open Supplier prices →Their unit costs are lower on all three meats that go into your top pho dishes, after Bay Area Meat Co.'s Oct 9 increases.
Estimate: the three meat increases cost about $472.49 (126.59 + 182.95 + 162.95) over the period. Switching or negotiating could win back part of that.
2. Steer delivery customers toward takeout
Open Sales →Delivery fees are 25%. DoorDash net revenue fell 11.7%, while takeout has no fees. Offer a small takeout-only discount or a flyer in delivery bags.
Estimate: each $100 that moves from delivery to takeout keeps $25 more. Moving 10% of DoorDash sales ($10,792.90 x 10% x 25%) is about $270.
3. Promote Com Tam Suon and Banh Mi as weekday specials
Open Sales →Both have low food costs (14.1% and 16.7%) and are growing. Mon, Wed and Thu are your slowest days at about $2,030 to $2,117.
Estimate: 5 extra Com Tam Suon a day on 3 weekdays is about 15 x $14.55 margin = $218 extra gross profit per week.
4. Trim staff in the 2 to 4 pm lull
Open Busy times →Only about 1.3 to 1.5 orders come in each of those hours, while lunch and dinner are busy.
Not estimated: no hourly wage data is in the dashboard. Check your schedule for hours you can cut.
5. Consider a small price rise on the pho
Open Menu →Pho Dac Biet and Pho Tai sell the most units, and meat costs rose. A small increase on the two will likely not cut demand much.
Estimate: +$0.50 on 771 + 815 = 1,586 bowls is about $793 per month, if sales hold.
AI note · Neutral
Revenue was $64,317.90 over 26 open days, versus $62,306.25 over 25 days before. Estimated profit is $12,237.79 (19%), up from 17.2%. Food cost rose to 22.4% from 21.9%, and prime cost fell to 59.7% from 60.5%.
You are doing better, but part of the raise in total sales is just one extra open day. Per open day, sales are $2,473.77 versus $2,492.25, a slight dip. Profit improved mostly because platform fees dropped from $4,776.69 to $4,530.71.
AI note · Neutral
Judging by weekdays, sales build through the week: about $2,030 to $2,117 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, then $2,850 to $3,085 on Friday through Sunday.
Your week has two speeds. Friday to Sunday bring about 35 to 50% more per day than the quiet days. No Tuesday data appears, so that day may be closed.
AI note · Neutral
Saturday is busiest at 120 orders and $3,084.78 per day. Sunday has 116 orders and Friday 109.3. Thursday is lowest at 79.2 orders and $2,030.13.
Weekend staffing and prep should be full strength. Mon, Wed and Thu are the room to grow, so promotions there make sense. Lean staffing on those days saves labor.
AI note · Neutral
There are two clear rushes: lunch from 11 to 13 (peak at 12 with 19.1 orders, $489.40) and dinner from 17 to 19 (peak at 18 with 15.4 orders). Hours 14 to 16 and 20 bring only about 1.3 to 1.5 orders.
Almost all your sales come in two 3-hour windows. The slow afternoon is a chance to cut staff hours or prep for dinner.
AI note · Concern
Dine-in is 52.4% of revenue and grew 9.6%. Takeout is flat at +0.4%. DoorDash brought in $10,792.90 but only $8,093.88 after 25% fees, down 11.7%. Uber Eats netted $5,492.91, up 6.4%.
Dine-in growth is driving the gains. Delivery costs you $4,530.71 in fees: you keep only 75 cents of each delivery dollar. DoorDash is shrinking, so pushing takeout (no fees) is more profitable.
AI note · Neutral
Monthly costs: labor $24,000, rent $6,500, utilities $1,900, insurance $450, marketing $300. Food cost is $14,399.40 and platform fees $4,530.71.
Labor is the biggest bill after food, and it stays the same however busy you are. Marketing is only $300, so there's room to spend a little to fill the slow weekdays.
AI note · Good
Six stars carry the menu: Pho Dac Biet (771 sold, $9,506.43 gross profit), Pho Tai (815 sold), Com Tam Suon, Pho Ga, Bun Thit Nuong and Bun Bo Hue. Banh Mi Thit Nuong grew 26.2%, and Com Tam Suon 9.5%. Iced coffee fell 5.6% and Pho Ga 3.5%.
Pho and rice plates make the money. Com Tam Suon has just a 14.1% food cost and a $14.55 margin, so it is worth promoting. Banh Mi and Che Ba Mau are labeled dogs only because of low prices; they have low food costs and are growing, so keep them.
AI note · Concern
Since Oct 9 your supplier Bay Area Meat Co. raised brisket 13.9%, beef bones 10% and eye of round 7.9%. Limes rose 25%. Valley Butcher Supply is cheaper on all three meats (brisket $5.60 vs $6.27 per unit).
These hit your best sellers: Pho Dac Biet, Pho Tai and Bun Bo Hue. Estimated impact so far: about $126.59 (brisket) + $182.95 (bones) + $162.95 (eye of round) = $472.49, and it will grow over a full month.