Counter billing for food courts
A food court counter has a few seconds per guest and a long lunch queue. Ellibo keeps billing to a few taps, calls each order by a number that starts at 1 every morning, and closes each drawer with a count you can trust.
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Lunch hour at a food court, under control
A food court counter lives and dies by two peaks a day. These are the problems that make the queue longer.
The menu is fast, the screen is not
Staff hunt through categories for the same ten dishes while guests wait with cash in hand.
Give each dish a short code and put the top sellers in Favorites. Cashiers type 4 for a thali or tap one button for the lunch combo.
Guests cannot tell when their order is ready
Order numbers run into the thousands, so the person calling out "order 2,481" gets blank looks.
Turn on Reset Order Number Daily. Bill numbers start at 1 each business day, so the numbers you call stay short and clear.
Cash goes missing between shifts
Two people use the same drawer, someone pays the ice supplier from it, and nobody can explain the gap at night.
Give each drawer its own register. Each cashier opens and closes their own, records cash paid out with a reason, and Day Close shows the difference.
Guests argue about what they ordered
In the noise of a food court, "I said paneer, not chicken" comes up after the food is made.
A customer display on a spare screen shows each item and the total as it is added, so the guest checks the order before paying.
How a counter runs through the day
- Open your register
Each cashier opens their register with the opening cash, or joins one already open.
- Bill in seconds
Short codes, Favorites and combos put the order on screen. The customer display shows it to the guest.
- Straight to the kitchen
The KOT prints at the cooking counter, or shows on a kitchen screen, the moment the bill is saved.
- Count and close
Close each register, count by note and coin, then close the day with every register added up.
What a food court counter needs
Short codes and Favorites
Type a number or tap a star to add your most-sold dishes without scrolling the menu.
Daily bill numbers
Order numbers can restart from 1 each business day, ready to call out at the pickup window.
Several registers
One drawer per counter or per shift, each opened, counted and closed on its own.
Customer display
Guests see the live order and total on a second screen.
Meal combos
Lunch deals with a choice of drink or side, with every item on the kitchen ticket.
Sales by hour
See your busiest hour and day, so you staff the counter for the peak and prep before it.
Ready for tomorrow's lunch queue
- Add your menu and give your top 20 dishes short codes.
- Turn on Reset Order Number Daily in Billing Settings.
- Set up a register for each cash drawer you use.
- Add a customer display on a spare screen facing the guest.
- Connect the receipt and KOT printers through the free IoT Box.
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AccountingEach day's takings post to your books by themselves. HRShifts, attendance and pay for your counter staff.POS Restaurant for food courts: FAQ
Can order numbers start from 1 every day?
Yes. Turn on Reset Order Number Daily in Billing Settings, and bill numbers start again from 1 each business day.
Can two cashiers use different drawers?
Yes. Switch on cash registers and add one per drawer. Each cashier opens, closes and counts their own, and Day Close adds them up. The Free plan has 1 register, Standard 2, Professional 5 and Business unlimited.
Can guests see their order before they pay?
Yes. Add a customer display on any spare screen or tablet. It shows each item and the total live as you bill.
Do I need special hardware?
No. POS runs in a web browser. For printing with no print window, install the free IoT Box on the Windows PC your printers are connected to.
How fast can a cashier add items?
Type a short code, tap a Favorite or search by name. Most counter orders are on screen in a few taps.
Is there a free plan for one counter?
Yes. The Free plan covers one register and one user with a daily limit on bills and KOTs. Paid plans remove the limits and add more registers and users.
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