I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life - Chapter 240 One Day Before
I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life
Chapter 240 One Day BeforeXu Congyi walked to the area where various stewed dishes were placed and carefully checked the consumption at noon. She found that the whole chicken stew was the best-selling one, and there were not many ingredients left in the big pot. The second was the spare ribs stew, which was also sold out because the portion prepared was not large, about half of the whole chicken stew. The chicken wings and chicken legs stew had the most leftovers, and the portion was also about half of the whole chicken stew, but there was still about one-third left.
The main reason is that the amount of chicken legs and chicken wings prepared for the pot is not much, so the remaining parts after removing the chicken legs and chicken wings are temporarily made into a pot as the meat part of the daily employee meal. These guys have a lot of work every day, and the employee meal is also to make them eat better. Of course, no matter how delicious the food is, people will get tired of it, so it is temporarily made into a pot.
When Xu Congyi's eyes fell on the chicken wings and chicken legs stew, she couldn't help but frown slightly. Compared with the previous two, the remaining amount of this stew dish seemed quite considerable. Although its portion was also about half of the whole chicken stew, at this moment there was still about one-third of the ingredients in the pot, which was particularly eye-catching.
Tang Wenhao, who was standing nearby, also noticed this change. The two exchanged glances and had already made a preliminary judgment in their hearts. They understood that this was only half a day's sales volume, which was not enough to serve as the basis for the final decision. If they wanted to truly understand the needs and preferences of customers, they had to wait until the end of these three days and then make a comprehensive judgment.
Back in the lobby, Manager Zhang took out an account book and began to carefully check the business data for the afternoon. He made notes in the account book while talking, appearing professional and rigorous.
"Manager Tang, Manager Xu, judging from the current rate of consumption of ingredients, our reserves are quite sufficient to cope with the upcoming peak in customer flow. At noon, several tables of guests praised our dishes and even booked seats for the evening after their meal. I also looked at the tables when the guests finished eating and paid the bill. Basically, every table was clean."
At this point, Manager Zhang paused for a moment, "Of course, there were a few tables of guests traveling with two people. The portions of the stews they ordered were indeed quite large, and with the addition of cold dishes and drinks, even those with larger appetites would probably have difficulty finishing them. As for drinks, perhaps because it was lunchtime, guests were more inclined to choose refreshing drinks to go with their meals, so not many drinks were ordered, and drinks were almost a must-order for every table."
Xu Congyi and Tang Wenhao nodded. They also found what Zhang Guanshi said. It was true. Although there were more chicken legs and chicken wings left over from lunch, they did not adjust the amount, but cooked it according to the original amount.
As night fell and the lights came on, the restaurant's business was booming. Compared to lunch, the portions at night were more plentiful, which was something Tang Wenhao had expected. By the time the night got dark, the first and second floors were already full, and even in the most spacious and luxurious private rooms, there were familiar guests who chose to share tables and eat together. The sales of drinks at this time were also quite impressive, and there was an endless stream of diners coming to taste the food. Many people even came a little late and had no seats available, so they could only regretfully choose to take the food away.
In this era, there are no convenient and practical take-out boxes. If diners want to take away food in the restaurant, they all need to bring their own lunch boxes. However, Tang Wenhao was well prepared. He ordered people to make a batch of exquisite wooden lunch boxes to meet the diners' take-away needs. These lunch boxes are cleverly designed to pack meat, side dishes, and sauces separately. When you take them home and cook them in a small pot, they taste exactly the same as what you eat here! Of course, the price of this take-out box is not expensive. The restaurant only charges the cost price and does not make money from it. Moreover, this lunch box is free of charge for the first three days of opening, just as an apology for the restaurant's poor hospitality. As soon as this move came out, it immediately won wide acclaim from diners.
After the first three days of business, Manager Zhang told Tang Wenhao and Xu Congyi about the sales situation in detail. The next morning, Tang Wenhao, Xu Congyi and Shen Xiao sat in the office on the second floor and began to review the situation in the past three days.
"Judging from the sales data of the past three days, the whole chicken pot and the spareribs pot are very popular. The whole chicken pot was within my expectations, but I didn't expect the spareribs pot to be so popular. These two kinds of ingredients we prepared sell almost the same for almost every meal, but there is no need for more." Although Xu Congyi listened to Tang Wenhao's words and prepared all the ingredients in the first three days, he did not stew them all directly, but cooked according to the estimated amounts.