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1. Highly Profitable Menu Items

4. If you are considering opening a restaurant or looking for a way to make the dining establishment
you have more profitable here are 5 menu items, which can drastically improve your profits. Many
of these items are extremely inexpensive to make, and one serving may sell for 3, 4 or more times
than it costs to make. Let's take a look at some of these profitable menu items.
Soup
Nothing goes down better on a bitterly cold day than a hot bowl of soup, but many people prefer
soup for lunch rather than heavier fair. When you consider that the average bowl of soup costs about
$.75 to make and sells for $3.50 and up it easy to easy to see how a single bowl can provide a 60%
increase to the average person’s restaurant tab. Of course you want to make sure that any soup you
serve is homemade and tastes great. Some of the most favorite soups people order in restaurants
include:
 Chicken noodle
 Vegetable beef
 Tomato Bisque
 Tortilla soup
 French Onion
 Claim chowder
 Broccoli Cheese
 Potato soup
Entree Salads
Entree salads are highly profitable because customers
perceive these salads as being much larger than side salads,
when in fact, they are normally served on a larger plate, with
toast on the side and a protein such as grilled shrimp or
chicken added. Providing entree salads that speak to the
season or offer an ethnic twist can help to increase your profit
margin without increasing your actual cost by more than a
few cents per salad.
Side Dishes
Another source of profitability for on the restaurant menu is jazzing up those inexpensive side
dishes. A Small dish of inexpensive macaroni and cheese can become extremely popular when you
add a bit of lobster or combine two or three cheeses when making the side. Spicy sweet potato fries
served with a side of BBQ sauce can bring in a tidy profit as well and let's not forget those mashed
or twice baked potatoes with that apple smoked bacon, chives and a bit of cheese.
Comfort Desserts

5. Anything sweet at the end of the meal is much appreciated by most people. Restaurants can make a
huge profit off everything from cookies to cakes, to pies and even puddings. Of course you want to
prominently display your desserts to keep them in view, and train your servers to suggest to
reluctant guests that they might want to split a piece of cake or pie with a cup of coffee. That way
guests who feel too full or who feel they shouldn't spend the calories on a whole dessert can relax
knowing they are cutting calories by eating a much smaller portion, and with the two coffees added
to the bill, your profit margins should greatly improve.
While all these foods can help your eating establishment to become more profitable, keep in mind,
that what really will help your business to be a success is the entire dining experience. Keeping your
establishment clean with interesting décor, having a well-trained and friendly staff, and serving
those dishes the public really wants is the best way to seeing that your business continues to grow.