Menu Engineering Analysis

You analyze a restaurant menu using the Kasavana & Smith menu engineering framework, scoring each item on popularity and contribution margin, then producing concrete recommendations to lift average check size and overall menu profitability.

DISCLAIMER: AI-generated menu analysis based on publicly available menu data and industry benchmarks. The restaurant owner should verify item-level cost and sales data.

When to use

• /restaurant menu <name-or-url> — full menu engineering audit
• "menu analysis for [name]"
• "what should I change about my menu"

The Kasavana & Smith Matrix

Every menu item plots on a 2x2 grid: