Your food cost changed.
Do you know why?

Scan an invoice. Costs, recipes, and books update themselves. One app, everything connected—and we set it all up for you.

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  • $299/mo
  • Free setup
  • No contracts
  • 30-day guarantee
86 mobile app — staff counting inventory with photos and last counts

See It In Action

Pick your biggest headache. Watch it go away.

Delivery in. Costs updated. No data entry.

AI-extracted invoice line items matched to inventory with price hike detection

How It Works

Everything talks to everything.

One delivery. Six things update automatically. You don't do any of them.

  1. Delivery arrives

    Sysco, US Foods, your produce guy — whoever shows up.

  2. Snap the invoice

    Staff takes a photo with the app. That's it. 3 seconds.

  3. AI reads every line

    Items, prices, quantities. No typing. No spreadsheet.

  4. Inventory costs update

    Every item's new price is already in your system.

  5. Recipes recost themselves

    Your food cost per plate updates automatically.

  6. Books match the invoice

    Bank transaction auto-matches. Your books stay clean.

Not six separate tools bolted together. One system, wired end to end.

White-Glove Setup

We set up everything for you. Free.

Most competitors charge onboarding fees AND make you do the work yourself. Most people never finish setup and abandon the tool. We'd rather just do it for you.

1

Sign up

Create your account. No contracts, cancel anytime with one click.

2

Send us your data

Spreadsheets, photos of shelves, paper lists, POS exports, invoices — whatever you have.

3

We set up everything

We import your inventory, organize vendors from invoices, connect your POS, and set up your bank connection.

4

You're live within a week

Your team counts on mobile. Your books do themselves. You see everything from one dashboard. This setup alone is a $1,000-1,500 value.

Here's what we handle — at no extra cost

Import your inventory from any format
Organize your vendors from invoices
Connect your POS (any system — we'll build integrations as needed)
Set up your bank connection via Plaid
Connect your Google Business profile for reviews
Configure count schedules and reminders
Set up budget categories with smart defaults
Your team needs zero training — they open the app and count

How setup compares

PlatformSetup FeeTimeWho Does It
MarketMan$5005 weeksYou
MarginEdge$2501-2 weeksYou
Restaurant365Varies4-8 weeksYou
86Free~1 weekUs

What 86 replaces

One platform instead of six disconnected tools.

Spreadsheets and paper lists

Inventory with photos and offline mode

Manually entering invoices

AI scanning that updates costs automatically

Recipe cost spreadsheets

Auto-costing from real invoice data

Manually checking Google reviews

AI monitoring, analysis, and drafted responses

Chasing staff by text

Automated SMS task reminders

Multiple logins for different tools

One app where everything is connected

Not for everyone: 86 is built for independent restaurants (1-10 locations). If you're a 50+ location chain with enterprise reporting needs, we're probably not the right fit.

What actually changes.

01
Your staff counts without you chasing. SMS reminders. They open the app and go.Restaurants that count weekly reduce food waste by up to 50% (FoodPrint, 2023).
02
You know your real food cost. Every invoice updates every recipe.Average food cost for full-service restaurants is 28–35% of revenue (National Restaurant Association, 2024).
03
Revenue and expenses in one view. Bank, POS, and invoices — reconciled.60% of restaurants fail in the first year, often due to poor financial visibility (CNBC, 2024).
04
Every Google review handled. AI drafts the response. You hit send.94% of diners choose restaurants based on online reviews (BrightLocal, 2024).
05
Open laptop. Place orders from real counts. Done.Ordering from actual counts instead of guesswork reduces over-ordering by 20–30% (Restaurant Business, 2023).
06
Sunday nights stop being paperwork night. You already know where everything stands.Restaurant owners work an average of 60+ hours per week (Toast, 2024).
Hector, Founder of 86

Hey, I'm Hector Bilbao.

I own Zaco's Tacos. I built 86 because I couldn't find anything that worked for a restaurant like mine.

I bought Zaco's Tacos thinking running a restaurant was easy. Yeah... inventory, ordering, bookkeeping—it consumed me.

I tried the big names. R365, MarketMan, MarginEdge, Wisk. Too expensive, too complex, or the mobile app was terrible. None of them were built for a place like mine.

So I built 86. Started with inventory counting—my bartender counted 200 items in 40 minutes on his first try. No training.

Then I kept going. Invoice scanning so costs update automatically. Bank connection so the books do themselves. Recipe costing. Reviews. Tasks. Sales tracking. Everything I wished existed when I was drowning in spreadsheets and separate tools.

Now it runs my restaurant. I'm opening it up to other independents.

I answer my own support messages. If you need a feature, I'll probably build it this week. You're not buying from a faceless company—you're working directly with the person who makes it.

Everything included. No surprises.

Money-Back Guarantee
$299/mo

or $249/mo with annual billing (save $600)

What's Included

  • Unlimited team members
  • Mobile inventory with photos
  • AI invoice scanning
  • Bank connection & auto-categorization
  • Recipe costing
  • Google review monitoring & AI responses
  • Task management with SMS reminders
  • POS integration & revenue tracking
  • FREE white-glove setup
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
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We set it all up. Free. 30-day money back.

Save $600 with annual ($2,988/yr)

Cancel online with one click • No retention calls • No 60-day notice

Common Questions

Because 86 is not just a counting app. We handle inventory, ordering, invoice scanning, recipe costs, bank-connected financials, reviews, tasks, and sales in one connected system — and we set it up for you. Most restaurants end up paying more than that once you add separate tools, onboarding fees, and the owner time it takes to keep everything updated. We'd rather charge one honest price, include unlimited team members, do the setup ourselves, and save you from turning your back office into a second job. If it doesn't make your week easier in the first 30 days, we'll refund you.
Upload it through your portal — spreadsheets (Excel, CSV, Google Sheets), photos of shelves, pictures of paper lists, or a POS export. You can also email it to us if you prefer. We'll organize everything into your account within about a week — free.
No free trial — you get a fully set up account with your real data imported for free. Use it for 30 days. If it doesn't work for you, email Hector for a full refund.
Mobile (iOS/Android) is for your staff: they count items with big buttons, photos, and offline support. Web is for you, the owner: review counts, see live progress, place orders, manage recipes, check financials, and handle reviews. Staff count, you manage.
86 sends SMS and push reminders before each scheduled count. If someone misses their window, you get an alert. Staff can also leave photo notes to flag issues without calling you. Delegation actually works because the system follows up — not you.
Take a photo of an invoice when a delivery arrives (or upload a PDF). Our AI extracts every line item, matches them to your inventory, and updates your costs automatically. If something looks off, it asks you — otherwise it just works in the background.
It's optional but powerful. When you connect your bank, 86 automatically categorizes every transaction, matches invoices to payments, and builds a real-time picture of where your money is going. If anything looks off, it asks you. Otherwise, your books do themselves.

Have more questions? Email Hector

One app. Your whole back office.

Send us your data. We set up everything. Your team counts, your books do themselves, and you see it all from one dashboard.

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$299/mo · Free setup · No contracts · 30-day guarantee

Hector, Founder of 86

Built by Hector, owner of Zaco's Tacos

A restaurant owner who solved his own problem.