Limited Founder Beta • independent restaurants

Run the kitchen without running yourself ragged.

86 Chaos helps independent restaurants save manager time, reduce shift confusion, improve ordering decisions, protect food cost, and keep daily operations visible without a giant enterprise system.

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90 days free No card required No purchase required Unlimited users included Free setup during beta 50% off first location
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86 Chaos live prep screen 86 Chaos invoice screen 86 Chaos schedule screen
86 Chaos pulls the shift into one view. Prep, 86 alerts, schedules, ordering review, and manager priorities without the paper pile.
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Built on the line. Not in a boardroom.

Practical tools for the things managers chase every day.

Prep, 86s, schedules, and reminders Ordering, invoices, waste, and par visibility Manager Brief attention without the scavenger hunt

Less chaos. More control.

Replace the pile of notes, texts, spreadsheets, and memory.

86 Chaos gives managers one practical place to see what needs attention, what is running low, what prep is unfinished, what the schedule is doing, and what the kitchen should review next.

Save manager timeManager Brief, 86Voice, reminders, prep status, and daily attention items reduce the hunt for answers.
Protect food costInvoice price warnings, waste/par insights, prep prediction, and smarter order drafts make costly patterns easier to catch.
Keep the shift visiblePrep, tasks, 86 alerts, schedules, availability, maintenance, and team communication stay in one operating picture.
Make adoption easierStart with one useful workflow and use 86Voice when tapping through another screen would slow the shift down.

Easy first step

Start with the problem that wastes the most time.

Pick prep, 86 alerts, reminders, schedules, ordering, or another daily headache. Founder Beta includes free setup help, so the restaurant does not have to build the entire operation before the app becomes useful.

Choose one workflow that already causes friction. Set up the minimum needed to test it on a real shift. Add more tools only after the team is comfortable.
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Everything in one place

One operating layer for daily restaurant work.

86 Chaos brings prep, 86 alerts, schedules, inventory, invoices, recipes, maintenance, reminders, and manager follow-up into one organized workspace. Smart Kitchen and Owner Pro add the intelligence layer for ordering support, menu impact, cost visibility, reporting, and owner/admin controls.

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Feature coverage

Daily opsToday, prep, messages, reminders
Kitchen tools86Voice, recipes, menu impact
Cost controlInvoices, inventory, burn logs
PeopleSchedules, labor, HR
Owner visibilityFinancials, reports, audit logs

Why the AI matters

AI is built into the workflows that affect time, food cost, and manager decisions.

86 Chaos uses AI to reduce manager chasing, improve ordering decisions, catch price and waste problems, connect ingredients to menu impact, and surface what needs attention before it becomes another fire to put out.

Order smarterAI-assisted ordering turns stock, par, invoices, waste, events, prep, and vendors into reviewable order drafts.
Catch cost leaksPrice jumps, duplicate invoices, waste patterns, par issues, and recipe/menu cost signals become easier to see.
Move faster86Voice lets managers create prep, tasks, reminders, 86s, messages, waste logs, events, and status checks without digging.
Keep humans in controlAI suggests, explains, drafts, alerts, analyzes, and reports. Managers approve business-changing actions.

How it earns its spot

Practical value shows up in the little daily misses.

Even small daily improvements can make the app worth it: fewer missed prep items, fewer scattered notes, clearer handoffs, better ordering review, and less manager chasing.

Prep, 86 alerts, reminders, and handoff notes stay in one place. Ordering review gets more context from inventory, invoices, waste, par levels, and menu impact. Managers can spot repeat problems without relying on memory, texts, or paper piles.
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Beta-honest value

Less chasing. Better handoffs. Clearer review.

86 Chaos is meant to prove itself through practical restaurant workflows first, then grow into the deeper intelligence tools as beta feedback comes in.

Best starting pointOne real workflow
GoalCleaner daily control
No calculator magic. The app should earn trust by making the shift easier to run.

Current beta reality

Built around real restaurant work, with advanced tools tested carefully.

86 Chaos has been shaped against live restaurant workflows, not demo-room guesses: scheduling, time clock workflows, prep and task coordination, 86 alerts, recipes, reminders, handoffs, inventory review, menu visibility, and daily manager follow-up. Newer owner-level tools like AI ordering, Back Office, QuickBooks review, owner dashboards, multi-location tools, and advanced reporting are being tested through controlled Founder Beta.

Real workflow testing so farSchedule Builder, time clock workflows, prep/task coordination, 86 alerts, recipes, reminders, handoffs, inventory review, menu visibility, and daily kitchen operations.
Controlled Founder Beta expansionAI ordering, Smart Kitchen Intelligence, Back Office, QuickBooks review hub, owner dashboards, multi-location tools, and advanced reporting.

AI Tools

AI tools that help managers catch problems sooner.

86 Chaos connects AI to the work managers already do: ordering, invoices, waste, par levels, prep, Menu Intelligence, and Manager Brief. It is built to surface useful signals and prepare reviewable work, not make unchecked decisions.

Voice commands for prep, tasks, reminders, 86s, events, maintenance, waste, and status questions. Ordering intelligence for vendor drafts, event supply planning, prep prediction, and invoice price warnings. Forecasting and operational analysis for waste patterns, par recommendations, menu costing, labor pressure, and urgent attention items.
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AI in 86 Chaos

Suggest. Explain. Draft. Alert. Analyze. Report.

Managers stay in control while the app helps surface what needs attention.

Smart Kitchen includes the full intelligence layer

Smart Kitchen adds ordering, inventory, and menu intelligence to the daily workflow.

Shift and Operations help organize the day. Smart Kitchen adds the stronger intelligence layer: AI-assisted ordering, Menu Intelligence, invoice/menu scan intelligence, AI Forecast, price warnings, waste/par insights, recipe/menu costing signals, Manager Brief intelligence, and 86Voice menu-impact support.

Build smarter vendor-grouped order drafts. See what ingredients affect menu items before a stockout hurts service. Catch price jumps, waste patterns, and par issues earlier. Turn Manager Brief into an actual decision board, not just a morning note.
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Recommended plan

Smart Kitchen

The plan for restaurants that want the app to help protect food cost, reduce waste, improve ordering, and show managers what needs attention.

Launch price$179/mo
Founder year one$89.50/mo

AI-assisted ordering

AI-assisted ordering that uses the whole restaurant picture.

86 Chaos can help build order drafts from stock, pars, pending orders, events, prep needs, menu links, burn/waste logs, and invoice history. That means ordering can become faster, smarter, and less dependent on memory.

Vendor-grouped AI order drafts. Event supply planning and prep prediction. Invoice price warnings and waste/par warning cards. Apply AI suggestions to the normal Order screen for review.
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Manager asks

“What should I order?”

Checks stock + par Looks at event needs Flags waste and price warnings Builds a draft by vendor

86Voice

86Voice: built for busy hands and loud kitchens.

Instead of stopping the shift to hunt through screens, managers and staff can use natural kitchen language for prep, tasks, reminders, 86 alerts, maintenance, waste, status questions, and AI-assisted ordering.

“Prep two pans of onions.” “We’re out of chicken breast.” “What should I order?” “Add buns to the order draft.”
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“Add clean fryer wall to tasks.”

Intent: Create task Category: Weekly cleaning Assigned: Kitchen team

The operating layer

One place for the shift, the kitchen, and the numbers.

Start simple: prep lists, schedule, reminders, and 86 alerts. As the restaurant gets comfortable, layer in invoices, recipes, maintenance, daily close, and labor visibility.

Prep Lists86 AlertsInventoryRecipesDaily CloseLaborMaintenanceReminders

Today at a glance

Prep completion18 / 34
Open 86 alerts3
Invoices this month$5,393.76
Repairs open7
Cash variance$620

Common concerns

Built to fit around the restaurant you already run.

“I do not want another app.”86 Chaos is meant to replace scattered notes, texts, paper, spreadsheets, and memory with one kitchen-focused operating layer.
“My staff will not use it.”Simple daily workflows and 86Voice reduce the amount of tapping and training needed during a shift.
“We already have a POS.”Keep it. 86 Chaos works around the POS by handling prep, 86s, ordering support, schedules, maintenance, reminders, and manager visibility. Direct POS integrations are planned and being worked on.
“AI sounds risky.”AI suggests, drafts, alerts, explains, and analyzes. Managers approve actions that change business records or spend money.
Founder Beta

Try 86 Chaos free for 90 days.

90 days free, no credit card, no purchase required, and free setup during beta. Accepted restaurants help shape the product and receive 50% off the first location for the first paid year.

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