Profitability.

You're pacing 8.4% above last April through 9 days — $38,420 MTD against a $63,000 monthly target. That's ahead of pace, but don't get comfortable: Normal Heights dinner service is dragging labor 1.2 points over target most nights, and if that holds through the weekend, it erases your upside. The math is simple — each percentage point of labor over 30% costs you roughly $630/month at your current run rate.

Double Cheeseburger is doing exactly what your best item should: 84 units/day, 68% margin, and strong attachment to Large Fry (63% co-purchase rate). You have pricing room here. A $0.50 bump — to $9.49 — is below your guest's perceived price ceiling and projects to $420/month with minimal elasticity risk at this volume. This is the easiest money on the table right now.

UberEats is bleeding you. Your effective net rate on UE payouts is 29.8% commission against DoorDash's 15.2%. Last week that delta cost you $412. Deprioritizing UberEats between 4–6pm (when in-store capacity is underutilized) and routing those orders through DoorDash or direct channels would net approximately $340/week without losing the sale. Talk to Sysco about the chicken breast price — it's up $0.18/lb since February, adding $2.10 to every chicken sandwich. Either renegotiate or adjust the Crispy Chicken price by Q2.

Break-even lands April 18 at your current pace — 8 days away. Every dollar above that point yields 42¢ in operating profit. The highest-leverage moves this week are the price bump on Double Cheeseburger, tightening Normal Heights dinner schedule, and one Sysco call. Do those three things and you're looking at roughly $1,200 in incremental monthly profit with zero capex.

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