{"id":75,"date":"2012-08-22T18:46:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T18:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/?p=75"},"modified":"2014-12-29T22:56:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T22:56:32","slug":"adding-your-first-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/adding-your-first-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Your First Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve made our menu management system, called the OpenMenu Creator, the easiest and most powerful tool around for adding, editing and managing your restaurant&#8217;s menu and information.\u00a0 We go beyond just the menu and let you fully and wholly describe your restaurant and it&#8217;s location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating Your First OpenMenu:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Once you&#8217;re logged into your account all management of your restaurant(s) is done through the <em>OpenMenu Creator<\/em> as highlighted below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-522 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Accessing the OpenMenu Creator\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-openmenu-creator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-openmenu-creator.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-openmenu-creator-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-openmenu-creator-60x26.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/access-openmenu-creator-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. To start your first restaurant, or add a new restaurant, click the &#8216;<em>Quick Add a Restaurant<\/em>&#8216; link to bring up the quick add dialog box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-517 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-your-restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-your-restaurant.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-your-restaurant-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-your-restaurant-60x27.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-your-restaurant-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Complete all the required information in the Quick Add Dialog.\u00a0 Entering a phone is not required but highly encouraged as some distribution partners require this for comparison purposes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-515 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Add Restaurant Dialog\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-dialog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-dialog.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-dialog-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-dialog-60x54.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-dialog-150x135.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Once your restaurant is created click the &#8216;<em>edit<\/em>&#8216; link under the restaurant&#8217;s name to bring up the complete manager for that restaurant.\u00a0 Any time you need to make changes to your restaurant you&#8217;ll access the complete manager the same way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-518 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Edit\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-restaurant.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-restaurant-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-restaurant-60x22.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-restaurant-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Click the <em>Add New Menu<\/em> link to start your first menu for the newly created restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-524 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Add Menu\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-new-menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-new-menu.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-new-menu-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-new-menu-60x14.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-new-menu-150x36.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Select the newly added menu by clicking the <em>menu name or icon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-521 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/select-a-menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/select-a-menu.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/select-a-menu-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/select-a-menu-60x21.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/select-a-menu-150x52.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Click the <em>Add New<\/em> button to add your menu groups using the <em>New Menu Group<\/em> dialog<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-523 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-group.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-group-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-group-60x17.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-a-group-150x41.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-519 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-dialog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-dialog.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-dialog-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-dialog-60x32.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/group-dialog-150x80.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. To add menu items to the groups you just created click the <em># Menu Items<\/em> link below the group name<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-520 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/menu-items-select.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/menu-items-select.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/menu-items-select-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/menu-items-select-60x16.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/menu-items-select-150x40.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. Now add your menu items clicking the <em>Add New<\/em> button<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-516 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-menu-items.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-menu-items.jpg 650w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-menu-items-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-menu-items-60x14.jpg 60w, https:\/\/openmenu.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-menu-items-150x35.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10. Repeat for all your menus, menu groups and menu items. Editing each item (clicking the pencil icon) will reveal more detailed information you can add beyond what the quick add dialogs offer. The more information you add, the better your restaurant is described, the better your OpenMenu will perform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve made our menu management system, called the OpenMenu Creator, the easiest and most powerful tool around for adding, editing and managing your restaurant&#8217;s menu and information.\u00a0 We go beyond just the menu and let you fully and wholly describe your restaurant and it&#8217;s location. Creating Your First OpenMenu: 1. 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