Add, Remove or Reorder Menu Items from an Open Check

Adding, editing, or removing menu items is done on the Menu Items tab on the Restaurant Check page or the Quick Sale screen (see Create a Quick Sale Check.

The Menu Items tab allows you to select menu orders to add to the check, along with specifying preparations or adding modifiers to each item as appropriate.

Note: the selections you have available are determined by how the Point of Sale (POS) system is configured. See Point of Sale (POS) Maintenance - Configuration Overview .

First, you have to view an open check.

There are multiple ways to view an open check to modify it - these are each done from the Restaurant Start page section of the Point of Sale (POS) Menu and all will take you to the Restaurant Check page:

• Click the Table command, and select one of your tables (listed in blue) from the Table list. This will automatically take you to the restaurant check page.

• Click Quick Sale in the restaurant start page (on right) and when taken to the restaurant check page select one of the open checks listed in the Checks list on the left.

• Use the Check(s) tab (Open Checks command) in the main bar on the restaurant start page to see a list of open checks, and select one to view.

Note: Any time you are on the restaurant start page you will need to enter your Server Quick ID button before you can do anything else.

Once a check is selected for viewing, the restaurant check page opens automatically, and the Menu Items tab appears by default.

NOTE: You must click Post to add each Menu Item to the check before you can add another Menu Item.

To add menu items to a check:

There are two possible options for display in the Menu Items tab, Categories or Items. Categories lists the types of food item available, sub-divided into groups (beverages, sandwiches etc). Or select Items to show all menu items in the list. This option is used mainly if there is a small number of choices, reducing the number of steps. However, the list becomes overwhelmingly large easily and is thus more useful sub-divided.

• From the Categories list, select a category of food item by clicking on it.

This selection determines what items appear in the Menu Items list.

For example, selecting Sandwich as a Category, will then show the types of sandwich available, such as Cheeseburger, Hamburger, or Fish Sandwich.

• From the Menu Items list, select the item ordered by the customer by clicking on it.

This will automatically take you to the preparation list, which includes the possible ways the selection can be modified.

From the Preparations list, select a preparation for the selected menu item, if available.

For example, if you select Bacon Cheeseburger as a Menu Item, your preparation options may include Rare, Medium, and Well Done.

• From the Modifiers list, select any modifiers to apply to the selected Menu Item.

For example, the Bacon Cheeseburger may have mushrooms or sauteed onions available to add on. For sandwiches the Modifiers might include options such as cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, or mayonnaise.

A "NO" can be placed before the modify or preparation by clicking on the item twice. This turns the selection red in the list and when posted displays the word "NO" on the check.

• Use the Qty text box to change the number of selected items to add to the check.

By default this number is one.

It is usually preferable to add items rather than increase the ordered quantity if the items are not ordered by the same person at the table, for ease of separation later. This can also be done by using the Re-Order item button once an item has been posted.

At any point in this process, re-clicking on the Categories button will return you to the beginning of this process.

• When the selection is complete, click Post. This adds the item and any selected options to the check.

The Postings list on the right side of the screen shows each item added to the check as well as a running total of the charges.

• Reorder Items: If you wish you reorder an item or items on the same ticket, you can click on the item in the posted list and click on the re-order item(s) box located under the posted list instead of inputting the same thing twice.

• Click Fire Check to send the selections directly to the kitchen. Once an item has been fired, it shows in orange on the check list.

Firing order can now be picked for each item as it is added or the default order set in maintenance can be used.

Continue adding items until the guest choices have all been entered.

To remove (void) an item from the check before firing:

• In the Postings list, select by clicking the item to be removed. Multiple items may be selected at one time.

• Click the Void item(s) button below the posted list.

This will remove the item from the posted list and is shown by a strike-through of the item on the list.

IMPORTANT: To CHANGE the preparation or modifier for an item, you must void the item and re-add it with the correct options.

To remove (void) an item after it has been fired:

To void an item AFTER it has been fired may require a passcode.

If an item needs to be remade, it needs to be re-fired.

• In the Postings list, select by clicking the item to be re-fired.

• Click the Re-Fire item(s) button below the posted list.

This will take you to a new screen called the passcode screen.

• In the passcode screen, if required enter the passcode, and click continue.

You will be returned to the restaurant check page and the item in the posted list will now be shown again in black;

• Select the item and click the Fire button once again.

NOTE: The options available in the Point of Sale (POS) Check interface are determined by how your POS system is configured, and the options created for the system. If you are having trouble finding the items you need or configuring customer orders easily, contact your manager and/or system administrator. They may be able to adjust the POS configuration to provide more appropriate options. See Point of Sale (POS) Configuration Menu Overview for more details.

Date Updated February 16, 2021