Every restaurant faces rough patches. What matters is how you respond. In this episode of No Reservations, Kasey Anton tackles the most common hurdles in the industry and shares practical strategies that help you stabilize operations, protect cash, and keep your team energized.
If you are hitting a slowdown or trying to get ahead of recurring issues, this episode gives you clear tools to move forward with confidence.
You’ll learn
- ✅ The biggest roadblocks holding restaurants back in 2025
- ✅ Why financial strain, staffing issues, and burnout happen and how to fix them
- ✅ Systems that create stability even during chaos
- ✅ How to stay resilient and profitable in a high-pressure industry
Action steps to try this week
- Run a simple cash forecast for the next 8 weeks and set weekly transfer targets
- Create a one-page labor plan with daily dollar goals, not just hours
- Standardize a pre-shift checklist and a close-of-day cash review
- Block 30 minutes for a weekly owner finance meeting with a short scorecard
- List your top three recurring problems and assign one owner per item
