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POSitouch & Southern Hospitality: An Award-Winning Combination for Savannah BBQ

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Unless you pay with cash, chances are that any time you buy something, you’ll use a point of sale system (POS). While POS systems are refreshingly convenient for those of us who exclusively pay with plastic, they’re even more beneficial for businesses, especially restaurants and their employees. At the award-winning Blowin’ Smoke BBQ in Savannah, Georgia, quality service is provided thanks in part to Pinnacle Hospitality Systems and their POSitouch POS.

Competition to be the best in BBQ is tough in the south, but Blowin’ Smoke has been voted Best BBQ and Best Chef by readers of Savannah Magazine. Most reviewers cite the familiar smoky, woody aroma that floods the parking lot from the kitchen, where hand-pulled pork, beef brisket and other carnivorous treats are smoked for hours to reach tender perfection. Favorites include the Holy Smoked Platter with a little bit of everything: hand-pulled pork, sliced beef brisket and a quarter rack of baby-back ribs. Although coleslaw is an often neglected southern side, Blowin’ Smoke’s version has a fresh, light yet robust cabbage flavor. Try the indulgent, creamy Homemade Mac and Cheese or sample the fried pickles as an appetizer.

The service at Blowin’ Smoke BBQ is second-to-one. Servers show diners the true meaning of southern hospitality, and a quality restaurant POS system aids employees in providing quick service and accurate orders. Next time you visit Georgia, be sure to stop by Blowin’ Smoke for some of the best barbecue in the south. If you’re looking for a quality POS system in Savannah, contact Pinnacle at 1-800-771-7100.

Pinnacle Hospitality Systems Helps Another Broken Egg Cafe

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As one of the fastest growing restaurant franchises in America, we’re starting to see “Another Broken Egg Café” pop up in locations all over the country. The Destin, Florida- based company now boasts 17 locations in 7 states. It’s easy to see why people are flocking to the Broken Egg, as the restaurant has a policy for serving only cage-free eggs, prompting praise from the Humane Society. According to the policy, the company will not serve eggs from chickens that have been locked in tiny cages so small that they cannot spread their wings. The Humane Society and community members alike support this important step against animal cruelty. The policy aligns with the restaurant’s goal to be the “world’s best breakfast, brunch and lunch café”.

Aside from its cage-free eggs, the restaurant delights customers with mouth-watering Belgian waffles, pancakes, omelets and scramblers in enough varieties to please any taste bud. With excellent food and excellent service, Another Broken Egg Café has impressed a large following. To ensure its great service, Another Broken Egg Café’s Tallahassee location has signed up to use POSitouch restaurant POS systems to manage its business functions. POSitouch restaurant POS allows servers to quickly and easily place orders to the kitchen, process credit card transactions and split multiple checks. Having this software greatly improves productivity in the kitchen and on the restaurant floor – translating to improved service and satisfied customers. Restaurant managers are able to create employee work schedules, track inventory and look up sales figures using the point of sale system to ease restaurant functions. This helpful restaurant software is available in Florida and Alabama exclusively from Pinnacle Hospitality Systems. To learn more about how POSitouch restaurant POS can help your business, call 1-800-771-7100.

Pinnacle Showcasing POSitouch at 2011 NRA Show

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The annual NRA (National Restaurant Association), Hotel-Motel Show kicks off this weekend, from May 21st to the 24th. The largest single gathering of restaurant, food service and lodging professionals attracts tens of thousands of visitors both domestically and internationally, and will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The NRA Show is a major trade show which showcases more products, services and innovative ideas than any other major industry event. The showroom floor will be occupied by over 1,800 exhibitors and about 60,000 attendees.

Pinnacle Hospitality Systems will be showcasing their premier point of sale system, POSitouch. The Windows-based, open architecture software affords users unrivaled ease of use for daily operations for table and quick service restaurants, hotels, country clubs, delivery and stadiums/arenas.

Pinnacle’s Don Potter, CEO, will be representing POSitouch at booth #5218. If you’re attending this major service industry event, stop by to learn more about one of the leading POS systems available!

For more information about the show, please visit http://show.restaurant.org/NRA11/public/enter.aspx.

gigi, New Urban Dining Experience in Miami Chooses Pinnacle

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gigi, a new, affordable and Asian-inspired restaurant in Midtown, Miami, is getting a ton of buzz.  Called a “one-of-a-kind restaurant” and “a culinary revolution”, gigi offers cutting-edge and communal comfort food for the discerning palate.  By serving fresh artisan dishes starting at just $2, gigi’s mission is to explode the food landscape of Miami.

Nestled amidst Miami’s Design District, the space at gigi has an industrial, urban feel with metal stools and chairs, light wood tables and writing adorning the walls. The kitchen is completely open, so customers can grab a seat at the counter to watch the constant activity behind the line.

gigi specializes in noodles and barbecue.  The noodle bowls include everything from Caribbean Shrimp Pad Thai to Pork Ramen to Steak Chow Fun.  Pair that with barbecue offerings like the 1lb of Southern Boy BBQ Ribs with pickled chilies and cilantro or the Beef Brisket Po’Boy with BBQ sauce and slaw and you have the fusion of flavors that is making gigi the talk of the town.

gigi, which stays open on weekdays until 3am and on weekends until 5am, also boasts an extensive beer menu, with selections like OBP Orange Blossom Pilsner, Brooklyn Brown Ale and Kirin Ichiban.

In May 2010, gigi chose Pinnacle Hospitality Systems to control their point-of-sale system with POSitouch, the premier point-of-sale system for the hospitality industry.  POSitouch is used in thousands of businesses around the United States.  The Windows-based, open architecture software is simple to maintain, expand and use for daily operations.  By choosing the best restaurant POS in Florida, gigi enjoys great control of labor management and is able to better analyze the total cost of doing business.

Pinnacle’s POSitouch and POS systems have helped new restaurants like gigi all over the country.  To learn more about how Pinnacle can help your hospitality business, call 1.800.771.7100.

Orlando Sports Bar and Grill Relies on Pinnacle

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Dubbed Orlando’s own Scottish pub, Piper’s Bar and Grill is the quintessential sports bar. Happy hour starts at 11am and continues until 7pm, serving domestic drafts from their full-liquor bar.  Also on tap is the expected Guinness, as well as Harp and Tennent’s to keep the good-time feelings flowing.

With a bevy of loyal customers that keep the popular sports bar busy, Piper’s Bar and Grill uses Pinnacle’s POSitouch for bars to manage their business.

“The support from Pinnacle has been outstanding, not just on the systems, but with my business,” said Graeme Dutton, owner of Piper’s Bar and Grill.  “They really go the extra mile.”

To help bar owners like Dutton, Pinnacle account managers are able to turn on the “Enforce the Beverages” feature in the POSitouch system, which compares the number of beverages that are on the guest check to the number of covers.  If the number of beverages does not match the covers, the server cannot print the check, forcing them to accurately ring up beverages.  These built-in protection services monitored by Pinnacle support professionals are a reason why bars across Florida are opting for Pinnacle’s POS systems.

With their accounts under control, Piper’s Bar and Grill is free to focus on customer service.  People are drawn to the sports bar for the great drink specials, the projection television that covers an entire wall and the weekend karaoke and dart tournaments.

Piper’s Bar and Grill is also known around Orlando for its superior pub food.  They serve the ubiquitous wings, burgers and fries, but also offer creative soup de jour specials, like the Spinach Au Gratin soup, and a juicy BBQ Pork Sandwich with all the fixings.  Other popular menu items include the rib rack, meatball sub and country-fried steak.

“Most neighborhood sports bars are only worth your time if you live in that neighborhood,” said reporter John Graham for Metromix Orlando.  “Piper’s is worth a little drive time.”

If you are looking for a quality POS system in Orlando, please do not hesitate to call Pinnacle today at 800-771-7100.

Popular Southern Foodie Destination Uses POSitouch

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The Atlanta-based restaurant, the Flying Biscuit Café, was made famous for serving crowd-pleasing brunch dishes like their Rose Petal Omelet with orange chive cream cheese and their signature biscuits with organic lavender blueberry-basil jam. Their whimsical take on Southern classics garnered the Flying Biscuit Café national attention from foodie magazines like Bon Appetit and Gourmet.  It did not take long before the popular eatery expanded its orbit.

Today, after opening new locations throughout Georgia and North Carolina, the Flying Biscuit Café also operates in Gainesville, Florida.  With close proximity to the university, the hot spot lures big crowds with their promise of breakfast all day and mostly vegetarian fare.  To help manage the lines of hungry college students, the Flying Biscuit Café in Gainesville employs a Pinnacle POS system.

The POSitouch for restaurants solution enables the Flying Biscuit Café’s staff to quickly route and fulfill customer orders, reducing wait times for their large selection of omelets and their famous creamy dreamy grits.  To assist in crucial, high-volume times, Pinnacle’s new Antivirus Professional ensures that operations will not become overloaded or infected with things such as credit card processing during the busiest service hours. This means diners can expect to be quickly served their favorite new twists on old classics, like the Orange-Scented French Toast with raspberry sauce and honey crème anglaise or the Hollywood Omelet with warm tomato coulis.

“It is also a marvelous dinner restaurant,” reported Atlanta Magazine.  “And one of the true gourmet bargains in the city.”

The Flying Biscuit Café serves up hearty suppers and savory sides like their Biscuit Pot Pie, Flying Fried Green Tomatoes, dredged in seasoned cornmeal and topped with cashew-jalapeno relish and goat cheese or their Turkey Meatloaf and “Pudge”, an old family recipe for garlic and basil mashed potatoes.

The efficiency of Pinnacle’s POSitouch for restaurants helps to keep this hot spot flying high.  Pinnacle offers state-of-the-art POS systems that are easy to navigate, maintain and expand to fulfill your every restaurant need.  Our support team is available 24/7 to help your growing business reach new heights.  For more information on quality POS systems, contact Pinnacle today at 800-771-7100.

“Life is good” in Gulf Shores with the Help of Pinnacle’s POSitouch

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Serving up 103,000 burgers a year, more than 64,000 margaritas and over 1,082 gallons of gumbo—to say LuLu’s at Homeport Marina in Gulf Shores, Alabama is a busy restaurant is an understatement.

Not only does the colorful, seaside restaurant offer a full menu of Southern, home-style favorites, but it also hosts an array of charity fundraising events, live music every night of the week and movie screenings on the beach for the kids every weekend.

So in 2007, LuLu’s chose Pinnacle to provide their POS systems to protect their profits and help their crowded restaurant maintain the laidback vibe they are famous for.

“LuLu’s is a state of mind,” said celebrity chef Lucy “Lulu” Buffett, the woman behind the vision of the breezy Gulf Shores hangout.  After a foray in L.A., California, Lulu moved back to her hometown in L.A., Lower Alabama, to make her dreams come true in the land of magnolias, crab boils and tire swings.

“When I first opened LuLu’s, I thought…hey, a little place on the water to get a cold beer and a good burger, just like my daddy would have loved after a long day of fishing,” she said.  “After working for some of the meanest folks in Hollywood, this would be a piece of cake, right?  Wrong! It’s one of the toughest things I’ve ever done.  The restaurant biz is not for the faint of heart.”

To help Lulu ride the wave of success is Pinnacle’s POSitouch, which assists in inventory management, credit authorization and loss prevention. Also, their friendly staff can stay on top of their orders with Pinnacle’s hand-held point of sale devices.  So when customers come to LuLu’s they can expect their pick of big fry seafood baskets, filled with shrimp, oysters and crab claws, alongside jalapeno hushpuppies, grass-fed Alabama beef and a tall glass of the largely-renowned LuLu’s Crazy Sista Honey Ale.

“We’re all about good food, good folks, good music and good times,” said Buffett.  “We’re a place to confirm that ‘life is good…’”

Lulu continues to further grow her dream and accommodate for her guests with cookbooks, seasoning blends and specialty hot sauces, all managed by Pinnacle’s POSitouch.

LuLu’s is the perfect escape for some down-home food, good music and Southern charm.

Buffett said, “It’s a special place and I invite you to come and enjoy.”

For more information on Alabama and Florida restaurant POS systems, contact Pinnacle Hospitality Systems at 800-771-7100 or visit our website, www.PinnacleHS.com.