By a restaurant owner. For independents.

Still doing inventory
yourself every week?

Your team counts without you. You order without guessing, from anywhere. Every invoice keeps your costs current.

Know the work is handled, even when you’re away from the restaurant.

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  • $299/mo
  • Set up in minutes
  • 30-day guarantee
86 mobile app — staff counting inventory with photos and last counts

Your data can be a mess.
We can work with that.

Most inventory apps take weeks to set up — and you still have to learn the software yourself. 86 is different: the AI does your setup, and the app is so intuitive you learn as you go. You’re counting and seeing your real food cost the same day you sign up.

You send us

  • Shelf photos
  • Paper lists
  • Spreadsheets
  • Invoices
  • POS exports
  • Exports from your current system

We handle

  • Organize your inventory
  • Set up your vendors
  • Import everything you send us
  • Migrate from your current system
  • Build your account so your first login feels like your restaurant

Our AI sets up your account in minutes — most restaurants are counting and seeing real food costs the same day.

And if you’d rather have a hand, a real person is one tap away — chat or a call, right inside the app. The AI does the heavy lifting; we’re here whenever you want us.

We use AI where it’s reliable — setup, invoices, and your numbers. Your team still does the counting, because that’s where precision matters and it’s the one thing AI can’t do accurately yet.

Proven at Zaco’s Tacos before opening to other independent restaurants.

This is the exact workflow we use every week.

Stop chasing your team to count.

86 sends text reminders, not email, shows you live progress, and tells you when the count is done.

86 mobile app — Front of House counting with bottle and liquor items, big buttons, and last-count context
86 push notification: Inventory Count Reminder — Hi Hector, reminder to count FOH inventory for Zaco's Tacos

Now you know what you actually have.

Hector Bilbao, founder of 86
At Zaco’s Tacos, my bartender counted 200 items in 40 minutes on his first try.

Know what to order — and how much.

86 shows your forecast based on the last three years of sales, upcoming holidays, and what each vendor needs, so you can order from anywhere with confidence.

86 ordering view — forecast, holiday-triggered demand uplift, team notes, and a staff photo flagging mushy cilantro alongside vendor quantities

Now you know what to order from each vendor and how much.

Hector Bilbao, founder of 86
At Zaco’s Tacos, I used to walk the restaurant and guess what to buy. Now I can see what to order from each vendor and how much before I place the order.

Stop updating costs by hand.

Your team scans the invoice. 86 keeps every item cost current, updates your recipes, and flags anything that looks off so you only review what matters.

86 invoice review — line items matched to inventory with flagged price changes

Now your costs and recipes stay current.

Hector Bilbao, founder of 86
At Zaco’s Tacos, I don’t update item costs by hand anymore. We scan the invoice, the costs update, and I only step in when something looks off.

See where your money goes, in real time.

86 works with the bank and POS you already use, categorizes most transactions automatically, and shows you what needs review.

86 financials view — where your dollar goes with AI insights on what needs review

Now you can see where the money actually went.

Hector Bilbao, founder of 86
At Zaco’s Tacos, I stopped chasing my bookkeeper for basic answers.

Stop selling plates that only look profitable.

See the real food cost on every dish — updated as invoice prices change — so you can price with confidence instead of finding out too late.

86 recipe view — Worst Offender callout surfacing a 43% food-cost dish with a suggested price increase

Now you know which plates are actually making money.

Hector Bilbao, founder of 86
At Zaco’s Tacos, I thought our loaded nachos were making money. They weren’t. We raised the price from $12.50 to $20, nobody complained, and we stopped losing margin.

Most restaurant software feels like homework.

Too many buttons. Weeks of onboarding. Extra setup fees. And you still do the work yourself.

86 is different: your team can actually use it, the AI sets it up for you in minutes, and the work keeps moving even when you’re away from the restaurant.

More off your plate

Tasks

Stop following up on routine work yourself.

Text reminders, not email, for recurring operational tasks like oil changes, deep cleaning, temperature logs, and ordering deadlines.

Reviews

Never let a review sit there unanswered.

86 drafts replies you can review and send. See what's helping or hurting your rating, and only get alerted when something actually needs attention.

Sales

Spot trends before they surprise you.

Your POS feeds daily sales into 86, so the forecast that powers your ordering keeps getting sharper week over week.

Hector Bilbao, founder of 86

Built by Hector Bilbao, owner of Zaco’s Tacos.

I built 86 for my own restaurant. We use it every week. Support goes to me.

One plan. Setup included.

$299/mo

or $249/mo billed annually ($600 off).

  • One plan
  • Unlimited team members
  • Setup included
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Inventory, ordering, invoices, books, tasks, reviews and sales included.

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Setup included — the AI sets you up in minutes.

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Common Questions

You check out, then our AI sets up your inventory and vendors in minutes from whatever you send us — so your first login already feels like your restaurant instead of something blank. And if you'd rather have a hand, a real person is one tap away inside the app.
Because a blank account would undersell the product. The AI sets up your real inventory and vendors first — in minutes — so your first login feels like your restaurant, not something empty you still have to build yourself.
Whatever you have is fine. Shelf photos, paper lists, spreadsheets, invoices, POS exports, or exports from your current system. The AI organizes it and builds your account for you in minutes.
Yes. You do not have to start from scratch. If you already use another system, send us the exports and the AI migrates what you have into 86 as part of setup.
Our AI sets up your account in minutes — most restaurants are counting and seeing real food costs the same day.
86 follows up so you don't have to. The app is simple for your team to use, 86 sends text reminders, not email, you can watch progress live, and you'll know when the count is done. No long training required.
If 86 isn't taking real work off your plate in 30 days, we'll refund you. The point is simple: if it doesn't lift the load, you shouldn't be stuck paying for it.

Have more questions? Email Hector

Know the work is handled, even when you’re away from the restaurant.

Start My SetupBook a Call
  • $299/mo
  • Set up in minutes
  • 30-day guarantee