FED Kitchen Expert working in a Calgary restaurant kitchen

Restaurant consulting - visits & audits

Get expert help inside your kitchen

On-site walkthroughs, food safety pre-inspection audits and food cost reviews. Clear starting prices, weekday visits around your service hours — and a free 15-minute call if you just need a place to start.

Kitchen walkthroughs, food-safety audits and menu costing for Calgary-area restaurants.

Clear starting prices Weekday visits around your hours Calgary & area By operators, for operators

What fits?

Choose what sounds like you

Pick a situation and we suggest the right service. You can change it before anything happens.

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Services & prices

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Prices below are starting points for typical kitchens. Your exact price is confirmed by email before anything is invoiced — nothing is payable online.

See what to fix first: workflow, layout and line set-up.

On-site kitchen walkthrough

An FED Kitchen Expert spends time in your kitchen, watches how it works, and tells you what to fix first: workflow, layout, equipment use, storage and line set-up.

Good for

  • Slow ticket times or a crowded line
  • New managers or a new menu
  • Before buying or moving equipment

What you get

  • 2-3 hours on site
  • Verbal debrief before we leave
  • Optional written summary with top priorities
Focus areas (choose any)

Add to any option

Have ready: Access to the kitchen at the agreed time; a manager or chef free for the debrief; your equipment list if you have one.

A practice inspection with a written, risk-ranked fix list.

Food safety pre-inspection audit

A practice inspection by an operator who has been through many real ones. We check your kitchen against common inspection items and give you a written, risk-ranked list of what to fix before the inspector arrives.

Good for

  • An inspection due soon
  • A recent poor or conditional report
  • New owners or new kitchen managers

What you get

  • On-site checklist audit
  • Written findings with photos
  • Fixes ranked high, medium and low

Add to any option

Have ready: Your last inspection report, cooler and freezer temperature logs, cleaning schedule, and food handler certificates.

This audit is advisory. Alberta Health Services and local inspectors have the final say.

Know what each plate really costs and how to price it.

Food cost & menu costing review

Find out what each plate really costs, where money leaks through portioning, purchasing and waste, and how to price the menu to hit your target food cost.

Good for

  • Food cost creeping up
  • No recipe costing in place
  • A new or changing menu

What you get

  • Plate cost and food cost % per item
  • Pricing recommendations
  • A costing workbook you keep

Add to any option

Have ready: Current menu, recipes or ingredient lists, 4-8 weeks of supplier invoices, and a POS sales mix report if available.

How paid services work

From request to done

  1. Tell us what you need
    01

    Choose your options

  2. Send your service request
    02

    Send your request

  3. Get your scope and price
    03

    Get your scope and price within 1 business day, then confirm by email

  4. We do the work
    04

    We do the work: a visit, a training session, or documents sent to you

Service area & travel

Where we operate

Service area

Calgary plus Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks and Chestermere. On-site services run on weekdays and are scheduled around your service hours.

Travel surcharge

Included within Calgary. Visits in Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks or Chestermere add a $68 travel surcharge, shown in your confirmation email.

Have questions?

Frequently asked questions

Can you visit outside my business hours? +

On-site services run on weekdays and are scheduled around your service hours — a kitchen visit shouldn't stop service.

Do prices include travel? +

Within Calgary, yes. For Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks and Chestermere a travel surcharge is added automatically and shown in your confirmation email.

What if I don't know what I need? +

Use the fit selector at the top, or book the free 15-minute call — your expert will recommend the right service and price before anything starts.

Do I commit to anything when I request? +

No. A request starts a conversation about scope, schedule and price. Invoicing only happens once you confirm in writing.

How does a paid service differ from the free call? +

The free 15-minute call is conversation only. Paid services are scheduled work with defined scope, price and written deliverables.

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