Stop Guessing. Start Running Your Restaurant With Real Numbers
We provide the specialized bookkeeping restaurants need serving independent owners, multi-location groups, and franchises with clean financials, prime cost visibility, and guidance so you understand your true profit and can make confident decisions.
- Weekly sales, deposits, and POS data tied out so numbers actually match
- Prime cost and labor reporting built specifically for restaurants
- Monthly Restaurant Numbers Review with guidance on what’s impacting profit and cash flow
We’re here to help your restaurant thrive
After years owning food businesses and keeping the books for over 100 restaurants, we founded The Food Bookkeeper to give owners one thing they rarely have: clean, restaurant-specific numbers they can trust.
We handle the bookkeeping and translate your food, labor, and cash flow into clear reports, so you can protect your margins, improve cash flow, and keep more of what you earn.
What We Do
We fix and manage the financial side of your restaurant so you always have clean, trustworthy numbers to run on.
Our services are built specifically for the food and beverage industry and cover everything from daily bookkeeping and clean-up to tax and CFO-level support.
Monthly Bookkeeping
We keep your books clean, current, and accurate every month, with restaurant-specific reports so you always know where your money is going.
Tax and Compliance
We handle year-round tax planning and preparation for restaurants so you stay compliant and avoid surprises.
CFO Services
We act as your outsourced CFO, helping you manage cash flow, control food, beverage, and labor costs, and make smarter decisions about pricing, menu, staffing, and growth.
Clean-Up & Catch-Up
If your books are behind or inconsistent, we rebuild and clean them so you have a solid, tax-ready foundation and numbers you can trust.
Hear What Our Clients Have to Say
In case you’re wondering what it’s like to work with us, here’s what a few fellow restaurant owners had to say.
Hello! I'm Chris, the face behind The Food Bookkeeper
You could say food and finance have been part of my story from the very beginning. I grew up working in my family’s ice cream shop and my uncle’s sub shop before earning a Finance degree and starting my career at mutual fund companies.
But my true passion pulled me back to the food industry. I launched a catering business of my own and later purchased a pizza restaurant next door. For 12 years, I lived the life of a restaurant owner — managing staff, balancing food costs, and learning firsthand the financial pressures that come with running a kitchen.
After selling both businesses, I combined my finance background and restaurant experience to create The Food Bookkeeper, a bookkeeping agency built exclusively for the food & beverage industry.
What sets me apart is that I’ve been in your shoes. I understand the challenges of late nights, slim margins, and making tough calls. Today, I use that experience, along with my expertise in bookkeeping and QuickBooks, to help restaurant owners like you protect profits, stay compliant, and finally feel in control of your numbers.
I’m passionate about giving you the financial clarity I wish I had as a restaurant owner. My goal is simple: to help you run a more profitable, less stressful business.
Good Numbers Help Your Restaurant Grow
If you want clear, accurate books so you can make smart choices and grow your business, the next step is to talk with us.
The Food Bookkeeper provides specialized bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for restaurant owners, delivering accurate financial management and actionable insights to help businesses thrive.