Menu Item Recipes

Clicking on the Menu Items button displays a list of Menu Items available in your MenuLink Client system. From this list, you can view (look up) a Menu Item to view its recipe, as well as view build procedures and a picture, if defined.

Note: Menu Item and Prep Item information cannot be modified in MenuLink Client. Contact your system administrator for more information.

Viewing Menu Items and Recipes

1.	On the Recipes Switchboard, click Menu Items.

The Recipes – Menu Items screen appears.

 

2.	Select the menu item and then click Lookup. This opens the Recipes – Ingredients screen.

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In the Recipes — Ingredients screen, the menu item recipe is displayed as well as the current selling price, POS code and materials cost. Ingredients that begin with a P- identify the item as a Prep Item. The screen shows the materials and quantity used, the cost of the materials, and total cost of the menu item.

 

4.	Click Procedures to access the step-by-step instructions for preparing the menu item (if defined).

 

5.	Click Components to view the required utensils to make the item as well as the prep station the item is made.

 

6.	Click Picture to access an image of the menu item (if defined).

7.	Click Nutritional Info to access the nutritional information on the menu item.

 

Printing Menu Item Recipes and Prep Procedures

Printing recipes or preparation procedures can assist kitchen staff, especially for new menu items.

•	On the Recipes Switchboard, click Menu Items.

The Recipes – Menu Items screen appears.

•	Click Print Recipe or Print Procedure.