L-2.2 Chapter 2 Review
Which menu type allows guests to choose whatever they want whenever they want it—for example, breakfast at dinner time?
California
Which type of menu lists all meals available at any time of day and is often used by diners that are open 24 hours a day?
California
What method for pricing menu items uses operation-wide data to determine a dollar amount that must be added to each major menu item's food cost?
Contribution margin method
Which pricing method works for à la carte menu items as well as menu items that comprise a meal?
Contribution margin method
Chefs or managers change the menu items after a certain period of time on which type of menu?
Cyclical
Which menu type can change on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis?
Cyclical
Which type of menu does a restaurant use if it changes its menu at the start of each new season?
Cyclical
What is the best solution to helping out a puzzle menu item?
Decrease its price.
Which menu item classification is both unpopular and unprofitable?
Dog
Which type of menu lists the menu items that are available on a particular day?
Du jour
Which type of menu offers the same items every day
Fixed
Which pricing method sets the percentage of the menu price that the food cost must be and then divides the item's food cost by that percentage to develop the menu price?
Food cost percentage method
How do most restaurants commonly organize the food on their menus?
In the order in which the food is eaten
Why is pricing a menu a critical process for any operation?
It determines profitability.
Which type of menu offers menu items only for a short period of time?
Limited time offer
What method of menu analysis systematically breaks down a menu's components to analyze which items are making money and which are selling?
Menu engineering
What does the French term "du jour" mean?
Of the day
What characteristic of an operation often determines the kind of menu that the chefs will be most capable of producing efficiently?
Physical layout
Which menu item classification is popular but less profitable?
Plow horse
Which type of operation frequently offers a limited menu?
Quick-service
What is the best solution if a restaurant has a dog on the menu?
Remove it from the menu.
Which menu item classification describes items that may be less price sensitive than any other items on the menu?
Star
Which menu items are both popular and profitable?
Stars
Which type of menu is most often used at banquets?
Table d'hôte
Which type of menu offers multiple courses with multiple choices within each course, for a set price?
Table d'hôte
In the United States, a du jour menu is often presented as a
daily specials menu
When designing a menu, the term "layout" is best explained as
how the menu is categorized and sequenced.
The difference resulting from revenue minus preparation and overhead costs is known as the
margin.
Sales are initially won or lost through a guest's interaction with an operation's
menu
A menu presented on blackboards, whiteboards, or directly on the walls or fixtures of an operation is called a
menu board
Contribution margin plus food cost equals
menu price
A menu that offers a choice of appetizer, full entrée with sides, and a dessert for one price is called
prix fixe
The amount of money remaining for an operation after expenses have been paid is called the
profit.
An analysis of the popularity and the profitability of a group of menu items is called a
sales mix analysis
The number of times an item is sold in a time period is called the
sales volume.
A menu that is verbally presented to guests by staff members is called a
spoken menu
A menu that offers only a few selections is what type of menu?
table d'hôte
The menu similar to a prix fixe menu that bundles various elements into one package is called
table d'hôte
Informing guests, selling products, and creating identity are all functions performed simultaneously by
the menu.
Which type of menu prices each item separately?
À la carte
