Restaurant Bar Management for Washington Restaurant Owners
Running a restaurant or bar in Washington means food cost percentages, labor schedules against revenue, and menu items that actually make money.
Regulatory framework
WA RCW 59.18 (landlord-tenant). Seattle Just Cause Eviction. No statewide rent control (pre-empted). Federal Way, Burien add protections.
Economic context
Median household income $91,300. Top industries: tech (Amazon, Microsoft), aerospace (Boeing), agriculture.
Tax load
Income tax: No state income tax on wages. Sales tax: 6.5% state (+local).
Landlord/tenant summary
State neutral-to-friendly; Seattle strong tenant protections.
Operator notes
No state income tax + B&O tax structure means service businesses face different tax model. Solo operators need to understand B&O.
Menu cost per plate, daily sales log, COGS tracker, labor scheduling, and a vendor purchase log, the shift, in numbers.
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A restaurant lives and dies on food cost, labor cost, and check average. This workbook holds a menu cost sheet that prices every plate to the ingredient, a daily sales tracker, inventory and COGS that ties back to the menu, and labor scheduling that respects payroll caps. The vendor purchase log makes the reorder call obvious.