Daily data = daily decisions = real results.
And I help you interpret it all.
Hire a Bookkeeper or, Hire a Bookkeeper
With 45+ Years of Real Restaurant Experience
Bookkeeping + hands-on operational guidance from a lifelong
hospitality professional—not just another number cruncher.
Running a Restaurant Is Hard Enough. Your Numbers Don’t Have to Be.
Whether you’re opening your first location or managing a busy operation, restaurant owners today face the same overwhelming challenges:
- Rising food & labor costs eating up profits
- Cash flow surprises
- Prime costs out of control
- Vendor price increases
- Payroll headaches
- High staff turnover & constant training
- Missing receipts & messy books
- No time to interpret financial reports
- Monthly reports that come too late to fix anything
You don’t just need a bookkeeper.
You need someone who knows restaurants—and knows yours.
45+ Years In Restaurants Means I Don’t Just Track Your Numbers I Help You Improve Them.
I’m not a typical bookkeeper.
I’ve lived the restaurant business:
- Managed and worked in restaurants for decades
- Successfully ran a school cafeteria program
- Helped my family open, operate, and sustain multiple restaurants
- Handled payroll, bookkeeping, hiring, training, and system setup
- Not from behind a desk, but from behind the line and in the office
I know how restaurants operate because I’ve been in your shoes for over four decades. And I genuinely LOVE this industry!
When you hire me, you get more than clean books—you get an experienced partner who can guide both your finances and your operations.
DISCOVER OUR STORY
If You’re a New Restaurant Owner…
I can help you to:
- Set up simple, effective financial systems
- Calculate and Understand prime costs & food cost percentages
- Build payroll & HR processes
- Establish vendor, invoice, and payment workflows
- Avoid early financial mistakes that shut restaurants down
- Gain clarity and confidence from day one
You don’t have to learn the hard way.
If You’re a Veteran Restaurant Owner…
You know the business—but maybe the numbers are slipping. I help you:
- Get control of rising food & labor costs
- Improve cash flow consistency
- Spot problems before they become expensive
- Strengthen your BOH/FOH systems
- Reduce waste
- Simplify payroll & time-tracking
- Gain clarity with clean, timely financials
You get a proactive partner—not a passive bookkeeper
Click Bacon Intergration (Your Competative Advantage): Know Your Costs Daily, Not Monthly Because Monthly is Too Late!
Most bookkeepers deliver your food and labor reports 15–30 days after the month ends. By then, your losses are locked in. That’s why I partner with Click Bacon—a breakthrough tool that gives you:
- Daily food cost percentages
- Daily labor cost percentages
- Daily prime cost insight
- Immediate alerts when something is off
This means we can make adjustments right away, not after the damage is done.
Testimonials
"Marilyn helped with my restaurants. She has a keen sense of what needed to be done and carried thru with expediency & accuracy ! It was such a huge help as I could concentrate on what I do best and leave the paperwork to Marilyn. I highly recommend her to anyone especially in the restaurant business."
Amy B.
"We reached out to Bistro Bookkeeping Services to help us catch up on two years of bookkeeping. Marilyn was reliable, accurate, and easy to work with. She communicated clearly and answered every question along the way. She coordinated directly with our CPA to provide the reports needed to get our taxes filed on time. We fully trusted her with our financial accounts and she delivered everything promptly and professionally. Highly recommend!"
William D.
What You Get With Bistro Bookkeeping Services
- Restaurant-Specific Bookkeeping
- Daily Cost Tracking (Click Bacon)
- Payroll & Tip Compliance
- Vendor, Inventory & Invoice Management
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Accounts Payable Management
- Sales Tax Filing
- Operational Guidance
- A Partner in Your Profitability
Bistro Bookkeeping Services provides bookkeeping and payroll services to restaurants nationwide.