Sidework Solutions
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Built by an operator. Not a tech company.

Sidework was built behind a bar in downtown Los Angeles. The numbers that decide whether a restaurant survives were spread across six spreadsheets, and nobody could see them until it was too late.

Where this came from

I spent years operating bars and restaurants in downtown Los Angeles. Tips in one spreadsheet, POS reports in another, vendor invoices buried in an inbox, cash counted on paper. By the time anyone could see the real cost of a shift, it was already three weeks in the past.

So I built my own tools. Spreadsheets, scripts, dashboards, whatever kept the operation solvent. When other operators started asking for access, it was obvious this wasn't only my problem. It was the whole industry's.

2

POS systems synced

Nightly

Sales auto-posted

7

Programs live

$0

Setup fees

The Core Problem

Operators run the business across too many disconnected systems. Tips live in one place, payroll in another, inventory in a third, invoices in an inbox, cash on paper. Nothing reconciles to anything, so the variance that decides your margin only shows up on a P&L you receive weeks after you could have done something about it.

What Sidework Solutions Is Solving

  • One source of truth across tips, cash, labor, vendors, and COGS
  • Variance surfaced the night it happens, not at month-end close
  • Operator-grade audit trails, with every number traceable to a shift
  • Modular tools you adopt on your terms, without platform bloat
  • Built from the floor up, by people still working the trenches

How It Is Being Built

  • Grounded in proven accounting and operational fundamentals
  • Tested in live service, on real money
  • Refined every day through actual use
  • Shipped only if we'd trust it on our own floor

What We Are Building

TipWise

Automated tip pooling, cash reconciled against the safe, audit trails, and payroll-ready summaries.

SchedulePro

Demand-aware scheduling that holds labor to target without slowing managers down.

VendorCheck

Invoices, ordering, inventory, and live COGS in one place. Margins you can price against.

Prep

Prep lists, par levels, and costed recipes that keep production consistent and waste visible.

Events

Events budgeted, priced, and tracked against actuals, end to end.

Timekeeping

Clean clock-ins, breaks, and hours that post straight to payroll. (Coming soon)

Run a tighter, more profitable operation starting tonight.