Inventory & Ordering, Built for Independent Restaurants
Send us your data — photos, spreadsheets, whatever you have. We set up everything. Your team counts in 48 hours.
How We Do It
For your team
Your team counts on their phone — fast, even in the walk-in. Assign BOH and FOH separately so nothing gets missed.
For you
Review counts and place vendor orders from your laptop. Schedule SMS reminders so your team counts on time, every time.
How It Works
Sign up and pay $99
No contracts, no hidden fees. Cancel anytime with one click.
Upload your inventory
Photo, spreadsheet, POS export, handwritten list, video—whatever you have. You can also add items yourself right away—we have a huge database of commonly used items that autocompletes as you type.
We set it up in 48 hours
No consultants, no training sessions, no onboarding calls. We handle the hard part.
Count and order stress-free
Your staff counts on a beautiful mobile app. You review and order from your laptop. Breathe now.
What Changes When You Stop Guessing
Our users cut counting time by 70% on average
- Your staff actually counts — SMS reminders make sure it happens without you chasing anyone.
- No more 86'ing your best seller on a Friday night. You reorder based on real numbers.
- Open your laptop, place your orders. Done.
- Sunday night stops being stressful. You already know where everything stands.
Hey, I'm Hector Bilbao.
I own Zaco's Tacos. I built 86 because I couldn't find anything that worked for me.
I bought Zaco's Tacos thinking running a restaurant was easy. Yeah... inventory and ordering consumed me.
Started by winging it. Messy, but it worked. Kind of.
Then spreadsheets. Hell 2.0.
Then I searched for an app. There has to be a better way, right?
I looked at the big names:
Don't get me wrong: these apps work. They have an audience—usually big chains and big players. I'm neither.
So I built 86. My bartender counted 200 items in 20 minutes on his first try. No training. No questions. That's when I knew it worked.
My employee doing counts said, “You should sell this to other restaurants. It's really good.” That's when it clicked.
Now you can have software that saves your sanity. Delegate the counting, order from anywhere, and get your Sundays back.
I answer my own support messages. If you need a feature, I'll probably build it this week. You're not buying from a faceless company—you're working directly with the person who makes it.
Is 86 Right for You?
Best for
- Single-location restaurant owners stressed about inventory
- Owners who want to delegate counting instead of doing it themselves
- Teams who've given up on complex inventory software
- Operators who need simple on-hand tracking + ordering confidence
Not for
- Multi-unit chains needing enterprise reporting
- Recipe costing or theoretical food cost calculations
- POS integration–dependent workflows
- Restaurants that want AI-driven auto-ordering
“I always got blamed for counting errors. We switched to the app and magically I'm no longer the problem.”
— Raquel, Kitchen Lead, Zaco's Tacos
“I used to have to hunt down Hector for the count sheet. We usually ended up using the old one and just writing next to it. Now with the app it takes me 15 to 20 mins max.”
— Warner, Bartender, Zaco's Tacos
What We Don't Do
Intentionally simple. Intentionally focused.
Track individual item costs.
Costs change all the time. Keeping track is a full-time job. Bad data = no data.
AI invoice scanning.
Works half the time. The other half, you're fixing errors manually. Save the frustration.
AI inventory counting.
Camera-based counting sounds cool until it miscounts and you over-order. Your team with a simple app is faster and more accurate.
Complicated bloated systems.
Recipe costing engines, POS integrations, 200-page training manuals. Built for chains with 50 locations, not for you.
Weeks of onboarding and training.
Demos, sales calls, onboarding sessions, training videos. Who has time for that?
We Set It Up For You
No spreadsheets required. No inventory experience needed.
“But I don't have my inventory on a spreadsheet.”
Send it however you have it. Pen and paper, photos, POS export—we handle the rest. Set up in 48 hours by us.
“But I don't do inventory, I just wing it.”
Send us pictures of your shelves, coolers, and freezers. We'll handle the rest.
“But I've tried software before and my team didn't use it.”
Big buttons, item photos, SMS reminders. If they can text, they can count. No training needed.
If this ain't easy, I don't know what is.
Everything included. No surprises.
Price goes up as we grow. Lock in $99/mo now.
Direct access to the founder. Your feedback shapes the product.
or $83/mo with annual billing (save $189)
What's Included
- Up to 5 team members
- Unlimited items & counts
- Real-time live dashboard
- Works offline in walk-ins
- Smart holiday alerts
- SMS & push notifications
- iOS, Android & web apps
- FREE inventory import
- No contracts—ever
- 30-day money-back guarantee
We import your inventory for free. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Switch to Annual ($999/yr)Cancel online with one click • No retention calls • No 60-day notice
If restaurant life was this easy...
Common Questions
Have more questions? Email Hector
End inventory stress.
Subscribe, send your data, and delegate counting in 48 hours.
Built by Hector, owner of Zaco's Tacos
A restaurant owner who solved his own problem.