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Two numbers in, one honest answer out — in 15 seconds.
Food cost percentage is the share of the menu price that goes to ingredients. Full-service restaurants run 28–35%; quick service runs a few points lower. A number creeping up week over week is a supplier or portion problem — the fastest fix is usually price, not quality.
When the verdict is "tight" or "danger", the fix line above shows the menu price that brings this dish back inside the band at a 30% target. Change the price, watch the band, decide.
Setting a new price from scratch: Menu Pricing Calculator. Checking the whole menu at once: Menu Engineering Matrix. Printing the result: Menu Maker.