Episode 187 — The AI Restaurant is HERE with Andrew Steakley

What would change in your restaurant if you had a team working on the business while you slept?

A team that doesn’t call in sick.

Doesn’t need days off.

Doesn’t collect overtime.

And keeps working through the administrative tasks that consume your attention.

The AI restaurant is here—and independent restaurant owners need to understand what that means.

In Episode 187 of The Restaurant Coach® Podcast, I sit down with Andrew Steakley to explore how he’s using AI agents across his restaurant brand, from hiring and marketing to inventory, menu design, websites, and SEO.

We’re talking about moving beyond asking AI to write a caption and toward building agents with defined responsibilities, access to useful information, and clear standards for execution.

For an independent owner, that opens up a powerful question:

How much of your day could you reclaim if you stopped being the person who has to touch everything?

From Another Tool to an AI Operations Team

Restaurant owners already have plenty of software. What they need is help turning information into action.