Every order reaches the right station. Expo sees the whole ticket.
Plate routes each item to the right kitchen screen, keeps the full order together at expo, and updates the guest from the same live status.
One 5% starting fee. Your branded ordering site, Plate hosting, setup, kitchen and expo workflow, guest updates, and reporting are included in one platform fee. You can absorb the fee, offset some or all of it with a disclosed ordering fee at checkout, or split the cost. Local rules apply. See the full rate path.
- Orders route to the right station the moment they are placed
- Ticket timers surface what is running late before a guest notices
- Expo and the ready board use the same live order status
A fit for kitchens that need station routing and visible ticket times
- Multi-station lines where a single printer creates a jam
- Kitchens mixing dine-in, pickup, and order-ahead in one rush
- Operators who want ticket-time data, not guesswork
Included from day one
- Route items to grill, fry, cold, or bar stations so each cook sees only their work.
- Track prep and ticket times so the expo can bump plates and catch slow tickets early.
- Handle dine-in, pickup, and order-ahead tickets in one unified queue.
- Run on supported tablets and screens without a proprietary Plate terminal.
What Plate changes in daily service.
Route items by station instead of sorting paper tickets
A single printer produces one queue that someone must sort and distribute. A kitchen display can send each item directly to the station responsible for it.
Plate routes items to grill, fry, cold, bar, or another configured station while expo keeps the complete order visible.
- Station-level routing
- Ticket and prep timers
- Expo bump and recall
Use visible ticket times to catch delays
Paper tickets make it difficult to compare current ticket times across the line. A display gives expo a visible timer for each active order.
Plate uses ticket time and status to make delayed orders visible before they reach the pickup or dining-room handoff.
Keep every ordering channel in one kitchen queue
Dine-in, pickup, and order-ahead use the same kitchen. Keeping those tickets in separate systems increases the chance that an order is missed during a rush.
Plate places every channel in one prioritized queue and updates expo and the public ready board when order status changes.
Your site, hosting, and full workflow are included.
The platform fee starts at 5% and covers ordering, kitchen, expo, guest updates, and reporting without separate Plate setup, hosting, or monthly software charges.
One owner-wide lifetime rate
Revenue processed through Plate is combined across every business under the same owner.
- 5%From the first Plate order
- 3.75%After $2.5M in lifetime Plate revenue
- 2.5%After $10M in lifetime Plate revenue
When the combined lifetime total reaches a threshold, the lower rate applies to future revenue processed through Plate across the owner group. Your branded ordering site, Plate hosting, setup, kitchen and expo workflow, guest updates, and reporting are included in one platform fee.
- $0Plate setup
- $0monthly Plate software
- $0Plate hosting
What operators ask before they start.
Review how Plate fits live service, what can stay in place, and exactly what the platform fee covers.
- Can Plate route items to different stations?
- Yes. You can map menu items to stations like grill, fry, cold, and bar, so each screen shows only the work for that station while expo sees the whole ticket.
- Does the KDS work with online and dine-in orders together?
- Yes. Dine-in QR, web pickup, and order-ahead tickets all flow into the same kitchen queue with clear source tags.
- What hardware do I need to run the KDS?
- Plate's KDS, expo, and ready board are web-based and run on supported tablets and screens. There is no proprietary Plate hardware requirement.