A student-run dining experience, Monday through Friday. Every dish crafted by advanced culinary students under professional instruction.
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8+
Years of Excellence
200+
Students Trained
5,000+
Meals Served
A+
Food Safety Rating
Today Only
Chef's Daily Special
Simple & Fast
How to Order
Getting a fresh, student-made meal delivered to your classroom takes less than two minutes online.
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Browse the Menu
View today's offerings, and see real-time availability. Scan the QR code at your table or order from your desk.
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Place Your Order
Enter your name, room number, and period. Choose pickup or room delivery. Orders submitted before 9:00 AM are guaranteed for same-day service.
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Students Cook Fresh
Your order goes live on the kitchen display. Advanced culinary students prepare every dish from scratch with professional technique and quality ingredients.
Student Chef Spotlight
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What Teachers Say
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Our Story
Built on Passion
2016
The Bistro Opens
Tonkawa Bistro & Cafe opens as part of Cleveland ISD's advanced culinary arts program, serving faculty and staff with student-prepared lunches every school day.
2018
Catering Program Launches
Students begin offering catering services for school events, district meetings, and community functions, expanding their professional experience.
2021
Advanced Program Expansion
The program expands to include classical French technique, pastry arts, and professional kitchen management — raising the standard of every dish.
2026
Online Ordering Launches
The bistro introduces online ordering, QR code service, real-time kitchen display, and digital management tools — preparing students for modern restaurant operations.
Why It Matters
More Than a Meal
When you order from Tonkawa Bistro & Cafe, you're investing in a student's future. Every lunch served is a lesson learned.
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Real Experience
Students operate under real restaurant conditions — managing rush service, timing, plating, and customer satisfaction.
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Professional Skills
Classical knife skills, sauce prep, pastry technique, and kitchen management — taught by instructors with professional culinary backgrounds.
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Career Pathways
Graduates go on to culinary programs, restaurant careers, food entrepreneurship, and hospitality management across Texas and beyond.
Tell Us How We Did
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Your feedback helps our students improve every service day. Takes less than 2 minutes.
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Room Delivery
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Special Orders
Custom orders made fresh by our students. Request yours below.
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Quantity *
Date Needed *
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Private Events & Groups
Catering Packages
Let our culinary students bring the bistro experience to your event. All packages include our signature from-scratch preparation and professional student service.
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Every player gets the chosen item plus a bottled water and a power shot.
Our Story
About The Bistro
Where Education Meets Excellence
Founded in 2016, Tonkawa Bistro & Cafe is a fully student-operated fine dining experience located at 1600 E Houston St, Cleveland TX 77327. Our chefs are fourth-year culinary students who have spent years perfecting classical and contemporary technique under the guidance of our industry-experienced instructor.
Every sauce is reduced from scratch. Every pasta is hand-rolled. Every bread is house-baked. Every dessert is made to order. We believe great food requires no shortcuts — only dedication, skill, and pride in the craft.
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Kitchen Status
Toggle to stop or accept orders on the website
Auto-Print Tickets:
When ON, every new order automatically opens a print dialog
Kitchen Status
Toggle to stop or accept orders
Your live command center. See total orders, new orders, reservations, and catering requests at a glance. Revenue goal tracks weekly progress. Orders auto-refresh every 15 seconds. Use the top buttons to open the Kitchen Display or toggle the kitchen open/closed.
🏪 Open / Close Shops
Close a kitchen when it's done for the day — guests won't be able to order from a closed shop.
📅 Reservation Control
Turn bistro reservations on or off. When closed, guests can't book.
Start & End of Day
Open the service day when you begin, and close it when service ends. Ending the day saves a permanent report — orders, revenue, ingredient cost, profit, tips, and every staff shift — then clears the floor for the next service.
Service Status
Today So Far
Day History — Saved Reports
⚠️ Low Stock Alerts
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Recent Orders
Upcoming Reservations
All Orders
Manage all incoming orders in real time. Search by name, room, or item. Filter by New or Done. Mark orders complete, print kitchen tickets, or bulk-action with Mark All Done and Delete Completed.
🔎 Find any order — by order number, name or email
All Reservations
View all table reservations from the Reserve page. Live floor availability (from the Host Stand) is shown below so you can book against open tables per period.
Catering Requests
Manage catering requests from teachers and departments. See event details, headcount, and contact info. Delete fulfilled or cancelled requests.
Edit Menu
Pick which kitchen you want to work on. Each kitchen keeps its own separate menu — nothing is piled together.
🍽 Tonkawa Bistro Menu
➕ Add New Menu Item
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Description
Price $
Category
Image URL (optional)
Edit Team Members
Update chef instructor and student profiles shown on the About page. Add names, roles, photo URLs, and short bios. Keep this current to celebrate your program's talent.
➕ Add New Team Member
Name
Role / Title
Initials (2 letters)
Bio
Photo URL (optional)
Edit Catering Packages
Edit catering packages on the Catering page — name, description, included items, and price per person. Toggle the Most Popular badge to highlight your best value option.
➕ Add New Package
Package Name
Tier Label
Price Display
Min Guests
Inclusions (one per line)
Edit Home Page
🖼 Hero Background Images
Add as many photos as you like — they fade between each other behind the homepage headline. Saved automatically.
Edit the home page hero section — main headline, subtitle, and call-to-action button labels. Changes take effect immediately. Keep messaging fresh and aligned with your program goals.
Hero Section
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Hero Background Image
Or choose a preset:
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Stats Bar (4 items)
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Edit About Page
Update the About page content — program history, mission statement, instructor bios, and the values section. Tell your story and highlight what makes Tonkawa Bistro & Cafe unique.
Mission Text
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About Stats (4 boxes)
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Edit Contact & Site Info
Update contact details on the Contact page — address, phone, email, and hours. The Google Maps embed link can also be updated here to reflect your correct location.
Contact Details
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Social & Footer
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Inventory & Ordering
Par-based ordering, the way the pros do it. Set a Par (what you should have on hand) for every item, count what's actually there, and the system tells you exactly how much to order — never more, never less. Scan an item number and it shows you the item name, brand, pack size, and price.
Scan or Look Up an Item
A USB barcode scanner types the number and hits Enter automatically. The item name comes up instantly so you always know what you're counting.
Build Your Order
Order Qty is calculated for you: Par − On Hand. Anything already at or above par shows no order, so you don't double-buy what's in the walk-in.
➕ Add an Item
💵 Money — Cash & Card
Every dollar from today, split by cash and card, with the cash drawer count and the daily report. Past days appear in the table at the bottom once you press End Day.
📊 Sales Reports
💰 All Sales — Every Venue & Games
📚 Saved Sales History
⏱ Service Timing
How fast food goes out, how long guests stay, and how quickly each server gets the first order in.
Live sales analytics — total revenue, breakdown by period (A/B/C/D), top-selling items, and order counts. All data reflects today's activity. Export CSV or print a full report.
💰 Profit Analysis
Ingredient cost is estimated from your food-cost percentage (a standard restaurant metric). Set it to match your actual Lunch Menu Food Cost Analysis for accurate profit.
Orders by Venue
Orders by Type
🏆 Most Popular Items
📋 All Orders Summary
Export all order data as a spreadsheet or print a summary report
Daily Special
Feature one special dish at a promotional price. The Daily Special banner displays prominently on the home and order pages. Clear or change the special at any time.
Dish Name
Price
Description
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Quick Pick from Menu
Student Chef Spotlight
Celebrate a student chef for the week. Enter their name, role, signature dish, and a short bio. The Student Chef Spotlight appears on the home page to recognize outstanding students.
Student Name
Role / Year
Bio / Quote
Featured Dish This Week
Photo URL (optional)
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Checklists
Prep and setup checklists for each part of the program. Every task is timestamped when you check it off.
Health & Safety (Opening / Closing)
Kitchen safety checklists for opening and closing procedures. Each task gets timestamped when checked off. Export the completed checklist as CSV for health and safety compliance.
Opening Checklist
Add Custom Item
Item Description
Recipe Book
Build your culinary recipe library. Add recipe name, ingredients, preparation method, and instructor notes. Print any recipe as a clean reference card for students during service.
Select a dish above to view or edit its recipe
Supplier Contact List
Keep your vendor contact list here — company, sales rep, phone, email, and product category. Add, edit, or delete suppliers. Your quick-reference when placing food and supply orders.
Add New Supplier
Supplier Name
Category
Contact Person
Phone
Email
Items They Supply
Notes / Order Schedule
Reviews
View all feedback from the Feedback page. See food quality star ratings, service scores, improvement suggestions, and comments. Average scores are calculated automatically.
Staff & Attendance
Add students and give each a 3-digit clock-in code and a station. Students tap "Clock In" on the site, enter their code, and see their station for the day. This log shows who clocked in, when, who's still on shift, and who was late. Set the shift start time and stations below. Export a CSV for records.
Add a Student
Full Name
Station
Code (leave blank to auto-generate)
Student ID (scan or type — for ID-scan clock-in)
Works In
Today's Duties
Shift Settings
Shift Start Time
Late Grace (minutes)
Stations (one per line)
Roster — Students
Servers — Front of House
Servers use a 4-digit PIN to open the POS. Each order they submit counts a table and adds their tips.
Today's Attendance
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On Shift Now
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Late Today
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Total Today
Weekly Timecard — Service Hours
Each student's service hours for the week (weeks run Sunday through Saturday). Use this to verify service hours.
This week
Dining Room Map
Live floor plan — max capacity 34 (1 booth + 7 tables + 2 bar seats). Green = open & ready, red = taken, orange = dirty (needs bussing). This is the master view; the Host manages table status.
Open / Ready Taken Dirty Booth Bar seat
Host Stand
Seat guests and manage the floor. Tap a table to cycle it: Open → Taken → Dirty → Open. Green means ready to seat, red is taken, orange needs a busser. Watch open tables and wait time here.
Open / Ready Taken Dirty (needs busser)
Tap any table to change its status: Open → Taken → Dirty → Open. Bussers clear dirty tables.
Reservations by Period
To-Go — Pickup & Delivery
Working Today
Items In Stock
Everything currently counted in stock, grouped by category — food, cleaning materials, and smallwares. Check here before ordering so you don't buy what's already on the shelf.
Special Orders
Cookie packs, cupcakes, party trays — anything made to order with lead time. Manage what's offered and see incoming requests.
Items You Offer
Incoming Requests
Staff Clock-In
Tonkawa Bistro & Cafe
Scan your student ID or enter your code
📷 Scanner ready — just scan your ID barcode
Enter your code once to clock in. Enter it again at the end to clock out.
Host Stand
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Host Stand
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Open / Ready Taken Dirty (needs busser)
Tap a table to change status: Open → Taken → Dirty → Open.
Reservations by Period
To-Go — Pickup & Delivery
Working Today
🏈 Games Concession
Cash Register
All Registers Tonight
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📊 Best Sellers Tonight
Current Sale
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Cash Received
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Pickup & Delivery Packaging
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Server POS
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Total$0.00
Server
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Modifications
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Tonkawa Bistro & Cafe
1600 E Houston St, Cleveland TX 77327
clevelandsbistro@gmail.com
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