A MexKitchen table full of Tex-Mex food and soft drinks

CASE STUDY · MEXKITCHEN

FROM FOOD TRUCK TO A MULTI-SITE CHAIN.

Street food speed, with a restaurant system behind it.

MexKitchen started in 2014 with a food truck and now runs several permanent locations. Here is how OneMin helps them serve fast and build their own customer base.

Kiosk and branded appLoyalty and pre-orderingEvery order on one screen

THE STORY

STARTED ON THE ROAD. NOW A CHAIN.

MexKitchen hit the road in 2014 with its own food truck, touring festivals and events. Guests wanted a permanent place, so the first restaurant opened in Buda in 2016, followed by Érd in 2021.

Over the years the small mobile unit grew into a multi-site brand. With that came a realisation: growth needs more than good food – it needs a well-built digital system in the background.

MexKitchen counter: a team member holding a branded paper bag next to the tillTwo guests eating from a MexKitchen bag in the restaurantMexKitchen tacos with chips and dips on a tray

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

WHAT HOLDS BACK EVERY GROWING STREET FOOD

01

Service and queues

At peak times the counter is the bottleneck.

Lunchtime counter queue

Dozens want to order at once; people at the back walk away.

Kiosk

Guests order and pay themselves, the queue splits.

Low basket value

In a hurry nobody browses, extras go unsold.

Kiosk & app

The visual menu suggests extras and sides.

Few staff, many tasks

When every order goes through the counter, everyone is overloaded.

Kiosk & app

They take over part of order taking, staff can focus on guests.

02

Kitchen and orders

Many channels, lots of paper, lots of mistakes.

Paper notes

Handwritten modifications, lost requests, wasted food.

Kitchen display

Every order clear, with modifications, in sequence.

Four tablets, one dispatcher

Counter, Wolt, Foodora, website – each beeps on its own device.

Restaurant system

All channels flow into one system and one screen.

Unpredictable load

You never know when twenty orders arrive at once.

Pre-ordering

Prepaid orders with pickup times let the kitchen plan.

03

Guests and revenue

Growth needs your own returning guests.

The guest belongs to the platform

Commission on every order, guest data stays with the platform.

Own app & website

No platform commission, guest data stays with you.

Guests don’t come back

They visit once, then forget – nothing reminds them.

Loyalty system

Points, coupons and notifications bring them back.

THE SOLUTION

WHAT MEXKITCHEN USES FROM ONEMIN

Not separate tools, but one connected system: every order lands in the same place, wherever it comes from.

KIOSK

Faster service, shorter queues.

Guests order and pay at the kiosk, while the visual menu and extras help raise the basket value.

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BRANDED APP AND WEBSITE

Your own customer base, your brand.

Guests pre-order and pre-pay, choose their pickup time and skip the counter queue.

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LOYALTY

Guests come back.

Points and coupons in the own app and website turn one-time guests into regulars.

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RESTAURANT SYSTEM

Everything in one hand.

Counter, kiosk, app, website, Wolt and Foodora orders flow into one system, and the owner sees the numbers from anywhere.

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A guest browsing the MexKitchen online ordering app on their phone

WHY PRE-ORDERING?

GUESTS PLAN AHEAD. THE KITCHEN PREPARES AHEAD.

Pre-ordering works for everyone: guests don’t wait, the restaurant can plan and the kitchen works calmer.

  • Convenient for guests

    A few taps in the app, paid in advance, then just pick up the ready meal.

  • Higher basket value

    Browsing calmly, guests add more extras and sides.

  • Plannable kitchen

    Knowing pickup times, the kitchen can schedule work and ingredients better.

  • Kitchen display

    Orders from every channel on one screen, in sequence, paper-free.

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CUSTOMERS' OPINIONS

MexKitchen paper bag advertising the online pre-order website

OUR SYSTEM IS USED BY MORE THAN 400 RESTAURANTS NATIONWIDE

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