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# How Can I Track Which Dishes Sell Best by Day and Hour?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/how-can-i-track-which-dishes-sell-best-by-day-and-hour/
- Published: 2026-10-06T13:27:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T13:27:34.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

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# How Can I Track Which Dishes Sell Best by Day and Hour?

You track sales by day and hour by storing each sale with its dish, time, and channel, and letting a dashboard rank dishes and show how demand changes across the week. On **Jestor**, this runs through a sales **table** and dashboard indicators.

Chefs and owners usually have a sense of what sells well, but impressions can be wrong. A dish that looks popular may carry little margin, and a quiet one may be a steady favorite.

## What impression-based menu decisions cost

- Prep planned for dishes that do not sell
- Popular dishes running out on busy nights
- Slow dishes kept on the menu out of habit
- No clear data to guide menu changes

## How sales ranking by day and hour works

- Each sale is stored with **dish**, time, and channel
- A dashboard ranks dishes by quantity and revenue
- Charts show demand by weekday and by hour
- Filters compare lunch and dinner or different seasons

## Why Jestor fits this use case

- Real data replaces memory in menu decisions
- Prep levels can match actual demand
- Slow dishes are identified with evidence
- This scales from a small menu to a large operation

| Impressions about sales | Ranking from real data      |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Prep and menu by habit  | Decisions backed by numbers |

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can sales data come from my point-of-sale system?** Yes, where it can send data through an API or webhook. More at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

**Can I see profit as well as quantity?** Yes, if recipe cost is linked, a calculated field can show margin.

**Can I compare weeks or seasons?** Yes, date filters allow any comparison.

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