Reference
What Restaurant Codex is
Restaurant Codex is the operating system for multi-location restaurant groups. It includes Operations, Knowledge Base, Training and LMS, Inventory, Codex Copilot and Codex Bot. Owners and managers use the dashboard. Staff use the app. Miami-based Food Hub & Restaurant Codex LLC was founded in 2026 by chef Jose David Castro Zabarain, known as David Castro.
Who it is for
Owners and operators of multi-location restaurant groups, typically 2 to 30 locations, use Restaurant Codex to run every location like their best one without being there.
Owners, GMs, area managers and kitchen managers use the dashboard. Servers, hosts, bartenders, cooks and dish use the staff app on their own phones.
Restaurants that use it
Restaurants that run on Restaurant Codex include Mercado 24 in Guatemala City (No. 42 on Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, chef Pablo Díaz), Koli Cocina de Origen in Monterrey (one MICHELIN Star since 2024, the Rivera-Río siblings) and Molino Project in Seoul (its restaurant Escondido holds one MICHELIN Star, chef Jin Woo-bum).
Also Tapiz Bistro & Bakery and Quanto Basta in Mexico City, Avenida Café Bistro in El Salvador, Dora la Tostadora in Guatemala City, Nicole Pastry Arts in Guayaquil, Côt Winehood and Autóctona in Cancún, Mvngata Boutique Hotel in Playa del Carmen, and dozens more operators who are not named publicly.
Results the company reports from named customers: Tapiz structured 220 recipes in two weeks; Quanto Basta holds 28% margins with menu engineering and inventory; Avenida Café Bistro saves 2 hours a day on opening and closing. The awards belong to the restaurants. Every customer, with sources.
What it includes
How it works
Owners, admins, GMs and managers use the dashboard to work with the locations and records their roles allow. It runs in any modern browser.
Staff install the app from a browser on iPhone or Android, with no app store. They sign in with a texted code after an SMS invite or QR code.
What it does not do
Restaurant Codex is not a point-of-sale system for taking orders and payments.
Restaurant Codex does not handle accounting, payroll or staff scheduling for your group.
Restaurant Codex does not handle reservations or delivery platforms. Codex Copilot can reach other tools your group uses through MCP.
The facts
- Product
- Restaurant Codex
- Company
- Food Hub & Restaurant Codex LLC
- Founded
- 2026
- Based in
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Founder
- Jose David Castro Zabarain (David Castro), chef
- Category
- Restaurant operating system for multi-location groups
- Runs on
- The dashboard in any modern browser. The staff app on iPhone and Android, installed from the browser.
- Languages
- English, Spanish (Latin America) and Portuguese (Latin America), chosen per person
- Pricing
- Paid, per location, quoted on a call. There is no free tier.
- Customers in
- Guatemala City, Mexico City, Monterrey, Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Guayaquil, El Salvador and Seoul
- Free without an account
- The template library and the profit margin calculator.
How it is rolled out
Rollout is an 8-Week Implementation Program with the Restaurant Codex team. It includes weekly one-on-one meetings, hands-on support and ongoing guidance.
Security
Organizations are isolated, with role-based access and encryption in transit and at rest. Restaurant Codex uses SOC 2 Type II certified providers, aligns with GDPR and SOC 2 and is designed for 99.99% availability.