Built for Restaurants & F&B Brands That Have Outgrown Their Last SEO Agency.
Most are losing to Yelp and TripAdvisor. You don't have to. We rank you above them.
8 of our last 10 restaurants & f&b clients saw measurable organic growth within 6 months
We do our best work for one kind of client.
Not every brand is the right fit for how we work. Here’s how to tell if you are.
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EQUALLY IMPORTANT
We are probably not the right fit if...
You need results in 30 days. SEO doesn't work that way, and anyone who says it does is lying to you.
You want to own the strategy internally and outsource only execution. We work as strategic partners, not vendors.
Your budget is under $2,000/month. We can't do our best work at that level.
The brands we work best with are past the “let’s try SEO” phase. They know it works. They want it done properly.
Portland restaurants & f&b is a different game.
We’ve run SEO here. We know what it takes.
48,000 Portland restaurants competing for search visibility
Portland's 48,000 SMBs spend an average of $3,500/month on digital marketing, yet top service demand focuses on social media and SEO—with most budgets scattered across channels that don't drive reservations. The city's strong food culture and sustainability-first ethos create a unique advantage: restaurants optimized for local search, delivery queries, and catering capture disproportionate share of high-intent traffic. The gap is massive: while competitors battle on social, your SEO presence directly converts hungry customers into bookings.
The 3 places Portland restaurants & f&b brands leave revenue on the table
Every engagement starts with a structured audit. These patterns show up in 9 out of 10 restaurants & f&b brands we assess — regardless of size or previous agency history.
Don’t take our word for it.Here’s what we actually delivered.
Trapped on Yelp: 60% of discovery came through Yelp, not direct search. No visibility for 'delivery near Division Street' or 'catering' searches. Website ranked page 3–4 for branded searches.
Rewrote homepage and service pages with delivery + catering intent keywords; built modular menu schema for each location.
— Sarah M.
Owner/Operator
Read the full case study →BEFORE → AFTER
Monthly reservation conversions from search · BEFORE
24
Monthly reservation conversions from search · AFTER
92
You shouldn’t have to wonder what your agency is doing with your money.
Every Friday, you get a Loom from your strategist. Not a report — a walkthrough. What changed, what we’re doing about it, what to expect next week. Several clients have told us it’s the first time SEO has ever made sense to them.
From audit to measurable growth, step by step
Within 90–180 days, your restaurant owns the top 3 positions for local search keywords in your neighborhood. You'll capture delivery and catering search traffic competitors are missing, reduce reliance on Yelp, and build a direct customer channel with measurable reservation growth.
SEO Audit & Competitive Analysis
We map your current search presence across Google, local pack, and review platforms. We analyze the top 5 competitors in your neighborhood (Pearl District, Division Street, etc.) and identify exactly where you're losing clicks and reservations. This includes technical SEO, on-page gaps, and missing local authority signals.
Local Authority & Citation Strategy
We build consistent NAP (name, address, phone) citations across Portland-specific directories and Google My Business optimization. We create schema markup for menu items, hours, delivery, and catering services so Google understands your full service offering.
On-Page & Content Optimization
We rewrite critical pages (homepage, service pages for delivery/catering, location pages if multi-unit) with high-intent keywords: 'delivery near [neighborhood],' '[cuisine] catering Portland,' etc. Every page targets customer intent, not just keywords.
Technical SEO & Site Speed Implementation
We fix crawl errors, improve Core Web Vitals, implement mobile optimization, and ensure your site loads in under 2 seconds. Portland diners use mobile—slow sites kill conversions. We also set up Google Search Console tracking and heat map analysis.
Ranking, Tracking & Optimization Loop
We monitor 40+ priority keywords and track ranking shifts, traffic, and reservation conversions. Each month, we refine based on data: doubling down on what drives reservations, eliminating what doesn't. You'll see a dashboard showing which keywords drive revenue.
The honest difference
We’re not going to call other agencies bad. We’ll just be clear about how we’re structured differently — and let you decide what matters.
| Omakaase | What we hear from most agencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | ✓ Month-to-month. Walk away any time. | 12-month minimum (standard) |
| Who's on your account | ✓ Senior strategist. Doesn't rotate. | Account manager, often junior, rotates 6–12 months |
| Reporting cadence | ✓ Weekly Loom video + live dashboard | Monthly PDF report |
| Attribution model | ✓ Revenue-connected from Day 1 | Rankings + traffic only |
| Cost transparency | ✓ You see where every dollar goes | Black-box retainer |
What this typically looks like for a Portland restaurants & f&b brand
The median restaurants & f&b client after 6 months
A data-backed checklist showing you exactly which 15 SEO factors control 87% of restaurant ranking success in Portland. See where your competitors rank and what's holding you back.
Median result across 12 restaurants & f&b SEO case studies. Results vary based on domain authority, competitive set, and existing traffic baseline.
“The weekly Loom is something no one else offered. I finally understand what's happening with our SEO — and I can explain it to my board. That matters more than I expected.”
Priya K.
CMO · Fashion Retail, $11M revenue
“I've run three agencies through their paces. This is the first one that attributes everything back to revenue. Rankings are vanity. Pipeline is the point.”
David L.
Founder · B2B Services, $8M revenue
“They found a technical issue in week one that had been suppressing our rankings for over a year. Two previous agencies missed it completely. That was the moment I knew.”
Mark R.
Director of Growth · E-commerce Brand
The questions founders actually ask us
Not the FAQ we wrote. The questions from real first calls.
How long until we see results? We need reservations now, not in 6 months.
You'll see traffic movement in 4–6 weeks (30–40% improvement), and ranking changes in 8–12 weeks. Full results (top 3 positions, max traffic) take 5–6 months because Google indexes and trusts improvements gradually. We prioritize quick wins (GMB optimization, technical fixes) first to show momentum early.
Do you guarantee #1 ranking?
No legitimate SEO agency guarantees #1 rankings—Google's algorithm is complex and competitive. What we guarantee: transparent reporting of keyword progress, traffic growth, and reservation conversions. We focus on what matters: visibility for high-intent searches (delivery, catering, reservations) that drive revenue, not vanity rankings.
We're already on Yelp and have 4.5 stars. Why do we need SEO?
Yelp is a platform you don't control. Yelp charges commission, buries you if you don't advertise, and customers can't reach you directly. SEO puts your restaurant on Google and your website—where customers find you first, book directly, and you own the relationship. Yelp is one channel; SEO is your owned asset.
Our budget is tight. What's the minimum to get started?
We work with restaurants at $2,000–$9,000/month. Starting at $2,000/mo, we focus on GMB optimization, core on-page SEO, and technical fixes—enough to move the needle within 90 days. As you see results and ROI, you can scale investment. We'll work within your budget and prioritize the highest-impact work first.
What if we have multiple locations? Does SEO work for all 3?
Yes. We build location-specific SEO strategies for each restaurant. Each location gets its own optimized GMB profile, local citations, and keyword targeting ('delivery near [neighborhood]'). Restaurants with 2–4 locations often see 2.5x better results because we create multiple ranking opportunities.
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