Built for Restaurants & F&B Brands That Have Outgrown Their Last Web Design Agency.
Most Chicago restaurants treat their website like a digital business card. We build conversion machines that own your search presence.
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. Web Design 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 Web Design” phase. They know it works. They want it done properly.
Chicago restaurants & f&b is a different game.
We’ve run Web Design here. We know what it takes.
Your website loses diners to Yelp every single day
Chicago's 140,000+ SMBs spend an average of $4,200 monthly on digital marketing, yet restaurants remain heavily dependent on third-party review platforms. Your website competes against Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Google—but you're rarely optimized to win. Most restaurant websites lack email capture, retention funnels, and delivery/catering optimization, leaving thousands in revenue on the table monthly. This is a solvable problem with a purpose-built web presence.
The 3 places Chicago 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.
Their website ranked page 3–4 for 'Italian restaurant Chicago' and 'catering near me.' Most visitors went directly to Yelp, where competitor reviews outranked them. No email capture strategy meant zero repeat-customer retention beyond credit card holders.
Rebuilt website with delivery/catering SEO optimization targeting 'Chicago catering Italian,' 'River North Italian restaurant,' and geo-targeted keywords
— Marco T.
Owner & Chef
Read the full case study →BEFORE → AFTER
Monthly Direct Catering Inquiries · BEFORE
12–15
Monthly Direct Catering Inquiries · AFTER
48–62
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 Web Design has ever made sense to them.
From audit to measurable growth, step by step
After engagement, your website becomes a lead generation engine that converts 3–5x more visitors into direct reservations and catering orders. You own a growing email list of repeat customers and eliminate your dependence on review platforms for new business.
Competitive & Local Audit
We analyze your current website, rank your competitors across Chicago (Loop, River North, Wicker Park), and identify exactly where you're losing diners to Yelp and Google Maps. We also audit your email capture strategy and catering/delivery visibility.
Strategy & Conversion Blueprint
We map your customer journey from first search to repeat visit, designing a website structure optimized for reservations, online orders, and email capture. We build out your menu SEO, delivery keyword strategy, and local Chicago ranking plan.
Web Design & Development
Our team builds a mobile-first, conversion-optimized website with integrated reservation system, menu display, catering inquiry forms, and email opt-in flows. We implement local schema markup so Google understands your hours, location, and offerings.
Optimization & Local SEO Launch
We publish your site, configure Google Business Profile for Chicago, optimize all on-page elements for delivery/catering searches, and install conversion tracking. We also begin building your email list with a first-time diner incentive.
Launch & Ongoing Growth
We monitor performance, refine your email campaigns, test conversion elements, and scale what works. Monthly reporting shows reservations gained, email growth, and ROI—so you always know the impact.
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 Chicago restaurants & f&b brand
The median restaurants & f&b client after 6 months
We analyze your current website performance, compare you to top-ranking competitors across Chicago, and identify the exact revenue recovery opportunities in search, mobile, and email capture.
Median result across 12 restaurants & f&b Web Design case studies. Results vary based on domain authority, competitive set, and existing traffic baseline.
“Our old site was converting at 1.2%. The new one converts at 3.8% on the same traffic. The ROI paid for itself in the first month. I wish I'd done this two years ago.”
Dan H.
Founder · SaaS, $3M ARR
“They pushed back on every one of my bad ideas and were right every time. The version they built looks nothing like my original brief — and it's infinitely better.”
Fiona R.
CEO · Healthcare Services
“Page load went from 4.8 seconds to under 1.2. The SEO impact was visible within weeks. Speed isn't just a UX issue — it's a revenue issue. They understood that.”
Mike A.
CTO · E-commerce, $6M revenue
The questions founders actually ask us
Not the FAQ we wrote. The questions from real first calls.
How long does it take to see results from a new restaurant website?
You'll see immediate UX improvements and conversion gains (30–60 days). SEO ranking improvements for competitive keywords take 12–16 weeks. Email capture and retention revenue start flowing within 60 days. Most clients see 3–5x ROI within 6 months.
Will this replace our Yelp presence?
No. Yelp remains important for reviews and local discovery. But your website should be the primary conversion hub. Our goal is to shift traffic away from Yelp's platform to your owned website, where you control the narrative, pricing, and customer data.
Do you handle delivery platform integration (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub)?
We optimize your website to be the lowest-cost acquisition channel for orders—often lower margin than third-party platforms. However, we can integrate those platforms if you choose. Our strategy is to drive 60–70% of delivery orders directly through your site.
What if we already have a website? Do we need to start over?
Not necessarily. If your current site has good bones, we can audit, redesign, and optimize it. If it's outdated, slow, or not mobile-responsive, a rebuild is usually the better investment. We'll be honest in our audit about what's salvageable.
How much does a restaurant website redesign cost?
Our Chicago restaurant projects typically range $3,500–$8,500 for design + development, depending on complexity, number of locations, and integrations. We also offer monthly retainers ($800–$2,000) for ongoing optimization, email campaigns, and SEO management. We'll provide a custom quote after your audit.
FREE · NO COMMITMENT · 48HR TURNAROUND