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Toast x Cali BBQ · San Diego since 2020

The POS we run our restaurant on.

Cali BBQ switched to Toast in 2020 and never looked back. Tell us about your restaurant and we'll connect you with the Toast team, with a fellow operator in your corner.

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In 2020, Cali BBQ made the switch to Toast. Shawn Walchef and business partner Eric Olafsen filmed a simple unboxing video. Messages began pouring in to Shawn as well as the Toast team.

restaurant and retail locations run on Toast1
~180,000
integrations in the Toast ecosystem2
200+
Cali BBQ on Toast, from viral unboxing to the NYSE floor4
Since 2020

Why Toast

Built for restaurants, and built to help you grow.

Built for restaurants.

One connected system for the front of house, the kitchen and the office: POS, online ordering, payroll and team, marketing and payments.2

Keeps the line moving.

Restaurant-grade hardware that handles spills and rushes, and an offline mode that keeps taking orders when the Wi-Fi drops.2

Your guests, your margin.

Commission-free online ordering on your own branded page, so the guest data and the profit stay with you.2

Built to help you grow.

Toast IQ puts AI to work on your marketing, from filling slow shifts to bringing lapsed guests back.3

The Cali BBQ Story

Six years on Toast, from the operator's side.

Cali BBQ has been on Toast since 2020. That first unboxing video turned into a weekly show published by Entrepreneur, a day on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for Toast's IPO, and years of customer stories with the Toast team.

See the full Toast case study
  • Shawn Walchef on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for the Toast IPOIPO day
  • Family Style, the Toast docu-series hosted by Shawn WalchefCustomer stories
  • Shawn Walchef hosting the Restaurant Influencers podcastRestaurant Influencers

Get Connected

Talk to Toast, with Cali BBQ in your corner.

Two minutes. We'll pass your details to the Toast team and make sure your first conversation starts warm.

  1. 01You tell us about your restaurant.
  2. 02We hand your details to the Toast team with a warm introduction.
  3. 03A Toast representative reaches out. We stay in your corner.
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Sources

  1. Toast, Q2 2026 results, Form 8-K exhibit 99.1, August 4, 2026. About 180,000 locations as of Q2 2026, up 22% year over year.
  2. Toast POS product page, pos.toasttab.com, accessed October 2026. One connected system for front and back of house, restaurant-grade hardware and offline mode, commission-free branded online ordering, 200+ integrations.
  3. Toast spring 2026 release news and Q2 2026 results. Toast IQ, including Toast IQ Grow, an AI marketing agent paired with a dedicated marketing manager.
  4. Cali BBQ Media. Cali BBQ has run on Toast since 2020. See the full case study at betheshow.media/proof/toast.