Hosted by restaurant turnaround expert and PlateRate Founder Garrett Lang, Why Restaurants Fail is your no-fluff, battle-tested guide to staying in the 20% that win. With over two decades of proven success rescuing restaurants from the brink—including taking a NYC restaurant from losing $20,000 a month to earning $40,000 a month in under a year—Garrett knows exactly what it takes to turn red ink into record profits.

Each episode uncovers the real reasons restaurants struggle—profit leaks, customer drop-off, broken marketing, high turnover—and gives you step-by-step strategies to fix them. You’ll hear unfiltered stories from the front lines, insider tactics top operators use to dominate their market, and cutting-edge AI marketing tools that give you an unfair advantage in an industry that’s only getting tougher.

If your tables aren’t full, your margins are shrinking, or you’re tired of watching customers disappear, this podcast will show you exactly how to turn it around—and keep winning for years to come.