NorthStar is a restaurant POS system built on one belief: operators deserve choices. Choose your payment processor. Choose your integrations. Choose your hardware. We make it all work together, and our own team answers the phone around the clock.
Three decisions most restaurant POS system contracts make for you. Here, you make them.
Trusted by over 10,000 operators since 1994
The platform
Order entry is the core. Payments, loyalty, labor and kiosk ship with it. Online ordering, delivery and kitchen display connect through partners we support alongside you, so you get one ticket stream and one company to call.
Dine-in, counter, drive-thru, kiosk and off-premise orders from one menu record. The restaurant POS system your team lives on, on iPad or Windows (Android coming soon).
Explore the POS →
Keep your processor, or move to NorthStar Pay with Cost Plus pricing.
Sell, redeem and reload at the terminal.
Clock in, clock out and labor reporting at the store and above it.
Takes pressure off the counter at peak. Same menu, same modifiers, same ticket as the register.
See the kiosk →
Order-ready times that reflect what your line can actually do, instead of a fixed prep time. KitchenAI reads the kitchen in real time and quotes accordingly, so food goes out hot and drivers stop stacking up.
See KitchenAI →
Online ordering partners and NorthStar 3rd Party Delivery send every order into the same flow as the dining room.
Kitchen display partners show every channel on one screen at expo, fed straight from the POS.
See kitchen display →Named, public and growing. Every partner below has its own page on this site.
Start here
Pick the problem keeping you up. We'll show you the part of NorthStar that deals with it.
Menus, prices, images, tax and permissions live in one cloud back office and push out to every store. The fifth location should be easier to open than the second.
Payment processing is a choice you make, not a condition of the software. The rate you negotiate is the rate you keep. Hard Eight BBQ reports saving more than $6,000 a month on card processing after moving to NorthStar Pay.
Throughput is a configuration problem before it's a hardware problem. We build your restaurant POS system screens around how your line actually moves.
Delivery, pickup, curbside and drive-thru in one view, instead of a stack of tablets by the pass.
A help desk staffed by CBS NorthStar employees, around the clock. Not a queue to a subcontractor who has never worked a rush.
Hardware arrives imaged and loaded with that store's configuration, so install is a plug-in, not a build. Downtime is measured in hours.
Built for your service model
A steakhouse and a drive-thru shouldn't run the same screen. The NorthStar restaurant POS system is configured to the way your guests order, so the screen your team touches at peak matches the job in front of them.
Coursing, seats, split checks and tip adjust for full service dining rooms.
Table service POS → RestaurantsDrive-thru and counter speed, and the same setup across every franchise unit.
Quick service POS → RestaurantsBuild-your-own modifiers, with kiosk, counter and digital orders on one menu.
Fast casual POS → RestaurantsCafés, coffee, bakeries, smoothie and nutrition: fast entry, deep modifiers, regulars.
Counter service POS → Food retailDeli, hot bar and in-store dining on the same item file as the checkout.
Grocerant POS → Food retailThe made-to-order kitchen inside the store, on one system with the front register.
C-store foodservice POS →Why operators stay
The hard half is 40 stores, 400 pieces of hardware, a cutover date and a Tuesday lunch rush that doesn't care. A restaurant POS system lives or dies in that half. We run it ourselves, from staging to the 2am phone call.
Proof
Brands stay on the NorthStar restaurant POS system because the next location opened without drama and somebody answered on a Saturday night.
Reported by Hard Eight BBQ. Read the full Hard Eight story.
“We want to be the best at barbecue and leave the technology to the experts, like CBS. NorthStar is helping improve our speed of service with quicker processing through the lines.”
“The NorthStar OSM partnership has allowed us to more freely change our digital content without having to pay a third-party to manage and deploy content. The out of stock feature has been a life saver for our in store teams.”
“This integration removes the complexity of managing multiple delivery platforms, ensuring a flawless experience for our valued customers and dedicated staff.”
Questions
Straight answers to what operators ask us first. Bring the harder ones to a demo, or start with the nine questions worth asking any POS vendor.
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Processor terms, cutover week, who shows up when a terminal dies mid-service. Ask us anything. No slide deck marathon.
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The modern, cloud-based POS for successful restaurant chains. Omnichannel ordering for food service businesses of all types.
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Nationwide service and support for ANY point of sale hardware or software, including Micros, Aloha, POSitouch, and more.
Modern tools to help busy managers reduce costs, save time, and succeed in a difficult industry. Use our integrated solutions or mix-and-match with what works best for your business, from our integrated point-of-sale to digital menus.
Give guests the convenience of dining in or picking up takeaway items when they visit your store for essentials. Our restaurant technology solutions make ordering and payment quick and easy.
When your point of sale, kitchen display system, and digital signage are all in sync, your restaurant will run smoothly and efficiently. Use multiple ordering modes to ensure guests are served fast – whether they’re curbside, at the drive-thru, or in the restaurant.
Welcome to NorthStar, your one-stop solution for advanced restaurant technology solutions. We leverage our expertise in the hospitality industry to provide you with custom-made, cloud-based restaurant POS software that streamlines your operations and boosts your profitability.
At NorthStar, we understand that every restaurant has unique needs. That is why we offer custom point of sale software solutions tailored to your specific requirements. Our prepared food software solution ensures efficient management of your food preparation processes, reducing waste and enhancing customer satisfaction.
Our restaurant POS systems are designed to handle high-volume transactions without any hiccups. Whether it is table service or quick service, our systems ensure smooth operations, helping you serve your customers better.
Beyond our cutting-edge restaurant POS software, NorthStar offers a suite of restaurant technology solutions designed to optimize your operations. Our kitchen display systems allow for seamless communication between your front-of-house and kitchen staff, ensuring timely and accurate order fulfillment.
We also provide robust payment processing solutions, allowing you to accept a wide variety of payment methods. Our table management and inventory management features help you maximize your resources and reduce costs.
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at NorthStar. We continually update our offerings to keep pace with the evolving demands of the restaurant industry. For more information about our services, or to request a personalized demo, please contact us today.
NorthStar offers integrated, best-of-breed solutions for POS, recipe management, online ordering, KDS, labor management, digital signage, payment processing, and more. Our cloud-based restaurant POS software is designed with ease of use and scalability at its core.
NorthStar is a leading restaurant POS software suite with integrated, best-in-class solutions designed to handle all aspects of managing a restaurant successfully.
NorthStar offers nationwide POS service, nationwide rollouts, hardware procurement, advanced depot services, managed services, staging and configuration, and a 24/7 help desk.
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CBS NorthStar is purpose-built for restaurant chains and is designed to scale with your business as it grows, using the solutions and services that work best for your specific restaurant type. To learn more about how CBS NorthStar restaurant POS software can benefit your business, you should sign up for a free personalized demo.
