Understanding food modifiers

Modifiers are meant to change a menu item. Modifiers can be mandatory or optional, and may or may not have a fee associated with them. Some modifiers are mutually exclusive, i.e., selecting one option will make it impossible to select others. Other modifiers allow multiple selections, for example, you can select multiple toppings for a burger. Modifiers can be created as side dishes (for example, a side salad) or as extras to be added to a meal (for example, burger toppings).

For example, when setting up a salad, modifiers might look like this:

Dressing (mandatory - pick one)	Proteins (optional)	Add-ons (optional)
- Ranch	- Chicken	- Add shredded cheese (+$2)
- Balsamic	- Steak	- Add hard-boiled egg (+ $1.50)
- Caesar	- Bacon bits	- Add walnuts (+ $.150)
- Italian

Another example when setting up a steak main, modifiers might look like this:

Sides (mandatory - pick one)	Add-ons (optional)
- House salad	- Baked potato (+ $2.59)
- Pommes frites	- Sautéed mushrooms & onions (+$1.99)
	- Shrimp skewer (3 shrimps) (+$7.59)
	- 1/2 Lobster tail (+11.49)

Modifiers should be used when:

A menu item can be modified to add more to the base item, e.g., add gravy to fries, add bacon bits to baked potato, add cheese to a burger, etc.
Side dishes, e.g., add soup or salad, add fries, etc.
Toppings (e.g., burgers and pizza)
Upselling items (such as combos)

Modifiers are not used for:

Creating size variants, e.g., small, medium, and large. Instead, use the Advanced tab of a menu item to create different sizes.