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Setting up ChowNow for the first time

🔧 Setup & Installation 👁️ 2,447 views 💬 25 replies 📅 Jun 9, 2025
Hey everyone,

Setting up ChowNow for the first time

I'm running a grocery store in Los Angeles, CA and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Kenneth Ramos 👑 Master
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George Clark
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202 posts
Jun 12, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Elizabeth Mitchell
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203 posts
Jun 16, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Dennis Cook
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206 posts
Jun 21, 2025
Check out the scale integration setting, that might help.
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Betty Hamilton
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198 posts
Jun 27, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Rachel Rivera
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211 posts
Jun 30, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was clearing the cache
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Eugene Rogers
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224 posts
Jul 5, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Carlos Hughes
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235 posts
Jul 10, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Jack Hall
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224 posts
Jul 13, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Epos Now, it has been working well for us
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Amanda Scott
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203 posts
Jul 15, 2025
Cost us about $102/month all in. Worth it.
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Joyce Davis
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206 posts
Aug 14, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Donna Ramos
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225 posts
Aug 26, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Tyler King
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198 posts
Sep 9, 2025
The scale integration is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Elizabeth Green
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212 posts
Sep 12, 2025
I've been using Revel Systems for 10 months and it has been working well for us
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Nicole Thompson
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223 posts
Sep 16, 2025
This is why we switched to POS Nation. No regrets.
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Joyce Barnes
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213 posts
Sep 22, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was checking the cable connections
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Adam Bennett
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221 posts
Sep 23, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Square for Restaurants, it has been working well for us
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Tom Barnes
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226 posts
Oct 1, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Toast POS, it has been working well for us
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Ashley Graham
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219 posts
Oct 4, 2025
Cost us about $87/month all in. Worth it.
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Scott Peterson
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208 posts
Oct 5, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Foreup, it has been working well for us
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Carlos Ford
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209 posts
Oct 8, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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