🇺🇸 Restaurant POS in California

The modern restaurant POS for California restaurants

From Los Angeles and San Francisco to San Diego and San Jose — cloud POS with California sales tax, tip reporting and delivery built in. Switch from Toast or Square without hardware lock-in.

The modern POS built to replace Toast, Square & Clover — AI ordering, zero transaction fees, no hardware lock-in.

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$10/mo
Starting price
7.25%+
CA sales tax base
0%
Transaction fees
5 min
Setup

Built for California restaurants

Local tax & compliance
California sales tax: 7.25% base + district rates (up to ~10.75%)
Auto local rates for LA, SF, San Diego & San Jose
IRS tip reporting (Form 8027) + tip pooling
ADA-compliant ordering & receipts
Payments customers use
Visa, Mastercard, Amex & Discover
Apple Pay & Google Pay (tap-to-pay)
Cash App Pay & Venmo
Split checks, tips & pre-auth tabs
Delivery & integrations
DoorDash, Uber Eats & Grubhub
ChowNow & direct online ordering
QR-code dine-in ordering
QuickBooks & Xero export

POS for every California venue

Bars & Pubs
Tabs, pre-auth, tip-out
Cafes & Coffee
Fast counter service
Food Trucks
Mobile, offline-ready
QSR & Fast Casual
Speed of service
Fine Dining
Coursing & seat maps
Pizza Shops
Modifiers & delivery
Cloud Kitchens
Delivery-only ops
Bakeries
Counter + pre-orders

California guides & free tools

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California restaurant POS — FAQ

Does DineOpen handle California sales tax?
Yes. DineOpen applies California’s 7.25% statewide base rate plus the correct district (city/county) tax for locations such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and San Jose, so every check is taxed correctly.
Is DineOpen a good Toast or Square alternative in California?
Yes. California restaurants get cloud POS, AI ordering, inventory and DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub integrations with zero transaction fees and no hardware lock-in from $10/month — cheaper than Toast’s contracts and Square’s per-transaction fees.
Does it support California tip rules?
Yes. DineOpen supports tip lines, tip pooling and IRS Form 8027 reporting, and keeps a clear record for California’s tip and wage requirements.

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