Drive-up and curbside
Order-ahead with pickup times and names on bar tickets makes a drive-up lane run without a headset.
Coffee shop POS for Houston cafés
Houston is spread out and driven — many cafes live on drive-up and order-ahead, and the city’s Hispanic, Vietnamese and Korean communities each bring their own coffee traditions, from café de olla to cà phê sữa đá to iced lattes in Spring Branch.
- Montrose
- The Heights
- East End
- Bellaire & Alief
- Spring Branch
- Midtown
The Houston counter
Strip-center cafes with drive-up windows, panadería-cafés, and Vietnamese coffee shops in Bellaire and Alief share one problem: speed and getting the custom drink right.
Café de ollaCà phê sữa đáHorchata cold brewIced oat latteMexican mocha
Set up for Houston
Panadería + café
Bakery items go to their own category and kitchen screen while drinks go to the bar.
Spanish at the counter
Staff can run the register in Spanish; receipts and the store can be bilingual.
Tax, payments and languages in Houston
- Tax
- Texas combines the state rate with local rates up to the statewide cap; Houston-area totals depend on the address. Set a tax group per location.
- Payments
- Cards and wallets via your processor; cash; custom tenders for house accounts used by nearby offices.
- Languages at the counter
- English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean
- Support desk
- US support desk hours (Eastern). Closed US federal holidays.
Houston cafe POS questions
Answered by the GetCafePOS team. Can’t find yours? Ask us.
Does GetCafePOS work for drive-up coffee in Houston?
Yes. Customers order ahead with a pickup time, the order prints at the bar with their name, and staff hand it out at the window or curb.
Can the register run in Spanish?
Yes, per user. Your online store can also carry Spanish descriptions.
How is Texas sales tax handled?
Set the combined state and local rate for each location as a tax group and assign it to taxable items. Check the rate for your address with the Texas Comptroller.
Can I sell pan dulce and drinks together?
Yes. Bakery items route to the kitchen or are handed out at the counter, drinks go to the bar, and both appear on one sale.
Do you offer support in Spanish?
Yes, during US desk hours.
What does it cost in Houston?
The US price list on this page, sales tax added at checkout, no contract.
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