Business phone system for limited-service restaurants in Alice, TX

How many limited-service restaurants are in Alice, TX?

County Business Patterns counts 37 limited-service restaurants (NAICS 722513, Limited-Service Restaurants) in the Alice, TX micropolitan area for 2023. They employed 882 people in mid-March and paid $14.8 million in annual payroll. By establishment count the area is 588th out of 925 areas with published figures for limited-service restaurants.

Measured against its 45,626 residents (2024 estimate), the area has 81.1 limited-service restaurants per 100,000 people; the U.S. rate is 79.4, so Alice, TX is 2.1% above the national figure. The average establishment here has 23.8 employees, compared with 18.4 nationally. Payroll per employee comes to $16,795, 19.5% below the national $20,857.

What limited-service restaurants in Alice, TX use the phone for

Counter-service restaurants take phone orders and catering requests while serving a line of customers. Calls need to be answered quickly or captured for a callback.

Calls a limited-service restaurant in Alice, TX might handle in a typical week include:

• A delivery driver calls for directions.
• A customer calls in a lunch order.
• An office calls about catering for a meeting.

What limited-service restaurants text about

Restaurants text order-ready notices.

Texts sent from a local business number in Alice, TX have to be registered with carriers first (10DLC); on Callata that is a one-time $49 fee, after which the whole team can text from the shared number.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for limited-service restaurants in Alice, TX

The average limited-service restaurant in Alice, TX has 23.8 employees, so a 24-person team is a reasonable benchmark. Priced per seat, 24 users would run $720.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $598.80 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $479.00 a month for 24 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $2,892 less than RingCentral for a limited-service restaurant in Alice, TX of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Local area codes for limited-service restaurants in Alice, TX

The exchanges in the area's named cities and towns are all in area code 361 (38 exchanges in NANPA's file). A local number lets customers in Alice, TX call without dialing out of area. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, and which numbers are open in an area code depends on carrier inventory when you choose.

What limited-service restaurants in Alice, TX get with Callata

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Alice, TX is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.