Abstract
This study details the methodology developed to accurately estimate restaurant wait times. We considered several industry-standard restaurant management metrics in creating a simulation model which allowed us to generate estimated wait times. To confirm the accuracy of our results, we collected real-time scenario data and compared these data that we collected to the estimate provided by our model. The results of this comparison indicate that our estimation method is accurate under normal simulation parameters. Additionally, simulation input distributions and the calculation of individual components served as feedback mechanisms used to update the initial estimate.