Site audit

Baseline Burger

Current live site https://www.baselineburger.com/
Date
2026-08-05
Niche
Restaurant (breakfast & lunch coffee shop)
Package
Rebuild · $1,799
Demo
demos/baseline-burger/ · hosted not deployed yet

Snapshot

Mobile-friendly Viewport meta present; layout adapts, but hero/parallax often shows a loading spinner and the homepage is a long menu dump
Clear primary CTA Top bar lists Phone Orders + (909) 884-7458, but the number is wired as mailto to the phone string — not a reliable tel: CTA
Contact path obvious Address/hours in a lower map panel; /contactus/ has a form shortcode + catering notes; no public email found
Speed / feel WordPress + Visual Composer/KeyDesign + WooCommerce + Hummingbird; heavy builder CSS; footer ©2020 · Powered by Phlicksites.com
Trust Real tenure since 1980 in title/meta, but first screen underuses it; schema/favicon still Phlicksites-branded
SEO basics Strong title with “since 1980”; NAP present; homepage H1 is generic “Our Menus,” not brand-led
First impression Dated agency menu-dump template — weak match for a local spot open since 1980

Top issues

  1. Hero/parallax often sits on a loading spinner — first impression is empty white space
  2. Homepage dumps menu sections instead of leading with brand story + mobile Call / Directions
  3. Phone shown as Phone Orders but linked via mailto to the phone string — click-to-call is unreliable
  4. Agency leakage: Phlicksites footer, favicon, and schema undercut local brand trust
  5. Since-1980 breakfast/lunch story and daily 7am–2pm hours are buried below the fold

Opportunities

What a better site should do for this business:

Suggested scope

Package Rebuild — $1,799 (payment plan OK)
Pages / features Home (story + CTAs), Menu overview (categories + PDF/link), Visit / Contact (map + hours + click-to-call), optional Jobs stub; content migration; Google Maps directions
Out of scope for v1 Full WooCommerce ordering rebuild, paid ads, photography shoot, logo redesign, inventing reviews
Rough timeline 2–3 weeks after deposit + content/photos access
Update model after launch Hybrid care plan (default) — see config/pricing-model.md

Call talking points

  1. You’ve served San Bernardino breakfasts and lunches since 1980 — the current homepage doesn’t put that story (or Call / Directions) in the first few seconds.
  2. On load, the hero often shows a spinner, then a long menu list — a rebuild can keep menu depth while making phone orders obvious on a phone.
  3. We can migrate your real categories (breakfast, burgers, Mexican dinners, senior/kids) and keep the downloadable full menu — without the Phlicksites template weight.

Notes for demo