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Restaurant Design Tips: Code Compliant Lighting Design
Articles tag: lighting design, restaurant design, restaurant design budget
Creating ambience, and setting a comfortable mood in your restaurant is hugely dependent on the type of lighting that is chosen. Certain types of lighting are chosen simply because they are inexpensive to fit, however there are a number of …
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How to perform quality control on your restaurant design and construction?
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design, restaurant project plan
A popular concern about restaurant design and construction is how to effectively control the quality and cost. Common concerns and problems: Endless change orders and taking-forever construction period. Why? Many designers are not professionally trained. Many of them can offer …
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A Guide to Restaurant Equipment Leasing
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant equipment, restaurant project plan
Whenever you are getting an equipment on lease, the first thing you have to do is to determine what brand and model you intend to use. Here are a few pointers for you to get started… The first thing to …
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Restaurant Design Budget Concerns – Restaurant Flooring ideas [video]
Articles tag: restaurant design budget, restaurant flooring, restaurant project plan
In this video we will go over cost effective ways to design restaurant flooring while meeting the proper building codes at the same time. Today’s topic is about Budget Effective Flooring Selection for Restaurant Projects. So what’s the best flooring …
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Restaurant Fire Sprinkler Requirements [video]
Articles tag: restaurant equipment, restaurant fire sprinkler, restaurant permit
In this video, we will go over what restaurant owners need to know about fire sprinkler systems when looking for a restaurant space to lease, drafting restaurant blue prints, submitting plans for restaurant permits, and operating their restaurants. Today I …
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Restaurant Restroom Requirements (ADA Conditions) [video]
Articles tag: restaurant layout, restaurant permit, restaurant restroom
In this video, we will talk about restaurant restroom prerequisites such as minimum number of stalls required, ADA conditions, sinks and other fixture requirements. These are important information for restaurant owners when you are looking for a space to lease, …
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Remove the odor after new restaurant remodeling
Articles tag: restaurant remodeling
Get rid of the Remodeling Odor for your restaurant project 1) Use plants Plants, like spider plants, aloe vera, and sansevieria absorb formaldehyde and other indoor pollutants. Honeysuckle, lilac, jasmine, morning glory and similar flowers secrete spinosad which inhibits the …
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Introduction of Restaurant Permit Processing
Articles tag: restaurant permit, restaurant project plan
Summary- Getting restaurant permits drawings is a vital part of completing your requirements for business compliance. To prepare the required drawings, you’ll need to be familiar with health, building, ADA and various other codes. With today’s advance technology, it is …
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Your restaurant project: Site finding stage
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant location, restaurant project plan
Committing with the right location for your restaurant is a big decision. Selecting the wrong site can turn a good investment into a bad investment. Please click here to see a case study Nevertheless, how do you find that right …
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Construction estimate checklist
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design, restaurant interior design
Construction estimate checklist In order to get an accurate construction estimate, you have to provide the following: A. Existing layout, which must be to scale with measurements. In the layout, please provide the following information: Location of existing plumbing hook …
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Why open a coffee shop?
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant marketing, restaurant project plan
With more than 400 billion cups of drinks consumed every year, coffee is the world’s most popular beverage. You can get coffee anywhere you go: restaurants, bars, nightclub, department stores, boutiques, gift shops, hair salons, auto shops, cafeteria, and even …
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Your restaurant project: Business plan stage
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant location, restaurant project plan
So what is the business plan for anyways? Many restaurant owner believe business plans are only tools to obtaining funds and alluring investors, but in reality they are essential to opening a profitable and long lasting restaurant business. Good business …
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How to look for an ideal location for restaurant
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant location, restaurant permit
Empty Shells: 1. Is it a multi-storied building? Is there already a chimney for your exhaust system? It can cost up to $30,000 or more to build the duct work for the exhaust hood all the way up to the …
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Guide to Restaurant Equipment shopping
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant design budget, restaurant equipment
Equipments are tools to profit making in the food business. Better equipments produce better quality of food. Having a heavy duty char-broiler can guarantee you rounds of delicious bbqs in just minutes. Having your kitchen properly outfitted will get you …
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Your restaurant project: Interior space planning stage
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant layout, restaurant restroom
Now that you have a site in mind, how can we determine if this space is worth the investment? The next step is to have the space properly planned to see whether everything fits both physically and financially. Once space …
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Restaurant design Case Study
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design, restaurant location
Square footage: 1666 sq. ft. Location: Fairly busy district where centers an eclectic mixture of cafes and restaurants. Building Type: Multi- story residential complex with retail spaces on the first floor. Problem #1: Multi-Storied Building Multi-storied building calls for an …
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A Checklist for Restaurant Start-up Licenses
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design, restaurant permit
There are many permits and licenses that are required when you open a retail food establishment. Different city and county has different regulation on the type of licenses required. Most city governments in the San Francisco bay area require early …
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Your restaurant project: Permit processing stage
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant location, restaurant permit
Now that you have a proposed layout and know that the project is financial feasible, the next step is to apply for all permits required before construction can take place. It’s essential to ensure that the professionals you are hiring …
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Facts about restaurant remodeling
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant layout, restaurant remodeling
Summary- Restaurant remodeling can be tedious, but if you know the important aspects to consider, you will find it easier to get your vision into a lovely visual rendering by a restaurant designer. If you have an existing restaurant design …
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Your restaurant project: Interior Design Stage
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant interior design, restaurant remodeling
A restaurant serves more than just food. Whether you own a hamburger shop with neon lights or a sports bar filled w/ plasma screens, your restaurant is where people will be emotionally and physically relaxed, entertained and stimulated. The popular …
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Benefits of the online restaurant design services for budding restaurateurs
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant interior design, restaurant project plan
Summary- Interior design and technical drawings can be extremely pricey when you go to a big design firm. Nowadays, restaurant design has been liberated and one can access services online that are more affordable and equally promising as with the …
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What you need to know about Grease Interceptor & Grease trap for Restaurants Licenses.
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant equipment, restaurant permit
Grease Interceptor prevents the discharge of FOG (fats, oils and grease) from clogging public sewege lines and effluenting into our water resources. The US Environment Protection Agency and local sanitary departments establish and regulate a set of rules for restaurant …
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Your restaurant project: Construction Stage
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant layout, restaurant permit
After you submitted the drawings to the city departments for permits, it’s now time to obtain the final construction proposal and find the right contractor for this project. Here is a list of materials that need to be submitted to …
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What you need to know about Exhaust Hood and Ventilation System for Restaurants
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant equipment, restaurant location
Restaurant Kitchen Ventilation Concepts On top of complying to the fire, health and building codes, it is important to put together a professional exhaust hood and ventilation system for your commercial kitchen, in order to create a clean and vital …
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Your restaurant project: Marketing Stage
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant marketing, restaurant project plan
During the permit processing and construction stage, you will probably have a lot of time on the side to think about how to advertise and market your restaurant. Here are three things to think about:
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Opening a Restaurant (Phase I): Project Planning
Articles tag: restaurant design, restaurant design budget, restaurant project plan
1) Establish a food service business plan. Envision your future business with bold ideas and rethink each one carefully. Listed below are some sample questions you may want to ask yourself: What kind of food do I want to serve? …
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Opening a Restaurant (Phase II): Design your new space
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design, restaurant layout
Conduct a thorough research for a list of food service designers who could potentially help you with your project. Interview each designer to see who is the most adequate for the type and size of your project. Find out the …
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Opening a restaurant (Phase III): Construction Phase
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design, restaurant permit
While your design team is building the restaurant for you, there are a few minor tasks that need to be completed by you as a restaurant owner: Apply for a business license and a fictitious business name. Apply for an …
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Opening a restaurant (Phase IV): Post Construction Phase
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant design
Opening a restaurant (Phase IV): Post Construction Phase Prepare inventory for: food, beverages, utensils, pots and pans, office supplies etc. Conduct a soft opening (this is optional, but it’s a good practice so that your staff can get a feel …
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About buying existing restaurants
Articles tag: restaurant equipment, restaurant permit, restaurant project plan
When opening a restaurant, buying a existing restaurant makes the most economic sense and is the most ideal option for first time restaurant owner. However, it gets tricky when selecting the right restaurant to buy. Here are some guidelines: Is …
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About commercial spaces for leasing
Articles tag: restaurant construction, restaurant location, restaurant project plan
Many people prefer to lease a commercial space and build a restaurant from scratch whenever financial conditions allow. The benefits: Brand new cooking equipments custom designed to your operation. The design will be up to new building, health, sanitary, fire, …
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About commercial spaces for buying
Articles tag: restaurant location, restaurant project plan
Buying a commercial space when opening a restaurant is the least popular; since it requires a lot more capital to start the business and takes a much longer time to regain your investment money. However, in a long run, buying …
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About cleaning the Exhaust Hood and Ventilation System for Restaurants
Articles tag: restaurant cleaning, restaurant equipment
Kitchen exhaust cleaning is required by law for virtually every commercial cooking establishment in the United States. Restaurants, hospitals, hotels, employee cafeterias and other food-service locations have a “hood” and ductwork over the stove to exhaust smoke, steam, and fumes …
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