About Restaurant Rap Bay Area

RestaurantRap Bay Area is written by Steven D. Zimmerman of Restaurant Realty Company to provide the Latest News on What's Happening at Restaurant Realty Company as well as articles relating the to restaurant transaction process and information regarding restaurateurs. Restaurant Rap Bay Area contains three major sections:

1) Restaurant Rap Bay Area Articles

 

2) Restaurant Rap Restaurateur of the Quarter

 

3) Restaurants Sold by Restaurant Realty Company

Restaurant Realty Company also publishes current listings available in the hard-copy version of Restaurant Rap, however you can get this information from our Current Listings section. For information about selling a restaurant outside of California please visit RestaurantRap.com. 

 

  Restaurant Rap Bay Area Articles

• 2008 Will Be a Strong Year For Buying and Selling Restaurants, Bars and Nightclubs
  Volume 10, Issue 1 (2008)
   

• Things That Can Go Wrong During a Sales Transaction That Sellers Need to Know: Part 2
  Volume 9, Issue 4 (2007)
   

• Things That Can Go Wrong During a Sales Transaction That Sellers Need to Know: Part 1
  Volume 9, Issue 3 (2007)
   

• How to Overcome The Most Common Obstacles in Dealing With the Landlord
  Volume 9, Issue 2 (2007)
   

• Why Choose Restaurant Realty Company to Sell My Restaurant, Bar, or Club?
  Volume 9, Issue 1 (2007)
   

• Restaurant Realty Company’s Team Approach Gets The Deals Done
  Volume 8, Issue 4 (2006)
   

• The Major Factors In Selecting a Strong Restaurant Location
  Volume 8, Issue 3 (2006)
   

• The Essentials For Preparing A Business Plan For Future Growth Opportunities
  Volume 8, Issue 2 (2006)
   

• Restaurant Realty Company Celebrates 10 years
  Volume 8, Issue 1 (2006)
   

• Restaurant Realty’s Partnership With Restaurants For Sale Online Gets Deals Done!
  Volume 7, Issue 4 (2005)
   

• Restaurant Realty Company Completes 76 Transactions in 2005 - A 9th Straight Record Year
  Volume 7, Issue 4 (2005)
   

• How To Deal With The Most Common Problems That Come Up During A Sale - How To Insure a Closed Escrow
  Volume 7, Issue 3 (2005)
   

• How Restaurant Realty Company’s Marketing Machine Has Resulted In The Sale Of Over 400 Restaurants, Bars Or Clubs Since 1996
  Volume 7, Issue 2 (2005)
   

• The Eight Step Selling Process - Licenses, Inventory, & Closing Escrow - Part III
  Volume 7, Issue 1 (2005)
   

• The Eight Step Selling Process - The Escrow Process - Part II
  Volume 6, Issue 4 (2004)
   

• The Eight Step Selling Process - From The Offer Stage Through The Close Of Escrow Stage - Part I
  Volume 6, Issue 3 (2004)
   

• The Market For Selling Restaurants & The Market For Buying Restaurants
  Volume 6, Issue 2 (2004)
   

• How Restaurant Realty Company Has Sold Over 300 Restaurants, Bar, Or Clubs Since 1996
  Volume 6, Issue 1 (2004)
   

• Helpful Techniques In Negotiating Your Lease - Part II
  Volume 5, Issue 4 (2003)
   

• Helpful Techniques In Negotiating Your Lease - Part I
  Volume 5, Issue 3 (2003)
   

• Some of the Major Challenges in Closing The Deal
  Volume 5, Issue 2 (2003)
   

• Don't Wait Until It Is Too Late!!!
  Volume 5, Issue 1 (2003)
   

• Steve Zimmerman Of Restaurant Realty Speaks To Restaurant Management & Culinary Students At Cornell University , City College San Francisco & The California Culinary Academy
  Volume 4, Issue 4 (2002)
   

• Why So Many Restaurants Fail
  Volume 4, Issue 3 (2002)
   

• The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Buying An Existing Restaurant Versus Developing A Restaurant From Scratch
  Volume 4, Issue 2 (2002)
   

• A Positive Outlook For Restaurant Owners And Restaurant Buyers In 2002 
  Volume 4, Issue 1 (2002)
   

• Buyers And Sellers Connect Online At RestaurantRealty.com
  Volume 3, Issue 3 (2001)
   

• Tips To Stay On Top During Challenging Economic Times
  Volume 3, Issue 2 (2001)
   

• Restaurant Realty Company Applies Technology by Database of Prospective Buyers With Its Listing Inventory
  Volume 3, Issue 1 (2001)
   

• Advantages Of Working With An Experienced Broker In Buying And Selling A Restaurant, Bar Or Club
  Volume 2, Issue 4 (2000)
   

• How To Negotiate A Good Tenant's Lease And How To Renew A Lease On Favorable Terms To The Tenant
  Volume 2, Issue 3 (2000)
   

• Major Considerations In Deciding To Sell You Restaurant, Bar Or Club
  Volume 2, Issue 2 (2000)
   

• Buyers Registration And Businesses Wanted Section Added To Restaurant Realty's Website - www.RestaurantRealty.com
  Volume 2, Issue 1 (2000) 
   

• The Advantages Of Reporting All Of Your Sales
  Volume 1, Issue 5 (1999)
   

• When Is The Best Time To Sell Your Restaurant, Bar Or Club?
  Volume 1, Issue 5 (1999)
   

• What You Should Do To Get Your Restaurant, Bar Or Club Ready For Sale
  Volume 1, Issue 4 (1999)
   

• How Restaurant Realty Company Maintains Strict Confidentiality In Marketing Its Restaurant For Sale
  Volume 1, Issue 3 (1999)
   

• Why Choose Restaurant Realty Company To Sell My Restaurant, Bar and/or Club
  Volume 1, Issue 2 (1999)
   

• How To Find A Good Restaurant Site
  Volume 1, Issue 1 (1999)

  Restaurant Rap Restaurateurs of the Quarter

• Arthur B. Zimmerman - My Father & Founder of Zim's Restaurants
  Volume 10, Issue 1 (2008)
  
  

• Brothers With “Star” Quality
  Volume 9, Issue 4 (2007)
   

• Jacek Rosicki - Agenda Restaurant Bar & Lounge
  Volume 9, Issue 3 (2007)
   

• Tomatina International Inc - Chilton Dodson
  Volume 9, Issue 2 (2007)
   

• The Fakhouri Brothers - Owners of Savor, Crepevine, & Mandaloun Restaurants
  Volume 9, Issue 1 (2007)
   

• Jeffrey’s Hamburgers: Serge Karanov
  Volume 8, Issue 4 (2006)
   

• One Industry Group - Bob Jones, Hugo Gamboa, & Drew Andelman
  Volume 8, Issue 3 (2006)
   

• Todd Parent, Of Extreme Pizza, Takes Pizza To Extremes
  Volume 8, Issue 2 (2006)
   

• Peter Cooperstein - Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
  Volume 8, Issue 1 (2006)
   

• Johnny Garlic's Founders - Steven Gruber and Guy Fieri
  Volume 7, Issue 4 (2005)
   

• Suzanne Brangham Of General’s Daughter, Ramekins And Macarthur Place
  Volume 7, Issue 2 (2005)
   

• George Morrone And Aabi Shapoorian
  Volume 7, Issue 1 (2005)
   

• Mary’s Pizza Shack - A Family Affair
  Volume 6, Issue 3 (2004)
   

• Man J. Kim Of Lori’s Diner Purchases Sears Fine Foods
  Volume 6, Issue 2 (2004)
   

• Jan Birnbaum, "The Hardest Working Man In Show Business"
  Volume 6, Issue 1 (2004)
   

• John Sarran Of Bubba’s
  Volume 5, Issue 4 (2003)
   

• Guy Carson Of Café Du Nord
  Volume 5, Issue 3 (2003)
   

• Scott Howard & Charles Low Of Fork
  Volume  5, Issue 2 (2003)
   

• Jocelyn Bulow Of Plouf & Chez Papa
  Volume 5, Issue 1 (2003)
   

• Roxanne And Michael Klein Of Roxanne’s - One Of The Most Innovative New Restaurants In The Bay Area
  Volume 4, Issue 4 (2002)
   

• Ed Coleman And Robyn Sills
  Volume 4, Issue 3 (2002)
   

• Haig And Cynthia Krikorian And James Landes
  Volume 4, Issue 2 (2002)
   

• Peter And Cindy Kahl Owners Of Suppenkuche And Cafe Du Nord
  Volume 4, Issue 1 (2002)
   

• Johnny Alamilla Will Be Opening Alma In San Francisco
  Volume 3, Issue 3 (2001)
   

• Todd Kniess Of Liaison Bistro
  Volume 3, Issue 2 (2001)
   

• Altamir Souza Of North Beach Pizza
  Volume 3, Issue 1 (2001)
   

• Cindy Pawlcyn Of Mustards Grill
  Volume 2, Issue 4 (2000)
   

• Michael Dellar & Bradley Ogden Make Life A Lark
  Volume 2, Issue 3 (2000)
   

• A Tale Of Two Steves
  Volume 2, Issue 2 (2000)
   

• Richard Ring Of R. Ring Enterprises, Inc.
  Volume 2, Issue 1 (2000)
   

• Jack Krietzman Of Jackson Fillmore Trattoria (S.F.) And Cucina Jackson Fillmore (San Anselmo)
  Volume 1, Issue 5 (1999)
   

• Paul Lazzareschi Of Vasco Restaurant & Bar In Mill Valley
  Volume 1, Issue 3 (1999)
   

  Restaurant Rap Bay Area Sold Restaurant Report

Restaurants Sold Report Include a sample of Listings Sold by Restaurant Realty Company in the respective year. The reports do not reflect all listings sold as some deals have been requested to be kept confidential by the buyer and/or seller.

2007 2006 2005 2004

2003  2002  2001  2000

1999 1998 1997 1996