About Us

Restaurant Realty Company was founded by Steven D. Zimmerman in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Since inception the company has developed into the largest California restaurant brokerage specializing in sales, acquisitions and leasing of restaurants, bars, nightclubs, other types of food service businesses (convenience stores, catering companies, commercial kitchens, inplant feeding facilities, food trucks, etc.) and related commercial buildings.  We have completed transactions in over 80% of all California cities and in over 70% of all California counties and we have representation throughout the state including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Central Coast, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets.

Now celebrating our 27th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in completing over $1,000,000,000 (billion) of Business and Real Estate Transactions including the following: Selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, Selling over 70 related commercial buildings,  Leasing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space and Completing over 5,000 valuations. The majority of our staff have either owned and/or managed restaurants. Our deep experience as operators means we understand your business from the inside out.