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I recently had the opportunity in selling Bubba’s Diner , 566 San Anselmo Avenue, in San Anselmo to John Sarran, an experienced restaurateur. John graduated with honors from the Culinary Institute of America and University of Denver School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. His experience includes management and chef roles at Seafood Peddler, San Rafael […]
As a continuation to our last article I will discuss further some additional important points regarding lease negotiations which I believe will be helpful to you. 1. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE RIGHTS – Having the proper language in this section of the lease is extremely important in helping you sell your business. This language should include […]
We recently had the pleasure of selling Café Du Nord, a nightclub, restaurant and live music venue to Guy Carson and his partners. Located at 2170 Market Street in San Francisco the business is open from 4p-2a Wednesday through Saturday and 6p-2a Sunday through Tuesday. The Café built in 1907 is located in the basement […]
As a former restaurant owner and as a restaurant broker I have negotiated over 300 leases. As a result of my experience I thought it would be helpful in this issue and the next issue to discuss some of the most important aspects of negotiating a lease. In addition to the topics discussed below I’ll […]
Chef/Owner Scott Howard and General Manager/Owner Charles Low founded FORK (located at 198 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo, open T-Sa 5:30p-10p, 415-453-9898) after combining talents and reaching a fork in the road of their personal careers. Scott’s extensive background in both the Bay Area and South Florida restaurant scene motivated him to partner with […]
The best ways to keep up with our new restaurant, bar and/or club opportunities are as follows: 1) look at our website, www.restaurantrealty.com, Current Listings Section which is updated daily, 2) register on our website, www.restaurantrealty.com, home page where it says Buyers Register which will put you in our data base and you will receive […]
Restaurant Realty Company has sold over 265 restaurants, bars and/or clubs since 1996. There were a number of other businesses that we could have sold over those years but ran into the following major obstacles. Here is a list of specific challenges that can be stumbling blocks in closing your deal. 1. LANDLORD ISSUES – […]
Jocelyn Bulow’s rise to restaurant stardom has been rapid. A native of Nice, France, he graduated from a culinary school in France and started his career as a maitre’d at La Couple in Paris. Jocelyn has traveled far in his career from Paris to New York and finally the past 5 years on the San […]
Restaurant Realty Has Sold Over 250 Restaurants, Bars And/Or Clubs Has Over 2,000 Buyers in Its Database Since 1996 we have sold over 250 restaurants, bars and/or clubs and we have over 2,000 active buyers in our data base who receive email broadcasts every two weeks regarding our new, price reduced, featured and coming soon […]
In today’s active selling climate it is important to have your business positioned as favorably as possible. We are finding more frequently that sellers are not maximizing potential profit from their business’s sale because they have waited too long to put their restaurant on the market. Here is a list of things that need your […]