Building a new restaurant from the ground up starts with creating a creative concept. What steps should you take next? Follow these tips for incredible results, courtesy of our expert restaurant planning, design, and construction experts.

 

1. Determine Your Priorities

Make a list of features you consider essential to restaurant success, such as:

• • A full bar
• • An outdoor terrace
• • A stage for live music

 

2. Focus on Restaurant Equipment

Flesh out your preliminary ideas by considering the physical equipment you’ll need to make them happen, such as prep stations, grills, and other kitchen equipment. Contractors have to build spaces around equipment needs, not vice-versa.

 

3. Contact a Professional Restaurant Contractor

Professional restaurant contractors lead a smooth project by making sure:

• • The budget is used for maximum benefit
• • The work is of high-quality
• • Adherence to costs and construction timeline is optimized

 

4. Communicate Openly

Sit down with your restaurant contractor and architect to make sure everyone is on the same page.
It’s important to be honest; something you don’t like from the beginning won’t feel any better later on. At the same time, stay flexible and listen carefully to recommendations that can save you time and money down the road.

 5. Create a Restaurant Layout That Works

Before starting to build, the architect and restaurant contractor need to know specifics. What’s the essence of your brand? What ambiance fits best: modern, spacious, minimalist, quirky or cozy? Some other aspects to take address are:

• • Seating layout
• • Locations of the kitchen, food prep area, foyer, dining area, and other spaces
• • Signature accent areas

 

6. Handle Additional Layers

If it weren’t for your restaurant contractor, you would have to do the following yourself:

• • Establish HVAC requirements
• • Design electrical, plumbing and lighting systems
• • Take safety regulations into account

You can still communicate requests to the contractor – like outlets or fixture placement – but you don’t have to worry about the small stuff.

7. Add Finishing Touches to Pre-Construction Plans

Before breaking ground, both architect and general contractor will coordinate these details with you:

• • Interior accents
• • Furniture
• • Design materials – flooring, wall coverings, and windows

You’ll also want to organize restaurant details such as POS terminals, web design, marketing, menus, signage, and other brand elements.

8. Apply for Permits and Coordinate Delivery

Once the planning process is finished, you need the legal permits to proceed. Order your restaurant equipment and furniture as soon as possible, since the delivery of many items takes six weeks or more.With the help of Tech 24 Construction, you can get your project done with ease.

Every aspect of restaurant construction, from planning to permits and execution, is much easier with experienced restaurant contractors behind you. Contact us today for your restaurant construction project. We’re happy to work with you to bring your vision to life.