What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco

Re:What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco by jpatokal on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @11:37PM (#14651531)

He spent half a mil on rent, construction, kitchen equipment, permits, etc. Artwork, furniture, plates etc (= the "fancy" stuff) came in at "only" $100k.

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Re:What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco by cassieramen on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @12:14AM (#14651640)

I can't believe that half the time and about 15% of the budget were all due to permitting delays. That is totally nuts.

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Re:What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco by mahyarm on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @05:20AM (#14652742)

And you wonder why the rent is expensive

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Re:What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco by obstinate on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @08:28AM (#14653497)

Construction and rent also vary with fanciness. Rent because rent is more expensive in the fancy parts of town. Construction because the quality of finishes is a significant factor in construction costs.

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Re:What It Costs to Open a Restaurant in San Francisco by briandear on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @03:33AM (#14652331)

And actually a cheap kitchen since the stove/oven expense at a sushi place is considerably less than it would be at other kinds of restaurants.

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