Johnny Alamilla Will Be Opening Alma In San Francisco

Alma, a transaction completed by Restaurant Realty Company, will be opening soon at 1107 Valencia Street, San Francisco, at the corner of 22nd and Valencia, the former site of The Rooster. Alma will be a reinvented reincarnation of Che Bar y Restaurante Nuevo Latino which was a San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 restaurant due to […]

Joanna Karlinksy Takes Over the Hotel Utah Restaurant, Bar & Club Operation

Joanna Karlinsky is our restaurateur of the quarter. She has just purchased the Hotel Utah Restaurant, Bar & Club at 500 4th St. in San Francisco and was represented by Restaurant Realty. Joanna’s other great restaurant is The Meetinghouse at 1701 Octavia in San Francisco. Born and bred in New York City, Joanna’s passion for […]

Buyers and Sellers Connect Online

Restaurant Realty Company’s website, www.restaurantrealty.com has been effective in putting together buyers and sellers which has resulted in several sales. Our website is viewed daily by hundreds of prospective buyers and sellers. The most popular sections viewed are the Listing Section and the Buyer’s Registration Section. The Listing Section includes details on all our listings […]

Todd Kniess of Liaison Bistro

Todd Kniess opened his new Berkeley restaurant LIAISON at 1849 Shattuck Avenue (at the corner of Hearst) in March 2001 after a lifetime of experience in the business. Todd was raised in Connecticut as the son of a caterer. He eventually graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and then worked for a number of […]

Tips to Staying On Top During Economic Times

During challenging economic periods it is important that your performance is at its best to maintain continued success in your operation. Good operators realize that during tough times it is more challenging to get customers into their restaurant as they tend to be more conservative in their spending habits during these periods. Here are some […]

Restaurant Realty Applies Technology to Prospective Buyers

As we move into the 21st Century, Restaurant Realty Company is updating its approach to reaching buyers. In addition to aggressive daily newspaper advertising, weekly mailings, and extensive yellow page placement, we have further developed our website – www.restaurantrealty.com to target buyers’ criteria. Each prospective buyer who fills out the buyer’s survey on our website […]

Altamir Souza Of North Beach Pizza

Al Souza, a native of Brazil, started his restaurant career in 1976 when he purchased a small pizza shop in San Francisco called California Pizza. After earning his degree in computer science from University of San Francisco he sold this shop in 1980 and worked for Church’s Fried Chicken for 2 years as a manager, […]