Johnny Garlic’s Founders – Steven Gruber and Guy Fieri
Steven Gruber and Guy Fieri opened Johnny Garlic’s in 1996. Both owners have strong backgrounds in the food service business. Steven’s college degree is from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration. Upon graduation Steven worked with Restaurant Enterprise Group experiencing everything from the ground up-eventually being a multi […]
Restaurant Realty Completes 76 Transactions in 2005
Below find the breakdown of Transactions by Bay Area region for 2005. San Francisco: 28 Marin County: 10 San Rafael: 4 Novato:2 Olema:1 Larkspur:1 Corte Madera:1 Woodacre:1 Sonoma County: 4 Santa Rosa: 2 Petaluma: 1 Sonoma: 1 East Bay: 21 Berkeley:6 Oakland:4 Alameda:2 Sunol:1 San Leandro:1 Walnut Creek: 1 Danville:1 Fremont:1 Point Richmond:1 Albany:1 Orinda:1 […]
Dealing With The Most Common Problems That Come Up During A Sale to Insure a Closed Escrow
There are many problems which can occur during the sales process and having closed over 400 escrows Restaurant Realty has experienced many of these problems. This discussion is to prepare the seller on how to take a proactive approach in dealing with some of the most common problems that occur during the sales process to […]
Suzanne Brangham Of General’s Daughter, Ramekins & MacArthur Place
Restaurant Realty recently had the pleasure of working with Suzanne Brangham and completing the sale of a 19th century Victorian, The General’s Daughter Restaurant and real estate in Sonoma. Suzanne Brangham, the former owner, has held many successful careers from teacher to advertising, to interior designer, to best selling author, to renovator of 70 properties […]
Restaurant Realty’s Marketing System Completes Over 400 Successful Transactions
We have sold over 400 food service businesses as a result of our commitment to maintaining a large inventory of businesses for sale and making a meaningful investment in marketing and advertising these businesses. You can have the greatest product in the world but unless you tell people about it how are they going to […]
George Morrone And Aabi Shapoorian
Two successful restaurant stories have teamed again on a new venture that will open this April in Novato. Restaurant Realty participated in the deal where George Morrone and Aabi Shapoorian will open a Steakhouse with beef from Argentina and a menu to match. They have been wowing crowds most recently in San Francisco with their […]
The Eight Step Selling Process – Part III:
Licenses, Inventory, & Closing Escrow This is the final section of a three part series on the eight step selling process. If you missed the first two parts please look at our two most recent Restaurant Raps, the 2004 Third Quarter Issue which discussed: 1) receiving the offer, 2) responding to the offer, 3) acceptance […]