Lee Quan of Lee’s Deli
Lee’s Deli was created by Lee and Claudia in 1983, however, its commitment to serving its customers originated over 45 years ago. At the age of 14, Lee worked in his dad’s butcher shop on Fillmore Street, called Daily Meat Market, to provide quality meat at a low price. It was here that Lee learned […]
The Advantages And Disadvantages of Doing Deals in 2009 & 2010
ADVANTAGES Some Sellers are very motivated to sell – Due to the economic challenges that many sellers face they are motivated to sell quickly. Many sellers are on the brink of going out of business and they would be willing to get cents on the dollar rather than get nothing and end up owing creditors […]
Ken Vix of An Affair To Remember
Ken has been a special person in my life as I worked with Ken for many years at Zim’s Restaurants, my family’s restaurant company. Ken, while attending UC Berkeley, was working part time as a bartender in a restaurant and bar we owned called Bayfair House of Pancakes in San Leandro. From here he went […]
Converting Problems Into Opportunities – Taking a Troubled Business and Turning it Into a Successful Business
In these challenging economic times we see a number of successful operators capitalizing on other operators problems and turning these problems into opportunities. There are a number of operators that are in trouble as they are losing money, have had their credit maxed out and are not capable of paying their bills. There are a […]
Things That Can Go Wrong During A Sales Transaction That Sellers Needs to Know: Part 2
This article is a continuation of Part 1 of the Things That Can Go Wrong During a Sales Transaction. Part 1 discussed the things that can go wrong from the Buyer’s side and Part 2 will discuss how things can go wrong from the Seller’s side. Restaurant Realty can work with a Seller before the […]
Brothers With “Star” Quality
Syavash Alaee and Shahpour Alaie, partners and brothers, have been in the restaurant business together for almost 30 years. From 1978 to 2007 they owned 6 different restaurants including The Roman House in San Mateo, Barney’s Restaurant in Oakland, Fat Fanny’s in Fremont, Café Le Monde in Albany, Fruit Gallery in San Francisco, and Bistro […]
Jeffrey’s Hamburgers – Serge Karanov
Jeffrey’s Hamburgers, located in downtown San Mateo, has become a local favorite with their delicious hamburgers, French fries, milkshakes, and onion rings. They were voted Best Hamburgers in San Mateo County by the San Mateo County Times and they were voted Top Five Hamburgers in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle. Serge Karanov, […]
Restaurant Realty’s Team Approach Gets The Deals Done
Restaurant Realty Company, which is headed by the efforts of myself (Steve Zimmerman, President/Broker) is successful because of our team approach to getting deals done. A competent, trained member of our staff handles each phase of the process, including listing the business, marketing the business, screening potential buyers, making the deal, and closing escrow. The […]
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 […]