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Down-Home Cookin’
When my wife and I opened a diner off of I-5 last summer, we certainly didn’t have any grand aspirations. We had always been the ones hosting large family get-togethers and cooking meals for friends, and we figured that the diner would simply be home cooking on a slightly larger scale. To our surprise, within a few months we were forced to add a new dining area to the small space we had bought a mile off of the freeway.
At first we had basic cooking equipment, like ovens and several stove top burners, but with the influx of customers, we recognized the need to upgrade. We began investing in commercial grade equipment that greatly reduced our prep time. It also made it easier to churn out better tasting cuisine.
So You Want to Open a Restaurant?
From renting a building with kitchen space to writing the menu, entrepreneurs have their work cut out for them when they enter the restaurant industry. On the one hand, food service is one of the few industries that isn’t going belly-up thanks to the economic recession. On the other hand, competition can be fierce and running a restaurant isn’t always a fun and glamorous proposition.
After securing a rental space, putting up appropriate decorations and hiring a knowledgeable, competent staff, your first priority should be to install some high-quality food service equipment. While it might be possible to get by using old, secondhand equipment, there’s no guaranteeing how long it will last without going on the fritz. When preparing food is your primary business, there’s no sense taking unnecessary risks.