Open-By-Date Restaurant Build-Outs
Restaurant inspections fail on hood + suppression sequencing more than anything else. I confirm hood and fire suppression certification dates before promising your open date — and I sequence the trades around the inspection cycle, not the other way around.
- Commercial Kitchens – Hood, suppression, walk-in, grease trap
- Bar Build-Outs – Three-compartment sink, handsink, drainage
- Dining Rooms – Acoustics, lighting, finish-grade workflow
- ADA Restrooms – Code-rated turning radius + grab bars
- Open-By-Date Scheduling – Inspection windows built into the timeline
Full Restaurant Build-Outs
Turnkey full restaurant build-outs — kitchen, bar, dining, restrooms, signage rough-in, fire-rated separations. I run the project from demo to soft-open, with inspection windows scheduled into the calendar.
$200K–$600K
Final number depends on your specific scope, finishes, and site conditions. I'll quote the exact figure after a walk-through.
Why
Running the build-out as one contract under one license keeps the trades coordinated and the open-date promises honest. Splitting it up is how dates slip.
What
Kitchen with hood + suppression, walk-in cooler, grease trap (per FL DBPR), bar with three-compartment + handsink, dining room layout, ADA restrooms, signage rough-in, fire-rated separations, code-compliant occupancy.
How
DBPR + Health Department review drives permit timeline. Rough-in 4–6 weeks; finish + equipment 4–6 weeks; pre-open inspection 1–2 weeks. Total 14–22 weeks for typical scopes.
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville is on my résumé — $30M scope, hospital-grade ACHA permitting. Restaurant inspection sequencing is a known pattern at this point.
Commercial Kitchen + Hood + Suppression
Kitchen build-outs to FL DBPR spec — Type I hood with fire suppression, walk-in cooler, grease trap, hand sinks at every workstation, sealed flooring, sealed walls. The inspection-passing kitchen, not the looks-passing kitchen.
$120K–$320K
Final number depends on your specific scope, finishes, and site conditions. I'll quote the exact figure after a walk-through.
Why
Kitchens are where the inspection actually happens. The hood, the suppression, the grease trap, and the wall finishes have to all check out — separately and together.
What
Type I hood with fire suppression, walk-in cooler with proper drainage, grease trap (per FL DBPR), hand sinks per workstation, FRP or stainless wall panels, sealed flooring (quarry tile or sealed concrete), 3-comp dish line.
How
Hood and suppression are the long-lead items — I order at permit. Rough-in 3–5 weeks; equipment install + commissioning 2–3 weeks; certification + inspection 1–2 weeks.
Hood and fire suppression certifications come from separate companies and have to be scheduled in advance. I book those before promising you an open date.
Bar Build-Outs
Bar builds with code-rated three-compartment sink, handsink, glass-rinser, drainage, ice well, draft system rough-in, and the back-bar millwork that makes it photograph well. Health-code compliant top to bottom.
$50K–$150K
Final number depends on your specific scope, finishes, and site conditions. I'll quote the exact figure after a walk-through.
Why
Bar volume drives margin. A bar that's hard to work behind costs you in shifts of slow service forever.
What
Three-compartment sink, handsink, glass-rinser, ice well, draft beer rough-in, refrigeration, back-bar millwork, sealed bar top (stone, solid surface, or sealed wood), under-bar electrical.
How
Plumbing rough-in week 1–2; bar millwork week 3–4; equipment commissioning week 5. Most bars run 4–6 weeks.
Three-compartment + handsink isn't optional — it's the inspection. I build to spec the first time because retrofitting a bar to pass is expensive.
Dining Room Renovations
Renovate the dining room without losing your operating weeks. Acoustics, lighting, finish-grade workflow, server stations, ADA pathways. I phase the work so you can keep the kitchen running and re-open zone by zone.
$60K–$180K
Final number depends on your specific scope, finishes, and site conditions. I'll quote the exact figure after a walk-through.
Why
Dining rooms get tired before kitchens do. A refresh — new seating layout, better acoustics, current lighting — can change perceived value of the experience without touching the back of house.
What
Reconfigured seating, acoustic ceiling treatment, updated lighting (track + accent + dimmer), server stations, ADA-compliant aisles, refreshed flooring + paint, signage updates.
How
Phase the dining room in halves if the operator wants to stay open. Each half runs about 3 weeks. Full renovation closed: 4–6 weeks.
Restaurants lose customers when the dining room is dark and loud. Acoustic ceiling tile fixes more than any other single upgrade — I'll spec it right and put it where it matters.
What restaurants ask me to build out.
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- Full restaurant build-out
- Commercial kitchen line
- Type I hood with fire suppression
- Walk-in cooler + freezer
- Grease trap to FL DBPR spec
- Bar with three-compartment sink
- Bar with draft beer system
- Glass-rinser at the bar
- Hand sinks per workstation
- FRP or stainless wall panels
- Quarry tile floor in kitchen
- Dining room acoustic upgrade
- Patio + outdoor dining build-out
- ADA-compliant restrooms
- Server stations + POS rough-in
- Sealed concrete flooring
- Pizza oven install
- Sushi bar millwork
- Open-by-date scheduling
- Phased dining room reno (stay open)
- Bar-only renovation
- Convert retail to restaurant
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