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Anyone looking to fork out that kind of cash better know what they are doing or have it to lose. When I asked for a meeting with the health dept, my application was approved at that meeting. I also priced used and new equipment, bought it, and saved for the construction. I found the answers to every question either online or talking to contractors. I got the application 1 1/2 years before I applied. If she hasn't done the first steps, my advice is to stop right now, learn how to open a business, secure proper funds, about $100,000, then go to the health dept. Jewelsq, it looks like we all are assuming that. And hopefully you have business experience. You must include every expense documented with quotes. Not that you need a loan, but see what they say about the viability. I don't mean to be discouraging, but do your business plan and present it to a loan officer or an accountant. And lots of people on here say they barely break even, or go in the hole, with much less to overcome than this. In this economy, I would hate to have to overcome that before I made any money myself. There are abandoned restaurants in every town. To convert a kitchen that is in code, a fraction. My guess, and Debi can help me, is a full buildout would be $80,000 up, and likely it will be up. We live in a smaller town and the contractors come to do the job in two's at $70.00 each, $140.00 an hour. They won't be able to help on the systems. So be careful relying on friends and family. You can't do the work yourself if you don't have the license to pull permits. But we have commercial contractors licenses. I got an estimate to move the hot water heater a few feet, $2500. Each of the contractors tweaked my layout to save me money.
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