How to Open a Bar & Grill Business
If you are gregarious and enjoy food and alcohol, a bar and grill could be the right business for you. A bar and grill business provides a friendly gathering space, a comfort food menu, and an appealing selection of alcoholic beverages. It will most likely open and late stay open late, and it will have a focus or theme such as sports, hunting, or live music.
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Contact your local liquor permitting agency and ask about fees and licenses for serving beer and wine, as well as hard liquor. Inquire about zoning restrictions that might prevent you from opening a bar and grill in a particular neighborhood, and regulations stipulating that you need to sell a certain amount of food relative to the quantity of alcohol that you serve. There may be a waiting period, and you may need to submit to a background check.
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Contact your local health department and ask about permits and regulations for the restaurant end of your business. Purchase all necessary permits, and design your kitchen and your menu to comply with local health codes.
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Choose a theme for your bar and grill, such as sports or live music, and design a space that is consistent with this theme. If you are opening a sports bar, position big screen TV's in strategic places, and if you will feature live music situate a stage in a place where it is most visible and least obstructive to the flow of food in and out of the kitchen. Design a comfortable space, fitting as many tables as you can without making the space feel crowded.
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Plan a menu that complements the alcoholic beverages you will be serving. Include conventional items that customers expect to find at a bar and grill, such as fries and hamburgers, as well as some signature surprises.
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Choose beers, wines, and a liquor selection appropriate to the clientele you hope to draw. If you want your establishment to appeal to a high end crowd, choose microbrews and fine wines. If you are opening a mainstream bar and grill, choose mostly well known, affordable brands of beer.
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