Commercial restaurant equipment

Just a quick word about the equipment you'll need for your new restaurant.

Before you go out and start buying restaurant equipment, you must know that you will be required to have all commercial grade equipment installed in your entire restaurant. That includes your restaurant kitchen, your bar and your service areas.

Many people are unaware of this and begin to accumulate equipment that maybe they've used in their home such as a microwave, coffee maker or toaster. These appliances simply are not made for continued use day in and day out and for long extended hours as you'll be working in your restaurant.

The Board of Health, your Department of Revenue and the Liquor Control Board as well as the Fire Department for your state, no matter which state you live in, will not approve your restaurant without
all commercial grade equipment installed. It may seem unfair since commercial restaurant equipment will cost more money than anything simply made for the home but, remember that you will be serving the public and safety is always a key concern for the all of these departments, especially the Health Department and the Fire Department.

If you know now what type of restaurant you will be opening, by all means start to check sales on commercial grade equipment and keep it in storage if possible. You can save a lot of money by shopping online and even at amazon.com where you'll get free shipping!! That's a huge savings if you've started to get some baseline prices on your equipment. Many companies will add hundreds of dollars simply for the shipping.

That's why we've added the amazon block so that you can start to price compare and maybe if you're lucky you can start to buy some equipment that you're sure you'll need, especially if you can store it in your garage or a storage unit until needed.

Okay, back to the getting you ready to start a restaurant in the days to come! Just wanted to share this tidbit of information with you so that you are forewarned:) Cheers!