According to a report from the employees at One Fat Frog, here are the top ten reasons why restaurants might delay their openings.
- Problems with roof, HVAC, and hoods (more likely on the first two than the latter)
- Electrical and plumbing issues
- Lack of knowledge on using restaurant equipment
- Issues raised by the health inspector
- Issued raised by the fire inspector
- ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) inspection issues
- Budget Issues
- Lack of Pre-Planning
- Issues raised by the landlord
- Permits
While delays on opening a restaurant, bar, grill or food and beverage establishment can’t be solely placed on these items we often hear from customers that this is what is taking the most time and creates the “unforeseen” issues. One of our articles should get you started on avoiding such unforeseen consequences. In short, you need to plan (and plan and plan).