Plan the space, equipment and construction.
Use these guides before you sign a lease, order equipment, apply for approvals or ask contractors for pricing.
Can your restaurant stay open during renovation?
Plan health-unit review, service phases, utility shutdowns and reopening checks before promising to stay open.
Plan the operating phases →09 / Comparing quotesWhy restaurant renovation quotes can be so far apart
Compare the scope, equipment connections, allowances and exclusions before choosing a contractor.
Make sense of the quotes →01 / Before the leaseCommercial kitchen pre-lease checklist
Check the use, landlord conditions, exhaust route, utilities, drainage and access before signing.
Open the pre-lease checklist →02 / ApprovalsToronto + Mississauga permit planning guide
See which city, public-health, landlord and trade approvals may apply to the job.
Review permit planning →03 / PricingWhat to send for a useful build-out estimate
Give estimators the plans, equipment and site information they need to price the same work.
Prepare for an estimate →04 / Equipment handoffTurn an equipment quote into a buildable scope
Line up the model schedule, utilities, clearances, delivery path and installation responsibilities before site work starts.
Open the handoff checklist →05 / Choosing a unitFormer restaurant or empty unit?
Compare existing systems, landlord handover and the work required for your concept before choosing a space.
Compare the two starting points →06 / Hoods + fire protectionHow to plan kitchen fire suppression in Ontario
Check an existing system, prepare for a quote and understand who handles specialist work before the kitchen changes.
Read the fire suppression guide →07 / Hood replacementReplacing a restaurant hood: before you order
Check what can stay, compare the connected work and assign approvals, access and handover responsibilities.
Open the hood replacement checklist →08 / From review to handoverWho does what in a restaurant build?
Give owner decisions, design, approvals, trade boundaries and completion checks a named responsible party.
Plan the project responsibilities →Send them over.
Share the plans, photos and lease information you already have.
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