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I'm a long time cook, restaurant manager that has lots of experience running restaurants that is trying to open his own restaurant> Below i will try and paint you a picture of the location/demographic/kitchen of the Restaurant I am trying to buy. I ask for your help in constructing a menu.
LOCATION:
The restaurant is 30 minutes inland, outside of Orlando.Its in a Historic Dowtown. The demographic is about 35% snowbird/Brit. 15% transplants from the north, and 50% Florida <mod edit: We get it, Floridians>
COMPETION:
In the DT area there is a Pizza joint, a Irish pub (bar food), a cafe (breakfast/lunch), and a sports bar.
There is a real opening for a southern style place.
The Restaurant:
Its a converted house that was built in 1932 and built out to a restaurant in 2005.(pics below)
*Small kitchen (7 ft hood)- Only 6ft of cooking equpiment space.
*Indoor seating- 25 seats
*outdoor seating- 16-deck/ 32 lawn
Pictures:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/resto.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Recipe-resto-boys018.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Recipe-resto-boys030.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Recipe-resto-boys005.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Christmas2009ClermontRestaurant044.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Christmas2009ClermontRestaurant045.jpg
My menu as of now:
Appetizers
o Fried Dill Pickles
o Fried Mushrooms
o Shrimp Cocktail
o Bruschetta
o Pimento Cheese Stuffed Celery
Soups
o Loaded Potato
o Seasonal
Example = Gazpacho in Summer / Clam Chowder during Lent / Chicken Noodle in Winter
Salads
o Summer Salad
o Caesar Salad
o Cobb Salad
Sandwiches
o Burger
With Sliced Cheese
o Magnolia Burger
Topped with fresh made Pimento Cheese
o Meatloaf Sandwich
o 7oz Ribeye Sandwich
o Fish Sandwich (Grilled or fried)
o Chicken Salad Sandwich
o Pimento Cheese Sandwich
o Caesar Chicken Wrap
Entrees
Beef
o Magnolia Meatloaf
Southern style meatloaf served with chili ketchup
o 8oz Filet
BC stuffed at $3
o 14oz Ribeye
Seafood
o Low Country Seafood
Blackened Mahi/Grouper/Snapper or shrimp served over Cheese Grits with chopped tomatoes
o Grilled Salmon
o Grilled shrimp
Chicken
o Grilled chicken breast
o Chicken Salad Entree
Vegetable
o Vegetable Platter
o Quiche
Sides
o Garlic Mashed Pot
o Sweet Potato Casserole
o Yellow Squash Casserole
o Cheese Grits
o Vegetable Medley
o Black-eyed Peas
o Sweet Pot Fries
o Fried Okra
o Chips
o Fruit plate
Desserts
o Seasonal Cobbler
o Chocolate Chip Cookies
o Pecan Pie
o Cheesecake
LOCATION:
The restaurant is 30 minutes inland, outside of Orlando.Its in a Historic Dowtown. The demographic is about 35% snowbird/Brit. 15% transplants from the north, and 50% Florida <mod edit: We get it, Floridians>
COMPETION:
In the DT area there is a Pizza joint, a Irish pub (bar food), a cafe (breakfast/lunch), and a sports bar.
There is a real opening for a southern style place.
The Restaurant:
Its a converted house that was built in 1932 and built out to a restaurant in 2005.(pics below)
*Small kitchen (7 ft hood)- Only 6ft of cooking equpiment space.
*Indoor seating- 25 seats
*outdoor seating- 16-deck/ 32 lawn
Pictures:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/resto.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Recipe-resto-boys018.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Recipe-resto-boys030.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Recipe-resto-boys005.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Christmas2009ClermontRestaurant044.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/mikebenson/Christmas2009ClermontRestaurant045.jpg
My menu as of now:
Appetizers
o Fried Dill Pickles
o Fried Mushrooms
o Shrimp Cocktail
o Bruschetta
o Pimento Cheese Stuffed Celery
Soups
o Loaded Potato
o Seasonal
Example = Gazpacho in Summer / Clam Chowder during Lent / Chicken Noodle in Winter
Salads
o Summer Salad
o Caesar Salad
o Cobb Salad
Sandwiches
o Burger
With Sliced Cheese
o Magnolia Burger
Topped with fresh made Pimento Cheese
o Meatloaf Sandwich
o 7oz Ribeye Sandwich
o Fish Sandwich (Grilled or fried)
o Chicken Salad Sandwich
o Pimento Cheese Sandwich
o Caesar Chicken Wrap
Entrees
Beef
o Magnolia Meatloaf
Southern style meatloaf served with chili ketchup
o 8oz Filet
BC stuffed at $3
o 14oz Ribeye
Seafood
o Low Country Seafood
Blackened Mahi/Grouper/Snapper or shrimp served over Cheese Grits with chopped tomatoes
o Grilled Salmon
o Grilled shrimp
Chicken
o Grilled chicken breast
o Chicken Salad Entree
Vegetable
o Vegetable Platter
o Quiche
Sides
o Garlic Mashed Pot
o Sweet Potato Casserole
o Yellow Squash Casserole
o Cheese Grits
o Vegetable Medley
o Black-eyed Peas
o Sweet Pot Fries
o Fried Okra
o Chips
o Fruit plate
Desserts
o Seasonal Cobbler
o Chocolate Chip Cookies
o Pecan Pie
o Cheesecake
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