To open a sushi bar, you need to pick up a room in a walk-through place that meets the requirements of the regulatory authorities. But even if you have already found this, do not rush to conclude a lease. Do some market research to find out if the traffic you need is being provided.
It is necessary
premises, concept, business plan, design project, equipment, furniture, staff
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a room for a sushi bar. Be sure to calculate whether enough potential customers pass and pass by it. The fact is that sushi bars work 80 percent at the expense of guests making spontaneous visits, and only 20 percent at the expense of visitors who have planned a visit to you. It is good if there is a university or other educational institution near the chosen premises. Young people under 25 years old very often visit catering places.
Step 2
Obtain the conclusion of the Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and the Fire Inspectorate regarding the compliance of this premises with the requirements for public catering. Carefully work out the shortcomings you find. By the next visit of the inspection authorities, you should be all right. While inconsistencies are being addressed, develop a concept. It should display the relationship between the name of the sushi bar, its design, menu, staff, principles of service and advertising. This document is required, it will be the terms of reference for the start-up.
Step 3
Make a business plan. Previously, when the situation with liquid real estate was different, the business plan was drawn up before, and not after the decision on the choice of premises was made. Today, in large cities, there are very few suitable places, and even located in neighborhoods with busy traffic, where you can open a small sushi bar. So the issue of rent became primary.
Step 4
Start organizing technical design, laying engineering communications, purchasing and placing technological equipment. If you decide to limit the range of sushi and rolls, you will not need a large kitchen. But if you have an idea to serve salads, hot dishes and desserts, you will have to allocate for it and utility rooms at least 25-30 sq. M. By the way, the hall of a sushi bar can be about the same area.
Step 5
Make out the design of the establishment in accordance with the developed concept. By tradition, these can be Japanese motives. It is desirable to carry out architectural work in parallel with the recruitment of personnel and the development of the menu. In order not to waste extra time, this approach is perfectly appropriate.
Step 6
Hire a qualified chef. Even if he does not work for you on an ongoing basis, but only develops a menu, undertakes its quarterly updating and training of line chefs. The main thing is that the candidate has experience of working in good "iconic" establishments, the cuisine of which you, as the owner of a sushi bar, would be happy with. When starting to develop a menu, you should take into account the trends in the restaurant market. A self-respecting sushi bar should offer the entire line of classic sushi, rolls and sashimi, as well as baked sushi, spicy sushi and, if possible, your chef's signature designs.
