The lease document sits on the desk in front of you. The lengthy exhausting process of arriving at agreeable terms is behind you. Maybe? You are not completely comfortable with all the terms, however this is the best alternative to no agreement. Before you lays, the work necessary to open the restaurant within the timeframe of the agreement. Before you lays, interminable meetings with general contractors, subs, inspectors, original equipment manufacturing reps, the upholstery contractor, designers choosing the table, the chair, the colors, the lighting, the counter top, the art on the walls, the décor. The opening date draws closer, the staffing, the purveyors, the tasting, the run through, the mock service, the tweaking, the adjustments, the final clean, and the soft opening. Why are you doing this again? The check is in your hands and you are about to turn it over to the landlord as a security deposit.
Just Do It! …Now the fun begins!
