So you’ve got the concept for your new restaurant all figured out. Maybe its Mexican, maybe Spanish or Italian or even Sushi. You know the theme, the ambiance, the menu; you can picture it all in your head right now. Perhaps you’ve even gone so far as to have a drawing made up for the kitchen design. With this, you can now look for a spot to fill with all the pieces of equipment that make up a fully functional, bust-ass busy, bustling restaurant. Now you just need to purchase all the equipment, the stove, Friolator and Vitamix and put it all in there.
What you need to consider is the kitchen man. Yes he made you the schematics for free, which was quite thoughtful of him. But don’t take the bribe. You don’t have to buy everything from his kitchen-outfitting outfit. Guaranteed they will charge as much as they possibly can for that Imperial range. These places will often charge up to three times for items you could just as easily source yourself. Why are they doing this? Because they can. Sure its convenient to order all your equipment through the guy who will draw up the plans, install it all and make sure it all passes inspection. But that’s no reason not to bring in some of the equipment yourself.
If you shop online, you can find competitive pricing, with many restaurant equipment stores offering a lowest price guarantee. The site www.shortorder.com even offers free, guaranteed delivery shipping. Checking out a few sites is worth the time it takes to source your kitchen equipment through multiple vendors. Just because your kitchen guy wants you to buy his stuff, doesn’t mean you have to. You’re already giving him business asking for his design and installation services. Save yourself some money and find your new Robocoupe processor, Kitchenaid mixer, Wolf stove and Cambro containers online.
