Services
Chef-built commercial kitchen layout planning, restaurant kitchen design, and foodservice consulting. From blank shells to surgical retrofits, we deliver blueprint-level detail, equipment specification, and permit-ready drawings — Chicago-based, serving nationwide.
Concept & Layout
Station design, capacity planning, flow modeling — built for peak service.
- Commercial & industrial kitchen layouts
- Small commercial kitchen planning
- Traffic flow & adjacencies
Equipment Specification
Brand-agnostic specs aligned to menu, space, and budget.
- Cookline & ventilation coordination
- Storage, prep, warewashing
- Lifecycle & service considerations
Permit-Ready Drawings
Blueprint-level documentation for bids and approvals.
- Plans, elevations, schedules
- Rough-ins & utility coordination (MEP)
- Submittals & revisions
Retrofits
Threading new equipment into live kitchens with minimal downtime.
- Phased installation planning
- Code & ventilation constraints
- Back-of-house reroutes
Install Support
Coordination from delivery through punch list.
- Vendor & GC coordination
- Field checks & site visits
- Turnover documentation
Consulting
Menu-to-equipment alignment and future-proof upgrades.
- Commercial kitchen layout planner reviews
- Operational diagnostics
- Expansion & scalability planning
Need a commercial kitchen layout reviewed or a fresh plan? Let’s start with a short call.
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