My new fast food / take-away outlet in islamabad!

[Getafix]

@ Hellsguardian

Thanks for the review, i've noted your complaints & will talk to the chef to increase the quantity of the meat in the philly cheese steak burger. Actually i've been buying meat from Qureshi's for Rs.720/kg since it's very high quality. I can get the same meat from other butchers for Rs.580/kg but i opted to go for better quality. So i had told the chef to be careful with the quantity but not too the point that there is hardly any meat in the burger! The cheese used in the buffalo burger is the exact same as the one used in the philly, so maybe they forgot to put it or it had melted so you didn't notice. Will try & improve it. Thanks for your suggestions!

As for delivery charges, it's free within F-10, G-10, E-11, F-11, G-11. Our delivery guy charges us Rs.120 for G-9, so we're trying to come up with a reasonable system for sectors that fall outside of our range. I prefer not to deliver to sectors outside our range as it'll take too long to get there & the food will get cold & won't taste as good.

[Getafix]

Can you please tell a little about if some one willing to start this business, how much investment it will cost?

How much does this oven cost you in which you make pizza?
And much that fryer cost you in which you fry chicken and fries?
How much it cost to make the counter, that booking of the order?

Can i easily find the labor for this persons who have specialty in it?
How much do you pay them?
How many persons do you think are sufficient to making the things working?
What are the monthly expenditure for this business? means electricity, gas, maintenance?

Tough to answer, Pizza ovens start from 100k & go all the way up to 700k depending on local/imported/size/type etc
Fryers start from 60k for local all the way up to 150k for imported
Don't understand the counter question?

Labor, you need to have contacts & not that hard to find, you just need to train them according to your requirements
My current payroll is 60k+, will go up once business improves & i hire more waiters/delivery guys
You need at least 3 in the kitchen & 3 at the front
Monthly expenditures are in excess of 360k a month.

Total investment depends on location & how much advance rent/security you give to your landlord. For a small outlet it can be anywhere from 2-3 million. You also need a lot of other stuff in the kitchen besides fryer/ovens. Exhaust system alone costs 1.5-2 lacs. You need a hotplate, grill, working tables, oil filtration machine etc etc. Just to give you an idea, one steel working table costs 40k.

[Getafix]

are u in any way affiliated with Red Onion restaurants??

They're owned by my father in law. I borrowed the name & came up with a new fast food chain.

[Getafix]

What do you think guys, white or red? (Disregard the text, it's just a demo for proof reading)

[bravo122]

RED for sure!!

[HellsGuardian]

white for me

How about you use both?

[sam007]

They're owned by my father in law. I borrowed the name & came up with a new fast food chain.

ahan otherwise it could be a copyright case, like what happened with Rahat Bakers!!

[Farrukhejazminhas]

ahan otherwise it could be a copyright case, like what happened with Rahat Bakers!!

Yeh Rahat Bakery k saath kiya scene hua hai?

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[Vajih102]

The white box all the way!

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[sam007]

Yeh Rahat Bakery k saath kiya scene hua hai?

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well as far as I know Lahore walo ne Islamabad walo par case kardia copyright ka, cuz they were looking to expand their business in Islamabad. So the Islamabad walas had to change their name to Tehzeeb Bakers!!

[needhelp]

wasnt it the fake rahat bakery who is shut down..? there were many fakes appearing all of a sudden...so did the fake ones get shut down? or the original one got shut down(lol) ?

[HellsGuardian]

wasnt it the fake rahat bakery who is shut down..? there were many fakes appearing all of a sudden...so did the fake ones get shut down? or the original one got shut down(lol) ?

actually none of them is fake. It was a dispute among the two brothers (what i have known) For me Tehzeeb (earlier known as rahat) is far superior then rahat bakers. In the end its your choice

[hash4u]

one party borrowed the name on family terms(tehzeeb now)
other party paid proper money to original lhr rahat for franchise
they are each others enemies not brothers

sorry for being offtopic

[Vajih102]

Yeah, better to get away from Rahat Bakery topic before a retard comes with a negative comment himself and asks how we could go on like that.

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[Getafix]

New combo deals:

[sam007]

wasnt it the fake rahat bakery who is shut down..? there were many fakes appearing all of a sudden...so did the fake ones get shut down? or the original one got shut down(lol) ?

well let me clear the confusion........the ORIGINAL one, was established in 1950 in Lahore Cantt, here is their Facebook page

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RahatBakery

Website: Rahat Bakers

now lets come to ISL/RWP.......well I dont know how Rahat Bakers opened in these twin cities, but now the ORIGINAL Rahat Bakery decided to enter in this market and hence the existing Rahat Bakers had to change their name! So now its Tehzeeb Bakers.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tehzeeb.pk

Website: Tehzeeb Bakers

but if u ask me i still prefer Tehzeeb Bakers, their pizzas are so yummy, i dont like the original Rahat Bakers!!
And sorry O.P for dragging ur thread in other direction!

[omer91]

finally visited ur outlet today at around 7:30
we were 7 friends n ordered 2 large pizza's: chicken tikka n Hawaiian pizza !!
both were yummy n i give 10/10 for quality n toppings !!
outlet is a lil conjusted n need some ventilation coz it was a bit hot then outside.. service was good as business is in early stage ... but over all it was gr8
Keep it up (Y)

[BOMBERS]

New combo deals:

Very Attractive deals

[Getafix]

finally visited ur outlet today at around 7:30
we were 7 friends n ordered 2 large pizza's: chicken tikka n Hawaiian pizza !!
both were yummy n i give 10/10 for quality n toppings !!
outlet is a lil conjusted n need some ventilation coz it was a bit hot then outside.. service was good as business is in early stage ... but over all it was gr8
Keep it up (Y)

Cheers bro! Glad you liked the pizza's. I know about the ventilation system, i screwed up with the kitchen exhaust. I've ordered a new exhaust blower & new ducting & it will be ready on monday. Will have to break the ceiling both inside & outside the restaurant in order to change the duct for ventilation. Will cost me more $$$ but it's necessary to fix it before summer hits it's peak.

FYI, two times it got so hot in the kitchen during loadshedding hours, that my chef's passed out! So it's my top priority or my staff will quit!

[Getafix]

Going to see how these deals do next month. If response isn't so good, thinking of launching a chinese/continental menu as well. What do you guys think, is it a good idea? Or should i stick to Burgers/Pizzas etc.

For example **** & Bull is the most successful outlet of the lot & it's got the biggest menu with lots of variety. Even though i personally feel their standard has decreased lately, maybe the variety is why people prefer eating there?