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Commercial Kitchen Design Expert and Consultant John Marenic Shares His Experience and Four Critical Components to Kitchen Design
We had a wonderful discussion about the best restaurant designs with Independent Food Service / Commercial Kitchen Designer Consultant John Marenic of Marenic Food Service Consultants. John has his own design firm of eight people, located in South Florida, Charlotte,...
Getting to Know Debbie Danto, Danto Builders
It’s no surprise that Debbie Danto is a force in the construction business in South Florida. Debbie has always had an innate drive to be the best at what she does and her approach in life and work is the same as her approach to athletics to “always do your best and...
Danto Builders – Recent Projects
We’ve been working on many small business projects, in a variety of industries. As we help our clients to make their design and building dreams come true, we learn about who they are and their missions. We’re excited to share the dreams and missions of the people we...
Danto’s Design Build Relationship with Peacock Architects
If you’re looking to build and not yet sure who you’re going to use to design your building or build-out, Danto Builders offers “Design Build” capabilities, working with quality designers such as Peacock Architects. This not only helps clients make their dream visions...
Story of Santiago’s Bodega
“The idea for Santiago’s Bodega was born out of a childhood dream and a quest for adventure.” From an early age, Jason Dugan knew that he wanted to open his own restaurant. His dream was to create an atmosphere where every night was a giant party, with the staff as...
The story of the NoMi Elderly Residential project
Danto Builders is proud to be a part of the North Miami (NoMi) Elderly Residential housing project, which has been years in the making (thanks to the pandemic!). We interviewed Lynda Harris, the force behind this project, to hear the story of how the project was...
Why a Construction Company is Focused on Tax Incentives for Energy-Efficiency
In a previous post about 'Tax Incentives for Energy-Saving Construction' we highlighted the significant tax savings available for any energy-saving systems you’re building or installing. In this post, we expand on the reasons to go greener. Did you know? In the...
One of the Biggest Mistakes New Restaurant Owners Make – No Starting Menu
One of the biggest mistakes that new restaurant owners make is not having a specific menu for their opening. Menus often change, based on everything from seasonality to product availability to what’s most popular on the menu. But it’s critical to have a...
The Big New Restaurant Build Mistake – Not Creating a Design or Floor Plan
In this video, Craig Danto shows the construction phase of a restaurant that has been designed with a circular path – so servers can exit the kitchen one way, going out to the front-of-house with cooked food – and staff can enter the kitchen in a different doorway,...
No financing for design and construction costs
Because new restaurant owners underestimate the design and construction costs for their restaurant, they usually need financing. As a quick starting point to understand the financing you’ll need to open (and run) a restaurant, here are some of the start-up and ongoing...