Sunnyvale · Dallas County · Restaurant & Café Build-Out
Restaurant & Café Build-Out Contractor in Sunnyvale, TX
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Priced per project after a site walk · One-year workmanship warranty
Free site visit · written scope · lump-sum price
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A restaurant or café in Sunnyvale can go into professional office, service businesses and light retail along the US-80 corridor, from older service space to newer pad sites, and which one you sign changes the budget more than the concept does. The single largest factor is whether the hood, the grease interceptor and the gas are already in the space and can stay. A second-generation kitchen that keeps them is a remodel; a shell without them is a build.
Sunnyvale's commercial zoning is deliberately limited, so there is no large-format space here, and the work is planned around a business that stays open. An operating restaurant can be refreshed overnight or in one-day-closed weeks. A full kitchen renovation needs the kitchen closed, and materials are pre-staged so that window stays tight.
Published Rates
Restaurant & Café Build-Out pricing in Sunnyvale
All-in pricing covering labor, materials, permits, inspections, and project management. Brand signage, FF&E, and IT/AV cabling are separate line items called out in the written scope.
| Scope band | Rate | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Cafe or coffee refresh, second-generation food space | $45 to $90/SF | Cosmetic and finish refresh where the core systems already exist. |
| Cafe or bakery in a vanilla shell, no Type I hood | $140 to $200/SF | Cafe or bakery inside a landlord-delivered shell. No Type I hood. |
| Full-service restaurant, second-generation remodel | $100 to $160/SF | Remodel of existing restaurant infrastructure. |
| Full-service restaurant build-out from shell | $265 to $380/SF | Full kitchen and dining room from shell, front and back of house. |
Final number depends on the specifics of your Sunnyvale space. See the full restaurant & café build-out scope across DFW, or what a commercial remodel costs in Sunnyvale.
Permitting in Sunnyvale
Commercial tenant improvements in Sunnyvale permit through the Town of Sunnyvale rather than a city building department, plus mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits depending on scope. We manage the submission, plan review and certificate-of-occupancy support as part of the project, and design to permit approval still averages three to four weeks.
What the price includes
- Type I hood system priced at $45,000 to $75,000 and exterior grease interceptor at $20,000 to $45,000 where the menu needs them
- Health review and city inspections sequenced together, not one after the other
- Permit filing and Town of Sunnyvale inspection scheduling
- Certificate-of-occupancy support with the Town of Sunnyvale
- One-year workmanship warranty
Restaurant & Café Build-Out in Sunnyvale: common questions
What does a restaurant or café build-out cost in Sunnyvale?
What changes a Sunnyvale number is the mix of older service space and newer pad sites, and how quickly somebody can get to the site when something is wrong. Cafe or coffee refresh, second-generation food space runs $45 to $90/SF, Cafe or bakery in a vanilla shell, no Type I hood runs $140 to $200/SF, Full-service restaurant, second-generation remodel runs $100 to $160/SF, and Full-service restaurant build-out from shell runs $265 to $380/SF. These are budgeting ranges, not a quote: scope moves the number more than square footage does, and every job is scoped and priced per project after a site walk. Permits and standard city inspections are in the price. FF&E, design and engineering, landlord fees and the category adders are priced separately and named in the written scope.
Who permits a restaurant or café build-out in Sunnyvale?
The Town of Sunnyvale issues the building permit, and the trade permits follow the scope. A food concept goes through the health authority's plan review as well as the building permit, and the two run together rather than in sequence. A build-out that clears the building permit and fails health review is a six-week problem.
What should I know about a suite on the US-80 corridor for a restaurant or café build-out?
Along the US-80 corridor, a second-generation restaurant bay may carry a hood and interceptor that stay, or a bay that was never a kitchen needs both, plus gas and floor drains. A full-service build-out from shell runs $265 to $380/SF, with the hood and the interceptor priced on top where the menu needs them. We confirm what the space actually includes on the walk, before you budget.
Do I need a grease interceptor in Sunnyvale?
If the kitchen produces grease, probably. Many cities require an exterior grease interceptor sized to the fixtures, and each city's pretreatment rules decide the details, so we confirm them with the city before design. On the published card an exterior interceptor, with the sawcut, trench and paving patch, is $20,000 to $45,000.
Does Sunnyvale permit a restaurant or café build-out differently from the cities around it?
Yes, in that it is a Town rather than a city building department. Commercial work permits through the Town of Sunnyvale, and we manage the submission, plan review and certificate-of-occupancy support as part of the project. Design to permit approval still averages three to four weeks, in line with our other markets.
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