This represents an attractive opportunity to acquire an established, profitable, absentee-operated Italian restaurant serving Kirksville and the broader Northeast Missouri market. The restaurant offers a broad full-service menu featuring traditional Italian dishes, pizza, seafood, pasta, chicken, premium specialties, lunch selections, children's meals, desserts, takeout, and delivery, allowing it to appeal to families, students, professionals, visitors, and group diners.

The restaurant has a complete twelve-month operating history for 2025 and generated approximately $673,186 in Total Income and $167,736 in Net Income during the year. The 2026 financial model projects approximately $791,817 in Total Income and approximately $166,170 in projected earnings. The combination of established historical profitability and projected revenue growth provides a buyer with a proven operating base rather than a start-up restaurant concept.

The business operates with an experienced General Manager, chef, and established staff responsible for daily restaurant operations, allowing ownership to remain absentee and focus primarily on administrative and financial oversight. This creates a particularly attractive structure for an investor seeking a manager-run operation while preserving the opportunity for a hands-on buyer to become more involved and pursue additional efficiencies and sales growth.

Kirksville's position as a regional center for higher education, healthcare, retail, professional services, and government activity gives the restaurant access to a diverse customer base that extends well beyond permanent residents. Students, faculty, healthcare professionals, visiting families, regional shoppers, and surrounding communities all contribute potential restaurant demand. With an established reputation, broad menu, absentee management structure, demonstrated profitability, and opportunities to expand catering, university and healthcare relationships, delivery, digital marketing, and customer-retention programs, this restaurant offers an attractive platform for continued growth.

TRANSWORLD BUSINESS ADVISORS OF SOUTH & WEST TEXAS - LISTING NUMBER: 76931-831051