Drive Thru Restaurant for Sale. Prime Santa Ana Location, Turn Key
Business Description
Exceptional opportunity to acquire a fully built-out, turn-key drive-thru restaurant in one of Santa Ana's busiest commercial corridors. Located directly adjacent to Santa Ana College and positioned on a major arterial street with strong daily traffic counts, this site offers outstanding visibility, accessibility, and growth potential.
The approximately 2,500 SF freestanding building has been extensively remodeled and is ready for immediate operation. Ideal for an existing restaurant brand, franchise operator, drive-thru concept, coffee shop, quick-service restaurant, or owner-operator seeking to enter the market without the delays and costs associated with a new build.
Property Highlights:
• Approx. 2,500 SF freestanding restaurant
• Drive-thru
• Massive street-facing signage with exceptional visibility
• Walk-in cooler
• Dual kitchen line configuration for high-volume operations
• Large exhaust hood in the front kitchen
• Additional exhaust hood in the rear prep/cooking area
• Prime Santa Ana location next to Santa Ana College
• Excellent street frontage and signage visibility
• High-traffic corridor with strong vehicle counts
• Recently remodeled and well-maintained
• Two separate cooking stations allowing multiple menu concepts or production zones
• Efficient kitchen layout designed for high throughput and operational flexibility
• Turn-key operation – bring your concept and open quickly
• Ample parking and easy customer access
• Significant savings versus building a new restaurant from scratch
With restaurant construction costs, permit timelines, and development expenses continuing to rise, opportunities like this are increasingly difficult to find. Whether you're expanding an existing brand or launching a new concept, this location provides a fast and cost-effective path to opening.
Asset Sale Only – Business Name and Brand Not Included.
The approximately 2,500 SF freestanding building has been extensively remodeled and is ready for immediate operation. Ideal for an existing restaurant brand, franchise operator, drive-thru concept, coffee shop, quick-service restaurant, or owner-operator seeking to enter the market without the delays and costs associated with a new build.
Property Highlights:
• Approx. 2,500 SF freestanding restaurant
• Drive-thru
• Massive street-facing signage with exceptional visibility
• Walk-in cooler
• Dual kitchen line configuration for high-volume operations
• Large exhaust hood in the front kitchen
• Additional exhaust hood in the rear prep/cooking area
• Prime Santa Ana location next to Santa Ana College
• Excellent street frontage and signage visibility
• High-traffic corridor with strong vehicle counts
• Recently remodeled and well-maintained
• Two separate cooking stations allowing multiple menu concepts or production zones
• Efficient kitchen layout designed for high throughput and operational flexibility
• Turn-key operation – bring your concept and open quickly
• Ample parking and easy customer access
• Significant savings versus building a new restaurant from scratch
With restaurant construction costs, permit timelines, and development expenses continuing to rise, opportunities like this are increasingly difficult to find. Whether you're expanding an existing brand or launching a new concept, this location provides a fast and cost-effective path to opening.
Asset Sale Only – Business Name and Brand Not Included.
About the Business
- Employees
- 8 (4 Full-time, 4 Part-time)
- Facilities & Assets
- • Robust, Flexible Kitchen Infrastructure –
– Two commercial hoods: a 16-foot hood in the front for primary cooking and a secondary hood in the back, ideal for an additional kitchen line, catering production, or dedicated takeout/delivery operations.
– Cold prep areas in each kitchen section, improving workflow, food safety, and speed of service.
– Top-of-the-line $30,000 combi oven, purchased new and professionally installed in May 2025 with filtration and reverse osmosis.
– Espresso machine, purchased new and professionally installed with filtration.
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Family Reasons
- Transition Support
- Two weeks after close of escrow.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2448293
- Listing Views
- 737
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