We Lost our Funding... $144,000 or best offer wins the Restaurant.
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This year we were awarded the 2nd Best New Restaurant in Sarasota and the Number 1 Fried Chicken in Sarasota the same day. Our location is downtown on Main Street. We have deeded Free Parking and an elevator leading to our restaurant. Our chefs have opened some of the top restaurants in Sarasota and New York. Our loss is your gain. We lost our funding and we need to sell. The restaurant has been renovated in 2026 Take a look at our website to see our menu and location.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 3
- Employees
- 9 (4 Full-time, 4 Part-time, 1 Contractor)
- Facilities & Assets
- Newly Renovated January 2026, Free Parking Garage. Terms of Lease and all furniture and fixtures except for personal artwork and family photos/
- Website
- https://www.forkandhen.net
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Sarasota (34236) Restaurant Market – 2026 Snapshot
1) Demand: Strong but Selectively Competitive
Vacancy: ~3.9% Costar 239...2026-05-19 ,
Availability: ~3.5–3.6% [Costar 239...2026-05-19 PDF
This is considered supply-constrained, meaning: Good restaurant locations (Main St, Palm Ave, Lemon Ave, St. Armand's) are highly competitive. Prime downtown restaurant spaces trade quickly. Second-gen” restaurant spaces are highly sought after. Rent & Occupancy Trends (Downtown Focus)
Average Sarasota City retail rent: ~$25/SF [Costar 239...2026-05-19 |
Downtown (34236 core) specifically: $40–$55/SF NNN depending on location/quality, We are located in the downtown core.
Rent growth: ~1.5% YoY (stable, not overheated) [Costar 239...2026-05-19 ,
Downtown restaurant rents are well above market averages.
Current Sarasota County restaurant deals show:
Entry-level / small concepts:
~$90K – ~$350K (asset sales, small cafés) - Opportunities for Growth
- Tourism softened slightly in 2025: Rising costs: Labor + food inflation still pressuring operators. Uneven traffic: Peak season still very strong. Shoulder/off-season is more fragile than 2021–2023. Market for 34236 zip code still strong but not for first time operators without experience
Positive drivers:
Tourism + seasonal residents remain major drivers
Affluent demographics (high income within 1–5 mile radius) [Costar 239...2026-05-19 |
Walkability + “experience retail” clustering downtown
New restaurant openings continuing in 34236 (pipeline still active)
Headwinds:
Tourism softened slightly in 2025:
Visitor spending ? and visitation ? year over year
Rising costs:
Labor + food inflation still pressuring operators [restaurant.org]
Uneven traffic:
Seasonality remains very real (winter vs summer gap)
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
- Building Sq. Ft.
- 3,522
- Rent
- $13,701.00 per month
- Lease Expiration
- 1/31/2030
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Loss Continual Funding
- Transition Support
- Two weeks following the Closing, the owners will be reasonably available to Buyers to assist with the transition of the Restaurant
- Financing Options
- no financing available
Listing Info
- ID
- 2511753
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