I sometimes hear people say that owning their own restaurant is a nice dream but impossible to make into a reality. They feel like only people who are lucky, come from money or are otherwise in some unique position can make it happen. But that simply isn’t so.
The restaurant success story below demonstrates in just a few lines who a lot of the independent restaurant owners really are- everyday people with a desire to do their own thing and a plan to make it happen. In fact, a lot of times the people who don’t make it are the ones who think money will make up for planning, a lack of experience or a “passion” that isn’t founded on the reality but more on the fantasy.
When people ask me how to start a restaurant I tell them it only takes two things: persistence and a restaurant business plan. If they put those together then anyone from any walk of life or previous financial situation can work their way into being a restaurant owner and then keep going to reach the ultimate goal- owning multiple locations!
Ramon Arbarca believes that he has given his life to restaurants.
“I came to the United States when I was 19 years old from Mexico, and I embraced (the) restaurant industry as my life,” Arbarca said. Arbarca took over Rhapsody Café in Deerfield in 2005, and opened up a second location in Long Grove earlier this year.
“For 23 years, I worked for a restaurant called Egg Harbor Café, and then I left because I thought it was time do something on my own,” Arbarca said.
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