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Commercial Kitchen Design-Build Services
Singer is more than a supplier of commercial kitchen equipment. We're a united design-build team with a focus on the long term, having built loyal relationships with foodservice operators, contractors, and consultants nationwide. From commercial kitchen design and pre-construction planning through equipment installation and post-construction support, Singer approaches every restaurant design-build project with attention to detail, creativity, workmanship, and flawless execution.
Commercial Kitchen Design & Pre-Construction Planning
We offer a full turnkey commercial kitchen design solution, working with you from initial concept to completion. Our team develops your restaurant or foodservice concept into an efficient, streamlined operation, engineering the right commercial kitchen equipment and layout to produce your desired menu. Until your job site is ready for delivery, we receive, store, and stage all foodservice equipment to maximize delivery and installation efficiencies, checking for freight damage and confirming your order is complete before it reaches your site.
- Initial consultation to discuss project scope, timeline, and budget
- Collaborate on commercial kitchen design with CAD drafting, BIM modeling, and project engineering
- Conceptualize the full restaurant design-build scope
- Prepare construction documents and equipment specifications
Design-Build Project Management & Construction
With a focus on efficiency, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, our commercial kitchen construction team collaborates with you to design and build an operation that empowers your staff and delights your guests. Using cost analysis and alternative identification, we take a proactive approach to design-build project management, protecting design integrity while keeping your restaurant construction project on schedule and on budget.
- Warehousing and equipment procurement management until your job site is ready for delivery
- Trucking on our personal fleet with white-glove service
- Design-build project management tailored to each client's needs and expectations
- Commercial kitchen equipment installation at the highest standards and the safest means possible
Post-Construction Support & Warranty Service
Singer Equipment continues to work with you after your commercial kitchen equipment is installed. We check every piece in the contract package to confirm it's in working order and provide service and warranty manuals for each item. We also offer training on new equipment to ensure optimum performance and maximize your investment. Should problems arise down the road, we're available to assist with manufacturer service calls, standing behind what we sell with the highest level of ongoing support.
- Start-up and calibration to ensure a complete and comprehensive turnover
- Warranties, service, and follow-up support for prompt attention today and in the future
Industries We Build For
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Completed Projects
Equipment and tabletop supplied by Singer Equipment Company
Specifying team: Dennis DeCicco, Joseph Steckmeister, Alexander Selig
Teamwork makes the dream work, they say, and so does thoughtful collaboration.
“Is it up to the standards that you would put your name on it? That’s what we expect from our team,” says DeCicco, Project Director.
A name was certainly on the line at Hunter Restaurant in Long Island. Executive Chef and Owner Hunter Wells’ signature is not just on the façade of the building in East Norwich, but on the dinnerware and face masks donned by waitstaff during service. It was equally important that the flow and utility of the Hunter kitchen also had his signature.
For this, Wells and business partner Adam Rand of AGR Hospitality enlisted Next Step Design.
“There are parts of this kitchen that express that this place is the home and job of the owner,” says Wells.
Rand agrees: “You walk into the kitchen and it doesn’t just look like stoves and burners. It feels like a piece of art.”
One such detail is the bright aquamarine tile backsplash behind the line, only visible to guests in the moments when the kitchen door swings open during the flow of service. This was another team decision made possible with the consultation of Bentel & Bentel, the architecture firm that designed Hunter Restaurant.
“It’s becoming a trend in back of house kitchens to give a little bit of a moment,” says Leif Billings, Vice President for the Northeast Division for Next Step Design. “Most kitchens are very industrial and white. If you’re lucky, you might get subway tile. Putting a little color here and there certainly creates a more exciting work environment.”
There’s excitement aplenty with the equipment that Next Step Design specified for this project. A custom Jade cooking suite sits flush against the wall, with the broiler at center, a unique configuration which has proven instrumental in the success of Hunter’s menu, inspired by old world French and Mediterranean cuisine.
“You’ll always feel safe in Hunter’s restaurant,” says Billings. Clean lines and fixtures were a cornerstone of Hunter’s original vision, even before the pandemic hit.
The menu is approachable and inspires guests to treat themselves to dishes sculpted around the Chef’s local purveyors.
“People want the classics. We’re delivering that to them,” says Adam Rand of AGR Hospitality. “We’ve been able to source and work with great vendors paired with great equipment, like our Jade broiler that achieves that great char. I think that’s where Jade was a big plus for us. We felt that was where money should be spent.”
In addition to the equipment, many of Hunter’s kitchen smallwares and entire tabletop specification was supplied by Singer Equipment Company. The custom dinnerware (with Hunter’s signature as the restaurant’s logo) is Stella by Villeroy & Boch, pairing with Sambonet’s Baguette range to provide a polished setting. The robust wines by the glass and cocktail program is complimented by a suite of Steelite stemware.
“Having a company like Singer that’s end-to-end was important especially for our first restaurant. It worked out really well,” says Rand.
Singer is proud to be your local supplier for kitchen equipment and supplies. For more information on starting your restaurant project, visit us online or email us at [email protected].
What we like to pride ourselves on is our vast resources at Singer. We have partnerships throughout the industry so that we understand the equipment. The kitchen is the heart and soul of the restaurant, but it's also the heart and soul we put into every project that matters."
