Cash flow
$240,000
Revenue
$1,080,000
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Posting: 280346 | Available | 4/24/23
A well-established business in Los Angeles County. Well-recognized branding. Highly profitable. Great location within a large shopping center with nationally anchored tenants.
Asking Price
$550,000
Cash flow
$348,000
Revenue
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$520,000
Posting: 280329 | Available | 4/21/23
This is a Japanese Restaurant in a good location and neighborhood. Opening hours are short. The asking price is $1,300,000. It is good for a highly experienced buyer of Japanese Restaurants. Net income is about $29,000.00/Month.
Asking Price
$1,300,000
Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
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Posting: 275064 | Available | 3/5/23
This is a fusion teriyaki restaurant for sale in Los Angeles County, CA. It is located in a dense retail corridor in the Orchard Shopping Plaza. The rent is $3,900 with 9.5 years on the lease remaining. The present owner has been running it for over 5 years. They have a triple net leased property.
Asking Price
$295,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$6,000,000
Down
$25
Posting: 276422 | Available | 3/4/23
This is a well-established, high-volume seafood & Asian fusion restaurant for sale located in a very busy shopping center in San Fernando, Los Angeles County, CA. It is a 100% absentee-run business with so much potential to increase the current sales volume. The annual sales are over $6,000,000.
Asking Price
$2,200,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 278763 | Available | 1/31/23
This is a very successful Korean tofu restaurant near Rowland Heights that was established in 1988. They are open 6 days a week so new buyers will have more potential to increase sales if you open 7 days a week. The average monthly sales are $50,000. The lease is new with a rent of $8,600.
Asking Price
$180,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$516,000
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Posting: 276376 | Available | 1/24/23
This is an excellent opportunity to own a sushi restaurant in Azusa, Los Angeles County, CA. The yearly gross sales are $516,000. The yearly net income is $264,000. Training and support will be provided to the new owner.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
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Posting: 274070 | Available | 11/17/22
For sale is a famous Indian restaurant with a banquet hall in a stand-alone building. The banquet hall with a capacity of 250 people can be opened and booked to exploit the great potential of increasing the sale substantially. It is located in a shopping center. It has a liquor license.
Asking Price
$650,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$600,000
Down
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Posting: 276188 | Available | 9/8/22
Asain fusion ramen & roll restaurant. Located in large busy shopping center with lots of foot traffic. Great growth potential with more marketing. Monthly gross sales: $50,000. Monthly rent: $4,800 included nnn. Lease terms: 4+ 5. Store size: 1,400 SF. Seating capacity: 35. Owner works 25 hrs/week.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$360,000
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Posting: 269845 | Available | 8/1/22
Great 5 days Japanese Teriyaki & Rolls Fast Food restaurant located on very high demand area in Santa Fe Spring with industry park & companies. Current owner runs this restaurant since 2014 and ready for retirement at age almost 70. Business hours: 8:30 am to 7pm. Open 5 days a week Monday-Friday.
Asking Price
$179,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$480,000
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Posting: 260631 | Available | 10/26/20
Thai Restaurant has been Sacramento's favorite restaurant for the past 4 years. This business is a very popular restaurant serving some of the most authentic Thai Food. This restaurant is a great opportunity for a buyer that wishes to continue with the current concept or put in their own concept.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
$60,000
Revenue
$360,000
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Posting: 260632 | Available | 10/26/20
Newly built Thai Restaurant for Sale! This business has been in business for only a year now and is doing excellent. Well maintained and highly rated place for Thai food in a large geographic area. This is a perfect opportunity to run your own restaurant without the hassle of building one.
Asking Price
$180,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$600,000
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Posting: 276188 | Available | 9/8/22
Asain fusion ramen & roll restaurant. Located in large busy shopping center with lots of foot traffic. Great growth potential with more marketing. Monthly gross sales: $50,000. Monthly rent: $4,800 included nnn. Lease terms: 4+ 5. Store size: 1,400 SF. Seating capacity: 35. Owner works 25 hrs/week.
Asking Price
$250,000
Cash flow
$108,000
Revenue
$115,000
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Posting: 286275 | Available | 4/26/24
The business operates 100% absentee, with a monthly gross sale of $115,000 and a payroll of $45,000, resulting in substantial savings for the Sushiman owner, who earns a net income ranging from $9,000 to $10,000 per month. An SBA Loan is available for qualified buyers.
Asking Price
$300,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$576,000
Down
$150,000
Posting: 281306 | Available | 8/29/23
This is a Japanese ramen restaurant in Alhambra for sale. The store size is 1,250 sq ft. There is a long-term lease. The manager & employees are operating. This is currently an absentee-run business and the current owner has been operating for 4 years. The ramen's average price is approximately $17.
Asking Price
$160,000
Cash flow
$240,000
Revenue
$1,080,000
Down
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Posting: 280346 | Available | 4/24/23
A well-established business in Los Angeles County. Well-recognized branding. Highly profitable. Great location within a large shopping center with nationally anchored tenants.
Asking Price
$550,000
Cash flow
$98,000
Revenue
$600,000
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Posting: 282021 | Available | 8/7/23
This Bangladeshi cuisine in K-town offers a profitable, unique concept serving a wide variety of delicious options and the food is absolutely incredible, phenomenal, and out of this world. This is hands down the best chicken wings in K-town and this restaurant is a bomb and a diamond in rough.
Asking Price
$249,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$540,000
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Posting: 278162 | Available | 2/10/24
A motivated seller offers this well-established charming one-of-a-kind poke restaurant in Sun Valley. This poke restaurant is by far the best poke in Los Angeles and second, to none the food is amazingly delicious and always top quality and fresh.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,668,000
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Posting: 283372 | Available | 10/16/23
This restaurant is a comfortable place for customers to relax and socialize while enjoying the phenomenal, exceptional, amazingly delicious food. This restaurant has an ambiance that makes customers comfortable and pleases them enough to make them want to return to this restaurant
Asking Price
$630,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$840,000
Down
$130,000
Posting: 284090 | Available | 5/9/24
This is a well-established and famous sushi restaurant in the Glendora area. Its current monthly sale is about $70,000 with a full kitchen and beer/wine. It is 2,000 sq ft. with rent of just $4,100 including NNN. They have beer/wine.
Asking Price
$269,000
Cash flow
$348,000
Revenue
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Down
$520,000
Posting: 280329 | Available | 4/21/23
This is a Japanese Restaurant in a good location and neighborhood. Opening hours are short. The asking price is $1,300,000. It is good for a highly experienced buyer of Japanese Restaurants. Net income is about $29,000.00/Month.
Asking Price
$1,300,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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$150,000
Posting: 285044 | Available | 4/29/24
For an asset sale is a well-established Asian restaurant in the busy shopping center with national brand restaurants. Its current monthly sale is about $40,000 with Sundays closed. Its size is great 1,700+ sq ft and its rent of $8,900 including NNN. The restaurant has long hood and grease trap.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$913,256
Revenue
$2,527,378
Down
$315,000
Posting: 284118 | In Escrow | 1/18/24
A highly profitable sushi restaurant located in Hollywood is available for sale. This business is pre-qualified by the SBA for financing from several PLP lenders, requiring only a 15% down payment. The seller is willing to continue managing for a certain period for a smooth transition.
Asking Price
$2,100,000
Cash flow
$96,000
Revenue
$550,000
Down
$188,000
Posting: 283945 | Available | 11/20/23
For sale is a ramen, teriyaki, and roll restaurant. They have upgraded equipment and furniture. It is in a cute and good location of Lakewood, Los Angeles County, CA. It si 1,300 sq ft. It is mainly employee-run.
Asking Price
$188,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,440,000
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Posting: 286499 | Available | 5/9/24
For sale is a great and well-established Korean restaurant in the affluent and dynamic Valley community of Los Angeles. It has a great rent of $9,000 including NNN with plenty of parking spaces in the lot. its current monthly sale is $120,000. Its location is in the busy area.
Asking Price
$650,000
Cash flow
$90,000
Revenue
$324,000
Down
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Posting: 286536 | Available | 5/12/24
This restaurant is located in a plaza with a total of 5 restaurants. There is a lot of potential with a large parking lot and many customers visiting the restaurant. It is currently only open 5 days a week, but sales are expected to increase if it opens on Saturdays and Sundays.
Asking Price
$149,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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$150,000
Posting: 285958 | Available | 4/2/24
For an asset sale is a great casual restaurant location on Lincoln Blvd for a high-end Japanese menu. It is 1,270 sq ft. with a patio. Rent is $12,000 including NNN. There is a beer/wine License. The buyer can convert it into other restaurants with the landlord's approval.
Asking Price
$150,000
Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
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Posting: 275064 | Available | 3/5/23
This is a fusion teriyaki restaurant for sale in Los Angeles County, CA. It is located in a dense retail corridor in the Orchard Shopping Plaza. The rent is $3,900 with 9.5 years on the lease remaining. The present owner has been running it for over 5 years. They have a triple net leased property.
Asking Price
$295,000
Cash flow
$180,000
Revenue
$895,392
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Posting: 284916 | Available | 5/14/24
Situated in a high-traffic plaza, this restaurant holds significant potential, surrounded by renowned eateries and tea cafes that attract a diverse crowd. Originally focused on K-food, the menu has evolved to include new rolls and ramen, expanding our customer base.
Asking Price
$445,000
Cash flow
$420,000
Revenue
$1,400,000
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Posting: 284796 | Available | 1/23/24
This is the best Thai restaurant located in Coastal Los Angeles. Established 25 years ago, this 2,500 sq ft restaurant with an additional 1,000 outdoor patio is located just two blocks from the beach. It has a fully equipped kitchen with restaurant seating for 75 indoors and a further 40 on the pati
Asking Price
$450,000
Cash flow
$132,000
Revenue
$1,020,000
Down
$485,000
Posting: 286137 | Available | 4/15/24
For sale is a renowned sushi restaurant located in Los Angeles County. This establishment features a beer and wine license and an inviting enclosed patio with seating for approximately 16 guests. It is situated in a bustling shopping center that enjoys a diverse mix of retail businesses.
Asking Price
$485,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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$295,000
Posting: 284306 | In Escrow | 3/23/24
This legendary Japanese restaurant is one of the oldest continuously operating Japanese restaurants in California. Its sales have significantly increased since being featured on various social media platforms. The seller is willing to provide support after the completion of the training term.
Asking Price
$295,000
Cash flow
$200,000
Revenue
$960,000
Down
$435,000
Posting: 285585 | Available | 4/30/24
For sale is a prime location with heavy foot traffic in a food court that has easy access from outside retail businesses. It is open from 11-8pm Mon-Fri., 11-9 Sat. and 11-7 Sun. It has low rent with utilities. They have very steady income and sales. An experienced couple has lots of potential.
Asking Price
$435,000
Cash flow
$160,000
Revenue
$825,000
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Posting: 285283 | Available | 4/20/24
A well-established Korean toy restaurant located in Arcadia since 2001 presents an excellent opportunity for a full-time owner operator or owner chef operator. With a great net income and potential for further revenue growth, the business is prime for investment.
Asking Price
$390,000
Cash flow
$300,000
Revenue
$1,140,000
Down
$300,000
Posting: 281113 | Available | 6/8/23
Open 6 days Mon-Sat 11.00 am-8.30 pm. The seller has operated for 19 years now. SBA loan is possible for qualified buyers. very prime location and heavy traffic, plenty of parking space. Easy operating and seller provide complete training.
Asking Price
$615,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$360,000
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$110,000
Posting: 286501 | Available | 5/9/24
For sale is a great and well-established teriyaki, sushi and roll restaurant in the downtown Whittier area. It has a spacious 1,700 sqft with great rent of $4,500 including NNN. It has a full kitchen with long hood and walk-in cooler. The owner wants to retire.
Asking Price
$110,000
Cash flow
N/A
Revenue
$600,000
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Posting: 281644 | Available | 2/23/24
The restaurant is located in Eagle Rock. The restaurant has a fully equipped kitchen. They have walk-ins and a grease interceptor. Eagle Rock is an electric neighborhood northwest of Downtown Los Angeles with working-class roots and a hip, laid-back vibe.
Asking Price
$140,000
Cash flow
$120,000
Revenue
$360,000
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Posting: 269845 | Available | 8/1/22
Great 5 days Japanese Teriyaki & Rolls Fast Food restaurant located on very high demand area in Santa Fe Spring with industry park & companies. Current owner runs this restaurant since 2014 and ready for retirement at age almost 70. Business hours: 8:30 am to 7pm. Open 5 days a week Monday-Friday.
Asking Price
$179,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
$1,200,000
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Posting: 286495 | Available | 5/9/24
For sale is a grand scale, high volume, profitable Chinese restaurant that operates within a 6,000 square foot standalone building with super low rent.
Asking Price
$1,200,000
Cash flow
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Revenue
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Posting: 284967 | Available | 5/7/24
For sale is a fully-functional, long time established Thai restaurant with great clientele and location in Lancaster. It currently holds a beer and wine license. The location offers approximately 3,200 sq ft of space. The rent is 10k per month and landlord is willing to start a new lease.
Asking Price
$150,000
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