Your San Francisco Bay Area ghost kitchen awaits
With CloudKitchens, San Francisco & Bay Area chefs can cut costs without cutting quality.
Brands we
work with
Ghost kitchens versus traditional restaurants
Real estate
Pay only for the space you need, rather than for empty dining rooms and waiting areas.
Staff required
We provide all your support staff, and there’s no need for front-of-house labor, so you can work with a smaller team.
Weeks to launch
Our facilities are move-in ready and we can help you navigate the permitting process.
Investment
Avoid the $1 million+ startup cost on your own restaurant to start seeing profits faster.
Breakeven
With a ghost kitchen, you can break even in just 6 months with a 10% profit on a $1M run rate.
Brick & mortar
traditional restaurant
CloudKitchens
delivery restaurant
Capital investment
$1M
$30K
Real estate cost
2000 ft2
High cost, high traffic address
200-300 ft2
Same area, low cost low traffic address
Staff required
25+ employees
Many dedicated to front-of-house
~4 employees
We provide staff to handle
all order handoffs and more
Time required to open
1 location 52 weeks
10 locations 5-10 years
1 location ~6 weeks
Multiple locations 1 year
Breakeven
5 years
10% profit on 1M run rate
6 months
10% profit on 1M run rate
Craft the ideal
ghost kitchen
Kitchen features
Type 1 hood
Commercial grade
3 compartment sink
Commercial grade stainless steel
Prep sink
Commercial grade stainless steel
Hand sink
Commercial grade stainless steel
Freezer storage
Available within each kitchen
Cold storage
Shared expandable cold rack space
Dry storage
Shared expandable dry rack space
All you need and
more, under the hood
We offer kitchens for modern-day chefs and help get you set up with specialized equipment and minimal fuss.
Tour a kitchenSpace
- Private kitchen
- Driver pickup area
- Staff locker area
- Restrooms
- Mop wash
- Cold & freezer storage
- Dry storage
Services
- Order pickup & processing
- Courier handoff
- Cleaning & maintenance
- Safety & health inspections
- Delivery logistics
- Extraction & ventilation
- On-site support staff
- Delivery software
Equipment
- 3 compartment sink
- Prep sink
- Hand sink
- Commercial hood
- Tablet
- Grease-trap/interceptor
Utilities
- Gas points
- Power outlets
- High power lighting
- Cold & hot water lines
- Gas/fire safety system
- WiFi
- Trash / recycle
- Ethernet connections
- Grease/trap cleaning
- Hood/flu cleaning
- Pest control
Technology
Our software is made for restauranteurs, chefs, and culinary teams to grow their business and manage their orders.
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San Francisco Bay Area
The Bay Area community knows the high price of real estate and of starting a business. But with a ghost kitchen, SF cooks can avoid those risky business-sinking costs. Save yourself hundreds of square feet and thousands of dollars with CloudKitchens.
So what does CloudKitchens do? We help you cut the time and cost of starting your restaurant brand. With minimal capital, a restaurateur can launch a San Francisco commissary kitchen in as little as one month. No more wasted time sourcing equipment, staffing your front of the house, or setting up the indoor dining room—it’s all taken care of.
From Oakland to Pacific Heights, CloudKitchens can bring your food to doorsteps and dining tables across San Francisco, Oakland and the Bay Area. We add local kitchen locations in the center of the city with the most demand for delivery service. And with our on-site fulfillment team, no takeout order gets left behind. Watch the happy reviews flow in while more deliveries flow out.
If you love cooking but don’t love the cleanup that comes after, you’ll also love the simple convenience of the ghost kitchen concept. In San Francisco, virtual kitchen users can avoid maintenance tasks, cleaning, and extra overhead costs of a traditional restaurant. Our ghost kitchens are food delivery service-optimized with all-inclusive cleaning, utilities, and more. You get to cook while we take care of the rest. And at costs this low, you won’t believe you’re cooking in a ghost kitchen in the San Francisco Bay Area.
With a ghost kitchen, SF chefs receive all orders via one integrated tablet—no more juggling five different food delivery apps. Our system even lets you track orders and customer data for maximum efficiency.
Low costs, easy maintenance, and high accessibility have made the ghost kitchen concept the go-to for San Francisco chefs and restaurant owners. No matter what your professional cooking needs are, CloudKitchens can fulfill them. Learn more about our commercial ghost kitchen options in the Bay Area.
Questions?
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What is a ghost kitchen?
Ghost kitchens, also known as dark kitchens or virtual kitchens, are commercial kitchens built for delivery. They’re located within the delivery radius of a high volume of online customers, rather than high foot traffic areas. With ghost kitchens there’s no physical storefront or dining area, so you only need a few back-of-house staff members to fulfill online orders.
How does a ghost kitchen work?
In a ghost kitchen, your restaurant is focused on delivery rather than dine-in. When eaters order your food online, you’ll prepare it from your ghost kitchen, and hand it off to a fulfillment team to get the order over to the right delivery driver. This gives restaurateurs a low cost, high efficiency model to get the most out of delivery.
Are ghost kitchens profitable?
Yes. Ghost kitchens allow restaurateurs to increase profitability by cutting costs on labor, overhead, and wasted food while reaching a higher volume of customers ordering online. Plus, you can run multiple virtual brands out of a single ghost kitchen to increase revenue without the extra overhead.
Why are ghost kitchens so popular?
Ghost kitchens are rising in popularity because they’re a lower cost alternative to operating a traditional restaurant. They’re also focused on delivery, which has grown 300% faster than dine-in since 2014. That means restaurateurs are using ghost kitchens to future-proof their business and accelerate growth.
How does a ghost kitchen help your restaurant grow?
Ghost kitchens help restaurateurs grow their business by doing delivery right. The way we dine has changed, and ghost kitchens allow restaurant operators to capture delivery demand without sacrificing their bottom line. They’re also a great way to expand to new markets without spending time and money on a traditional restaurant buildout.
How much do ghost kitchens cost?
The cost of ghost kitchens varies by market, space, and services. Compared to a traditional restaurant, they’re a much lower cost alternative on both upfront capital and ongoing operating costs. You can get started in a ghost kitchen with as little as $30K, instead of $1M+ for brick and mortar buildout.