Pacific Restaurant Brokers

What Pacific Restaurant Brokers does

Pacific Restaurant Brokers (PRB) is a privately-held restaurant brokerage firm founded in 2021, headquartered in Southern California (Orange County, 949 area code) and operating across the broader Southern California market including Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, Buena Park, Claremont, and Riverside County. The firm facilitates the buying, selling, and leasing of independent restaurants, franchise restaurants, and restaurant-related businesses, with a stated focus on restaurant sellers, restaurant buyers, franchise resellers, and restaurant lessees — almost exclusively serving SMB clients in the Food & Beverage industry. The firm also offers a No-Cost Business Valuation as a lead-generation tool and a Non-Disclosure Agreement workflow for prospective buyers and lessees.

PRB's core product is its broker-mediated transaction service, supported by a public listings portal with detailed listing PDFs, an NDA service, and a formal Broker Cooperation Policy (up to 40% commission splits to qualifying California business brokers, up to 10% to real estate agents). The firm uses no proprietary technology platform; delivery is relationship-driven via direct phone and email contact. There is no app, no API, no disclosed integrations, and no AI/ML features.

PRB's revenue model is transaction-based commission only — the firm earns brokerage commissions on closed restaurant sales and leases, with splits applied for cooperating brokers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement. The producing team consists of three named Senior Associates: Steve Torabi (former 20+ year restaurant owner/operator), Hwan Pak (former 11+ year multi-unit franchise operator), and Gerald "Jerry" Diza (former California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control state investigator). Total headcount is approximately seven. The firm has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no patents or trademarks, and no recorded M&A or restructuring activity.

Name

Pacific Restaurant Brokers

Legal name

Pacific Restaurant Brokers

Website

https://pacificrestaurantbrokers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pacific Restaurant Brokers is a privately-held, Southern California-based restaurant brokerage firm founded in 2021 that facilitates buying, selling, and leasing of independent and franchise restaurants for SMB owners and prospective operators, earning transaction-based commissions across the Orange County and broader Southern California market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Brokerage Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

akta.pro primary industry

Main Street Business Brokerage (SMB/Owner-Operated) (FSAEAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitality Brokerage (BPAJABAE)

Keywords

• Restaurant brokerage
• Business brokerage
• Restaurant sales
• Restaurant leasing
• ABC licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Orange County

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Pacific Restaurant Brokers earns commissions on restaurant business sales and leases. The firm cooperates with other licensed business brokers on eligible listings, offering coop fees of up to 40% of total commission for qualifying brokers, and up to 10% for real estate agents. Commission is earned when transactions close, with protection clauses for broker fees if buyers interfere with the broker's contract rights.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Restaurant Brokers is a restaurant business brokerage firm that facilitates the buying, selling, and leasing of independent restaurants, franchise restaurants, bars, and food-service businesses across Southern California. The firm represents sellers and buyers through direct brokerage engagements and supports transactions with business valuations, confidentiality documentation, and California ABC liquor licensing guidance.

Product overview

Pacific Restaurant Brokers is a Southern California restaurant brokerage firm operating as a single unified service offering. The company provides restaurant buying and selling services through its core brokerage platform, supported by an online listings portal, non-disclosure agreement services, broker cooperation program, and free business valuation services. The team consists of restaurant brokers with backgrounds in restaurant management, operations, and Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Brokerage Services Full-service restaurant brokerage firm specializing in buying and selling independent restaurants, franchise restaurants, and restaurant-related businesses in Southern California.
• Restaurant Listings Portal Online portal displaying restaurants for sale and lease, including detailed listings with financial information, pricing, and business specifications.
• Non-Disclosure Agreement Service Confidentiality documentation service for prospective buyers and lessees to protect sensitive business information during the evaluation process.
• Broker Cooperation Program Cooperative broker program enabling licensed California business brokers to collaborate on eligible listings with commission splits up to 40% of the total commission received by PRB, and up to 10% for cooperating real estate agents.
• No-Cost Business Valuation Free business valuation service for restaurant owners considering selling their business, used to attract and qualify seller clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40+ restaurant transactions completed across Southern California markets

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Restaurant Realty Company: Long-standing California-based restaurant brokerage firm specializing in the sale of restaurants throughout Northern and Southern California. Directly comparable in geographic market, vertical specialization, and transaction-based commission model.
• We Sell Restaurants: The largest U.S. franchise focused exclusively on restaurant brokerage, with a national footprint and franchise model. Directly comparable to Pacific Restaurant Brokers in service offering (restaurant buy/sell), target customer (SMB restaurant owners), and revenue model (commission on closed transactions).
• EATS Restaurant Brokerage: Specialized restaurant brokerage serving California with a focus on listing and selling restaurants, bars, and food service operations. Comparable in vertical focus on restaurants and California geographic overlap, with similar transaction-based commission model.
• Restaurant Broker: Restaurant-specialized business brokerage serving California and other Western states, with listings of restaurants, bars, and food service businesses. Directly comparable in vertical specialization and target customer (independent and franchise restaurant owners).

Broad incumbents

• VR Business Brokers: Established business brokerage franchise with multiple California locations serving SMB sellers. Comparable in commission-based business sale model and SMB target market, though not restaurant-specialized.
• Murphy Business Brokers: National business brokerage and M&A firm with California presence, handling SMB transactions across industries. Comparable in business sale intermediation and SMB owner-operator customer profile, but broader in vertical scope than Pacific Restaurant Brokers.
• Sunbelt Business Brokers: One of the largest business brokerage networks in North America with franchise offices nationwide. Overlaps with Pacific Restaurant Brokers on restaurant transactions but operates as a broad incumbent across all industries, not specializing solely in restaurants.
• Transworld Business Advisors: Large business brokerage and M&A advisory franchise with offices across the U.S. including California. Comparable in business brokerage services and SMB focus, but offers broader industry coverage including restaurants as one of many verticals.

Regional players

• LINK Business | California: Business brokerage with offices in California and across the U.S., handling SMB business sales including restaurants. Comparable in geography and SMB transaction model, though not exclusively focused on the restaurant vertical.
• California Business Brokers: California-focused business brokerage firm serving SMB owners looking to sell. Comparable in California geography and business sale intermediation, but covers multiple industries rather than specializing in restaurants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-restaurant-brokers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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