RICK & ANN'S RESTAURANT, INC.

What RICK & ANN'S RESTAURANT, INC. does

Rick & Ann's Restaurant, Inc. was a privately held, family-owned American comfort food restaurant in Berkeley, California, founded by Rick and Ann in November 1989 with silent financial partners John and Lois Solomon. It operated a single full-service location at 2922 Domingo Avenue, across from the Claremont Hotel, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus of simple, home-style dishes including meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, potato-cheese pancakes, and seasonal specials. Pricing was unit-based with entrees ranging from approximately $13.50 to $23 and cocktails around $11, transacted at the point of sale; online ordering and curbside pickup were added in 2020 via the Toast platform to extend reach beyond on-premises dining.

The business also operated two adjacent lines: Ann's Catering, a full-service catering operation serving events, parties, meetings, and holidays, and Ann's Market, a retail concept offering frozen house-made products, salads, sandwiches, cookies, and dried goods. After 36 years of continuous operation, the core restaurant permanently closed on September 30, 2025, with owner Ann retiring and Ann's Catering continuing as the surviving operating business under employee ownership, with plans to relocate to a larger nearby commercial kitchen and reopen Ann's Market on-site starting January 2026.

The company carried no proprietary technology stack, no app, no API, and no public funding or institutional investors; its technology footprint was limited to Toast POS/online ordering, a WordPress-based marketing site, and standard phone-based catering ordering. Customer acquisition relied on earned regional media (Diners, Drive-ins & Dives, ABC7's View From the Bay, CBS 5, Oakland Magazine, East Bay Express, Diablo Magazine) plus word-of-mouth community loyalty rather than paid performance marketing. Ownership remained with the founding family throughout, and the legal entity is incorporated in California as a privately held corporation.

Name

RICK & ANN'S RESTAURANT, INC.

Legal name

Rick & Ann's Restaurant

Website

https://rickandanns.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rick & Ann's Restaurant, Inc. was a privately held, family-owned American comfort food restaurant in Berkeley, California, operating a single full-service location for 36 years before closing in September 2025; its surviving line, Ann's Catering, continues to serve events, parties, and holidays from the East Bay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC), Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• American comfort food
• Full-service dining
• Event catering services
• Family restaurant
• Breakfast lunch dinner

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant: Full-service restaurant generating revenue from breakfast, lunch, and dinner service. Menu items included comfort food classics such as meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, potato pancakes, and various breakfast dishes. Restaurant closed September 30, 2025.
2. Ann's Catering: Catering service continuing to operate after restaurant closure. Provides fork and finger foods for events, parties, meetings, holidays, and special occasions. Menu changes seasonally (Fall 2025/Winter 2026 menu available). Operating at same location temporarily before moving to larger nearby location.
3. Ann's Market: Market offering frozen house-made products, salads, sandwiches, cookies, and dried goods. Had new hours Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Market is now closed; will reopen at new Ann's Catering location starting January 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rick & Ann's Restaurant, Inc. operated a single full-service family restaurant in Berkeley, California serving American comfort food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner across indoor, outdoor courtyard, and community-table seating. The company also operates Ann's Catering, providing made-to-order catering for events, parties, meetings, holidays, and special occasions, and previously operated Ann's Market, a retail storefront offering frozen house-made products, salads, sandwiches, cookies, and dried goods. The dine-in restaurant closed September 30, 2025; Ann's Catering continues to operate and is relocating to a larger nearby location.

Product overview

Rick & Ann's Restaurant, Inc. operated a single full-service family restaurant in Berkeley, California from November 1989 to September 2025. The company's product portfolio included the core dine-in restaurant (now closed), the continuing Ann's Catering sub-brand (still operating in the same location with plans to relocate), and Ann's Market (currently closed with planned reopening at the new catering location). Menu offerings spanned breakfast, lunch, and dinner services with American comfort food, complemented by online ordering capabilities through Toast. Ann's Catering operates as a distinct but related catering service that also collaborated on the dinner menu and continues business after the restaurant closure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ann's Catering: Full-service catering business operated from the same location, offering extensive menus for parties, meetings, holidays, and special occasions. Website: anns-catering.com
• Ann's Market

Products and services

• Rick & Ann's Restaurant (Dine-In) Full-service family restaurant in Berkeley, California offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus featuring American comfort food including eggs, pancakes, hashes, sandwiches, meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, and potato-cheese pancakes. Served dine-in guests in indoor, outdoor courtyard, and community-table seating settings. Operated 36 years before permanent closure on September 30, 2025.
• Ann's Catering

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ann's CateringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnn's Catering operated as a related business from the same location, providing catering services for events. When the restaurant closed, Ann's Catering continued operating and is moving to a larger nearby location. Dinner menu was created as a joint project between Rick & Ann's and Ann's Catering.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Denny's: National all-day casual dining chain. Comparable as an all-day breakfast/lunch/dinner comfort food operator, but at much larger scale and with broader geographic footprint.
• The Cheesecake Factory: Large national full-service casual dining chain with an extensive comfort-food menu. Comparable all-day dining format and family-friendly positioning, though at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen: Berkeley institution serving Jewish-deli-inspired American comfort food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Closely comparable menu style, full-service format, and Berkeley neighborhood positioning.
• La Note Restaurant: Berkeley Provençal-style breakfast/lunch spot with a devoted local following. Comparable as a longstanding, family-run, all-day comfort food restaurant in the same Berkeley market.
• Foreign Cinema: Bay Area full-service California-cuisine restaurant known for dinner service and event programming. Comparable full-service, independent-operator model in the broader Bay Area dining market.
• Bette's Oceanview Diner: Long-running Berkeley family-style diner serving classic American breakfast, lunch, and dinner comfort food. Highly comparable all-day casual dining model with a similarly loyal local following.
• Picnic on 4th: Berkeley comfort food cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch staples in a casual, community-oriented setting. Directly comparable neighborhood positioning and menu style.
• Cafe Rouge: Berkeley butcher shop and bistro focused on seasonal, from-scratch American fare. Comparable in its comfort-food emphasis, Berkeley location, and dedication to fresh local ingredients.
• Ole's Waffle Shop: Historic Berkeley breakfast/lunch diner operating for decades. Comparable as a long-tenured, family-style Berkeley comfort food spot with a similar breakfast-forward identity.

Emerging players

• Bay Area caterers (e.g., Enjoy! Restaurant & Catering): Bay Area event caterers operating in a similar category to Ann's Catering. Relevant peer for the continuing catering business line given overlapping customer base and service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rick-&-ann's-restaurant-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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