Fort Collins & Loveland Restaurant Construction
TCG is the design-build general contractor for restaurants, bars, and QSR across Fort Collins, Loveland, and Northern Colorado. Full kitchens, bar build-outs, and hospitality finishes delivered under one contract through our restaurant construction team.
Restaurant and Bar Construction in Northern Colorado
Fort Collins and Loveland anchor one of Colorado's strongest dining and craft beverage scenes, fueled by Colorado State University, a growing Front Range population, and a steady flow of new concepts along Old Town, Harmony Road, and the Loveland arts district. TCG builds restaurants, bars, and QSR from ground-up shells to full tenant improvements, coordinating kitchens, hoods, grease interceptors, bar systems, and health-department review on a single design-build contract.
As your design-build contractor, we run architecture, MEP engineering, and construction together, which compresses the schedule 15 to 30% and protects your opening date. TCG is headquartered in Denver, 60 miles south on I-25, and serves the full Northern Colorado market.
What We Build for Restaurants
Full-Service Restaurants
Dining rooms, display kitchens, and front-of-house finishes built for throughput and guest experience.
Bars & Brewery Taprooms
Bar build-outs, tap systems, cold rooms, and taproom layouts for Northern Colorado's craft beverage scene.
QSR & Drive-Thru
Quick-service and coffee builds with drive-thru lanes, prototypes, and fast, repeatable delivery.
Commercial Kitchens
Hood and grease systems, refrigeration, gas, and equipment procurement coordinated by our procurement team.
Restaurant Tenant Improvement
Second-generation space conversions and TI build-outs in existing retail and mixed-use shells.
Ground-Up & Pad Sites
New freestanding restaurants and pad sites, from site work and foundations through finishes.
Project Spotlight: Restaurant and Bar in Loveland
TCG has an upcoming restaurant and bar build in Loveland, full kitchen, bar, and hospitality finishes delivered on a design-build schedule built around an on-time opening.
It is the kind of work we do across Northern Colorado: tight schedules, equipment-heavy scopes, and finishes that have to look right on day one. Use the AI estimator for a fast budget or schedule a call.
How Much Does Restaurant Construction Cost in Fort Collins?
Fort Collins restaurant costs run at roughly a 1.10 to 1.20x national multiplier. Kitchens, hoods, refrigeration, and bar systems drive most of the budget, so the spread between a simple QSR and a high-end full-service concept is wide. See our high-end restaurant cost guide, QSR cost guide, and coffee shop cost guide, then price your project with the estimator.
Fogo de Chão, Phoenix, AZ
TCG provided construction management for a full-service Fogo de Chão Brazilian steakhouse in Phoenix, Arizona, coordinating the open churrasco grill line, bar, dining room, and commercial kitchen through opening.
High-end restaurant work is schedule and detail driven: hoods, make-up air, gas, grease systems, and finish quality all have to land on the same opening date. TCG ran the trades, the schedule, and owner reporting to a national fine-dining brand standard.
TCG brings the same construction management and restaurant team to full-service, fast-casual, and QSR projects in Fort Collins.
- Kitchen: open churrasco grill line with Type I hood and make-up air per NFPA 96
- Front of house: full bar and main dining room
- Back of house: commercial kitchen and support spaces
- Exterior: facade and entry to brand standard
See all recent work on the TCG projects page.
Restaurant Construction FAQ
TCG recently provided construction management for Fogo de Chão in Phoenix, Arizona, a full-service Brazilian steakhouse, coordinating the open churrasco grill line, bar, dining room, and commercial kitchen through opening. TCG brings the same restaurant team to full-service, fast-casual, and QSR projects in Fort Collins.
QSR and coffee builds run about $240 to $420/SF, full-service $300 to $520/SF, and high-end concepts $480 to $680/SF in the Fort Collins market. Use our AI estimator for a number calibrated to your concept.
Yes. We serve the full Northern Colorado market including Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Greeley, and the I-25 corridor. We have an upcoming restaurant and bar project in Loveland.
Yes. We coordinate hoods, grease interceptors, refrigeration, gas, and bar systems, and we handle equipment procurement directly for better pricing and lead times.
Yes. Running design and construction together compresses the schedule 15 to 30% and protects your opening date, which matters when rent and staffing clocks are already running.
Yes. We convert second-generation restaurant space and build out tenant improvements in existing retail and mixed-use shells across Northern Colorado.
Most restaurant projects run 4 to 9 months depending on scope and whether it is ground-up or a TI. Front Range winter weather and long-lead kitchen equipment are the main schedule drivers.
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