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Orlando Restaurant & Hospitality Construction

TCG builds restaurants, hotels, QSR, and entertainment venues across Orlando and the International Drive corridor. In the tourism capital of the world, speed to opening is everything.

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Restaurant & Hospitality

Hospitality Construction in the Tourism Capital

Orlando welcomes more than 75 million visitors a year, and Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, and the I-Drive corridor drive relentless demand for restaurant, hotel, and entertainment construction. These projects live and die on kitchen coordination, health-department approval, and hitting an opening date.

TCG delivers single units and multi-unit rollouts under design-build, with in-house architecture and MEP for kitchens, hoods, and grease, plus high-traffic commercial flooring and tenant improvement expertise for second-generation space.

Scope

What We Build for Hospitality

Restaurants & Bars

Full-service kitchens, bars, dining, and brand-standard finishes.

Hotels & Resorts

Limited and full-service hotels, lobbies, and amenity spaces.

QSR & Drive-Thru

Quick-service prototypes, drive-thru lanes, and stacking design.

Entertainment & Attractions

Entertainment venues, attractions, and hospitality-adjacent retail.

Commercial Kitchens & Hoods

Cooking lines, Type I hoods, fire suppression, and grease interception.

TI & Conversions

Second-generation restaurant conversions and fast-track build-outs.

Cost Guide

Orlando Hospitality Construction Costs

Restaurant and hospitality cost is driven by kitchen scope, finish level, and Florida Building Code wind. These Orlando ranges are budgetary and verified by a TCG estimator.

Restaurant / QSR

$192 - $415 /SF

Kitchen, hood, grease, finishes

QSR Drive-Thru

$120 - $240 /SF

Drive-thru, site, stacking

Restaurant TI

$160 - $415 /SF

Second-generation build-out

Full-Service / Upscale

$250 - $415 /SF

Larger kitchen, bar, dining

Florida Track Record

Fine Dining and QSR Built in Tampa

In Tampa, TCG has delivered fine dining restaurants and QSR, the same kitchen and finish discipline we bring to Orlando hospitality.

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Single units or multi-unit rollouts across Central Florida, delivered as an integrated design-build general contractor.

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Recent TCG Project · Construction Management

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.

CMDelivery method

ChurrascoOpen grill line

FOH + BOHBar, dining & kitchen

Fogo de Chão restaurant entrance and exterior in Phoenix, Arizona, construction managed by Terrapin Construction Group — Exterior and entry

Fogo de Chão dining room with chandeliers and window wall in Phoenix, Arizona — Dining room

Fogo de Chão open churrasco grill line in Phoenix, Arizona — Churrasco grill line

Fogo de Chão bar and lounge seating in Phoenix, Arizona — Bar and lounge

Fogo de Chão commercial kitchen equipment line in Phoenix, Arizona — Commercial kitchen

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 Orlando.

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

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FAQ

Hospitality Construction FAQ

What recent restaurant work has TCG completed?

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 Orlando.

How much does a restaurant cost to build in Orlando?

Orlando restaurant costs run roughly $192 to $415/SF for full kitchens, $120 to $240/SF for QSR with drive-thru, and $160 to $415/SF for second-generation TI. Try our AI estimator.

Why is Orlando strong for hospitality construction?

Orlando is the tourism capital of the world with 75 million-plus annual visitors. Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, and the I-Drive corridor drive sustained demand for hotel, restaurant, and entertainment construction.

How does Florida Building Code affect cost?

Orlando is inland and not in the Miami-Dade high-velocity hurricane zone, but the Florida Building Code still requires enhanced wind resistance, adding roughly 3 to 8 percent to envelope cost versus a non-coastal market.

Why design-build for a restaurant or hotel?

Kitchen, hood, grease, and health-department review are tightly coupled, and speed to opening drives revenue. Design-build puts design and construction under one contract and protects the opening date.

Can you handle multi-unit QSR rollouts?

Yes. We build QSR rollouts with standardized prototypes and accelerated schedules so each Central Florida location opens predictably.

How long does a restaurant build take in Orlando?

Second-generation conversions run 4 to 7 months and ground-up restaurants 7 to 12 months depending on site and kitchen scope. Orange County permitting adds 4 to 10 weeks.

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