Restaurant Site Finder

Restaurant Site Finder is an analytics tool. A free web tool that scores a U.S. restaurant address from 1 to 10 and returns a GO or NO-GO verdict, with competitor mapping, market gap detection, three alternative concepts and an equipment checklist, built by supplier Horeca Store.

Restaurant Site Finder is a web-based location analysis tool aimed at people who are about to commit to a restaurant lease. The user picks a service model (fast casual, QSR, full service, ghost kitchen, cafe or bar and grill), a cuisine, an optional price tier and an address. The tool then returns a verdict for that exact spot: a GO or NO-GO call backed by an opportunity score from 1 to 10. Behind the verdict is a scan of nearby restaurants built on Google Places data. The report lists competitors inside the trade area with ratings, price tier and distance, then mines review text for sentiment patterns to show what diners praise and what they complain about. From that it flags cuisines that are oversaturated and ones that are underserved, and proposes three alternative concepts with menu direction, a risk score and its own GO or NO-GO. A tailored commercial kitchen equipment list closes the report, with links to the supplier that built the tool, Horeca Store. The page also carries a rent stress-test calculator. Entering monthly rent, average check, seats and days open produces the revenue needed to keep rent within the 5 to 8 percent benchmark, plus covers per day and seat turns required. Beyond the tools, the site publishes a blog of opening guides and a glossary covering terms such as trade area, foot traffic and prime cost. The free tier covers the opportunity score, competitor density map, market analysis, concept fit score, rent calculator, name generator and equipment checklist, though the full report is gated behind an email. A paid plan adds unlimited analyses, saved and compared locations, PDF export, hourly foot traffic, a lease risk checklist and a competitor deep-dive. Coverage is described as U.S. addresses. Against consultants and enterprise platforms such as SiteZeus or Placer.ai, it positions itself as a first-pass screen for independents and first-time owners, not a replacement for large-scale multi-site research. Its commercial tie to an equipment retailer is worth keeping in mind when reading its recommendations.